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Whether they lose their partners by

divorce or death-

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3 out of marry again

ND if I had my and nearly all divorced

time over again

I'd never marry

you. I wouldn't marry any

body. What I say is, what Women marry bachelors

d'you get out of it? I'd be

WIDOWS, don't seem to be out for advanture. They want men who are steady, quiet, home-loving, loyal, sincere, cheerful,

They don't deem very fussy, though one of them bars beards, one or two nisk for TTs,

That's what they want. Now let's see what they get.

Take a look at the widowers: 24,267 widowers got married in 1985; two out of three of them married spinsters, the rest of thom widows.

HERE'S how forty-two widowers replied when they were asked to describa themselves.

They're mostly quiet sort' of men, five feet eight inches high.. Only ten of them go in for sport, dancing, and a lot of social life. The others mostly describe - · themselves as steady, and home- loving, which ought to suit the widows.

They don't want to marry

much better off on my own." Their chances of remarriage are The average widow described young girls, they want some one Sounds familiar, doesn't it? much better than they were. herself this way: Brown hafe, about thirty-five. Only six You must have heard it before.

medium figure, height about fivo want their wives to be under Every married woman says that,

SINCE 1900 the eligible feet four inches, fond of music thirty, and they are young thum

age of a widow has and the open air. Sounds a bit selves. and every husband thinks it

been lengthened by five years. some time. For some couples.

odd; doesn't it? but that's what The youngest is thirty-one,

with fair But they have a lot of trou- they said. it's the staple topic of conversa.

complexion, dark. bles. Men think them · fair Their ages range from thirty brown hair, medium build, Phonestion.

game, and women suspect them to fifty-seven. The youngest de- `athletic, fond of all sport. He 27778/9

But for several thousand men of stealing their men.

scribed herself as heigat live is even-tempered, quiet, home-- and women this situation is nt

They must find widowers sym- feet three inches, fair com- loving. And getting $1,000 a |this moment a real problem to be

more than plexion, brown hair, medium year. faced. Death or divorce has pathetic. Rather

half the 'widowa who get mar- figure, employed as a lady's help Ho wants a well-educated, at- smashed up their marriages, and ried marry widowers. In 1935, in London.

tractive girl, medium height and they've got to start again. .7,931 married widows, 7,248

figure, well dressed, fond of golf. So what do they do? Do they married bachelors.

SHE wants to marry a tennis, even-tempered and affée- do what they used to call the

kind-hearted man, hus tionate. The average widow has & sensible thing, say good-bye to pretty thin time. Not many no objection to a widower with Ho's likely to get more or less all that, and start enjoying an men leave enough to keep their children. But she'll probably what he wants. His income is independent life, free to do what wives in comfort.

marry a bachelor a year younger no drawback. And up to forty- they like if they can pay for it?

than herself. Young widows six widowers usually marry They aren't trained for the No, sir. No, ma'am. That's well-paid jobs. Being able to (average age thirty-nine) usual spinsters. not how they feel, and that's not run a house doesn't mean muchy do that, according to the Blue-

books. how you'd feel. Instead of that. In the labour market.

VIE oldest one is a J.P., height five feet ten they're just itching to get mar Here is the result of a ques- ried again. Sixty-two per cent. tionnaire sent to thirty-eight of figure, dresses well, is healthy, inches, slim, upright, grey hair, likes home and outdoor life, owns aquiline features, intelligent, of divorced persons remarry, them asking them to describe

an hotel near London. Her alert, youthful manner. He's a two in three men very soon after themselves and what they did. ideal: a cheerful, 'steady man good mixer, travelled, tolerant. the decree is made absolute. Seven of them have their own about her own age, with a suffi. His £400 a year income is in-

are in cient income. And for people who lose their businesses, six others

creasing and he wants to meet a partners by death-provided jobs. The others have nothing

But she'll probably marry a healthy and active. woman of they're not very old the re- to do but run a half-empty home. widower several years older thirty-five to fifty-five. She marrying figure is about the The questionnaire was sent to than herself. Older widows must be a good hostess, have a people of all classes, and if you (average age fifty) usually sweet disposition and an income When you're married you may come to think of it, the result is marry widowers five years older for her own use. feel tied down, and desperately just about what you'd expect. than themselves. Young widows He'll probably get a widow. want to run away. But without Look around the wives you know have a certain glamour which Elderly widowers (average age a wife, or more capacially with and you'll find about one in three pulls in the bachelors, but it's fifty-five) usually do. out a husband, you feel futile, who seems capable of getting wearing a bit thin by the time unwanted.

and doing a job.

they get into the fitties.

The Sword Rules ALBANIA writhes helplessly

in Signor Mussolini's hand. No help will come to Tirana

Not fiom anywhere.

from Belgrade or Budapest, her neighbours. Not from London, not from Paris, not from Moscow. Tirana knows that,

In the Totalitarian States, law, justice, mercy do not exist. The sword exists, and the sword rules.

How far the two Totalitarians

will go is not yet clear. In past

same.

by a lot of material standards; Marriage is a crazy way out

months charges have been laid but it's catching. Once you

against the Telegraph" for start you can't stop. publishing "United Press" des-

patches regarding Hitler's and

of it first. You know

The oldest one has a medium

Anthony Cotterell

MR. PEPYS IN HONGKONG

LOOK at the divorce side

Murch 23rd. This day, being now take it somewhat amiss. A long pic as Louis Napoleon did not in the Mussolini's intentions in Europe. the sort of people who get you ince my dentist did draw fure and wee dined not until ten of Franco-Russian war, Very busy in

my teeth, I'doe persuade my chy- the clock.

my office and so home and to bed. To-day we can give this Ameri-divorced. They say there's a rurgeon that hce doth discharge mec 25th-Up betimes, but it is on l 28th-All day ordering my papers fool in every marriage, there's from the Hospitall, after some five day and later the rain falls heavily, no and after to drink wine witY PRP STE can Agency credit_for_forecast usually one-in-a-divorce. But it seems fitting I should resume writ-tall to reading by the fire and so after to Lycemun where is a rout

weeks, and so, I having more leisure, that I must needs go home and solat Wong Nie Cheng-gap-and-there ing to the very date the German the people who can't get along in ing in my diary and so I doc once early to bed. annexation of Moravia and marriage are pretty keen to try affairs doc seem so parlous in Europe in the garden 1 and all ruined save with a gentleman who did play in moro take up my pen. But Lord! 28th-Much fogge and as I walk held by the Officers there, and much good company. There I fell talking it again, even the back-alley that F am in some doubt how far the daffodils and roses which doe the last venture of the Bohemia. It told us four days neurotics who keep the divorce may continue therein. For this day pretty well to my great pleasure. Desimatick Club, and wee doe speak Amateur beforehand of Mussolini's inten-court lawyers prosperous.

comes newes of the occupation of But the bulbs of last year doe fall of plays for the seasorz Memel and what shall come of it all of flowering and I perceive that all John being gone I know not who But Mr. tion of carrying the sword into The divorced men are mostly I know not. Home, betimes and to must be treated as annuals here will produce., Home with Mr. Cald- Albania. It tells us this morn-in the services (22 per cent.), tay chamber where ull seems as Reading by the fire and again early beck in his motor coach and did

the artistic professions (18 per before, but the garden is ruined by to bed.

dine with him. ing that within a week German cont.), the leisured classes. (16) the fogg0 which makes mee sad at 27th-Reading in the newes sheets

heart.

30-These last two days troops will enter Danzig. We per cent.), or commercial travel-

this day I doe ind. Iittle comfort, ini

very 24th-This night to the Queen's Signor Mussolini's speech, when he busy with my Dentist and Lord! How I do hate it all Newes.comes. pray that this latter prediction lers (14 per cent.).

Picture House with Mistress Marjory doth declare his belief in arms, And This day comes news that the great where wee due see the "Citadel. am minded of the saying that shippe Canton is in collision with Four out of five divorced And it is a fine picture but Lord! I those who take the sword shall the Felix Roussel but God bee praised women marry bachelors. They doc rejoice not to have

it perish by the seen

sword. But it is both shippes safe and none. hurt are usually between twenty-five before the chyrurgeons did cut mee told

Dictators But it seems the. Canton was struck and thirty-five, and they marry of the craft who did, as it seemed, martial success as Napoleon did and it is rumoured that the Chitral will. last year. And there I saw a many can but maintain themselves by amid-ships and must into dock, und men about the same age.

is wrong-for Danzig means

war.

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What is now apparent is that the dictators will demand the acknowledgment of their

Are these second marriages mastery, obeisance to their happy? It's difficult to say- authority in neighbouring states. but how many people do you know who go through the Totalitarianism is always aggres-divorce courts twice? Not many, sive. It possesses foreign I think. policy which demands sacrifices

from others-sacrifices of treatý. rights, of territory,

.

NOW listen to this letter written by a widow.)

It will give you some idea of

How it goes further. It de-how a lot of people live. mands power-power for its own sake, for the sheer pleasure of exercising it. The material con- cession, the instruction accepted, are secondary.

"I'm a widow, living entirely the loneliness is terrible to bear. alone, comfortably off; but still

"I visit friends, which breaks the monotony, but when they've gone, or I've returned once more It is the act of submission, the to the house, I'm nervous and saluto of slave to master, for before me; not occasionally, but which the dictators lust. You always, year in year out for recall that Hitler made trium-nearly seven years."

phant entries into Prague and Memel as soon as they fell to the

a

alone. There's a long evening

Plenty of that kind of letter every day.

Plenty of widows and widow- Nazi sword. You read that ers facing loneliness now, Death Mussolini plans the same entry to-day into Tirana.

The conquored must cry "Hell Hitler", "Viva, Il Duce,"

No grievance, true or falso, matters. The humiliation or

rates are highest in the first quarter of the year, and the 'flu epidemic helped them up.

How do widows set about carrying their crous?.

Some go gay, like in the music- hall gage. But not many of brave opponents, that is what is sip port in saloon bars.

them shock, the neighbours and

wanted,..

Who will be next?

Most look around for what is coyly referred to as Number 2.)

In history

that

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

'ion either offer the lady poni seat": pretend you're asleep?".

bee tumed about and take on her passengers and freight. But in truth It seems her fortune is pretty ill as upon her maiden voyage, she did touch the mud in the Thames,

31st At last comes Bows that the war in Spain is over after

well nigh three years. And trust the war-torn country may now get repose, and the Spanish nation and itselfe again. And all do walt to see if the Italian volunteers doe go home again,

come

April 1st-The Canton Is Into port with a great gash in her side and to-morrow the Chitral sayles for home, the first time I ever doe remember a P. & O. to sayle on a Sunday. To Kowloon to see the Recreio

the

Navy at Krickett though they strike pretty 11 their Ozorio janit

and

Play

twe

ch

chyrurgeons M

Mr. E. Gosano dee deliver them

the

bowling mighty well. This night to University dinner where we th Cambridge, doc jesto mightily

of

Oxford, wee having won the boat-

races, pleasant, dinner, but, Lord! dog find Bone. of-the younger men come, forth and sing as their elders doc. Home pretty late, by

doo

motor hackery and so to bed.

2nd.

(Lord's Day)-A hot and foggy in the forenoon and a strange day, great storm of rain at luncheon after the which grown cold but is clearer. Mistress Diy to luncheon-and

the

Davis with my g

after

godson Johni. who approves lier mightly.

3rdThis day my dentlat doth fit my teeth and it is I belleva 'n böndy piece of craftsmanship as it doth take mo seven minutes to remove thes and tento replace them. But am mightily glad to and con hold my-tobacco pipe. To the Tamar to inke a farewell gling of wine with (Continued on Part 11) M

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