A LUCKY RIDDANCE.
■ .-Mrs:- Patten,.wife of Mr. Simon /Nelsoiir Patten,-! professor-'of .'political,', economy :i at the ■/.University 1 of ■ Pennsylvania.' has :ob-: tiined:a divorce ;from'him on ,tiio-i ground' of- ( ;'temporament. . His: itheofy.'or,'"marital relatiiDns was responsible; for; the incompatibility. ; Mr. , Patten believes: that a wife,.: even.; if .she has children, should! gb;out.to .work. '■ daily-Until her is sufficient to 'provide tor all the needful advantages ..for- .her■ children. - His. outline ■.-. of the'-ideal-day foT.a married couple, as.cs--pressed in'a. ..repent lecture,' is, that -both" should riseat 6, that .the mother ehbuld preEarb- breakfast,: work six hours, outside the bmei purchaso ■ a' ready-cooked dinner,'and' find' time later; for .the house-cleaning. : The wh'6le, ; idea of -this;is!to.take the wife away: from'tbe' home. ,:wherb-sbo',is : often. inefh'-: cient,:and enable her to produce something of ■ value while adding: substantially: to tho family income. . '..■';■'...,, .. .:■.:'.".' _'■' '■'.'.!
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 3
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133A LUCKY RIDDANCE. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 3
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