The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
Gaby Deslys Says thatHats
! Are Better than Husbands
Declares that american Men Fail in the Little
Courtesies that Mean So Much to
a Woman
a Woman.

dust Of America from her dainty shoes
she is going to tell American women
what she thinks Of their husbands, at
least this is what. she promises, al.
though. for my part I think she has
left little more to be said.
American men are too much In . hur-
~ to make good lovers and husbands.
They fall In love In . big hurry In what
you call a hustle-and. whoof! they fall
out again In q greater hurry" she de-
clared, adding:
AN American man sees a pretty face,
a graceful figure. and he fall in love with
1t. This Is to-day. Tomorrow he sees
another pretty face, another graceful fg-
ure. and he falls all over himself to fall
in love with that He gets on with the
new before he IL OF with the old"
Asked how she knows 90 much about
the matter. Gaby elapped her dainty heels
together and rippled of . delicious little
laugh.
Love-RakiAG Crude.
'Oh. I know! had the experisncs!"
she exclaimed. 'The American men come
to see me in Paris They see me dance.
They hear me sing, and that is enough.
They want to make love before they know
the color Of my eyes. They do not know
how to pay graceful compliments. Their
love-making is crude. They have no
fnesse. When the American man falls
in love he hurries to show his love in .
material way. This is right Men exist
but to shower gifts and love on women.
But love Is not always expressed In
pearls. in diamonds. A rose. . spray Of
lilies from poor man means as much
to me as pearls from q king.
AS lover the American man fails In
the little things which mean love to q
woman. As q husband-well, love and
marriage are not the same. He 10 more
faithful to his wife than the continental
husband The continental husband may
be false to his wife, but he does not como
into her presence drunk. while the Amert-
can mans idea Of dissipation IL to be
faithful. but to get drunk.
Hats Better Than Husbands.
But" said Mile. Deslys, with = toss
of her pretty head. why talk Of love
and husbands when We can talk Of my
hats. They are better than husbands.
anyway. for their possession gives .
woman all pleasure and little worry.
while the possession Of a husband gives
one all worry and little pleasure.
Il make myself beautiful for my hats.
because II I were not beautiful my hats
would suffer.
This is my umbrella hat" she en-
Unused, as she exhibited q soft black
velvet creation-so soft. In fact, that
she bent It double without breaking 1t.
1t is two yards around the brirn. and
the plumes are simply ravishing. They
are black ostrich plumes. and each one
is a yard wide.
When wear it," said the little
French butterfly. II wear all my pearls
and a gown that has made q queen en-
vious.
Now you must see my steeple hiatt"
and Gaby produced a tght-ftting cap
of jeweled green net. two feet In height.
with a tall green plume standing stee-
ple-wise in front
Il wear it in my thrilling scenes. It
makes me feel exalted and happy" she
vouchsafed. adding. with a roguish
smile:
-,ut then not one Of my hats has ever
made me unhappy. Could I say that Of
a husband-an American husbandT'
I wouldn't pretend to answer SO per-
tinent a question. would you?