The Washington times., 1919-04-01
Finds Her Own Rules
For Love Won't Work;
Asks For Separation

modern marriage principles.
January 20. 1g16-Took up resi-
dence in Washington, d. c.
November Z, 1911-Separation.
March, 19Is-Takes up employment
for support Of herself and child.
March II, 1919-Sues husband for
maintenance Of self and three-year-
old child.
This is the five-year cycle Of Mrs.
Grace Marin Grant, who was credit
ed in 1915, while a senior at the Uni
versity OF Chicago, with the pro-
nouncement OF six modern marriage
principles so radical as to make
perceptible stir in university circles
there and in other cities.
Charges Cruelty.
Mrs. Grant, in a petition filed in
the District Supreme Court, asking
for separate maintenance for herself
and Muriel, her three-year-old child,
charges her husband, Dudley H.
Grant. with cruelty, desertion and
failure to provide.
How interesting - yet, how abb
iurd," she observed as she reread
the so-called principles" she was
said TO have uttered shortly after her
marriage.
"I don't remember having made
those statements, at least, not in tha'
way" she said at her home at 1919
Eighteenth street northwest
She read the principles" aloud
They follow:
81. A wedding ring II \ relic
Of baFbaFIEm and should not be
worn. Il In q badge Of mans
OwnerHhiD.
''z. A bride should live apart
from her husband while working
for a Phi. ID. degree.
"3. A wife should accept no
money from her husband except
that actually needed TO defray
household expenses
-. Money for her clothing. for
amuSementE. and for IuxurieS
should be earned by the wife her
seEf.
"5. A bride AhOuId retain her
maiden name until she actually
begins life with her husband In
their own home.
80. Marriage should he n com
pauIOnship between husband aha
wife, rather than a drawn-Out,
EPOOBy honeymoon"
Thinks Them Funny Now.
Perusal Of the principles" seemed
10 amuse Mrs. Grant.
"I remember distinctly when a re-
porter came to me In Cobb Hall, at
the university" she said. II was on
my way to French class at the time.
LAS I remember, It had just leaked
cut that Dud' and I had been mar
Tied about a month. I had kept on
with my work and still used my
maiden name.
-In regard to the principles. ! don't
remember saying such things to the
reporter. In fact, l don't believe ]
every said them to anyone, not even
the other students.
"As to the first principle. I agree
With that do not wear a wedding
ring, as you see.
"Why should a woman wear q we'd
ding ring? Every time she goes out,
II means saying 10 all men: Don't
speak to me; I'm the property Of an
other man..
Take the second principle: was
not working for my masters degree
at that time. I was working for my
Pm. B., and ! got 1t that summer.
Rejects Third md Fourth.
Now, as to the third and fourth.
don't accept them at all. I merely
believe that a man and his wife
should conduct the home on a fiftv-
fifty plan. both as to finances and
otherwise. 1t should be game OF
give and take Each should make al
lowances for the faults OF the other"
She had nothing to say Of the ffth
principle" However. II was the pol
icy she adopted in her own case.
AS to the sixth principle" Mrs
Grant declared that all husbands and
wives should agree that marriage
should be a companionship between
husband and wife rather than
drawn-Out spOony honeymoon"
After a highly Illuminating expert
ence covering five years, Mrs. Grant
now offers another principle II fol-
lows:
Thinks Man UnnccsSaPy.
"a woman does not need a man
around, so long as she has her
work. her books and friends 10
interest her and occupy her
mind"
In her petition. fled March II last,
for maintenance and support. Mrs
Grant AYERS that she and her child
are lin necessitoUs circumstances"
She further says that her husband
took from the plaIntin more than
half OF the furniture they were usin 2
linens. pictures. silver. all OF the
canned goods in the house, kitchen
utensils. etc"
Mrs. Grant secured employment in
Government bureau last year. She
now receives $40 a month. Her hus-
band originally paid her $65 a month
toward the upkeep Of the home, but
this was reduced when he was draft
ed last summer.
On being discharged last Decem-
her, the husband began making her
an allowance Of $3.50 A month. She
Is asking for twice that amount.
Husband Makes Denial.
Mr.. Grant, who Is n chemist in the
Bureau of Chemistry, has entered q
general deninal to the charges OF his
wife. He asserts that her action is
taken, not because she needs the
rIoney, but she is attempting to get
larger allowance merely for the
sake OF injuring harassIng. and i'm
poverishtng him, and thus gratifying
her hatred and malice toward him"
He sets forth that he IL now work
ing for his masters degree at George