Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-02
MRS. FISTS APHORISMS
Society Leader Says America Must Have an Aristocracy.
CLAIMS EQUALITY WILL NEVER DO

Ruler of Newport's Summer CoIon31 Does Not Believe I'm Being Too Democratic-Intends to Enter PoIi- tics-Thinks the United States Is Making Itself Ridiculous I'm 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 in a 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 $2,0O0,000 for the privilege of marrying her to the Duke of Roxburghe, says the Chicago Trib- 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 I said it."
 These are some of the things she said:
 .'I should not like to have to eat with negroes.
 q do not believe in equality; it would never do.
 There always will be classes in this country.
 we are coming more and more to have an aristocracy and common people.
 T do not believe in being too demo cratic.
 Europe is older than we, and she cannot get along without the different classes. E
 There are many different kinds of people, and they cannot all be equal in any country.
 What makes our social life SC 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 high position in Wash ington could have-the wife of the pres ident or something like that"
 "Why don't you get into politics, Mrs. Fish?'
 "That's what Pm trying to dc I've been trying for two years. American women ought to do something that's the reason the Lord gave them brains and I" for one intend to know some thing about what interests me most, and that is politics.
 Speaking of gowns worn by Ameri- can women Mrs. Fish said: T think hot iY hn Aynn nnysino tate Europe too much. American mak- CTS build just as handsome and as cost ly gowns as the Parisians, and if some one would only start the pace Ameri- can gowns would be worn"
 Mrs. Fish was asked about the de- cline of Newport as the social hub of the United States. She replied:
 Newport is not declining. True, 1t is being invaded by vulgar new rich peo- pie of the parvenu class, but the higher classes still are there.
 Society people do not run after the sensational and do not want something new and out of the way all the time.
 "'This impression is false one and was created solely by the press.
 For instance, Harry Lehr and his monkey function, which is said to have occurred at my cottage.
 q never heard of anything quite so ridiculous in my life. It never occurred, and all these other stories are exagger- ations.
 Newport just now is paying too much attention to foreign lords.
 'sI think that this country is making itself ridiculous in regard to titles.
 t'The marriage of Miss Goelet to the Duke of Roxburghe is the latest piece of this sort of folly.
 '"They paid down $2,oO0,OOO to do 1t.
 Of course the duke is not as bad as some foreigners who have married American girls, for he has some money about $6O,OoO year-but that Is not much for people in his station.
 ssT think it foo1ish-''