The Hartford republican., 1914-02-06
ADMIRES The
AMERICAN men
French Labor Inspector
Gives Impression of Us.
Women Must Like This Country
Because Of Respect
Shown Them.

Washington, Feb. 4.--The Ameri-
can man has a warm admirer in Nine
de la Ruella of Paris, France a gov
ernment inspector of labor in the
Paris district, who arrived in Wash
ington recently. She Is making a
tour Of the United States at the d.
rection OF the French government.
She will visit schools and factories
for the purpose of studying our meth
ous 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: = ~s'a.
Every woman must necessarily
love America. because women are 30
respected here, and the American
man -is 30 fine. 1t 10 said, of course
that American men have not the
time to be gallant to women but
your true woman knows what that
remark 10 worth. for she knows the
depth Of the American men. and re-
alizes that what you call 'varnish'
amounts. after all, to very little.
II find here sappese every 9TH
er visitor has remarked unusual
amount OF liberty for women. Just
rhather it 10 desirable or not, I am
not prepared to question. I think
to a great extent, your women are
spoiled"
Mime. de la Ruelle does not ap-
prove Of our custom of printing pic
lures oG-sSOang women about to be-
come debutantcs and of matrons al
ready in society. She thinks it helps
to spoil them. Over in her country
she declares a nice woman has no
more story after marriage, then it
is her husband who Is spoken Of, and
whose picture Is in the papers.
with u.s." she continued. "a young
girl marries before twenty and has had
no story. There is nothing to put
in the paper about either class. l
think that his advertising of women
is useless. and l am sure it spoils
them and makes them seem more
important than they really are outsil e
the family circle. where of course
they are all in ALL
Mime. de la Ruelle. who enjoys the
distinction OF being one OF the few
wmen attorneys Of France, althO her
duties as labor Inspector prevent her
from practicing her profession. ts not
likely to praise our factory system
in her report to her government.
In factories, YOU see,' she said.
"yoa do not teach children as much
as we do, and in soune respects, l do
not think you do in the homes. So
far as the factories are concerned,
your industries are more mechanical
than ours. We make an important
point OF teaching children dressmak-
ing, millinery and the domestic arts,
cooking.
"You know We are more artistic
in France than you are over there
You are, so to speak, in the begin
ming of home economies. You must
lNarn, l 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. have gath
cred the impression 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
iren, our sense OF taste Is quite
strong. II is by the sense OF taste
that gather the impression j men
lion. should say that it is wrong
10 give the children OF a nation the
sort OF bread that have tasted and
eaten here
At this point Nine. de Ia Rueile
recalled the American homes in whdc
she had been entertained, and she
,sgan 10 question the propriety OF
bread she had eaten there. so she
alked OF the bread In the res
aurants. ...
"After all" she said. "it Is a fac
ory question. aIii the real subject
$ the manufacture OF flour, isn't IL?
You see. am a professional oDserv-
n. in consequence OF my work as
inspector OF labor jim Paris. ana these
hings strike me. that's all. |
eli seems TO be useless for trav-