Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-06
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W SPECIAL ARTICLE
"Bobbed Hair and Divorce"
copyrieht. 1872. b. Nersp.p.r Feature servlc.

Mrs. Caroline Arnoldy of Los An
'geles went into court the other day. and
she said, said she, that her husband
deserted her-because she bobbed her
hair.
My husband is old-fashioned in his
Ideas" said Mrs. Arnoldy, "and he
SAID that | would have to keep my
skirts long and my hair long. too-no
matter if all the other women in the
world got out the scissors and set them
to work.
II obeyed him in the matter of the
skirts. | kept my dresses way down
almost to my ankles. OF course. my
friends all made fun of me and /
looked 10 years older than l was-but
l didn't mind that particularly as long
as could keep peace in the family.
Oesertion is Desertion
When the weather began to get
hot thought how nice and cool it
would be to have my hair bobbed and
when went to try on a new hat l
couldn't find a thing that would fit
not with my hair long-the new hats
are all made for bobbed hair and l
went to the hairdresser's and had my
hair bobbed. How nice and free and
light ! did feel.
iStt "hNh Il 6ot hoIilt IL topk OIL
my hat-my husband gave me one look.
picked up his own hat and walked out
of the house. He's never been back
since. He sent me word the other
day that he'd come back when my hair
long enough for me to do it on the
top of my head.
| wouldn't do it now if a million dol
lars depended on it. / don't intend to
let any man tell me how to dress my
own hair. so we might as well get
through right here and now"
The judge took the ease under adj
visement-I wonder what he'll do about
it. What would you do if you were
the judge?
What would you do. Mr.. Smith, if
your wife told you that she would never
live with you an hour if you shaved
your mustache?
And if you did shave would you ex-
pect her to keep her word?
And if she did keep it-would you
sue her for desertion?
I'm afraid the judge won't be par
ticularly interested in why your wife
left home, so long as she did leave and
refused to come back.
Desertion is desertion-isn't it?
Has a man the right to dictate to his
wife about how she should wear her
Well, no. / don't think he has.
Butt do think that the right kind
of wife won't need debating.
What Nonsense!
No woman who really loves her hus-
band will do anything when she knows
he seriously objects to that particular
thing.
| can't fathom the mental processes
Of a man who thinks he has a right to
tell his wife whether to cut her hair or
not to cut it. I cant imagine q man
who would make such a merely per
5onal thing his business.
But neither can | imagine n woman
who would allow a serious quarrel to
come up over such q comparatively I'M
important thing.
If Mary really loved John she'd saw:
John. dear, 0 really are a crank
,ut | love you just the same. bless
heart. III wear my hair in a
braid and tie a bow on the end of it. !
f that will please you"
If John really loved Mary, he'd say:
MARY. you're simply crazy even TO
.hink of cutting your beautiful hair. |
You know I don't like the idea at all.
after all. it's your hair-go as far
Is you like |
And in that case there would be
10 desertion and no suit for divorce.
Love-real, deep, true love-that is
worth all the judges in the world.
Love will keep his friends out of !
and never let any judge on earth
get a chance to say who's right and
wrong.
Bodied or unbobbed-what nonsense
o make such a time over a little thing
ike that!