The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
Mrs. Margot Asquith
Plans to Write Book
Dealing With America

SEQ SOmC CtCnings OF New York sky
scrnpcrs by Joseph Penncll and had
an idea that they must have been
idoali2ed to great extent, but I cnu
plainly zee that Mr. renneils im-
prcssions were correct. Architecture,
I may add, is one Of my hobbies,
ana that IA why | have taken such
an intcrcat In Stydylng tho buildings
eincc my arrival"
Mrs. Aspuith's Impressions ~ tho
people she has encountered in New
York appeared to be just ns favor
able as her Impressions of the city.
Finds Everybody Courteous.
~ had always been told" she re-
marked, that people IN New York
were in such u hurry that although
well meaning enough, they were In
clincd TO appear somewhat rude TO
strangers. ! have found IL TO be- jugt
tho reverse. During my first strolls
I'm the streets, Ia the shops and else
whore ! have found everybody most
courteous. Your stores. ! may shy
are the finest ] have ever scen. not
excepting those Of Paris. Their dis
plays are remarkable, especially In
the costts>os departments. Their
spaciousncss impressed me greatly.
Even at crowded time II was not
difficult 10 move about. In London,
whore our shops are mostly crnmpcd
and old-fnshioncd, II would bo i'm
possible for such large numbers Of
people TO find admittancc.
at has been extremely interesting
10 me to study tho different types of
Americans here, and especially to
note the result Of the great Infusion
of races. which Is very wonderful.
Frankly I much prefer tho Ameri-
cans / have met here to the major
ity OF those ] have met abroad. In
England two classes OF Americans
are most In evidence. the society
people. who do not differ very much
from society people In any other
country, and the American tourist
who flock To Bloomsbury-Or
bloomsbury. ms some OF our humur-
lists all II. The latter. | hardly think,
would he. considered representative
OF New York.
Last night" Mrs. Asquith on
tlnued. 81 was at a fashionable gath
ering at the house OF one of your best
known soiety people. and had an OPP
portunity to meet n host OF eN-
tremely nice women, all smartly
dressed. Just as you would meet In
London or Paris on a similar occa-
sion, probably because we all get
our clothes from the same costum-
ors In Paris. What impressed me,
however. was the extreme cordially
shown to stranger. In England
we are inclined TO take less trouble
with n guest and lntroductions are
comparatively few"
She Reads "Main Street"
As preparation for her American
tour Mrs. AFquith read Main
street." by sinclair Lewis during
her voyage on the Carmania.
Although, of course. ! am unfa-
miilAr with American life," ahe COM
mented, the story seemed to me 10
be perfectly true and sincere, but II
| impressed me as being rather toe
long drawn out, while the ending
was less dramatic than might have
been expected. / felt thankful that
| did not live In Main street among
people living such drab lives. al
though we have Main streets Of our
own in England, and they are by no
means confined to America"
The question of international
marriages having been mentioned,
Mrs. Asquith seemed TO have some
pronounced views on this subject.
"When you consider" she re-
marked, that In many instances tho
points of view OF husband and wife
In such cases must be utterly differ
ont. the wonder is not that some
OF these marriages prove to be fail
ures, but that they ever succeed AT
all. Probably It is on this account
that few English girls In society
marry other than EnRlishmen
| Americans. however. are more COS
mopolltan and that may explain why
80 many American girls of wealth
marry abroad"
As to the question of divorce, Mrs
Asquith Is IA firm advocate of tn,
movement now in progress for re-
forming tho antiquatod British di
vorce law.
"England today" she said, 'pre
sents n strange mixture of conservat
ism and radicalism with n rushing q
extremes IN some directions and al
immovable adherence to old custom
In others. This has been especial.
noticeable IN the slow acceptance o
new ideas on the subject of marriag
for. although England Is the home o
such distinguished radical reformor
as II. q. Wells and Bernard Shaw
the views of such writer's have hat
far milder effect on the great mas
OF the people than has been the cas-
in some other countries, The sam
is true of tho works OF lbsen an
Ellen Key, which, despite the sti
they have made in continental Eu
rope, have had only limited clrcu
lation In Great Britain.
Nevertheless. intelligent people 1
England 'are,beComing aroused TO tn
Injustice of the present English dl
voice law. which not only recognize
, y double standard of morality bu
discriminates unjustly between th
rights Of men and women, the hus
, bang being accorded certain priv
, leges which are denied to the VIII,
, This is In direct contrast to the Law
/, of almost every other civilized LANE
, Al the present time, moreover ov
: ing TO the high cost OF litigation, d
/ vorco II "A privilege Of the rich an
! is practically dcuiod 10 the poos,
a Although the divorce law retorl
|. movement was supported by "A nun
ber OF influential men and womol
tho reform measure introduced
= the house Of commons last year va
4 defeated. This did not prove thl
$ British public opinion was oppose
to the reform, but simply that IN
= house OF commons us at preseI
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