The New York herald., 1922-10-02
j. S. REFUSES TOILET
ISADORA DUNCAN OFF
LINER With HUSBAND
Officials Hint Bolshevism
May Be Behind Barring
of Dancer. .
HERE FOR NEW RUSSIA
Twain Emphasize Neither
Politics Nor Propaganda
Brought Them.
HER HAIR NOW is ORANGE
Native American First Loved
Moscow Poet in Her Sleep,
She Says.

Isadora Duncan, in the half bsrbaric
costume OF a Russian dancer, including
brightly decorated, soft yellow leather
boots, was much disturbed yesterday
after her arrival in Quarantine aboard
the French liner Paris to learn that
she would not be permitted to set foot
on her native soil with the other sa :
loon voyagers.
Her husband, Serge Yessenin, a
superblond young Russian poet. who
married her in Moscow. also was held
up, but seemed to regard the incident
as rather trivial and capable of swift
adjustment.
Isadora herself took everything seri-
ously and declared, after the liner had
been in dock more than an hour, that
she never would go TO Ellis Island
from the ship, but would return aboard
it to Havre with her husband. Later,
when she learned that Ellis Island had
good quarters even for exacting, tenn
| peramental cabin passengers, she said
she might go there and get over the
ordeal. She slept aboard the big liner
last night.
Ellis Island inspectors who detained
the dancer and her husband did not wish
to talk about it. They intimated that
of the State Department. which was in
quiring into the Bolshevist ideas of Isa-
dora and her husband. Before they
were aware that they might be the sub
jects OF governmental inquiry the young
| poet and his wife. who declared under
oath that their respective ages were ~
and ss. Jointly prepared statement for
| the ship news reporters in which they
| said they were grateful for being on
American territory, and that they re-
| garded themselves as the representa-
| tives Of young Russia"
Praise for America.
The statement OF the artistic pair
! seemed 70 be inspired in spots by the
expectation OF questions from Ameri-
can official sources. Anticipating these
inquiries, the young Russian and his
bride. through their secretary, Woldemao
| WetluRuine, yOCns IkussibH duNhOi
who was not detained. wrote:
I'VE come to America with only one
! idea. TO tell of the Russian conscience
and to work for the rapprochement OF
| the two great countries. No politics, no
| propaganda After eight years Of wars
| and revolutions, a Chinese wall is sur
rounding Russia. Europe itself torn by
war. hasn't enough strength to tear down
that wall. Russia is in the shadows but
| Il Is misfortune that has helped us. IL
was during the Russian famine thst
America made generous gesture.
| Hoover has destroyed the Chinese wall.
"The work OF the American Relief Ad-
ministrstion is unforgettable. Above
everything else we wish 10 emphasize the
fact that today there are only two coun-
tries in the world, Russia and America.
| In Russia there is an avid thirst 10
study America and her great people.
May il not be that art will be the
medium for a new Russian-American
friendship? May the American woman
with her keen intelligence help us in our
task"
Issdora was, inclined TO modify parts
OF the foregoing sentiments in her vexa-
\ ton over her detention Finally she
\ decided TO stand by them. Her hus-
band. who is Of slim, athletic build.
broad shoudered ami slim wasted.
| spoke 10 Issdora chiefly through her
| secretary The husband looks younger
/ than 27. and his dress was no different
| from that OF an ordinary American
| business man. being plain gray tweed.
| Though unable to speak English. he
| hung over his wife and smiled approval
| at everything she said TO the reporters.
| Both appeared TO be genuinely IN love
| and took no pains 20 conceal their
mutual alteration. Old friends OF Iss-
dora were puzzled by the change in
her hair since she was here last in
| 1917. II is now of reddish orange hue,
or as she herself explained, is colored
\ by henna dye.
Can't Understand Delay.
| Isadora declared that she regarded
I her husband as the greatest living
| Russian poet of the imagist brand. She
| showed a volume of hie free verse trans
lated into French. They are Whitman
esque in style, although the young poet
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