The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
MEXICAN 5HE:DE
POOR MATE
SHE SAYS
Latin Mood One Of Suspicion
and Domestic Tyranny,
Mrs. Tribe Explains.

/ Cosmopolitan News Service.
Los ANGELES, CAL, March 16.--
..I want to speak q word of warning
to American girls who think that
marriage with q Sheik man would
be about the ultimate of romance
Mrs. Catherine Tribe, former Fol-
| lies; beauty who married handsome
young Mexican after q cOurtship Of
three days, told the Cosmopolitan
News Service correspondent TO-DAY,
in continuation OF the story Of some
Of the interesting chapters IN her
life.
Hardly were Herbert and mar
ried in Mexico when noticed q de-
cided change In his attitude toward
me. Now am not blaming Her
bert at all, for whenever we crossed
the border back into America he was
all that. husband should be. But
while in Mexico he unconsciously
lapsed into the age-old custom Of
the Latin races. The Latin treats q
woman as his inferior because he has
been raised to view q woman In that
light.
bad Either Way.
personally don't see how II
would be possible for a high-spirited
American woman ever to be happily
married to man OF Latin birth. Af
she did not cater to him continually
tllen he would resent her independ-
ence. for the women Of the Latin
racesslOng ago reconciled themselves
to being servants to their masters.
IL on the other hand, the American
wife OF Latin reIinQ cuisines her own
individuality and leads q c1Oistered
life her husband 8 love soon coos.
Ene Latin = lonn ~ W ~ 81 49,, wtse
possess 1shL ZIG LII go
Laus II these
Womb ~ l,lSss sllS sNals.. ~. ~
was QUICK " uSe .s.1 !. 49, .ASs.. 80
fertority of women ~ the MeAlsAlll
household.
In New YORK CITY = 49, 49, 49, 49,
accustomed 20 al oK the Assie l Nlcs-
ties or american courtesy. Now ~
however, ~ dlscOverea y Was -.
pected to walt patiently WITH hOlueu
hands at meal times until the man
0f the family had been seryed
Having written some letters %
friends, / went one day TO the post
office In Mexico City. On my re-
turn home I found the household
| in state Of agitation bordering
on hysteria.
You have been to the postof.
fice?' was told in tone Of
shocked slirnrise
4 AZ Yses.., q 81 replied innocently. /
cvenf r., mali some letters :,
tsssTsnf Won went aione?' was
| fI1e amazed renly.
".Cerfainly, what about itg?'
asked tfsf
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u
- 80 - - 's
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was told that not only nau
~ diBgraEed myself by going I'M
accompanied 10 the postoffic Ice. but
d had endan8 ered the whole social
giOhfE i0n OF the family.
hat a ridiculous incident when
II11ticSvefs sfIl the lfgIlt az an American
Entoraanss@ iTideDendence!
says that expected Her.
Inert rs Ia a SIR Walter RaIeigh an
n the time. hut did exnect Ia
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