Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27
English
Girls Visit
In Salem

TWO interesting and interested
visitors in Salem are Misses Vic
let and Adalene Macgrath, Of
Liverpool, England, who arrived
few days ago to visit their sis
ter. Mrs. J. W. Anderson. They
are finding much that is strange
and unusual in our manners and
country, and these they outlined
In an interview yesterday. They
are most surprised to find so
many wooden houses, in England
practically all buildings being Of
brick, dark red or brown, built
very close together in the cities,
ia what is known as semi-detach-
able style. There are no windows
on the sides. making them much
less cheerful than ours. Small
plots OF lawn are developed in
front, with the inevitable flower
garden in the rear.
Some sort Of wall or inclosure
marks the dividing line between
street and yard. for In the LAM
guage OF these young women,
an English person loves privacy
IN his home life" The girls are
both much interested in our open
homes, that arc built close to the
streets, with y9thing to give
them an air Of exclusiyeness.
Streets in the cities OF England
are not arranged as ours, but
wind in and out in a leisurely
manner. following their incli-
nation. Neither are they named
as are ours, but for the most part.
are designated Mayfair, Clariden
road, or something equally eupho-
neous. Instead OF numbers on the
residences, there will be an en-
graved name plate on the front
gate, Woodstock, = Eyersley.
and so forth, which one must adj
init is quaint and romantic, but
would be most confusing to a
stranger In the city
The girls have been in this
country over year, spending
much OF this time in New York
and the larger cities In this way
they have been able to make COM
parisons that are intelligent and
consistent. The American girl
they state is something to wonder
at and inspire awe, especially the
working girl, whose mode of
dress is. IL anything. more elabo-
rate than the woman Of society.
The use. Of enamels, rouge, lip
sticks, hair nets and pincers for
the brows comes in for rather pro-
nounced criticism by these two
young women. "In England" one
OF them said, 81 q girl arrayed
herself In this startling manner,
WE'LL
Nevertheless, despite their con-
spicuous dress, their freedom of
manner and their barbaric make
up. smoking is much more COM
mon among women in England |
than among women In this coun-
try. "All women smoke In the
English restaurants and hotels"
say these visitors, but In this
even in New York city,
we saw little public smoking"
Astoria. Oregon, the Misses
found TO be much like
their own city, In point Of fog
and dampness. And the rolling
hills and broad level stretches be-
tween Salem and Neskowin, they
also liken unto their native hills
and wales. They find Oregon beau
tifuI, with the cultivation Of
Flowers here more emphasized |
than in any other part they have
vet visited However, they think
their countryside much more pic-
luresQue, with its small farms al
gided by hawthorne hedges, and
he low farm houses whitewash-
ID, with roofs Of thatch.
In their country the people are
more leisurely, with time for
looks. and quiet meditation. They
ire a bit oppressed, perhaps, with
lur hurry and hustle, and the
dea OF practically every house.
lold possessing an automobile is
uite surprising to them. "In Eng
and" said Miss Adaiene Mac
.rath. "only the better class peo-
lie may own car, everything in
onnectlon with them being much
Iigher than here. Petrol, which \
pe use Is decidedly more expens !
ve than ycNr gasoline. and when