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Show i vi.iuses of Uscay j rdeven rea.'ons, !o which .-he ascribe-i ' the ik cay of the A meive in family, are given by Mi.-.- Id.eii U eodren, a young j woman,' .vho has spent four years in the! empl.'V of the riihost residents of New I York, in f -u-tories, s um; ami te'ioni"nLs 1 j and as servant oirl ,y p o de of m'd- die classes in the central w-sf. I Here are the e uses of divorce as! I Miss Wo'i.'i ; ii sees te.em: I 1. Pcpalari;-.: t;oa of law, ie., the! I spread of legal knowledge. Through! j tiie new-pap.-r t ve.i peo !eo'"the poor I ; er classes have discovered lhat th.-tli. ! voice court is easy of aece.-s, whereas I thirty years ago it was patronized only ! by the wealthy and educated, j 2. Higher age of marriage. Formerly For-merly men and women united in matii-1 matii-1 mony at an average age of twenty, j 'J he average nge is row closer to thirty 'and the char, cters of both coi.irae.irg parties have become fixed and less pit- able. j! j 3. Separation of marriage from re- j liginn. '1 h" oi l religions sacre. loess of j the wed hog contract has given away to I business contract aspect. ,1 i. Woniens .-.iilfr.ige. In lhat it has j given wonvn greater individualism and mado her less wniing to be dominated , by man. o.' Laxity in administration of the divorce law. b. Growing complexity of industrial life. Homes of working people are rendered ren-dered mure lodging places and girls are i i ot lifted for housekeeping. S. 1 iicreasiag density of urban popu- lation, which causes immorality. 16 !k Growing spirit of individuality m j both men and women, which brooks no restraint. j 10. Hie h.T 'standards of living $ Wives grow impati-'tit when their hus- j band's income does not permit luxuries S enjoyed by their neighbors. ; 11. General change in family as an 9 institution. ij The instability of the American fam- 3 ily is growing at an alarming rate. |