The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
American Women Are Money Mad
Said the Frenchman. Life with Then
Is Perpetual Stand and Deliver'w

tinctive. 1t Is sober and discreet 1t has rich.
ness and elegance When your eye is little
trained you recognize the American girl easily
by her walk her outline her dignihed self.
possession and yet she lacks neither grace nor
charm You have seen men whose figures and
features are manly, but who have in their move
ments something OF feminine grace. American
women create similar Impression with GER
tains conditions reversed They are women
and yet there is something vire in their bear
Ing. You feel 1t and yet you cannot pick out
any feature that gives this air. 1t is not only
In tall women that you 1t. That would not
be surprising, hut quite little women show 1t
also They have a certain energy in their walk
that You find in all their actions even the most
feminine.
THE FERMENTATION, please show ma
that Walk up and down here, II you we're
In cage DO. yes like that. Go, turn round,
vellous! How can you take such long steps
when you have such little legs?
ANNA HELD-Just practice.
THE FRENCHMAN-You can never have
worn hobbe skirts those skirts which grip the
ankles and make woman look like a tied up
ANNA HEI.D-The American women are too
practical TO do anything to DESTROY the freedom
OF their limbs They accept no bonds. not even
these OF the dressmaker II Is not that thew
deepise fashion, but they show discernment
They do not accept with eyes shut whatever Is
brought to them They try it and adapt it to
their needs. They have not generally adopted
the hobble skirt. but they have. the other
hand, invented the ankle length walking skirt
THE FRENCHmAN-Ah know it. | appre
ciate 1t very much owe 1t many rare Joys
ANNA HEl.D--You are joking.
THE FRENCHMAN--Not at ALL am re-
calling the ankles, the prettiest little ankles
which the walker nmiably revealed at each
stop Yes. ! have followed the ankles.
ANNA HDLD-Ah. YOU follow them?
THE FRENCHMAN-som etimes-when it
ANNA HELD-why when 1t rains?
THE FRENCHMAN-One sees the ankles
ANNA HELD-You have low ideal. Mon.
sieur.
THE FRENcHMAN-Are all American
women quick at repartee as that?
ANNA HDLD-They have quick, keen minds,
Monsieur.
THE FRENCHMAN-Yo delight me. Shall
fall in love with you now
ANNA HELD-You are silly
THE FRENCHMAN-Go on, please. When
woman says to man. You are silly" she is
grateful to him for the slightest spark of in-
telligence, for the least effort to pay oompI.
ment. He Is on the road to her heart. Take
glass OF wine. feel that am going to say
foolish things to you. | want you to be little
gay, so that yon Will hear me sympathetically.
ANNA HELD-Oh, you must not make me
drink
THE FRENCHMAN-Ye take another glass;
ANNA HEI-D-Oh. l feel 80 funny. (She
sings tipsy songD
THE FRENCHMAN Coming very close 10
herl-Now that you feeling 80 happy, with
your lips full OF laughter and your eyes full OF
JOY. confess to me that the American woman.
with all her decided airs. her virility. her
masculine appearance that you praise much,
Is only fragile and delicate little creature
ANNA HELD (struggling nd laughing
Let me go. let me go. believe am tipsy
THE FRBNCHMAN-Tell me that she lis
weak like other women, that she has heart
and that she is nothing in the arms OF man but
the creature Of love she should be. Tell me
that there are hours when she forgets her in
dependence. when she thinks longer of
liberty. when she displays all her chic in sur
rendering herself
ANNA HELD Laughing very much and try.
ing to recover her dignity)--I will tell you any
thing you like, but leave me alone now. I am
hpsy and besides am not American, am
French.