Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-29
The DUKE ON HIS MARRIAGE.
Manchester Favors American Girls and Therefore
Married One
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You ask me why foreign noblemen
marry American girls and what ! think
Of American girls generally The best
answer 1 can give TO that question is
that I married one Doesn't that sum
It all up Is there anything else that
can be said?
But, OF course. that great American
public is anxious to have an the reasons
and details. That is rather an cmbar-
RAISING task, but / win do my best TO
give them, as | have a reputation as a
popular and go0d-natured duke 20 sus-
tain.
American girls are the most beautiful
and fascinating In the world. They have
an the qualities Of an the other girls
put together English and French girls
are very charming. too Don't misun-
derstand me as disparaglng them. But
Americans have wider range Of
charms.
They are beautiful. witty graceful.
high bred. original innocent, aulaClOus,
intellectual and practical
You can tell an American girl any
where I'm the world You can ten her
In Paris or London mile away 10 is
her dress and her carriage, and other
indeGnabie qualities. The type is most
distinct.
/ am not am authority ON womon's
dress You credit me- with too much
learning ] hardly know "baneaI.ne'
from "crtpe de- Chine SON, Am rialu
girls are mo- doubt the best dressed in
the world. ID is no use comparing hem
with the French because they are So
very different You make a mistake,
however in thinking that French Woe
men are always the best dressed or that
no English women show good taste I'm
dress
/ am pleased TO see that American
girls have adopted the best features Of
English girls dress for outdoor and
country life They certainly have those
tailor-made things cut beautlfully-th
neatest snuggest trimmest and most
sportsmanllke ! ever saw
I've heard those old stories from old
Engnshmen that American girls were
very pretty. bat that they We're UNI
healthy and had bad compeyions and
walked badly. Those old stories are all
nonsense. especially about the walking
The American girls have the best car
riage IN the world. They're simply mag
nfccnt, They walk Ike Greek goddess
as. their feet scarcely touching the
ground. Vera lncessu patuit dea.
Their compilations are an right too.
As q rule they don't have go much color
as English women. but they need not
worry about that. A rosy complexion Is
a very nice thing. but too much rosinpss
Is worse than none at an. Undoubtedly
some English women have too much
color
American girls are going IN for sport
IN "a very thor1ugh-gUing way I've
seen some OF the hunting around here
and ! must say / should not like any
women relatives Of mine to go in for &C..
I never saw anything so dangerous in
England or ireland. The fact that over
here they ride after the scent OF red
herring instead of a fox makes no diff
ference in this respect
10 always makes me SILVER a little TO
think of women hunting ] don't be-
lievr they We're made 90 be rolled on by
horses That Is not my idea of the mis-
sion which nature intended for the
gentler sex. Perhaps ] am mistaken,
but that's how IT seems TO me.
suppose the most striking character