From the Library of Congress, 1919.
What Will Mrs. Thompson Say?
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What should Mrs. T. do? How would the lodge deal with her husband if she told on him and made it be known that he had been utilizing a mock wife? If the lodge was giving a ball and her husband was there, does she have a right to crash it in order to show everyone that she is his wife? I'm sure that the columnist Mrs. T. will have some answers for the letter writing Mrs. T. What do you think? You are allowed up to three answers (or pieces of advise) and they are all worth 10 points.
Geez, this is a tough one as divorce was not so common back then, nor much approved of. And clearly he is not happy in the marriage, and is distancing himself from you whether or not he is cheating on her by not being honest with her nor sharing what he's doing with her. And it doesn't sound like he's supporting her in her ill health, either, the rotter!
1. She shouldn't ask anyone anything, she should just go to the next ball and ask/expect to be admitted AS HIS WIFE. Once there, she will be able to tell if he has been going there with another woman.
2. She should tell her husband his conduct is unacceptable in a marriage and he must stop making false accusations against her, stop tracking her movements, and stop excluding her from his activities and being untruthful with her.
3. If he does not change his ways, sadly she will need to engage a very good lawyer and get a divorce.
What a mess!