The Washington times., 1920-04-04
ALL
TIMES, SAyFRENCH
Fear OF Microbes Incompatible
With Real Love, They
Declare.

PARIS, April As IL dangerous TO
kiss before breakfast
NONSENSE" answers a chorus OF
leading French men and women,
though few do agree with the re-
cent warning OF the New York Medi-
cal Society that pre-breakfast oscula-
tion is unhealthy. Here Is what Mile.
Colette willy, the brilliant woman
writer. says on the subject:
~ er kiss with an empty stom-
ach. The time OF day Is immaterialr
but eat hTst--for no matter how
sweet and healthy a person may be.
every living creature, after fasting
for a period OF time, exhales a slight
odor. due to internal chemical reac-
tions, and this renders kissing un-
pleasant.
after breakfast kisses are fire.
quentIy the most valuable adJuncts 70
ooth-running married life. happi-
ness of which Is at best precarious
and fragile. Hence, a sensible woman
tries TO unite as many advantage
physical and moral-on her side, and
is therefore ever mindful OF details
such as this. so as to be always dainty
and appetiZing."
Comments OF other noted Parisians
follow:
Fernand Vanderem, noted play
wright and psychoiogist-"Kissing Is
one OF the strongest bonds between
men and women, and should be con-
sidered from that point of view, not
from the sanitary standpoint. IL q
man. loves so little that he wonders
whether It is healthy or unhealthy.
would advise him never to kiss at all.
However, kissing is an art. Fre-
Inc .tA =
is the most charming. IL II Is inspired
by real sentiment. Therefore, purely
material considerations such as
morning microbes are incompatible
with real affection and not worth
discussing. II you love, kissing is a
pleasure-that's enough"
Sacha Guitry, brilliant actor-man-
ager-"My advice to women Is: DC
not kiss men when you are tired with
out first putting perfumed pastille
in your mouth. Our feelings are IRE
qucntly Influenced, by material as
poets II is possible to admire dis
tasteful person but it Is impossible to
kiss him. If you wish to keep your
husbands affection, always be on
guard. My advice to men is: II you
wake up, with a brown taste in your
mouth. give up kissing at dawn and
limit that expression of your affec-
tion to sunset"
DR.. Pinard, Paris deputy and promi-
nent observation-disclosures Is always
good IL based on love-"
Tristan Bernard, famous play
wright-"Kiss when you feel like It
forget everything else. That has been
my policy in my youth, and II brought
me considerable happiness"
Mistinguette, the celebrated vaude-
willie star-"The husband who masters
the science of kissing has the happi.
est wife. The suggestion not to kiss
in the mornings is surely invented by
a crouch unwilling to kiss his wife
good-by when he leaves for the ofs
flee. e.
"a discussion Of the meteorological
aspect of kissing could emanate only
from America. Frenchmen know bet
ter than to argue such matters. Kiss
ing must be the expression OF senti'
ment. Frenchmen cannot talk about
this matter, for they feel too strong
ly."
DR.. Besancon, famous bacteriologfst
IT have no ground to suppose tina,
a normal and healthy human being Ii
more germ-laden in the mornings
than at any other time of the day
Kiss at any time-provided you
choose a person worth kissing"
Jeanne Marnac, noted theatrica
star and manager-"kisses are al
uavs dangerous might or day"