How many wives have been forced by the death of well-intentioned but too protective husbands to face reality late in life, bewildered and frightened because they were strangers to it!

They moved to New York City when he accepted a position with a New York law firm in 1916. " After retirement Hortense Odlum proclaimed "I want to go back and be what I really am - just the typical customer who has found a store Hortense Odlum loves to shop in. "
Divorced from Odlum in 1935 Hortense Odlum next married Dr.

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Divorced from Odlum in 1935 Hortense Odlum next married Dr. She made major rearrangements of boutiques and salons introduced a bright cheerful decor and focused on customer relations. She offered to finance his studies at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.