The Washington times., 1921-10-30

w AA~AS ShhS @nN
(The opening pages of another
yaey diary by Mrs. Asquith ~iu b
yss6lished BY the "Ladies' Field
London
In the following few extracts she
tells tho stony Of "A Little Journey
to Milan, Rome, and the Nile. Mrs
Asguith met number Of famous
men, and had some characteristic er'
perienees.
The narrative is written Nth the
Vipaoity and charm Of the much
"Reminiscences"
By MRS. MARGOT ASQUITH,
(Wvs of Britain's Former Prime
Minister.
ROME, Nov. 10. 1s91.--
r WENT to see Lord Dufferin,
and was much struck with the
hideous taste of the embassy
and the beauty Of the garden. /
had a nice talk with Lord Dufferin.
He advised me to marry! said I was
too nice to be alone. and too clever
not to be helping some man. He
begged me not to be led away by
personal attraction. and said :e-
spect was the first thing and love
the second.
He is very wise. but like all deaf
people. .pretends to hear, and has
lost much, Of his social eclat and re-
ply in general conversation.
We then drove along the Appian
Way. and saw the Campagna and
the Catacombs, I knew I could not
escape the latter, though I hoped
q. cold in my head would protect
me. I am not much Of a tourist,
but, after all, it is better to see
everything.
= Nov. 2o.-There are Disadvantages
as we'll as advantages in being SEN
sitive to form and beauty as am.
Want of grace influences my opin-
ion Of people, and nervous clumsi-
ness makes me cold with impatience.
I am fairly quick myself. but I
don't think I upset things or step
on dogs or trip over carpets. or
waste a hundred matches before
lighting a candle or a cigarette. or
spill champagne. or prick my fin
gers.
Her Father A Trial.
1t is not a caution, but accuracy
and scrupuiosly. Papa tries me very
highly with lunch in the train and ut
all meals as he is so hasty; he drops
his pear upon tho railway floor, and
coffee on his clothes.
We all dined together. and I quar-
relied with H. Gust over Victor
Hugo. We are on the defensive with
each other over literature, as he
thinks mo q fool. and this Is irri-
tating. but he takes nothing really
seriously-above all. his friends. He
is seriously in love, but does not
love seriously.
Nov. 23.-Our stewardess came in
at 7:40 with tea, and I felt as II
had never been in bed at all. We
got up after 10. as the sea was still.
and 1 went to have a big bath cf
hot salt water with strong smell
In Il of oily steam.
We all went on deck. where tried
to read. but the wind was just
enough to make this tiresome. and
whichever side chose to sit on was
smutty., so I walked up and down
and looked at the other peoples
tiresoJne lot Of faces Of the type one
sees at stations or, table d'hote or in
the english churches abroad-one
nice looking man, Captain Martyr, in
the Egyptian army. and rather a
pretty, airified American woman
with a challenging walk and com.
placent face.
After walking UP and down with
papa wen, - my caUin and wrote
this diary. sitting on a low box. and
putting my ink and paper on the
bed. a shrill drausht all round me,
and the throb OF the engines under
meath.
MILNER AND BALFOUR.
Alexandria, November 2s-I found
three letters for me from Sir Algy
pest, Mr.. Asquith. and Mr.. Miner.