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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1920 Instalment Marriage ‘Settlements! $3,800,000 in 38 Payments of the Latest Wrinkle | George W. Post Jr.,in 1908, Agreed to Pay Bernice Mabley Post $100,000 Per Annum Until 1945. eo Anna Gould Paid Count Castellane $6,000,000, Just for a Title; W. K. Vanderbilt Paid $10,000,000 to the Duke of Marlborough When His Daughter Got Married; John Jacob Astor Paid $5, 000,000 to Madeleine Force When She Became His Bride. By Fay Stevenson. “Coprright, 1990, by The ress Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World.) MBRICA has been the land of many interesting ante-nuptial agree- ments, but the latest of those which has come to light 1s that be- tween George W. Post jr, now wife, Bernice Mabley Post. Through living at Middletown, N. Y, and his an order signed a few days ago by Supreme Court Justice Tierney permitting Carlton Ray Mabley of Detroit to reaign as trustee under an agreement made in 1908 between Mr, Post and the then Miss Mabley, this unusual ante-nuptial agreement became known. Under this agreement Mr. Post made thirty-eight notes for $100,000 each, due each year, from 1908 to 1945, payable to his wife each year. In other words, this amounts to a marriage settlement on the instal- ment plan. For thirty-eight years Mr, Post will pay his wife $100,000, and at the end of that time the full mount paid for Uttlé friend wife will be $3,800,000! ‘When Anna Gould became the bride of Count Castellane, papa Jay Gould gave $6,000,000 for his title. At the time Count Bont Castellane said: “I came to America to indulge in my love of sport. I was thrown often in the society of the Goukis. I greatly admired Mr, Jay Gould's daughter, Miss Anna Gould. she was a’ charming young lady, sim- ple and unaffected, but no idea of marriage or any other feeling than esteem crossed my mind. Then came the invitation to join their party to Canada, It was during that trip that the truth came out. I know not exactly how or when, but I re- turned to New York the accepted euitor of Miss Gould. I have becn misunderstood completely as to any settlements the Gould family may make upon me. The whole idea fs exceedingly repugnant to me. My lawyer has naturally conferred with the Gould family upon these matters, which must come up when marriage is contemplated, but for the money I care nothingt’ And yet before the marriage the $6,000,000 was handed over to Bont, and he did not hesitate to accept it. The, Duke of Marlborough received $10,000,000 from papa W. K. Vander- bilt when he married his daughter Mrs.wd Renter Narre Consuelo. ‘This was merely an ante- nuptial settiement, but just at father-in-law W. K. and the Duchess spent in restoring the Castle Blen- heim will probably never be known. Castles and counts take time and money to remodel! And then there is the Earl of Yar- mouth, who married Alice Thaw, the sister of Harry Thaw. Although his marriage ante-nuptial agreement was but $100,000 a year, he proved to be an expe ; and demanded $40,000 a year even after he was di- vorced, It is said that at the time the Earl became engaged to Miss Thaw her income was but $85,000 a year, but the Earl refused to marry her until she made it $100,000, and although Mrs. Mary Thaw, the mother, and all three brothers ob- jected to the wedding, Mrs. Thaw finally raised the sum and the mar- riage was performed. Although the Earl was‘a particular chum of Harry Thaw’s, he was not inclined to have him enter the family circle. But earls and dukes and are not the only ones who ante-nuptial agreements, John Jacob Astor gave $5,000,000 as a marringo settlement beside his Fifth Avenue residence to little nine- teen-year-old Madeleine Force. Sev- eral days before the wedding cere- mony took place, papa Force, Made- leine and Mr. Astor all took a trip upon the yacht Norma to Newport and had the necessary legal docu- ments drawn up. Ante-nuptial agreements may be- come very popular in the near fu- ture. Men and women are both vy- ing with each other in the business world, and this may make a differ- ence in their marriage relations. But to the poor men and maids who may have to meet an ante-nuptial settle- ment I would suggest that it is quite possible to pay your settlement on the instalment plan. The Posts have proved it can be done. counts mo Ouro Roy Le M* Cardell. “The Jarr Tromafly Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World), R.JARR was dressing, prepara- tory to the day and Its toll. Mrs. Jarr stood watching him patiently. Finally she spoke: “Mrs, Stryver ts going to give a Uttle party before she goes away for the summer,” remarked Mrs. Jarr, “and she expects us.” “Did you say US?" asked Mr. Jarr. “Yes, I eaid US,” replied Mrs, Jarr, “U-S, us, we, you and L” “well, you can count me out, and you can convey to the lady my una- vailing regrets!” said Mr. Jarr, “I'm a social Bolshevist—T'm off the tea and tattle thing. If we men can't have good,-hard liquor, why"—— “That's the way you always talk ‘mterjected Mrs, Jarr impatiently, "You think it smart to jeer at all the refining influences of life, And you regret Prohibition, do you? You miss that awful Gus's saloon and your saloon cronies, do you?” “Well, 1f you make it those things or tes. and tettle and the hich hand- shake, yes,” remarked Mr. Jarr com- posedly, I'm sure I've ‘been pstient and never tried to interfere with your en. joyments, even when they were of that sc a ed, “But our children are & must begin to mo for their qake, When I am sure you will be glad NOT to ave him associating with the Slavin- ky boys or those children of Muller's and Bepler's, Gus, your favorite friend and companion, who used to keap the saloon on the corner, has no children, fortunately "Oh, Willie might do worse,” sald Mr, Jarr coolly, ‘“Slavinsky's boy is a bright lit alow and will make mark in the world, Young Henry Muller has extraordinary talent for drawing; his father is going to send him to an art school, and everybody predicts a great future as an artist for him, “Bepler’a second boy has won a echolarship at high school—I hape our Willie will never associate with worse people.” “And it will be grand for little Em- ma When she grows up to go with the same set!" remarked Mrs, Jarr. Like al American fathers, Mr, Jarr hed inolinaitions toward «anntal ARE YOu Goincy The Plain Truth! By “Maurice Ketten TO THE SEA SHORE | WHY DON ‘T You LiKé THE SEA SHORE ? 1 HOPE You ‘te CHANGE YOuR MIND AND GO WITH US By Martusrite Mooens Maxims ofa Modern Maid Marshall Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening Worl OYVE’S thermometer goes down as the weather man’s goes up, and summer romance is mostly light without heat, Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Pro- Inbition, a drink will probably cost as much as 25 cents more in New York. It's not the woman nowadays, half 80 much as the popular novel, that “pays and pays and PAYS,” When a woman admires a sunset, a poem or a hat a man calls it “gush,” but when he uses the same adjectives about @ steak he merely ts showing healthy enthusiasm, The trouble with Iving in the sub- urbs is that if you ignore your nelzh- bors they think you are conceiled, and if you don’t ignore them YOU KNOW you are bored, Just about this time the summer widow practises going without her wedding ring in order to get rid of that telltale mark, The timid partridge, the shy deer, ress, Then a saving thought struck him. in the giatter of daughters, “I don't see how my going to a stupid tea and meeting people who are stupid is going to a nee the social interests of our child,” he sai “It has its effec replied Mrs. Jarr. “Mrs, Stryv sister, who ie very wealthy and very refined, has about Emima’s age, and children’s party 3 we go to Mrs. Stry- ver's and talk about our children her sister may not think to ask her.” So, grumbling at everything he had Mr, Jarr invested himself ciety daytime regalia and tily into the offic crept eu received with hoots of derision fe being in a frock coat in hot w All of which he bore as becomes the social martyr, On the way uptown Mr, Jarrbought @ gardenia and pinned it in, his but- tonhole, Men at times are just big hypocrites im such things as women, And, what do you think? The ladics made a big fuss over him at tho tea fight, and he recited his favorite Kipling poems for them to tumultuous applause—he enjoyed himself immenecly! And on the way home he told Mrs. Jarr that in the fight. between Refinement and Rum, he, for one, was glad for his ¢chil- Arah'a sake that Rafinamant bad wont 4 the sensitive plant—all are miracles of virile courage compared to th eligible man in this leap year open season for bachelors and without even a bur left in which to up." One of the most famous baby vamps in literature ts ‘Thackeray's Amelia—and how she put dt over, en on Thackcray himself! Just because the 1920 summer girl wears innocent organdie ruffles and blue ribbons It fsn’t safe to assume that she has missed the details of the latest divorce scandal or that Freud has anything to teach her. It's beginning to get almost warm enough for the wearer of summer furs to take some comfort tn them. Notes of Science. An electric alarm has been tn- vnted that sounds should an ‘un- athorized person move a balby rriage or try to remove !ts occu- pant The Government of Ceylon is considering the establishment of & gem industry in crown-owned territory close to a rich gem dis- trict, To prevent solder pots u vetting, a Ch a spiral which cannot md by nan hook for vlip off. / HATE THE SEASHORE LIKE THE NO. THE PLAIN TRUTH 1S WE BOTH Loon LIKE Huwe IN 8 ATHING SUITS The Mayor of Delhi. By Bide Dudley. Copyright, 1920, by The Press Iublistitg Go, (Tho New York Evening World.) AYOR CYRUS PDRKINS WALKER of Delhi has decided that never again will he waste sympathy on a small boy whose father has whipped him, At the same time he is imbued with the idea that the Anti-Walker Democrats are guilty of another effort to make him nidiculous and thus injure him in his race for re-election, It all centres around an incident that occurred Tuesday afternoon on ‘Tanglewylde Avenue, As the Mayor was walking along the’ street he was approached by Tommy Schultz, the nine-year-old son of Jeremiah Schultz, who 1s o posing Mr. Walker in his politic fight. Tommy was crying. What's wrong?" asked the Mayor. “My father licked me,” wailed Tommy. A crowd began to gather, and Mr. Walker saw an opportunity to impress upon the voters his g tleness and, at the same tin them of the cruelty of his opponent. “He was cruel,” snorted the Mayor. Then he turned to the crowd, ‘Think of it!” he said. “A great, big bully like this man Schultz whipping 4 little weakling like Tommy. 1t is out~ rageous. What would a man of such Vicious ténde) do if he were our rt” here was no reply, but Mr. Walker saw his point had been driven lome, He turned to Tommy. “Your father should be jailed for this, Had you committed a, great ime?” », sir," sniffled Tommy, hat had you dong, my boy?" “All I done wuz set fire to your chicken coop.” A change came over the Mayor. “My coop?” he replied, “Why, you young scoundrel! ‘Take that!" He gave Tommy a sound slap and the boy ran away. The crowd laughed, “Makes @ difference whose ox is gore sugeCoed Hop Oliver, an AntleWalker Dem oout, The Mayor saw in the whole aifair a echeme to a credit him politically. 8 Constable Brown present?” he ked, tight here!” replied the officer, ‘Arrest that man.” The constable flew’ at Oliver, A fight followed in which the brave off cer was knocked down four times, but he succeeded tn doing his @mty by stuffing a summons down Oliver's neck under his shirt. The incident has set the ‘ “hole town talking, ‘Phere te much indienation. DAMPNESS, COME ON HEIR TO SPANISH THRONE ENTERS ARMY AS PRIVATE HE Prince of the Asturias, heir to the Spanish throne, has en- tered the army as a private soldier, It is the first time in hi tory that a Spanish heir has served in the ranks. The Prince became a member of the Old 3d Moaradas regiment of infantry. For several months past he has worked hard to acquire the rudi- mente of military knowledge, THURSDAY, Strange JUNE ONE-DIECE BATHING SUITS Since Delirium Tremens Has Been Abolished, Water Is the Only Hope for a Guy That Wants to See 17, 1920 Forms, By Neat R.. O’ Hara: economy counts—and that’s ON the should be arbitrated on a 50-50 basis, the other fifty on the beach, Making dames put on two-plece suits is the worst thing the cops have REMEMBER, GIRLS: WHEN IN BATHING DO AS THE MERMAIDS DO, It proves that coppéra are what the yeggmen claim. When a one-piece suit comes before ‘em, all they can see ever pulled off. Totally blind. is their duty, ’ \From the standpoint of history and the viewpoint of the spectator the one-piece suit is O. K. Eve had a one-leaft bathiyg sult. Cleopatra had a one-bead bathing sult, When Salome went bathing in blood she had a seven-veil suit, only six of ‘em weren't voting. It’s the same thing jn all times and in all places, From the Atlantic's bottom to Zlegfeld’s roof the mer- maids and sirens have littleon, Any law that requires two-plece bathing suita is adding Insult to shapeliness. Since delirium tremens has been abolished, water 1s the only hope for a guy that wants to see strange forms, But no innocent-or-otherwise bystander is going to see strange forms In famillar poses eo long a the two-piece sult endures. The way we look at the, piece controversy, it should be one-piece for all women and all women for onesplece suits. That would end the argument where {t started—with one plece! Shapely dames should remember that “Save” {s the watchword to-day. And any life guard would rather save a one-plece than a two-plece bathing girl. Yea, bo! When !t comes to paving the pieces the life guards are all for one. A guy may look at peek-a-boo stockings, but he won't fall for hide-and-seek bathing suits— he'll look for the one-piece kind. Just get this, girls: When in Rome TheFoorRelation Question. BY SOPHIE Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Oo. (The New York Bvening World) LITTLE while ago I wrote in these columns on the subject of Ingratitude of Poor Rela tions, Many answers came to this story. One impressive letter came from Kentucky. , The writer t+ the story of two sisters, one Mrs. Rich and the otheit Mrs, Poor, the|," former having as- \y sumed a sense of! superiority over @ her poorer sister, ~“¢ ‘The writer of the “Xa - letter tells how! Sema merase Mrs. Poor com- plains of Mrs, Rich as follows “She gives my Mary her daughter Anna's cast-aside garments, which I must admit Mary !s very glad to get. But—she tells of this in various quar- ters, indicates that Mary might be in a bad way for some really nice clothes but for her bounty. “She comes to my house and goes here and there where she pleases, ad- monishes me as to my housekeeping, criticises. If I should presume to do the same in her house she would re- gard 1t as strange indeed and imper- tinent. “Sho has even satd, ‘Tf you do not use this as I say I shall have to take it hack.’ “In shprt, my stster, of late years expecially, has assumed toward me an attitude of benevolence really very annoying. I might resent it, but—well, I have endured this so long, that now no matter what I might say or do, it would be attributed to ill nature.” ‘The writer in speaking of rieh rela~ Hong enys: What such benefactors need t, learn is that no gifts, however valu- uble, can purchase the privilege of as- sailing the self-respect of the recip- ent, Yet there {# often this tndelicacy which is a standitix reproach to peo- ple who would be astonished to know ne truth, “Thus we observe that the poor re- Jation, silent, perhaps even. self-ac. Copyright, 1920, by The Pres Pubitthing Co. (The New York Bening World, NB of the unjust burdens that women carry these days i¢ the two piece bathing suit, It ought to be one-piece. If woman is to retain her place on the bathing beach, she must economize where bathing beach! The two-piece suit Fifty per cent, belongs at home and © you should do as the Romans do. jj And when in bathing do as the mer- sf maids do—which {s to wear the very least tha: Possible, You will notice fi that the swellest bathing girls inthe |] world appear in two-part films butin i ‘one-piece sults, . They allow one-piece suits on the Pacific Coast, which 1s doubtless why | x population is drifting that way, The guys that travel in that direction are now discovering more than the ‘49-ers. ‘They're discovering perfect 36-ers, Elght pleces ts all right for an orchestra. But an orchestra {8 to be heard, not seen. ‘That's why.two pieces 1s too much for a bathing girl —who Is to be seen not to be heard till she’s calling for h : Form has always determined the number of admirers a pute off and the number of pieces puts on, | The peacherino that shows a fit ina one-plece thing will throw @-fit in e& two-plece costume. The floss that feasts on too much pie can’t hope to | wear a form-fit sult. One piece is enough of either pie or suit. ‘i ~ And that's what we're driving at. ames that dive by the hour shouldn't ‘be required to do two-piece work. One piece is perfectly 0. K. so long nobody disturbs the plece, You betcher! Seeing fs believing. That's why we delleve in one-piece sults. ¢ fe ba cusing, may have a real case against ©} even the most lavishly liberal rela+ tive. The aggregate of many petty invasions of their personal rights, too numerous and too seemingly trifling, viewed after u time, comes slowly to embitter the non-resistant sufferer, , The apology is due the recipient of favors, strangely enough, “After all, this is not a question of | riches or poverty opposed the one to — the other, at all. It is wholly a ques~ tion of reserve, non-resistance, sen- sitivencss consequent on these two- named, standing over and against cul- tivated presumption, false self-im- Importance, presumed privilege earned by the bestowment of favors, “Thousands and thousands of poor relations remain on terms of unaf~ fected frendship with rich rélations, envying them not at, all, for | favors bestowed. The fnquity re= solves itself in the final issue to am analysis of individual character, a8 to either side or both." The comment of this writer is cers tainly. worth white. - Any one who does any another, and does it like (oe: dole or demanding some thing 5 return, certainly ungracidus : selfish, to say the least ‘The person who gives things, ex. — pecting some measure of return, is really not giving anything at all, The finest characters are those who bestow a gift as though they receiving one, There are many such splendid people. ) x I know a very rich woman who has done ever so much, especially her poor relations, and even a word of thanks. Whenever visit her home they are treat the most honored guests and the most prominent places in pany, § 1 arse Figg Gistinctay this sonce telling abou! w much ure she got from putting der oki Mary, from the | noxt % her guest of honor, a great man knew it @ive Anut Mary pleasure the her life to remember the o ‘Phese are the kind of make for big spit. It can vated—it !# very easy, After all, riches ai can be the greatest source they are dispensed wu in much a way as to rel spect of the