Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-06
Married Life In America a Most = i
intricate Game, Foreigners THINK
American WIFE and some u h
TarEcsB Admits
Ry MargerY Rex

evolved a national philosophy o.
conduct between the sexes?
Is it quietly understood among
American women that they must
keep man guessing? Do all the
married sisterhood whomanage "a
hold their husbands love play the
game according to the rules? And
do the losers fail to abide by them
BE that as 1t may, foreigneri
continue alternately to be amused
or angered at the outer aspect oi
married life In the United States
Princess Antoine Bibeso, wife OF
the Roumanian attache at Wash
ington, and daughter OF Margoi
Asquith, whose saucy book about
personages in England caused q
storm OF criticism, has some ideas
OF her own about men and women
of America. She says:
American men are charming,
but It's just because they are SO
charming that the women aren't 50
nice. They are utterly spoiled and
good for nothing.
Nevertheless. American women
as general thing are more intel
lectuaIly ambitious than English
women"
Shame on you. Princess, for
spoiled and good-for-nothing" I!
You are almost as catty as your
mother, Margot!
Remarks Of Professor Einstein
Not so long ago onother Euro
pean, Professor Albert Einstein,
whose theory of "Relatlyity"
which made him famous and which
is understood, he says, by only
twelve people in the world, made
some observations about us OF
America.
''Women dominate the entire
lie OF AucIaCd. bp hiSh
themselves in nothing except
work. They think OF nothing ex-
cept work-and to an extent
have never seen before.
"As for the rest Of the men, they
are nothing but the little play
dogs OF the women, who spend
their money In a reckless manner
and veil themselves In mist OF
extravaganza. They do everything
for the women that is In vogue or
the whim OF the passing moment
Now, as always, the problem OF
what a man should do, what q
woman should be, how husbands
and wives should treat each other
is an engrossing one. Recently in
Philadelphia the New Century
Guild, a woman's organization, got
together in heated congress ana
declared IL a woman could eaten
man there is no reason why sne
could not keep him caught.
All OF which leads up to the set
OF rules of conduct the guild for
muiated for the guidance OF dis
traught women.
Guild Raps Men Folks
Beforehand remarks were made
to cause masculine ears to burn all
about the City of Brotherly Love.
Men got theirs. Note this:
Men try to make women think
they are doing them great honor
ia marrying them, and then. II the
women do not keep themselves
looking up to par, always sweet
and dainty, and ready TO be kissed
no matter how much they are bat
tered about, they will soon be neg
iected.
with that as start. the guild
gives these inside tips on the mar
ital race.
Don't be shocked IL friend hus-
band emits an occasional damn;
II doesn't mean anything.
Don't scramble around on the
floor hunting for his shirt stud;
let him look for IL; 1t will do him
good"
There Is a ioophole for Euro
pean critieisml)
Don't ask him to shine your
shoes" Cwouldn't this surprise
Einsteing)
"Never antagonize him. but al
WAYS keep him guessing.
Let the man do the proposing.
and when he does be responsive.
Being too coy is dangerous, for
some men won't ask the second
time.
Make the man think he is 1T Z"
In brief. let him swear and
think he Is at" but keep him
guessing as to your love and as to
the whereabouts OF his studs. Thus
does woman Join the collar button
as ally. both designed TO drive
men mad,
But America is not alone in set
ting up rules for marital felicity.
England herself recognizes the
Importance Of promoting love and
peace in the home. and such we'll
known men as Arnold Bennett, the
writer. and the Rev. Bernard
Vaughn have given their attention
to the subject. To husbands the