The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-07

Mrs. q. We're Tyler, granddaughter
Of President Tyler and weli-known in
Virginia both personally and as an
authoress, discusses Americans and
domestic life in very interesting
manner In an interview written for
the New York Evening World by
Marguerite Mooers Marshall. The ar
ticIe. in part. says:
Mrs Tyler is the daughter .in-law Of
the late President John Tyler and the
author of many books. She has just
returned to America after several
years in Europe. AZ II happens. in
Daughter OF q Rebel" she has given
a vivid portrayal OF the ideal Ameri-
can husband.
'~-he best husband in the world can
be found in America" she told me.
But no woman must look for him in
New York. Let her go down South
to Virginia. There she will find the
perfect lover. before and after mar
rage She will ind a man who Is
at once her companion. her king. her
protector and her slave. That de-
scribes the American husband at his
best. and there is nothing like him in
Europe"
Then Mrs. Tyler read me the de-
scription of the American home as it
appears to 1.-The daughter of rebel
I'm each there was a man standing
guard at the portal. Always man
for the woman to lean upon-put her
burdens on a man who even though
wearied unto death would never for
sake her; always a man ready to go
to his death In her protection, or Tor
a breath OF SANDER breathed upon
her name A man to work for her
iii he dropped, TO stand by her side
and uphold her even though she had
become thorn in his side.
Every Home a Kingdom With King
Uncrowned.
EVERY home. no matter how lowly,
how humble. how poverty stricken.
was a kingdom with king who
placed his queen upon her throne and
saw to II that she Was honored; that
no harm came TO her: no word OF
disrespect either from the inmates or
from the stranger within the gate.
Always a man standing between her
and these things: a man who often
times grew blind. year by year, in
worship, so that when old axe came
he still saw his queen as youthful
maiden 10 whom he paid boyish com
piiments."
There you have a picture Of what
the American husband NAV be--and
Ia" Mrs. Tyler exclaimed. her blue
ewes sparkling and her soft contraltc
voice deepening a note in her earnest
ness
"But A;6n't Nine. Carrfere score
very parnahle hit in criticisine the
manners Of the American mann"
snegessed "Don't you think many 81
them are trusdue and AWKWARD And
good manners have SO much to do
with matrimonial happiness"
Many OF our husbands do have
bad manners" admitted Mrs. Tyler.
THE American man is too apt TO
emphasize force at the expense or
grace and tenderness. He often con-
siders that to be well dressed. to be
courteous in manner Is to be affected
r1a neg,erss the little iover-l'ke atten-
lions which every woman loves. ON
the other hand. he has chivalry
which liz unknown to the most gallant
European. Fer instance. a Southern
girl goes hpgxy-riding with her lover,
rows with him, strolis with him IN the
evening. and she IL as safe as X she
were with her father. Such freedom
an her part would always be misun-
derstood abroad.
~ 40 think" Mrs. Tyler admitted
thu next m oment, that there is GER
tain type Of American husband who
neglects his wife shamefully. He 10
mostly to be found In the large cities.
He In frequently excused or even an
plauded for the little time he spends
in his home. because X IL said that
he devotes himself to his business IN
order to give his wife luxurtes AZ
a matter OF fact. believe that the
money he spends upon her Is largely
a matter Of Embarrassment. He