Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
Imported Divorce
BY Frederic j. Haskin

New York City, Dec. 14.-1t has re-
.ently been observed and remarked upon
that n number of women who move III
,he most expensive society OF the oouii-
,ry have been getting their divorces III
PARIS. usually along with their irocks.
Th,,s the lawmakers of the fashion cooe
baye. bv their own example, laid GOWN
a new decree for high society
or recent years, there Is as much aaheci
of had form In connection with aiVoioo
as with any other social function. 1uso ns
n is not in accordance with the pes'
thought on etiquette to be hiarrieu ~
a lavender waistcoat, or 10 apP.a' ~
,-,,r funeral In a polkadot necktie, 80
!. = ;,correct To be divorced in your
hone town. The law of the elite goes
further 10 prescribe the exact place whers
= divorce is to be most agreehoiy anu
fastionablv obtained, and like all queS-
tions of stvle. the social divorce cen'0'
shifts with the seasons. ;..;
south Dakota, unconsciousiy n's'i-
tuted the divorce pilgrimage aS 40
t,onal custom, when IT made SIX iiion'i,'
:, sufficient time to establish residence III
a. state This was done TO encourage
farmers business men, and homeinakeis
~ come IN 10 develop the state puI ~
did not take the unhappiN h;op lnall:o'
of other states long to see the use " W. w.
such law might be put. III wy -.
town of Sioux Falls diV3rct I"'o''S
r,se nrosncrcd, and then Tell htaNuN-
vs. ,,,. Work LAWYER was attracted
., ,hc beautics of the hberai NeVaoa
S,,,rsc and residence laws, and 10y 40,
,.crt,s,ng them, and himself, ne started
,hat - now a well-worn trail from Ne"
MI ~ Reno. Since then, Keno mas heeh
,as,rt ,f tho fashionable world when the
,,arr,agc bond bored or annoNed u fe'
%o,ada claims that Reno has oeeh ms
,,d,,ed IN that It Is regarded nationally
- wild and reckless town
RENO NOT FOR RICH ONLY
"A matter Of fact, there are all sorts
of neoplc among the prospective dlvorce-
.cekors of Reno. There are lew gay
and dashlng types. and many more quietly
a,I,,s,,-o fvpes. and there are great
r,,a,,. ordinary citizens from PlttShurR'
Sa.raronto New York. and other
,,laces who have jouTneyed to Nevaha
- get a release from troubles wh''h
,he,r respective states refused 70 reeos-
nIre as grounds. ~.
Reno IS indisputably the center Of the
divorce industry in this country Win
only Newport rs possible INai loI
fashionable divorces. AS result heno
- somewhat different from any oh
cItv in the United states. II IS pl"e
rcrous and attractive little cofnu'i'u'F
NH luxurious shops, thcatcrs, hotels
o,d cafes all Of 4 scale OF sumptuousncSS
,rlinar,Iy boastcd only by large elties
Peno LAWYERS may well he shlvenng
:, tbc,r boots over the tendency OF fashion
~ turn to Paris for its divorces. Once 6e-
g,ro when Nevada tried for year the
exnerlmcnt Of changing ITS residence
ra6,,irrrneuts from SIX months 70 one wear
,hSrc Was an alarming decrease ~ the
contents Of its Golfers Pars, backed bN
fasb,onablc approval may attract only a
srnslI fraction Of Nevadss clients But
that shifting hundred or SO OF population
= imr,ortant to the lawyers, turner's
caterers. Jewellers, and hotel men Of the
town.
Paris as divorce colony IL 2 logical
aftermath OF war conditions passports
for Europe have been granted grld-
inelv for several years, and no" 'he r'ish
for PARIS is on. There Is no longer any
d;ecnItv IN getting a passport from the
rove-nmeut for Grauce, provided one
scree. n nav ten dollars for Il. And there
= no difficulty IN obtaining passage on
a steamer. provided you make up Your
r,ind a year or two IN advance Of the day
YOU wish to sail
Paris offers attractions 20 the tastid'-
GUS divorce-seelSer that Reno, with al rs
efforts to make visitors comiortable'
can scarcely rival In the first place
Paris is indisputsbly a correct place, n
,..h,oh - he saen nv ones friends And Of
ea,,~so Paris offers a fascinating collection
"a ar,,,s.rnen+s. With races. cabarets,
,hoators Jrcssnakers. and milliners At
Sa.S sa5 or Innatient candidate for
,i,,,o-ce basnlentv Of diversion between the
ordeals OF appearing IN court.
PARIS MORE EXCLUSIVE
Another advantage of Paris from the
,ocletv point Of view IS that II PROMISES