Evening journal., 1903-10-08
MRS. FISH'S APH0RISMS
Society Leader Says America
Must Have an Aristocracy.
CLAIMS EQUALITY WILL NEVER DO

Ruler OF Hewport's summer Colony.
Does Not Believe In Being Too
Observation-Disclosures 90 Enter Poll
tics-Thinlxs the United states Il
Making itself RidfcuIous In Regard
TO Titles.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, wife Of the
president of the Illinois Central rail-
road, leader Of New York's -Four Hun
dred and one Of the rulers of New.
ports summer colony, declared IA
breezy Interview at ST. Louis the other
day that all persons are not equal. that
the United States is to have an aris-
tocracy. that the vulgar new rich are
invading Newport. that Americans
make themselves ridiculous over for
eign counts and dukes and that Miss
Goelet's family paid S2.0OO,00O for the
privilege Of marrying her TO the Duke
Of Roxburghe, says the Chicago Trlb-
une.
Mrs. Fish in consenting TO the inter
view said:
"Now. be careful what you say about
me, and do not write any ridiculous
thing, what you newspaper people call
a pipe Just write It as / said H."
These are some OF the things she
saldi
Il should not like to have to eat with
negroes.
81 do not believe in equality; It would
never do.
"There always will be classes in this
country.
1--WE are coming more and more to
have an arlstocracy and a common
people.
II do not believe in being too demo
cratic.
Europe is older than we. and she
cannot get along without the different
classes.
There are many different kinds Of
people, and they cannot all be equal I'm
any country.
"What makes our social life so stupid
Is that the women do nothing but dress
and talk nonsense They ought TO get
into politics. Just think what influence
a woman in n high position in Wash
lngton could have-the wife OF the pres
ident OF something like that"
"why don't you get into politics, Mrs
FishY
That's what I'm trying to do. I've
been trying for two years. American
women ought TO do something that's
the reason the Lord gave them brains
and / for one intend 10 know some
thing about what interests me most
and that is politics"
Speaking Of gowns worn by Ameri
can women Mrs Fish said: Il thinl
that IN dress the American women imi
tate Europe too much. American max
ers build just as handsome and as cost
~ gowns as the Parisians. and II som
one would only start the pace Amer
can gowns would be worn"
Mrs. Fish was asked about the d.
cline of Newport as the social hub ,
the United States. she replied:
Newport is not declining. True. 1t
being invaded by vulgar new rich pc
pie OF the parvenu class but the high'
classes still are there.
Society people do not run after IN
sensational and do not want somethin
new and out Of the way all the time.
"Thls impression Is a false one an
was created solely by the press
For instance. Harry Lehr and hi
monkey function. which IS said TO hav
occurred at my cottage.
Il never heard Of anything quite s.
ridiculous In my life. 1t never occurred
and all these other stories are exaggor
ations.
Newport just now is paying to-
much attention to foreign lords.
Il think that this country is MAXIM
itself ridiculous in regard to titles.
"The marriage Of Miss Goelet TO th
Duke OF Roxburghe is the latest piec
Of this sort of folly.
They paid down S2,oO00OO to do IT,
"Of course the duke is not as bad al
some foreigners who have married
American girls. for he has some none.
about 100000 a year-but that is no
much for people in his station.
Il think Il foolish"