Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
FRENCH WOMAN
SAYS OURS ARE
VERY SPOILED
"But the American Men Are So
Fine" Nine. RueIle, French
Commissioner, Added,
BY JONATHAN WINFIELD.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE
American man has a warm admirer
in Nine de Ia Ruelle Of Paris. "a
Paris district, who arrived in Wash
ington recently She is making
tour of the United States at the di-
rection of the French Government.
She viii visit schools and factories
for the purpose OF studying our meth
DDS OF vocational training
Commenting on a number of DIFF
ferences between the French and
American people as she found them,
Nine. de la Ruelle said:
Every woman must necessarily
love America. because woman are so
respected here, and the American man
is so fine. II is said, of course that
American men have not the time 10
be gallant TO women, but your true
woman knows what that remark Is
worth, for she knows the depth Of
the American man. and realizes that
what you call 'varnish' amounts to
very little. after all.
Il find here what ! suppose every
other visitor has remarked-an un-
usual amount Of liberty for women.
just whether IL is desirable or not I
am not prepared TO question. think,
to a great extent, your women are
spoiled"
Publicity Spoils Women.
Nine. de Ia Ruelle does not approve
OF our custom OF printing pictures of
young women about to become debu-
tantes and of matrons already in So
ciety. She thinks il helps to spoil
them. over in her country, she de-
clared, nice woman has no more
story after marriage. 1t is her nus
band who is spoken OF, and whose
picture is in the papers
With us," she continued, "a girl
marries before 20 and she has had no
story. There Is nothing to put in
the paper about either class. think
that this advertising OF women is use
less, and / am sure it spoils them
and makes them seem to be more i'm
portant than they really are"
Nine. de la Ruelle, who enjoys the
distinction of being one of the few
woman attorneys OF France. al
though her duties as labor Inspector
prevent her from practicing her pro
fession, is not likely to praise our
factory system in her report to her
Government
In factories. you see." she said
you do not teach children as much
as we do, and In some respects ! do
not think you do I'm the homes. So
lar as the factories are concerned
your industries are more mechanical
tnan ours. We make an important
point of teaching children dress
making. millinery and the domestic
arts, particularly cooking.
Bread Is Not Good.
You know we are more artistic in
France than you are over here. You
are so to speak, in the beginning Of
home economics. You must learn, ]
think, how not to waste so much and
to make better food. Your food is
not all pure. For instance your bread
Is not good. I have gathered the i'm
preston that your bread is made only
with starch, and that the gluten has
been taken out to make cereals.
In France, even among our chill
), dren, our sense OF taste Is quite
strong. 1t is by the sense of taste
that ] gather the impression | men
tom should say that 1t is wrong to
give the children of nation the sort
or bread that have tasted and eaten
here"
At this point Nine de la Ruellc re-
called the American homes In which
she had been entertained. and she be-
gan TO question the propriety OF go
ing into details concerning the bread
she had eaten there. So she talked
or the bread in the restaurants.
1t seems TO be useless for travel
ers to come here to this great country
and at once have something to say
about II ] am not sure it is courte-
Gus, and that l will not be misunder-
stood.
Eat Horse Meat.
In Paris" she went on, there is
only one place in the big markets
where cold storage meats are sold
And there is big prominent sign up
over that TO indicate the fact Only
the cheap restaurants in Paris buy
the cold storage meats The working
classes prefer fresh horse meat to
cold storage beef. and they declare II
is much more wholesome A horse IS
hurt in Paris; there has been an ac-
cldent. perhaps. and the animal Is
Immediately killed and the flesh sold
That meat is very good. really"
Nine. de la Ruelle will return to
France in March. She believes there
are some methods in use In the Unit
ed States especially among the big
Industrial plants. which would prove
useful In her country. She declares
that American Industries are much
better organized than those OF