The Washington herald., 1920-06-09
Must Correct Faults Be
fore Earning Right. Says
Lady Astor.
HITS MODERN STYLES
Yankee-British Lawmaker
AT Suffrage Confer
ence in Geneva.
Washington Hernid-Pubitc Ledger
service. Special Cable Dispatch
ny CONSTANCE DRExEL

GENEVA. June t. Is not WIS
worse than lighting for the cause
OF women in the British parlia-
ment?" I asked Lady Astor, as
caught sight of her in the motley
crowd of passengers from a Paris
train. struggling with the intrica-
cies, of luggage and passport ex-
animation in the station at Geneva
Indeed it is" she laughed back
gaily. land this is the fourth time
have gone through the perform
ance since leaving London"
Marjorie Shuler and l were the
only Americans who went to meet
the train on which many delegates
for the international suffrage con-
grcss arrived. Most of the British
delegates had gone to hear Miss
MaUdc Roydcn preach from the
pulpit made famous by Calvin. so
we had Lady Astor to ourselves be-
for, th2 bus to the Hotel Beau Ri
v3.Sc vas ready to depart. Was
Lacy Astor tired ard peeved? Not
a bit of IL. She chartered merrily
on with witty remarks about
guessing" that I'VE all had better
just stay in Switzerland for the
rest of our lives. it seems SO much
trouble to get in and out"
Looked cutie Pretty.
She Iookcd much better than one
might Judge from the many photo
graphs taken during her campaign
and published in America. She had
on a perfectly plain tailored suit of
black serge with fine white stripe
in il. a fluffy white silk blouse, a
small black straw hat trimmed with
an uncurled ostrich feather.
But though bright and gay in her
remarks from the very first, she
talked about women in politics.
The great trouble is with the
women themselves" she said. They
seem to think that legislation will
DO everything. That is not so. Wom-
en- must change themselves first,
they have got to correct themselves
before they can hope to better con-
ditions.
Look at the way they dress" she
said, pointing to some young Swiss
women with skirts up to their
knees and heels like stills.
rs that common sense? And are
women thinking enough of their re-
sponsibility to their own children
They must begin in their own homes
in realizing their responsibilities for
education and especially for the
morals Of their children. They al
low their boys to grow up with all
sorts Of wrong ideas.
I'm my opinion women are not
yet fit to govern. They have mucn
to learn but when they do realize
the truth they will surely help to
make things better"
Explains To Man.
The Swiss photographers were
pleading for pictures. One of them
came up and Lady Astor spoke in
FrenchN to include him in the con-
vcrsation. But women do not care
for the vote" he said.
No" she replied. that is a great
pity" When she explained to him
he Immediately became interested.
and 1T was not difficult to UNDER
stand how Lady kstor was elected
TO the British parliament. She is in
tehsely filled with her subject and
ono can SEE that she lives and
hreathes for it. Pity for human suf-
fering is always present with her.
When a porter had finally gather
cd UP all her luggage she drove OF
WIZ 1the other guests to a hotel TO
rest up a bit.
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