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Show "-."."'' "' Special apartment houses art bing established for the aol accommodation oi American ekmg divorce. I it any wonder, then, that consternation Kaa fallen upon the American divorce colony following tha announce-, ment thai French Judge have petitioned the Minietry to abolish the law allowing the granting of divorce to ' ' v American by mutual consent) : ' That's What's Worrying: the Many Fashionable 5 Special apartment house are being established for the aole accommodation oi American eeking divorce. ' . ; ' " ,s " . V Is it any wonder, then, that consternation ha fallen upon the American divorce colony following the announce- ,., , ..,.. . '. ',-." , 'k J ment that French Judge have petitioned the Ministry to abolish the law allowing the granting of divorce to v . " . . . ..-.A ' !, ' . , .' V . American by mutual consent) ' " . " ' " f':&-i'-':;'- t ' " ' -- ' That's What's Worrying the Many Fashionable ' -Yf' Spifl ! American Women : ' : , . . ; ' 'ISSH ' '" Now Temporarily xs rV- ; : ?- ' '4 - v J . Domiciled in French , L - -) J W: V-'-:- - ; ,h ; Capital in Quest of ::::'- 7 '' - Sepirations v . T I ' -' rjOXSTZKNArON . tit heavy 'and I . V;- v " " X V " . '- i. ., lm Kuraer flits busily from roam ' , ' - '' ". . J . V ' ' 1 v' ts room in a certain fsshlonabls sssrt- ' , "'4 , . ' . ' 1 S - neat boas In Traoaasr Bquere, ia I 'Js- Viv..l i. - I jr ' 1 Paris. This it aa ornate stroetar eon I v. '"..S t"'"i " . ' eslvW by a'certsitt M-tfce-job-aad-e- , l''"'-- "-v. -C : Kk T' : -:. Uttls-bithesdf-it i realtor of th . J "NV ' ' " " T .1 , .... hsbiutio. of It. sort lath, world. Otbsr T7- - ' ' ? j !i ' '.' l. 'V, landlords bT achisvsd fame by threw. '. 1 ! . . . ' . ' , ' I ! .. ' ( ' ... ' 1 ' '.lag spsa thir doors to familit witb ' . ! one respect Nice is an even finer place for obtaining divorce than ' t .,' I J t( ; ' i " ' , . ' Bias hildren, to studsa.-. witb mnslcal . Pari. Th applicant there are not so numerous and th beauty of the f . v'- - j , j x ' aspirations, to nlg-ht watchmoa who want watering place makes th necessary May delightful. It wa there that th : f 1w1' to sletpiatb daytime. But this original . paper severing the matrimonial bond beween George Jay Could. Jr.. . y&'C j '" ' ' 'i " K f' : :. " monsieur has won not only fam. but th . . and hi young wife were served ' . -C ' f ' Ht:- -1 i undying gratitude of beautiful Ameriesa ' .. . ' S ' , . r . i ? ,; ' , womtn by epsning for them aa apart- violate the taws of their ewa country by th baitywsdding tree. Mrs. Thomas ' . '' ' :Jt J , j ! ":' ''. ' msnt-houi wbsr thsy might esUbllib obtaining their divorce la Paris through B. Clark, who was not retogniaed aa . 4 v ' ( '' ' 1 a residence lo, Paris for dlroro pur- esllusloa er simply a eontpiracy oa the the famous Elsie 'Ferguson whan th , ,-.t - . '. ' ''" - pots onl. . part f th husband aad wife to dissolve first made a discreet entry late Pari .' ' . " ' ' . " V ... ri". P1-" ! that h for trivW .ns be- mtI month, ago. married her erwslthy A . - - -Ing walls i. caussd by the suddsa aa- iAaM. o. lnnu benker husband back In Mid. Hsr de- r - onesmt that Pari. J.dge. hsr prtl. rkm " crM was handed down the othsr day I ' V . . ' ' tioatd th Preach Ministry to abolish Utoly te a hu.Und and wif. sssa almort just in the nick of tlm t eaeepe the - V- ..'.. - :: -..,. ' th law allowing the granting of dene. eoostanUy togothsr during ths whole poulbl hold-up of ether fair dirores - ' ' 1 1 "'" , to American by mutual constat. eM prMd1ng wm ealtod aa bm -0tora: The trmwd m astrcaw la ' t:V , ' V-, . , . to th French bar. difference, desertloa and fsllnr to pre-." ' ' X ' r ' ' ' ' v I '"f' -- r V , t ,-. ' VTHK booUsg divorce is. In fact, what Another Instance of the limits to vide. Other decree handed down as . fS , 1 ' "' ' ' ' ' rv." ''r ' 1 the French hsTe latoly christened which collusion practiced la the shadow well. Just in tlm to deer any Impending i ' f .-' ' 1 ' " , "-.''. ' V th neat, quick, high-priced separations of the Paris court baa gone ia cited la obstacles, were those swarded to Morris 1 " .. . ' : ' t-. ..'.'. ." ' ftshlonablea from tU evr the United aa amusing instance of divorce sold by Roderick Volck, of New York, and his V "jt ' " ' ' - . : . . ,'t Bute, havs obUlncd In their court, a wife to her husband aa the Installment wife, Mildred Lucille Everett Volck, Mr. - ' ' " '.' : -V-V' ".'i . The realixatlon has at tart come that plan. By the original arrangements of Volck ia the soa of Mm, de Gama, wife i V ' 4 ' - -V, . k'..-. ,. , .! whll some Americana hav been mug- the bargain the wife was to receive 5V of the Brstilisn Ambassador to Great r i. " ' . .V '' - ', ::;. gllng sulusses of eontrabrand and liquor 000 ia flv InsUUmcaU of $10,000 each. ... Britain. The degree ef the Vleeoattesa , ,: J ', J. - over the border in their own country, Upon arriving In Pari to .tart proceed- Bellltscn-Durban, formerly Mis Vlr- - f ' V' i ' x : V T '"'.'",' - other Americsni hire been peeking eon- inn receiyed her first perment- But ginla Chapman, ef New York, and her " . v 'Jtf ; v- '.''" trabraad troubles Into equally deceptive tha French working, of the law were se husband, th Viaeomte Beilissva-DurUn, A. ' - I ' V - V JJ I piece of luggage and smuggling them rapid that she aooa discovered ths would sird thiwugh oa this earn ummeion ' . , S J en to French toiL 8i American divorcee a "frt woman" and Incidentally her . crop as did th divorce ef Mrs. William ' I X. , wer granted or applied for all la one huabaad a -free man" before the time Bullitt, daughUr of Henry a Drinker. ' ; , ' : ' , -, day in the Paria court one day last . "e for th making ef the second per- fomer reaident ef tehl-A Unlvereitv . ' t . ' - I . month. The great lure la the absence of " of $10,000. Whet to doT A em- 17MrI.ri Mtndenh.ff bota PhlS: " ' : ? - . T publicity, the "mutual-consent" clause barrasalng situation, yoa will agree, if delphlsna. OeeplU the denial of Irene - X,-' v. , "i ' fl . ' aad the remarkable apeed with which, there ever wa one. Bhe had to thmk Caatle that ah obtained a divorce from . . . ' r - . , American Women , Now Temporarily Domiciled in French Capital in Quest of "Mutuai-Consent" Separations ' In some respect Nice is an even finer place for obtaining divorce than Pari. Th applicants there are not so numerous and tha beauty of the watering place makes th necessary May delightful. It was there that th paper severing th matrimonial bond between George Jay Could. Jr.. 'and his young wife war served . ' ' -PONSTERNAKON IU hcevy snd Dam Rumor flit busily from room to room ia a certain fashionable apart- - meat bout In Trocsdere Square, ia , Paris. Thi It aa ornate structure ceo- csrred by a certain oa-th-Job-aad-a- llttle-blt-shead-oMt , realtor ef th - French wpltsi It is perhaps th nly habiuttoa of its sort In the world. Othsr landlords havs achieved fam by throw lng open their door to familie with , ' Bin children, to atuden'.-. with musical . aspirations, to night watchmen who want to aleep la the dajrtlm. But this original monsieur has won not only fame but the undying gratitude of beautiful Ameriesa women by opening for them aa apart-' apart-' ment house wher they might establish a residence ia. Paria for divorce purposes pur-poses onlv. , Th consternation within these pleasing pleas-ing walls I caused by th uddca announcement an-nouncement that Pari Judge hsv petitioned peti-tioned th French Ministry to abolish ths law allowing the granting of decree to American by mutual constat. - , t ' rpHE booUsg divorce is. In fact, what ' the French have laUly christened ! the nest, quick, high-priced separations fashionable from all ever the United State hav obtained In their courts. The realixatlon baa at tart come that , . . , .', while some Americana have been .mug-, .mug-, gllng sultcssas of eontrabrand and liquor - avtr the border in their own country, ether American, have been packing eon- trabraad trouble, into equally deceptive piece of luggaga and smuggling them en to French toil Sis American divorcee t . wer granted or applied for all la on day in. the Paris court one dsy last . - month. The great lure la the absence of . publicity, th "m utual-eoneent" clause aad the remarkable apeed with which, because ef almost negligible domicile requirements, the decree ia put through. ' Mrs. Clareno Mackay, Mrs. Ogden U . Mills, Jr and Mrs. Leonard Thomas ' wer th first American, who, flv years ' ago, saw and mad us ef the advantage ad-vantage of thee conditions. Ths hsbit ' . baa grown slowly but surely until now all at once Paris take her light out from -- - under the bushel and stands forth as th ' msec for divore hunters th second ' Bene. Hardly a ship lands now that v - does not contribute at least on to th stream Of marital refugee traming vcroa th Atlantic to file divorce paper n Paris and then harry back to America to get married agsin. . : rpHX chief complaint of ' France . against these moneyed mismate ' who wast th silent way eut ia that they ' ' ' - " ' ' ., . i " : - the hasty-wedding type. Mrs. Thoma B. Clarke, who wa. not recognised a ' th famous Elsie Ferguson when the first mad a discreet entry let Paria several months ago, married her wealthy banker husband back tn Mid. Her decree de-cree waa handed 'down the other day just In the nick of time to escape the possible hold-up of ether fair divorce hunters. The grounds wore extreme indifference, in-difference, desertion and failure to pre- vide. Other decree handed down a well. Just in tlm to deer any Impending obstacle, were those swarded to Morris Roderick Volck, of New York, and his wife, Mildred Lucille Everett Volck, Mr. Volck is the soa ef Mm, de Gama, wife of th Brasilia Ambassador to Great . Britain. The degree ef the Vlseomtcea Bellltsen-Durban, formerly Mis Virginia Vir-ginia Chapmen, 'of New York, and her husband, the Viacom t Bcllisava-Durbaa, slid through oa thi. tamo .ummer-ecesoa '. crop a did tha divorcee of Mrs. William Bullitt, daughter of Henry & Drinker, former g. resident ef Lehigh University, ad Mr. . Earl Mendenhall, both Phlla dclphlan. Despite the denial ef Iron Castl that ah obtained a divore from bar husband, t ia said that ah, too, remain, deflaltely oa record a en ef thi eeason' Fraac-Amrican divorcee. Th alleged Castle-Tfemaa divorce i. said to be one of those that helped to reuse the tlr ia Judicial circles, th -claim being made that tha two danced nightly in restaurant off the Bo is de Boulougne just aa though nothing bad happened. Mr. Jam. VQ Converse, twin sister . of Mr. Reginald Vaadcrbilt, was recently quoted aa enthusiastically praising Nle a a divorce rendervous. ' Mr. Converse, bow la motion picture, aid : "Speaking of place to get a divorce well, I Just heard of the new wey to get one la Nice, a 'wonderful place for tuck thing. It doesn't matter where you live. You can go to Nice and Just go ap to the Judge and tall him you an violate th taws of their wa country by obtaining their divorce la Paris through collusion er simply a conspiracy oa tha part ef th husband aad wif to dissolve a anion that ha for trivial reasons become be-come Irksome. One decree awarded lately to a husband and wife seen almost constantly together during the whole court proceedings wa. called aa insult to th French bar. Another Instance of the limit to which collusion practiced la the shadow ef the Pari court haa gone I cited la an amuaing Instance of divorce sold by a wife to her husband ea the Installment plan. By the original arrangements of . the bargain the wife was to receive $(0- 000 la fire Installment, ef $10,000 each. Upon arriving In Pari, to .tart proceeding, proceed-ing, she received her first payment. But the French working, of the law were s rapid thst ths soon discovered the would be free woman" and Incidentally her . husband a "free man" before the time came for the making ef the second pay msnt of $10,000. What to do? Aa embarrassing em-barrassing situation, you will agree, if there ever waa one. Bhe had to think quickly. She Jumped on a boat, returned to New York and demanded a asw compact. com-pact. Hence the drafting of a new bar , gain by which Installment wer don way with snd th lump sum wa agreed to be paid upon the granting ef the decree de-cree by the French court. 1 Armed with th new contract the wife aailed back to Pari. N py, no divore,1 she told her friends la the grass widow colony on her return. . sTtf ARRY In baste and repent la -u Paris" Is th cynical ategaa ef those who have easily wed and wish to be easily rid of a bad bargain. All ef the usually attractive young matrons who gladdea the heart ef the shopkeeper shop-keeper by carrying their marriage difficulties dif-ficulties to France, are net, however, ef ' l .'.. Woman' domination of man, by Ernest ' ' Heaenbarth, head ' f th Metropolitan i Museum, at Vienna, ha been committed to enduring marble in th form of a atatu ahow- ' ing th life-size figur of a woman whose feet are resting on th head of th men ah haa -captivated Nic a an Ideal spot for divore ra ' highly poken of by Mr. Jamea Vail Converse, twin sister sf Mr. Reginald Vandarbilt ' Above Not many person recog- . . n' . niz in ' Mrs. Thomas B. Clark, whose divore waa recently announced an-nounced in Pari, th stage favorite. Unhappy with year husband and wish to . t a divorce. Th Judge tell yoa to ty In Nice for three weeks and return to him after that time. When raw return, re-turn, the Judge asks If you still want th divore. and if you say yss he give . It to you." . According to Mrs. Converse. Nice u beginning to rival Paris in the business" ef untying wedding streamers. It will be remembered that last spring the young George Goulds obtained their decree in that eouth-ra city. The actual obtaining of divorce goes like this: . According to the chivalrous divorce tradition of the French, th woman calia the lawyer. Shortly after a court bailiff call oa the husband aad fo.mally summons him to return t hi wif. Ths husband refuses and th court . , v , . Elsie Ferguson . " officer notes th refusal. 'Th vary day of the bailiff's visit th wif may appear , in court with her lawyer aad file her . - petition. About thro week later ta eoupl are summoned before a magi- trat for aa attempted reeoneillatio. The eoupl both say "no" la ahens and . then they may go away aad worry no 4 asorv, Th lawyer take ears ef th rest. w Cess i less. ttss. r reeu lessee rinsiej ' - |