Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-28

In matters pertaining to women Nine.
Pezet is interested as an onlooker rather
than as one who takes an active part.
Suffrage" said Nine. Pezet. referring
to the ever present topic. should. be-
lieve, prove al. right for your country
because conditions here would seem to
warrant 1t. And. after all, you know. ]
fee- that such movements as these as
far as their merit is concerned. must be
governed by the conditions surround ng
them. In this country. where women
have entered SO lareel into the affairs
of the world, it would seem that 20 add
suffrage would not prove a calamity.
"On the other hand, when you ask me
about suffrage in my native land, the
answer Is different The women there
still cling to the idea that has existed
here since time mmemorial. that wom-
ans place Is not in the business wor d.
express it in that way. as our women
10 take an interest IN many of the mod
ern movements, and to use the old trite
expression, 'woman's place Is in the
nome, would not express it exactly.
But suffrage with us would hard y be
practical. That is, such was the case
when l last visited Peru, Ave years ago
Whether or not the subject will ever be-
my knowledge. But Peru 70 lows Europe
and already we have unions and strikes
And who knows? 1t may be that the
women of that country VIII become in
crested in the subject of womens
rights"
And when 1t does Gomez
Who knows?' madame shrugged her
shoulders. Perhaps by that time they
will be ready for it."
But II Mime. Pezet follows the role
r in far-off Parrr "A
suffrage, she also follows them in
another Characteristic.
While the women of Peru have never
taken up many OF the modern movements
other countries said Nine. Pezet,
they nevertheless take part in the af-
fairs OF the country. Our women have
always been keenly interested in politics,
md have played part in it. not as
actual participants but as an a.d to their
husbands. And this, l think, is a neld
in which woman's scope is unlimited,
don't you?
One can well imagine Nine Pezet
as a competent aid to her husband.
charm OF manner, clear grasp Of any
subject she Is discussing and a person
ality greater than is the usual allot-
ment OF even an attractive woman-such
qualities make of Nine. Pezet figure
that stands out even In the brilliant circle
of Wash ngton's diplomatic corps.
And. above al, Nine. Pezet. is a gra-
cious hostess, one of the things which
o farthest toward makins any home
the gathering place for the brilliant and
accomplished.
i
But Nine. Pezet has another inter
est. and one which is second to none.
This is her son, Alfonso Washington
Pezet. Mr.. Pezet Is down on the Dip
omatic list as attache of the Peruvian
legation, but that Is far from ALL What
he is really interested in is playwriting.
Nor is this interest unwarranted, for
only recently Henry Miller accepted
play written by him which Is even now
in process of rehearsal and which. also.
his mother hopes will have its premier
in Washington.
OF Peru. the land Of the Incas. Chill
dren of the Sum-" the country invaded
by Pizarro, lured there by tales Of yell
low gold: and who founded the City of
Kings, or Lima, the present capital,
Nine. Pezet has many interesting things
to say Founded in 1885. Lima Is one of
the most fascinating cities Of South
America.
Lima" said madam. "is unusually In.
teresting, both to one who lives there
and to the visitor. At one time Span
ish, this quaint old city still possesses
an old-world charm. But with late
years and the coming of twentieth CEN