The Washington times., 1922-07-02

Of property to back her in her claim. This
raises an interesting point.
Supposing that she is able to prove her
case, what effect will that have on young
Mr.. Vonsiatskoy-V Vonsiatsky?
If he is adjudged to be the legal hus-
band of the young Russian girl, will he
install her in his "love nest" in place of
the former Mrs. Ream?
In such an event, would he tramp
to work in his overalls? 1t might not be
nearly as much fun if he had to slave eight
hours a day and live on what he made.
How would he like it?
Nero, the Roman Emperor, often ate
coarse food and worked long hours so
that he might better enjoy the delicacies
and leisure to which he was accustomed.
Might not young "V. w." take the same
point of view? It's nice to eat corned
beef and cabbage occasionally at the
works because he can afterwards enjoy
with more relish the pheasants, SQUADS
and rare beverages and tid-bits with
which his palate is delighted at home. But
suppose he had to eat corned beef and
cabbage regularly?
Would he be as pleased with the Rus
sian girls cooking as he is now with the
culinary creations of the chef of his multi
millionaire heiress?
1t must be remembered that Mrs. Ream
really does not have to cook; and, as eyerv
housewife knows, that makes work plav.
1t is wonderful feeling to know that if
the biscuits burn they can be tossed into
the garbage can and the little family can
drive IN a luxurious car to a fashionable
restaurant and eat biscuits that are not
burned while soft music is being PLAYED
and staff of walters hovers at ones
elbow anxious to please.
There is also comfortable feeling in
knowing that if dish-washing makes ones
hands red there is 5000, 900 in the
oank with which one may hire a good
competent woman. Also that one need
never worry about using a pound of
butter and six eggs for the cake. With
That comfortable assurance many women
would love to do housework.
OF course, the little Russian girl. should
she obtain possession of the fastidious "V.
", would be comforted by no such as
surances: She would have to skimp bit
to fill the temperamental young mans
dinner pail, and she could never hope to
stuff it with the good things he now
enjoys.
He would have to eat second-best eggs,
oieomargerine, perhaps, and other sub
stantial articles of laborer's fare that
his sensitive stomach could not retain:
1t is likely that he would be grouchy
at times, and quite naturally. make COM
parsons about how his own true love had
cooked the steak. Unless, of course, he
applied philosophy to his predicamcnt and
remembered how good things used to be
In comparison to what they were now.
In that sense he would be like the man
who had habit of sticking pins into his
arms and legs. When his worried friends
asked him why he did it, he replied that
it felt so good when he stopped.
But what earthly good would it do
Nine. Lubov Vonsiatsky to have "V. ""
back, even supposing that he was willing
to 60 back?
1t is certain that he would not want to
live in the young girls Paris attic, where
she is endeavoring to live on canned food
and keep her invalid father alive as we'll
Even if he were willing to support the
hungry father and daughter, it is not
likely that his system could withstand the
shock occasioned by the change of diet.
And if "V. VS." wife No. l comes to
New York and brings her marriage record
with her, and makes it plain that she IS
not Jewess-then what mess!
The officials of the Russian Church in
New York will cancel the wedding of rich
Mrs. Ream to her lover in overalls.
Mrs. "V. "" No. will be established
as the legal wife of the immigrant.
The happy love dream Of rich Mrs.
Ream will be shattered, and the lucky
laborer viii, perhaps, have to 20 back to
the mill to work, disgusted and unhappy.
And from the extraordinary mess will
emerge Mrs. vonsiatsky No. triumphant,
vindicated-and, perhaps, after all the
only happy one in the curious triangle.