The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-02

am SURE. Miss splnster. n tho right
man came along. you would gladly
give up your no=callcd freedom. aud
II necessary would rock tho baby
with one hand and brush your hair
with tho other Perhaps you would
train your feet 10 work also.
A HAPPY WIFE.
Ny Dear Miss Grey: Steady,
steady. a e" you arc doing Jus;
what No all do when 'Old Man
Trouble" hits us-making our own
heartbrrakinE experiences banner
ones for the entire human race.
I've been there. too. and for a long,
long time l applied the yitriol 20
each and every occasion without
much consideration for facts. Nor
for tho others feelings. either. That
Is the way with "us humans" We
do get 80 ''rutty' IN our views that
We Just can, see beyond tho horizon
OF our woes
Your affair was tragic for you.
Tho chances are Il +, or viii b.
come more tragic for the wife. Al,
mouy and tho accompanying free.
dom cannot IN any woman'a lie.
She may THINK 20 at one time. Il
may do so for a while. but Of tho
hundreds OF women / have known
living on "alimouy" 30 per cent
were the most Disconnected. mlscr.
able persons in tho world. There
are exceptions. and certainly times
when Rllmony IS preferable 20 some
kinds Of married life.
Nor viii the abolishmsnt Of "all.
mony" ever stop divorces entirely,
True. perhaps there arc some WON.
en- who arc afraid OF work. that
would hesitate to abandon meal
ticket II there were no provision
in sight but the majority Of 81.
vorces. eliminating those that are
the result Of fly.by.nlght marriages.
are because either the one or the
other WANTS TO get rid Of what u
has Sometimes tho grass IN the
next pasture looks 20 much green
eri And the secret Of that has not
yet been discovered. Today We seek
the divorce court and get the sane,
tion OF the law. In our Ernndmoth.
er's time tho male part Of tho dis.
content secretly filled his vaErant
desires. The women dreamed. wOr'
ried. frstted, were unhappy and
often died before their time; literally
nagged themselves into tho grave.
We viii imagine tho average
woman marrying. who hns been
self.supporting prior 10 that time.
Mostly they stay home and keep
house. Some have children: some
are not 30 fortunate Several year,.
perhaps. pass. and then for differ.
eut reasons comes the divorce. That
woman has given those years 10 do.
nestle life: Is out Of commercial
training: is untitled to step right
out and earn living wage. You
have spent the same number OF
years in the home, BUT does the
divorce change YOUR commercial
ability? Not at all. Chances are
you are earning MORE than when
you started. and your value has in.
creased. Therefore. I do think that
such women should b paid rea.
sonabls alimony until they have
time TO re-fit themselves 10 make
their living: or in case they are en-.
tircly unframed. until they have
learned something. II need not be
indefinite.
Yes, I'm a woman. and obtained
a divorce many years ago. Never
mind what for. but my former hus.
band. Of his own voltlon there was
nothing In the suit about ~ paid me
"A living ulimony until ! had made
myself capable. informed him then
10 quit MS / could take care Of my.
self, and was proud to do II.
Where there are children. well. Il
In often better to bring them up in
broken home than in quarrcling
bedlnm And for goodness sake, |
hope you arc man enough 10 be
providing for them They can not
help conditions, and are not re.
sponsible for their lives.
GRANNY"