Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-08
head and look his American friends in the

head and look his American friends in the
face again.
In all the port officers of New York who
have to deal with the war brides from
France, estimate that $4,000 Americans
will marry French girls before the peace
treaty has been signed.
"What do you think Of American girls3'
II the question most frequently asked the
newly come French war brides
"Ah," with hristlc that marks the ap-
proach Of the natural enemy. "Ah, so fine
But (oh) the meaning OF that ("but'l
dix ana benin &c time wifi 70 toilette. :"
And Madam Doushboy eChateau Thierry
gives her eyebrows a lift, her shoulders n
shrug. pats the rhinestone combs into the
coiled and piled raven hair and prepares
TO receive the G ncmy.
She Is waiting at hostess house IN
New York, or Norfolk, or Boston, or
Charleston. for the husband who has yet
TO arrive from overseas. She has time to
look around and measure her natural
rival, the American girl. And she does It,
sister believe il, she does il. Goes over her
With the fine gauge Of her eyes, which
mark every flaw down 70 the one millionth
of an inch. There French war brides find
the United States slow. No dancing about
the hostess house on Sunday. No card
playing M any time. How good these Amer
leans are So much better than We French
are! We French are religious, all reared
in converts. but we dance on Sundays.
Also play cards.
They did not come TO America for this.
They came TO America for sc good, grand
time. They do not know that all America
is not Hostess House or Y. W. G. A.,
aY. NJ. G.. A., or a Red Cross or Salvation
Army hut. They have not gotten that far
vet
When they walk on the streets of tho
cities their appearance bctrays the fact to
returned overseas men that they arc
French. And some Of these rough over
seas fellows are so ,lnkind AS TO cry, Hey,
fellers, pipe Ia France. Tumble To the
frogs
Now, nice French war brides Of big
American soldiers DO not like To be called
frogs OF course. the rough soldiers meant
no harm They thought the msdams did
not understand United Sta,es' Soi But 10
be ca He'd frog" on account of their toilets
which they know arc SO much better and
SO much more taking than the toilets 81
the great strong American girls
How, then says the hostess OF the
Hostess House, would YOU girls like to 20
back to France"
Oh. non. non, non No-oo-oo. Not that.
All La belle France
But, no doubt. these Americans. incn
and women, will change their minds about
the toilets and appearance of their French
war brides. They feel within themselves
that they tthe French war bridcs) will
soon set matters right They love la belle
France. but they do not want to return
thither. At least, not unless thev 60 with
the big American husband. baby and
money.
Do they want TO 90 home? Oh, no.
Whatever their opinions OF America and
of the toilets Of American women and
the manners of some rough necks. they
do not want TO gu home To France. What
ever their feelings and experiences they
mean to stav in The United States. They
simply cannot 90 back home with drsb-
bled plumes. worn-down heels, combs
lacking rhinestones and hair a-tumhle, and
admit that the American vision OF which
they had drea med and talked 80 much wns
all an awful deception. Had they not ex-
Dected IL to be wondrous, beautiful Did
hey not 20 a7sure their families when they
,ad horriiied them by marrying Bill, or
Mike? No. They won't go home. They
'xpected their American life TO nc heau-
nul They mean TO NAL Ike IT successful, II
lot beautiful. They may have to face un- !
oreseen difficulties and hardships, but did |
hey not face the terrible Teutonic tide, |
ace it and fight it and hol d il and, with |
he help Of the Americans, be at il back |
st. Louis Globe Democrat.