The New York herald., 1922-04-09
.ooA AlI Her Husband Made
as Head of British. uvso.n-
-' ment to Live, She Says.
WORKS FROM ) A. NJ. TO II
Now That Lecture Tour Is
-
Over She Is Going to Write
\ Impressions oe America.
sr- BY the
GENTLEMAN, WITH A BLoTTER.


n E ARGoT has come and gone
siN What impression did she
= - leave on the Americans whom
she met and talked to in her contralto
voice? What impression did these
Americans. at least that portion of
them whom she met without foot
lights between, make on her? The sec
.nnd question may, perhaps, be an
swered but not by Margot She eluded
it. Verify she is elusive true woman,
yelled underneath q all her. dwellings,
and to perceive her one is obliged to
light the candle of Imagination. But
one has to do that in order to under
stand the simplest human being. and
the lady we are speaking of isn't sim
pie; she is complex. s.
What is the real Mrs. Asquith?
Does she know? Probably not-in-
deed, positively. not. AT rare inter-
vals cold white light shows US our
selves. We look with shudder and
are relieved when it fades. How can
anybody expect that Mrs. Asquith for
al her genuine franlxness differs in
this respect from other people?
W. What follows is an attempt to put
down simply. without malice or wit or
cleverness, precisely the words of this
woman who has been justly credited
with all three. uttered by her in an
interview unsought and unexpected.
These words may give her. thoughts
about America or may conceal them.
Let the reader judge for himself.
Because the interview Just "hap-
pened" may explain why what the
English woman said remains vivid even
as to unimportant things and the man
to whom she said it doesn't have to
use his blotter, but let's the ink run
4 where it listeth. What he. omits are
the things Mrs Asquith put him on
honor about when she followed them
f. by saying:
Remember, my dear boy say that
no you as friend and not for publica-
tion."
Confidence in human Nature
.r, An Attribute o5rMsy&ot
h4s Isn't this mark of confidence in a
stranger a clew to this woman's ma
ture? No practiced intriguante would
employ a vile so fraught with danger.
Straightforwardness is a trait OF this
very contradictory woman; honor
able in her habit of outspokenness she
credits others with honor. And in this
instance she will not be deceived.
1t was while waiting for the Princess
Bibesco to come into her parlor OF
hotel to keep an appointment that the
p, door opened softly and a slim, dainty
figure in silver gray, with a small
toque on a proud head, came in.
How do you do?" she said; were
you waiting for mee"
'No, but for your daughter, for you
are Mrs. Asquith. aren't ysu?'
Yes" said the lady, extending her
(. hand.
.Then / am glad to be so fortunate.
You may help me to persuade your
daughter to do for me what l am
going to ask"
"And what is that?" asked she, sit
ting down on q broad divan and mo-
.tioning the stranger to seat beside
her. She glanced abou. her.
+, II want cigarette.
"Have one of mine."
She ligted il, puffed a minute and
then said: "Shall we have tea? Mean
while. tell me what you came TO see
Princess Bibesco about"
About you. You have just re-
turned from a tour of the country;
you're given Americans an impression
that may not be the true woman at
all. an impression of a public charac-
ter, something political, kind OF
British statue on which people have