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RICH WIFE'S DRESS BILLS
SHOULD A POOR MAN PAY |
-BACHELOR. JEDGE'S, QUESTIONS,
Judgment was reserved by Mr. Justice McCarlie--the bachelor judge-cocently in the Action brought by Callot Beurs, con- tumiers, of Avenue Matignon, Paris, and Buckingham Gate, S.W, to reover, ERST from Capt. J. V. Nash, of Dure-streat,
Grosvenor Square, W.,
W for dresses supplied
to
bad
his wife, whose "ambition, he stated in avidence, was to be the best-dressed woman in London. Capt.
recalled, told Mr.
Justice
that his wife was an Amerig...
Originally she was Miss Donaldson and at the age of 18 married a wealthy invalid called Mr. Kerwan. The marriage was annulled and shortly afterwards Mr. Karwan died, Then
ried a Capt. Sifton, of the Canadian married
4 Army,
Mr.
tioned
and divorced. Quer
1. Girven, counsel for Callot Sears, regarding payments to Cire's, and asked if and asked if people who went to Ciro's f replied,Not particular
dresser woll,
Justion McCardio: Tou dẹ nót think they are fashionably dressed Ciro's 1-Some are, but it does not follow that they will be extraordinarily well dressed.
I understand that people of different classes of life and different varieties of diaposition go to Caro'st-Yes, my lord.
Mr. Giseen. You went to the Ritz rury oftent-They knew me well. My mother there. They cashed my cheques
used t
be stay
when I wanted them to...
Mr. Giveen: That is not a place where
very dowdy people
Mr. Justice Mendi 1 think they.
have been seen there.
Mr. Giveen (to Capt. Nanh): The Rite
is place where you would like to see your wife well dreamed, is it. not!
Mr. Justice McCardio: Does bot a marr always like to see his wife well dressed if she can be so without extravagance i
Mr. Giveep: In this case he wants to see his wife wall dressed without paying for is apparently.
sum
23,000 HIDDEN AWAY,
Capt. "Nagh was questioned regarding = of £6,000 he bad placed in the Chancery-lane Bafe Deposit in order, as he maid, to conceal from his wife the real Snancial position with a view to curbing her artravagance.
Mr. Givean: Only four months after the marriage you were concealing matters from your wife 1
Mr. Justica McCardia: Within four months! is not that the most dangerous time f
dr. Giveen: It is not generally a time) a husband has began to conceal his means from his, wife.
Mr. Justion McCardio asked “Mr. Harris, who addressed the court for Capt. Nash, whether women dressed to please men or to please wo
Harris think they dress to
annoy other women. (Laughter.)
Then
hen, you wou
would say that they dress to please at the
and .tu
should say that the motive varies.
I
What portion of a husband's income do you suggest ought to be devoted to the decoration of his wife's person That would depend upon their station in life.
Take the standard of these people with a fiat in Duke-strost or a house in Eaton place 1-1 should think at the out zida £400 a year would be enough
What proportion of husband's income would that be1-In this case it would
to be the husband's whole income. What is he' to do that torb
suppose ha can do nothing else that flo his potitian in bankruptcy and retire from the scene.
He can retire from the actual prac tice of matrimony- but he cannot retire from his responsibilities as a husband. The law holds him to themAll be can do if he remains with his wife is to re monstrate with her and take the con SEQUENCES, Mr. Nash did that and it resulted in rows and threats to commit
A self-willed woman, aa ap
suicide. this woman was, is difficult to
control.
How do you think they ought to be con- trolled 1--prefer not to express an opinion on that. I think they are uncontrollable.
Not as a sax?---Oh, no, my lord. This буре.
Mr. Justice McCordie: 1 am sorry, you have no wider message of hope than that for husbands (Laughter.)DE
HUSBAND'S RESPONSIBILITY.
Mr. Givéen said if a husband was to be allowed to escape liability in the way Capt. Nash sought to escape, English Paria would not continuo
ereditarin to be what it was
Mr. Justice McCardie: How would you check a wife's desire to be the best dressed woman in London –Ho could not check the desire
but he might check the outward and visible signs of it by putting a notice in the донорарега
Do you think that would be a safe founda tion for a future happy matrimonial life- It would form a foundation, for honesty. I do not know that honesty has to be sacrificed
Mr. Justice McCardio: A husband is in position as difficult and delicate to-day
* 100
100 years ago; perhaps mora flagy because woman is asserting greater freedom, She has more legal rights and he is left with his old responsibilities unrelieved by any legislation.
Mr. Give
pointed out that even if married woman had an income of her own, it did not discharge a husband, from bis legal obligations to maintain her. That' was common-sense morality and law
not
Mr. Justice McCardie: Why should it facio relieve a husband from prima responsibility for his wife's dresses !--- Because it is a husband's duty to keep his Twitejet
she has £5,000, and he bas
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Do & Dodical wife Me: Justice McCardis and the questionargument followed Mr. Justice McCardle of fict were of social importance done then slowly produced two long telegrams
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