Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-24

Harmony, peace and contentment
characterize the life of women in
harems of Morocco as compared to
the excitement, activity and work in
public affairs of the "new woman"
such as an Irish Sein Feiner, who iG
taking part in politics and govern
ment on equal terms with the men.
1t was this contrast between the
women of Ireland and of little Tan
giers in Morocco, which impressed
Mrs. William M. Maloy, who has just
returned to Baltimore after tour
CT several months in Europe and
with dip into Africa with her hus-
band
For a half hour Mrs. Maloy left
her husband on the streets of Tan
gier, while she was admitted into the
home of a rich leather merchant to
visit his "harem." There Mrs. Maloy
declared, she found no talk of "poli-
tics" no discussions of "women's
rights" no hair pulling scenes or
jealousy, but just four women sit
ting together with their children, dis
cussing everyday household affairs.
"When | entered" she said, "it
seemed as if had been cut off entire
~ from the outside world. l became
so interested in the four wives and
children in the harem that my hus-
hand began to grow alarmed, fearing
l would never return. The fact is the
four wives paid very little attention
to me. They scarcely looked at inc
as l passed through their room. They
simply kept on talking - probably
about their children-as if | had OF
appeared on the scene.
at was with the daughter of the
house that l made friends" contin-
ned Mrs. Maloy. "The daughter |
judged to be about ID or Is years old,
and was quite beautiful.
"What did talk to her about ."
asked Mrs. Maloy, repeating the re-
porter's query. eve talked of the
enc subject interesting to all women
Of all ages-clothes. We conversed
through signs and carried on mea
ger three-cornered Spanish converse
ton with the young girls slave act
ing as interpreter.
The daughter of the house was es
pecially attracted to her visitors
clothes, Mrs. Maloy explained and af
ter greeting her. asked the caller T.
open her coat. Her eyes lit with adj
nliration upon Mrs. Maloy's high-heel-
ed slippers, while disparing glance
was cast at her own fiat slippers.
~ assured her." said Mrs. Maloy,
"that her fiat slippers were more
comfortable, and the child was anus
CT when told her my French heels
n ade me 'hobble.' My jewelry inter
ested her, too, and she became so
friendly that she showed me her cas-
ket of most beautiful gems and her
doll family, her constant compan-
ions"
On the streets of Tangier, Mrs.
Msloy said, the women still hold to
the custom of being heavily yelled,
v it'll the married and single men dis
tinguishable by their headgear.
81 always wanted TO know when a
man wore a 'fez' and when 'tur.
ham," said Mrs. Maloy. 81 discover
I'd that man wearing the little re-
cap called fez' is single and man
with turban is married. Everything
IL Tangier is quite ancient looking,
sne streets are narrow and anything
but sanitary looking"
While Morocco proved quaint and
interesting, it did not furnish the
thrills experienced in visiting the |
first public Dali Eireann, the Parlia-
ment of the Sim Fein government, |
according to Mrs. Maloy.
"Sinp Fem. learned, means Our.
Selves" she said, "and the Sim Fein
government represents to the Irish
their own government. In this gov
eminent the women are not sitting
home shut off from public life, but
are duly elected members and active