New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
COUNTESS OF WARWICK
FAVORS SEX FREEDOM
This Will Come After Women Get
the Ballot, Says English
Suffragette.
STILL BEAUTIFUL AT FIFTY
Saws Half Century Mark Is Best
Time of Life for Her Sex
Thinks Americans Are
Too Feverish.

Many years from now, when it becomes
The task Of some one TO write the life Of
the Countess of Warwick, it may be said
If her. as of Cleopatra:
Age cannot wither her nor custom stale
Het infinite variety.
This is what one man said after seeing
en6 listening 10 the titled apostle of Karl
MARKS teachings in her apartment at the
pitt Carlton Yesterday. Lady Warwick
looked as beautiful as a girl Of eighteen as
she talked of woman suffrage and social
ism the British coal strike, love and mar
r,aee. American customs inspectors and a
dozen other subjects.
The drawing room Of Lady Warwicks
anartment was filled with American Beauty
roses and California violets On the table
was photograph Of King Edward when
he was Prince Of Wales. bearing his auto
graph Pieces of luggage were strewn all
over the place The maid. who was trying
N find some things the countess wanted.
was telling all who listened what she
thought of customs inspectors.
Yes" said the countess. some one sent
n message ahead OF me saying l had
number OF gowns for Lady Duff-Gordon,
and those customs people simply turned
everything topsy It was outrageous.
only had a few gowns Of my own"
On a little table was g photograph Of her
eldest son. Lord Brooke, in uniform. "Oh.
yes" said Lady Warwick. you know I
am r grandmother. Ny Youngest child and
nv Oldest grandchild are the same age
seven years
n NT-r, @f oete II
yoile. and a simple bodice with a white
turnover collar of MULE and small black
bow. A long gold chain, with a diamond
han watch suspended, hung round her
neck.
Frowns On Window Smashing,
The countess said she believed the coal
miners would win the strike in England.
Then. after she said the window-sma
crusade Of the English surfragettes was a
tactical error. she gave a straight-out-
from-the-shoulder talk on suffrage, love
and marriage.
Back of the fight for the ballot. which
means nothing in itself" said the countess,
'1s a fight for sex independence. " is q.
fight by women for the right to exercise
their God given impulses. Women are so
held down by the o-called morality laws
that they are fighting TO put themselves
On the same humane basis as man "a Mar
riage through these fights, some day will
he revolutionized through the economic
Independence Of woman, plus the ballot"
what do you think is the best time Of
lifA for a woman7''
The best time of life is when woman
Is over thirty. Better than that, when she
is over forty. and the best time Of pfe is
Aftv. which Is my age Why don't I saY
twenty or twenty-five Because youth IA
pessiunistic. I have lived nv life 10 the
fullest, and I know. When ] was eighteen
was a pessirnist Now I know. have
had experience. and I am profiting by II.
Youth lacks experience 7 never had go
good a time as I'm having now. all due 10
the experience I gathered I'm all these
years"
But tha countess does not look nifty She
has the bloom of young girl, and there Is
not the suggestion Of a wrinkle on her
face And her only beauty recipe is life
IN the open.
Americans Need Leisure.
The countess believes that one Of the
great needs Of the day Is little resting
period after the DAYS work. There is too
much hurrying and scurrying. she SAYS,
for the good Of the race.
The trouble nowadays" said the count
ess. who made II plain she was directing
her remarks solely at America. rs that the
people are living too fast in the constant
tight for money. This does not give them
time 10 be cultured. Every one should cUl-
uvate a love OF art, music and literature"
The countess. who will lecture in this
country and in Canada during the next six
weeks. after which she intends TO return to
England, will not. unlike many who see this
country i'm week. attempt to describe con-
ditions here. Her lectures will deal en-
trely with social, economic and political
conditions in England and on the Continent.
The countess has hut one regret That
IS that her manager did not include Cali
fornia in her lecture itinerary.
How long IN see that great and glori-
ous country Of yours IN California; she ex-
claimed 1T must he one Of Gods most
beautiful spots on earth from what I've
heard Of II. But some day ] hope to see IT,"
The countess dined at Sherrys with Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Pulitzer last night