New Britain herald., 1915-08-02
European Women May Learn Lesson From
 Daughters of Our 1'Dixieland'
Grandnece of General Lee Says Real Settlement of World War Depends Upon Democracy of Fe-
 males of Beligerent Nations

And have almost. New York's real
 ly hard place, you know The girl
 who works knows that. But, believe
 me, I'd rather be working and trying and hanging to a strap here than lan- gushing around down South having :, man ask me if the moon isn't lovely, if the moon isn't charming--in fact, if the moon isn't exquisite.
 Southern girls don't like the tango type of man, usually. They like strength in their men just as all other girls do. But they often don't get it, for Southern men have the idea that women are a thing apart from ordinary life, and they treat them ac- cordingly, talking about, the moon
 and eyes and things like that"
 Are the Southern men so able to
 influence their women that they can talk about the moon no matter how
 much the ladies may hate lunar con-
 versation ?"
 Man Rules House.
 Indeed, yes. The Southern man rules the house. Believe me, he does. :, repeated Betty Lee with emphasis. And, you see, he's more capable 10 than his wife would be. He knows how to deal with situations better than she does, because-well because he deals with them, suppose. But i she, as say, must just be sweet and serene. At least, she used to be sweet and serene; now she's up and doing a great deal more.
 The Northern girl thinks she can't learn anything from the girl in tho South, though she admits that the Southern girl can glean all sorts of pointers from her. But if the girl 1lp here would just acquire some Of the l Southern girls gcntleness and refine l ment and beautiful courtesy she 1 would gain a lot. If I had a daughter, l do you know what I'd do? I'd send l her South to school, where she could learn just what it means to be a gen. l uine lady. Then I'd bring her back, .let her travel and work, and find out l how to be a woman. She would then be we'll rounded The North and the South oughtn't to be at all strangers to each other. They ought to get to- gether.
 Heading For Stage.
 Me? Oh, I'm heading for the ma sical comedy stage. Now, that's a 1 wicked world for the young girl, I'm to1d' (she drew down her piquarit lit- i tie face in mock solemnity), "but I'm safe And that's good old Southern l training. You see, Southern ladies don't smoke or drink, or eten peep over the danger line. Yes, they flirt, but whats that? We'll, anyway, stage stuff is going to be just work and fun l for me, and not wickedness and cafes and fat, rich men. Oh, no, don't
 mind if my men friends drink; sout;l- ern men do. And don't object if . girl at the sanie table has her little l go1d-tipped onese I admire her grace l full pose as she smokes But as for
 me, we'll, simply couldn't get away with it; I'd put the lighted end in 1 sure.
 | "Oh, you see, there's some advari> tage in being a Southerner born and bred. But also there's the advantage of being Nortnerner by naturaliza- ton. I'm both, thank heaven! And if that Southern girl of once-upon-a -a- time does stay down there still just beauing, why, let her, say. But Tln for the North, heart and souI.,s