Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-19
Lady AstOr Arrives;
BrOadside of Wit

women who are taking capital roles in
the affairs Of the world.
Just an Ordinary Woman
At this point her husband cut In with
remark that Lady Astor's success
'just shows what can be done.''
Sure" she remarked. IF l, just
an ordinary woman. can do it, then
think what we can expect from extra
ordinary women
The clothes nearly all women are
wearing nowadays are unfortunate from
her point Of view, Lady Astor said.
"Nothing lets the sex down like run
ming about half Naked" she went on.
There is no use of talking about equal.
ity, IL we only use our liberty to show
our hideousness. Last night wore
dress l have used since 1918. II you
keep your eye on your body all the time
you can't keep 1t on your SOUL"
''IIow about the flappers and their
uniform" she repeated. Their clothes
arc unfortunate, but that is their moth
ers' fault. The first thing a woman
ought to teach her children is obedi.
encc.
No Wet Platform
In running for re election to, her
place in Parliament. next autumn. Lady
Astor said she would not say one plank
in her platform would be exactly dry.
but certainly it would not be wet. She
had never seen ~ man or woman who
was made more unselfsh or better by
drink, but she had seen hundreds ruin
ed by it,"
One of the largest groups Of report
ers and photographers that ever swarm.
cd aboard a steampship down the bay
surrounded Lady Astor.
Help. help get my husband; get
my husband" she cried. Some one
fetched the Viscount in jiffy, and they
were taken to the boat deck for photo
graphs.
':I.ook natural" somebody shouted,
cranking a movie machine.
Look out for yourself" she cried.
''lf you think look foolish, you ought
to look at yoursclf.''
"Herc you!" she spoke to another
camerman. "look here; I used to run
a hospital for men, behave yourself"
Then her belt became united and
fell to the deck as she removed her
.coat. Her companion TO the Balti.
more convention. Dame Lyttleton, the
widow Of former Colonial Secretary AL
fred Iyttleton. and cousin Of Lord
Balfour. shouted, "pick up your belt"
Married, But Happy"
wait a minute" Lady Astor said to
the semi circle OF photographers that
kept closing in upon her.
She took hold Of the Viscount's arm.
winked and said: Married, but
happy
Then began the interview. with the
usual topic--prohibition. Il don't be-
lieve what the British papers say about
II wouldn't say what thought of its
"MargOt Asquith's views? As re.
CARDS her views. I could tell you lot
of things. but I won't. ! am not 60
ing to discuss Mrs. Asquith or any
other individual. All can say Is that
she Is no more a typical average Eng.
lish woman than she is n typical aver
age American woman. I might say she
is unique, and l would not be far
wrong
Lady Astor said she had not conc
to try to bring America into better re-
lationship with England and Europe.
nor TO tell any one his duty, nor to tell
American statesman what to do.
Europe Needs L. s. influence
II have not quite lost either my
head or my sense Of humor," she added.
~ am not on any mission.
American influence is needed to
help put things right in Europe" Lady
Astor declared. 'As to whether Eu.
rope ought not to straighten out her
affairs before America comes In. it seems
to me that when a house is on fire,
it is a wise neiEhbor who goes to help
put the fire out. And. If the man
who lives across the street joins in also
and pumps water. the conhagration will
stop all the quicker
The heart to heart talks at the
Washington Conference ought to have
made the relations between Great Brit
ain and America foolproof. Lady Astor
thought.
The Genoa conference she declared
already success, inasmuch as II had
brought the leaders OF Russia. France.
Germany and England together Mt one
table. France and Russia must re-
lucc ornaments, she believed. She
thought that, what the world needed
most just now is more common sense
and good will. and less suspicion.