Show Turkish Marriages By CYNTHIA GREY ahe he cable announcement that Mustapha l Kemal Pasha has di divorced divorced divorced di- di his wife LatHe Latife Hanoum 1 whom he married In 1921 reminds reminda us of the dl difference in customs be between between between be- be tween the East and West Vest Latife LatiCe Hanoum a feminist tle the daughter of a rich merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant wielded ed a great influence over her husband and was responsible responsible responsible sible for much of the freedom women women wo wo- wo- wo men have recently gained such as going out after sunset being allowed allowed al allowed al- al lowed at public functions and dropping dropping drop drop- ping the veil Doubtless many of the d in dyed wool the-wool feminists anti-feminists In Turkey hated and feared her Vh Whan n Kemal decided he wanted this attractive girl with the large black eyes who had been J in England and France Prance for his wife he lie did not have to go through any campaign of courtship All he had to do was to call a a. court official and make this simple declaration to him I have d decided to marry Latife Hanoum Will VIII you kindly accomplish accomplish push the necessary nc ceremonies his emissary made quick track to the parental home of the he lady and said Do yOU ou accept as husband Ghazi Mustapha Kemal Kernal Pasha in return for tor a gift from him of ot 10 drachmas of silver on condition of a mutual mut I Indemnity agreed reed upon by you In Inthe inthe the eV event nt of the separation Her reply In the affirmative and her fathers father's check for 1000 Turkish lire lre equivalent to completed complete the transaction There were probably burning letters letters letters let let- declarations of love and affection tion and gifts but these were after the main Issues issues- had been decided upon The proposal was as of a business business business busi busi- ness rather than a a- personal nature When he hI tired of her beauty and perchance of her modern ideas he Issued fin sil 11 official statement that having decided to separate from his wife he had issued a decree pro- pro pouncing a divorce effective from August 5 o. o Pretty soft All he lie has t to do now is to return the lire But the cable cathIe reports do not say whether he has attended to this detail or not When a man nina gets tired of his wife In Turkey ha just divorces her The fact that he doesn't desire her pre pres presence ence once around the harem any more is Just cause cause- for cause for it He writes her a apolite ai a polite note and tells her so That is her cue to get out She cant can't bring a counter suit produce e evidence that she has beena been beena a faithful and blameless wife She cant can't set get et a million dollars worth ot of publicity In the home paper defendIng defending defending defend defend- ing her position The m marriage Is over But when the husband gets his divorce he lie returns the wife's dowry Recently a reform for which Turkish women may thank Latife Latie Hanoum a a. woman may have the the I right to seek eek divorce and if she I can prove certain claims it is granted grant grant- ed but few Turkish women avail themselves of this Divorcing n is a mans man's job In the West Vest most divorces are obtained by women But a woman never knows just what her divorce 4 bring in alimony or publicity Her value changes with the prosperity prosperity pros pros- of f her hel husband the popularity popularity i larity of her grounds or 01 th the cleverness clew clev erness of ot her lawyer lawyel She never knows until she gets her papers papers' just what she is worth divorced But in in Turkey there Is no guess guess- work The Turkish woman return her husband to society for exactly what he her liege lord paid for her her her- without Interest 10 |