New-York tribune., 1920-05-04
Fannie Hurst
Wed i'm Secret
Five Years AGO
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the determination to become writer.
She is now thirty -one years old and
Is reputed~to be the highest paid short
story writer in America. She sold her
first story to "The Saturday Evening
Post" in 1912, after having thirty-six
stories rejected by that publication.
Mr. Danielson is a well-known pianist
and former collaboration with Rafael
Joseffy. He is forty-fve years old,
having been born in Moscow in 1875.
He came to America in 1892, and from
New York College of Music. He is
member of the Bohemian Musicians,
New York, and has studio in Carnegie
Hall. 1t was said last night he was
in Boston, but is expected to return
TO New York to-day.
In making the announcement of her
marriage Miss Hurst said: 'Five years
ago. when l met Jacques Danielson, |
found my youthful determination that
marriage was not FOR me suddenly un-
dermned But my determination that
pacity for creative work or pull me
down into sedentary state of fat
mindedness was not undermined.
Being firmly of the opinion that
nine out of ten of the alliances l saw
about me were merely sordid endur-
ance tests, evergreen with the fungi
of familiarity and contempt; con-
vinced that too often that most sacred
relationship wears off like a piece of
high sheen damask and in a few months
becomes as q breakfast cloth, stale
with soft boiled egg stain, l made GER
tain resolutions concerning what my
marriage should NOT be.
First of ali / am anxious to en-
phasize that our marriage was neither
the result of a fad or an 'ism," but
simply the working out of problem
according to the highly specialized
reeds of two professional people.
Fortunately, by grace doubtless, of the
forces that drew US together, Mr.
Danielson felt very strongly in accord
with me. We decided that our mar
riage snodld in no wise interfere with
my work or my studies. My writing
output has doubled since May, 1915
We decided to live separately, main
tanning our individual studio apart
ments a2d meeting as per inclination
and lot duty
eve decided that seven breakfasts
a week opposite one another might
prove irksome. Our average is two
W. decided that being invariably in
might eventually resolve itself into
the usual married wrangle of dragging
one another to places we did not want
to &C. We have maintained our sep
arate groups of friends.
I'VE decided that the antidluvian
custom of woman casting aside the
name that had become as much part
of her personality as the color OF he1
eyes, had neither rhyme nor reason.
was born Fannie Hurst and | expect
to die Fannie Hurst.
s'Wo Naci0ed that the event OF
offspring the child should take the
paternal name until reaching the age
of discretion, when the decision would
lie with him.
I'VE decided that accounting for our
time to one another would prove 1rk-
some, and for five years have enjoyed
our personal liberty precisely as we
did before marriage, using, rather
than abusing, the unusual privileges
We grant one another
My husband telephones me for 8
dinner appointment exactly the same
as scores of my other friends. ] have
the same regard for his plans.
I'VE decided, since nature so often
merely springs a trap as her means OF
inveigling two people into matrimony
that we would try out marriage for a
year and at the end of that period go
quietly apart should the venture prove
itself liability instead of an asset
But of course the proof of the
pudding lies in the eating.
"The one year stretched into five
and--well, we are announcing instead
o. annuGng.
For five years, in absolute secrecy
we tried out our theories. And Ger
tainly it is more convincing to discuss
theories from the vantage of experience
than from the disadvantage of hypo-
thesis.
Will Live On, Separately
we have lived separately and shall
continue so do so. We have our
separate circles of friends as we'll as
common group and at our pleasure