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Show Grass Widows. "In these modern times," said the professor, "grass widows are so common com-mon a product that one hears very little lit-tle about them. Only a few years ago, however, the wopd was on every tongue and one heard Idle and absurd calculations as to the origin of the term 'grass.' I've heard epeculatlons as to "grass widows making hay while the sun shines' when some divorcee was to be married, and others aa to whether It was because the 'grass was green" on the yet undug grave of the ex-husband. 'Grass widow' Is a phrase that ls Just a degeneracy of pronunciation. pronun-ciation. "Th word should be 'grace widow,' a term for ono who becomea a widow by grace or favor, not of necessity, as by death. It originated In tho earlier ages of European civilization, when divorces were not common and could be obtained only by favor of tho Catholic Cath-olic church. When such a decree wns granted to a woman the papal rescript stated 'Vlduca de gratia,' which Interpreted Inter-preted ls 'widow of grace.'" |