The Washington herald., 1915-09-19


ITCHY, and woman's first work Wheth
er the suit for divorce was the result
of her convictions or the convictions tho
about raa No. eaaaiihi9n Ehieh 1Eeusht
of conjecture. Her objection to wom-
ans way Of doing things was on the
ground that her first work Is too often
made her last.
"An her life goes into IT," said Mile
Leginska, continuing to be poured into
1t years after it has ceased to need at
tention. Do mother birds devote all
their lives to their fedglings? No, they
let them crack their own shells. They
bring them food only until their little
wings begin to futter. Then the mother
bird pushes them of the nest and makes
them shift for themselves. After that
she goes about her own affairs again.
leaving her offspring, not to their de-
struction, but to their own competent
development"
that women spend most Of their lives
being distracted about the men. Women
dress, fuss, plan and grow agitated over
the WITNESSES of the men, said she, and
consider themselves lucky to marry
good husband and settle down to a
life of personal service to that hus-
band, forgetting talents and desires.
"a man. on the other hand. follows
q life work which has little to do with
the woman he marries," she went on."He
expects his wife to be sweet, gracious,
comforting His life is as varied, as
wide in scope, as hers is restricted. His
wife is at best his greatest luxury. Ere
quently she is not even considered q
luxury.
Its all wrong. Woman has talents
bilities. But her feminine temperament
! Is her traditional enemy. Before woman
ever achieves a fractional part Of what
the men achieve she will have to learn
to Danish emotions to where they belong.
She must recognize her real relation to
the worlds work-not her sentimental
one"
It's possible, Of course, that Made
moiselle's suit is by way of a protest
against what she considers the tendency
of her husband to pursue his career
while he demands singleness of purpose
in performing wifely duties from her. Or
1t may be that she considers matrimony
q drag on her art. and wishes to throw
It of.
II myself" she affirmed, Am no long
er, subject to my feelings. I refuse to
be distracted by them. have torn the
wells from my eyes and can see clearly.
"And SO It comes that never was
more ready for work in my life than at
this moment. I have a career before me.
I have unusual talent and l am going
to use it to the full extent I shall
work. work, work. The beauty of my
work is that It Is endless. II should
live to be one hundred and retain my
full strength. shouldn't be able to come
to an end of the work which l could do.
I am competing with men and l shall
compete even more effectually than
have In the past. shall attain to an
equality with mon in my profession!"
That Leginska has arrived at some
thing near this attainment seems indf-
Gated In past criticisms Of her playing.
They spoke of her as seeming possesyed
Of a gypsy demon. which caused her to
play with reckless daring, t(kine
the breath quite away from not only au-
diences bat ,orchestras.
Whithorne has lived IN New York for
some time. He ID at present associated
With Josef Hoffman and Godovsky IN
the preparation Of comprehensive ma.
sical work. Mlle Leginska II liyina -
Long BrAneh. Only dssertion. and non
support ere .nxnsd - charges IN ~