Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 17, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 May 1934 — Page 7

MAY 31, 1934

Wealth and Title Mates Often Part Each Too Conscious of Contribution to Marital Union. BY GRETTA PALMER Times Special Writer NEW YORK. May 31.—50 the most spectacular of our international marriages seems to have failed less than a year after the wedding! It is curious, the bad luck that American heiresses seem to have in their royal alliances. Hardly a year passes in which

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we do not see a lively book of memoirs turned out by some woman whose father's fortune enabled her to become a duchess or a marquise. And the story told by the author —now divorced —is invariably one of such cold and inhuman treatment as sends shivers down your spine. Yet European

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men, even among the nobility, have been known to make excellent and conisderate husbands; there is probably no country in Europe whose divorce rate is as high as that of the United States. The marriage of convenience need not be a disreputable affair or one ■which brings dishonor on either bride or groom, in Europe it is an old and venerable tradition; and you might have a hard time explaining to a Frenchman, say, why it is despicable for a man to fall in love with his wife after marriage rathei | than before. If the alliance was a completely J suitable one and the couple were sincere in their desire to pool the social prestige of the one with the millions of the other, why shouldn't they live in utter harmony? Yet, when an American heiress marries a titled foreigner, they rarely do. The answer, perhaps, can be found in the fact that few Americans ever really take a title serious- I ly. The girl who has been educated j in this country in surroundings of ; great wealth takes money seriously, j Mercy, yes! It is the yardstick by | which her father and his friends measure their own value. It means power and comfort and being better looking than girls who can not afford the best hair dresser or the subtlest dressmaker in the world. Money Above All Money, to an American heiress, is something which enables her to have everything her spoiled little heart desires. And if she wants a tit 1 ", why that is only a supplementary luxury, like a private car. The man with the title probably feels quite differently. For he. you see, has been brought up to place the greatest emphasis on blood. He ! believes that the fact that his an- j cestors were heroes in the twelfth century is so much more important than the exploits of any self-made father-in-law that it is laughable to compare them. He may quite sincerely feel that in bestowing his patents of nobility on a woman of commoner blood he is doing her’ an inestimable honor. He likes to get the money, too, of bourse. But lack of money to such a man is an inconvenience, not a blow at his self-esteem. That is rooted far more deeply in his pride of race. Title System Might Help When a poor rich girl from the United States marries a prince and hands him a handsome dowry she feels that she is bringing the lion’s share in her contribution to the marriage’s success. And he. of course, feels pretty condescending over taking the pretty little upstart into his ancestral halls. That leads to trouble. If our American girls will persist in hankering after the nobility much heartache and misunderstanding might be spared by setting up a system of awarding titles here. A home-grown duke could contract a match -with a millionaire’s daughter with a perfect comprehension, on both sides, of just how great a contribution each was making to the match. The marriage of convenience idea might bear transplanting to America and might work better than the hit-or-miss method of romance. But you must base such a marriage on mutual respect—if either bride or gioom begins to patronize the other’s offering, mark my word. the printer may begin to set the type for another juicy story of international divorce!

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A Woman’s Viewpoint BY MRS. WALLER FERGUSON

SOMEHOW, all these “be kind to animals” advocates seem to miss the main point. If the energy spent over broken

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down horses, stray cats and persecuted dogs were put into one vast movement for furthering kindness among human beings, the work for animals would be over. Because the person who is kind to man. woman and child is kind to every breathing thing. Unhappily, the same does not hold true of those who seem so deeply touche* by the miseries of beasts. I cpuld cite you many cases. The woman who lives three doors from me goes into orgies of sentimental affection over a prize Persian cat, but she’s as mean as the dickens to her own mother who lives with her. To be sure, she doesn’t openly persecute her, but she makes her life miserable in petty ways. She scolds and criticizes her and never lets a day go by without reminding her she exists only because of the generosity of her son-in-law. And again, with my own eyes I have seen a very fine woman who is noted for her canine philanthropies slam her door in the face of a man whose eyes were as pathetic as any dog’s as he asked her for a dime. Imagination is worth exactly nothing if it can only include animals in the scope of its circumference. Such consideration simply doesn’t mean a thing for the welfare of humanity or, in the end, of animals. It is at best a silly sort of exhibitionism. A good many animal lovers I know do not seem particularly moved these days by the plight of their own kind. They move neither hand nor foot to prevent the cruelties to boys who are sent forth periodically to be bayonetted, blasted and blown to bits. They are not concerned over the Injustices suffered by the poor, the sick, the forgotten. They do not seem to worry over girls who L ' without jobs and subjected to scores of temptations, nor are

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Gardeners to Sponsor First Show

Council to Hold Flower Exhibit at Brookside Park House. Mrs. W. D. Hamer, president of tne Indianapolis Council of Garden Clubs, is leading in preparations for its first flower show to be held Saturday and Sunday at the Brookside park community house. The council was organized to promote city beautification and encourage growth of flowers, and is being assisted by A. C. Sallee, city park superintendent. Major exhibits at the show will consist of peonies, iris and additional flowers. Educational features planned will include an exhibit table of books on gardening, arranged by Miss Elizabeth Ohr of the central library. Boy and Girl Scouts will be reppresented with booths, showing camping exhibits. Troop 51, Girl Scouts, New Augusta, in charge of Mrs. Charles Dobson, will show a miniature reproduction of Camp Dellwood. They also will have a complete set-up of tin can cookery, showing how to cook in the open. All Girl Scouts will be admitted free. At 7:30 Saturday night Floyd Bass of the Bass peony farms, will talk on “Peonies and Their Culture” and will answer questions regarding culture of the flower. At 8:30 a lecture ip charge of Mrs. Walter P. Morton, illustrated with colored lantern slides, will be given on “Building a Rock Garden and Pool.” Iris to Be Topic At 7:30 Sunday A. W. Mackenzie of Rainbow's End iris gardens will talk on “Iris and Their Culture.” At 8:30 there will be shown one hundred lantern slides of “Beautiful Gardens in America.” Classifications for competitive exhibits have been issued to amateur and professional growers, with prizes for amateurs and ribbons for professionals. All exhibits must be in place by 11 Saturday. Member garden clubs will take part in competitive floral arrangements for tables. Mrs. Perry O’Neal and Miss Elizabeth Bertermann will be judges of this exhibit and of garden flowers. Other judges will be Floyd Bass, C. F. Heagy and Mrs. E. F. Hamaker for peonies, and Professor Willard N. Clute, A. W. Mackenzie and Mrs. Clarence Hughel for iris. Aids Listed Mrs. Clute and Mrs. Oscar Wadsworth, chairmen of hospitality, will be assisted by Mesdames Robert T. Ramsay, Burke Nicholas, John Kingsbury. William King, Henry Askren, Louis Isensee, Thomas Spencer and Miss May Kincaid. Mrs. Thomas Jackson, chairman of registration, will have as assistants Mesdames Charles N. Porter, Edward F. Coffman, Hugh H. Fatout, Ross Smith and Miss Pearl Kiefer. Mrs. David E. Fox, chairman on information, will be assisted by Mesdames T. Blue, Paul T. Payne, Woodburn Masson, Frank Henley, George J. Mess, Frank Wade and Miss Bessie McClain. Entries will be in charge of Mrs. M. S. Goulding and Clyde Bowers, assisted by Mrs. C. D. Volz, Miss Luzena Hosea and Mrs. W. E. Gabe. DINNER PRECEDES BACHELOR DANCE Dining Tuesday night at the Indianapolis Athletic Club before attending the Bachelor’s Club dance at the Indianapolis Country Club was a party including Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Todd and their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Murray D. Van Wagoner. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kennedy, Lansing, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher, Memphis, Tenn. Others were Miss Joan Skelly, Tulsa, Okla.; Charles Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Dillon Huder. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baker Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Keevers, Mr. and Mrs. George Ziegler, Mr. and Mrs. P’aine H. Miller Jr., Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Whitehill, Miss Frances Lemaux. Miss Betty Wallerich, Miss Marjorie Kittle, Biagio Lapenta, Frederick Pier and Duncan Miller. SHOWER PARTY TO HONOR MISS CARR Miss Mary Ann Carr, daughter of Mrs. W. A. Carr, whose marriage to Donald Lauren Roberts, son of Mrs. J. K. Roberts, will take place June 3, will attend a party tonight in her_ honor. Mrs." Raymond Ridge w’ill entertain with a party and glassware shower at her home, 110 East Thirty-third street. Twelve guests will attend.

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they upset about the thousands of poor, unwanted, illegitimate babies born each year into a cruel life. But how agitated they are about horses, dogs, cat sand goldfish! I believe if we ever made a decent world for people to live in it would prove to be a friendly one for all animals.

Contract Bridge

BY W. E. M’KENNEY Secretary American Bridge League TOO many persons rely on a finesse to make their hand for them. Take for example today’s hand—many players will look at it and say, “Well, if the spade finesse works, I can make six odd.” But suppose the spade finesse does not work? Don’t wait until the hand is over to say that. As soon as the dummy goes down, it is best for you to go still further and say, “If it fails, can I still make my contract?” Today’s hand is not a difficult play, but one in which all you have to do is to eliminate two suits from your hand and dummy’s so that, when your finesse does fail, your opponent will have to help you with the hand. tt tt o EAST’S overcall of three diamonds is rather dangerous When South bids three hearts, he informs his partner that he can not take care of the losing diamonds. It looks to South, when his partner goes to four hearts, that North must have control of the diamond suit, and if this is true, there is a chance for a slam. . So South makes the slam try with a bid of five hearts. North, holding the ace of diamonds and the queen of clubs, is justified in going to six, as he holds the ace of his partner’s suit. u n WEST’S opening lead was the nine of diamonds—the top of his partner’s suit—which the declarer won in dummy with the ace. South immediately led two rounds of hearts, which picked up the outstanding trump. Now a small club was won in dummy with the queen, a club returned and won with the king. The losing diamond then was discarded from dummy on the ace of

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clubs. South led the five of diamonds and trumped in dummy with the ten of hearts. The nine of spades was led, East played the ten, and declarer covered with the queen. West won the trick with the king and was helpless. If he returned the jack of spades, the declarer would win with the ace and the eight spot in dummy would be good, while if a diamond or club was returned, the declarer would trump in dummy and discard a losing spade from his own hand. (Copyright, 1934 by NEA Service. Inc.)

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A Day’s Menu Breakfast — Stewed rhubarb, cereal cooked with raisins, cream, oven toast, milk, coffee. Luncheon — Bouillon, toasted crackers, dandelion greens with hard-cooked eggs, rye bread, steamed cup puddings with sugar and cream, milk, tea. Dinner — Baked mold of fish and spaghetti, cauliflower with tomato sauce, pineapple and cheese salad, Boston cream pie, milk, coffee.

H. Rust, P. A. Woods, Ruel Sexton and Clara Pohlman. Altar Society of Sacred Heart church will hold its monthly card party at 8:30 tomorrow night in St. Cecelia club rooms.

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