The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-24

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Dear Miss Grey; This Is Thurs.
day. and | should be finishing my
~sSntng. but | am F..ing 10 write
. few words In regard TO tho divorce
question
or all the unfair things l have
rad. Married 81 Years" IL the
worst No doubt she win think
am the 'Cat Mark" type. or I'd have
my washing done the first Of the
week. but as | hive In an apartment.
8 walt my turn Am solng 90 say.
\ hat when have finished my clothes
tNe whisc. and l don't leave them 60
b\Ak for three or four days. also
49, was married when WAS Is.
a. didn't know anything about
: 6~cwork. yet I have learned.
As for marrying a meal ticket.
SHAT Is about all I've had. and I've
earned that Just as any woman does.
who does the fair thing.
Why. oh why, win Some people
Judge every one by the worst type
OF humanitys Heaven pity her hus-
*H~@Ata rbt mas rAf'lA -
hooking at things FROM the point OF
view her letter would Indicate,
IL doesn't seem 10 me that the
cause for divorce should be laid 10
either sex In particular. have sven
some fine men with wives who were
not half worthy OF them and vice
versa As much as | have moved
around. only once have ! seen tho
dirty type OF woman 81 Years" a.
ecribcs. and win say her husband
would have been justified In leaving
her.
Any woman with children Is en-.
titled to a few hours recreation. II
they can't afford TO hire some one
occasionally to mind the children
while they so out together. then the
husband should keep them. Tho few
hours away does not make her any
horse mother. nor does she love
Hsu any less.
Thirty Seven Years" must have
been most fortunate In having met
-princely'' men and most unfortu.
nate In meeting the lower type OF
women. Would suggest she move 10
n better neiFhborhood as well as
read little morc 20 broaden her
views Not that am claiming any
medals for perfection. Miss Grey. but
! have learned that you don't know
how much you have TO know In order
90 know how little you know"
l arm living under most trying con
di,ions. and see no way 10 remedy
Il nj present. yet have not allowed
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believe that because have been
unfortunate In the selecting OF
partner. that I cannot bring myself
20 believe there are not some real.
manly men. INDIGNANT.
Dear Miss Grey; In reply 20
Married Woman who Il proud
10 work. might say that do not
know what she Is proud OF. unless
ahe has worthless husband who
Isn't able to support her. she refers
70 party who writes in critlcising
nsrried women working as med.
no1Eeomc fool Wen. let me tell her
GhAt there are thousands more Of
sfneddicsone fools who wish 10 put
q stop 20 married women working
y lARrt AQ-Dttttis arc AD4t 10 HuUNfh
Nthem. and lots OF them wore the
Khaki during the war.
I suppose Mrs. Proudwoman's bus
band was soldier or sailor. or was
he making SIS day while the boys
vcre wallowing in the mud In France
Tor Belgium
Absolute greed Is the cause of
married women working In most
cases. and employers should immedk
steiy take steps 20 replace them with
heads OF families who are doing their
duty TO our country.
These women as a rule. never
have children. an they are usually
20 deeply engrossed In having q
peoples children.
am one OF these -rncddlesorne
fools who is too proud TO let my
wife work. even tho am
PARTLY DISABLED SOLDIER"
Dear Miss Grey. have never
written you before. but when read
the letter in your columns signed
Y Innocence well. II just made my
Gh,ood boil
1nohat girl. whoever she may be.
n a poor little fool am a woman
who has been divorced. and am
surely not boasting about Il. either.
/ was married In Los Angeles In
1910, and In 1912 we had dear little
baby girl. and we were very happy.
In 1917 we were driving thru one
of the beautiful orange groves. when
we met with serious accident We
were both taken to- the hospital
Fortunately. we had left baby with
the maid. I had three operations
and was sick long time. while my
husband met with minor accident
While was III. my husband fell In
love with my nurse. and they ran
away together. Needless TO say how
much I suffered.
lived In California until late In