The New York herald., 1922-01-31
10 Lecture To-day on New
Book, People, Politics
and Events Abroad.
PUFFs TWO CIGARETTES
Drunkenness Out of Fashion in
England-Sees No Harm in
Wines and Beer.


ampton aboard the Cunarder Carma-
MIA that met succession of the wild
est gray combers that ever tanned.
temporarily at least, the proud spirit
of high strung British matron. IT
was not until the liner entered the
quiescent waters of the bay that Mar
got began to feel like her own intrepid
self.
She received the newspaper men
who went down to Quarantine to meet
her in her spacious stateroom reclin-
ing on lounge. She dropped into
the vernacular when she attempted to
describe the weather and her emotions
III the storms, remarking that the trip
was pretty rotten
She looked little peaked, but smiled
gamely as she TRANQUILITY, in a rather
rich contralto. at times a bit indistinct,
faced the interviewers and made an ef-
dressed all in gray and her iron gray
slightly curling hair, recently brushed
by her maid artistically back from her
high and narrow forehead, showed a
tendency to unruliness as she spoke,
sometimes with flashing energy. A gray
coverlet hid nearly all of her gray plaid
skirt. and the neck opening of her gray
blouse the latest style in knitted goods,
somewhat resembling sweater, re-
vealed six inches or more Of her chest
She evidently expected her visitors and
was primed for the occasion. She smiled
as each man was presented to her, dis
closing long teeth and a not inconsider-
able part of her gums. She accented
some of her talk with gestures, mainly
a graceful waving of the arms, which
are rather thin but shapely. A pearl
necklace completed the symphonic tint
OF her toilet.
Faint Hint OF Pose I'm Fencing.
1t seemed to the veterans tina. Margot
was posing a bit. She made n paipable
effort TO find, out what her Questioners
thought of certain subjects before she
answered and used frequently as foil
in her nimble fencing the expression: Il
wonder, j wonder"
She spoke of her lectures here under
Tie auspices Of Lee Keedick. the first Of
which will be at the New Amsterdam
1hcater this afternoon. She said that
tley were not really lectures, but read
iigs from the manuscript of her unpub-
l;shed second volume on People, Poll
ties and Events
Prohibition interested her. although
she personally knew nothing about its
phases in this country, but she consid-
cred 1t a fine thing" as she had heard
its effects described by her American
friends. She understood that 1t was
good for the economic interests of Amer
lean workmen going back TO tfVelr jobs
on Monday instead OF later in the week.
A suggestion from reporter that there
was very general belief here that Gov
ernment agents interfered too much In
efforts to suppress the liquor traffic. in
rpired Margot to remark that she did
mot know why the people should not
have light wine and beer"
drunkenness in England has gone out
OF fashion," she said. You don't see
drunken people at fashionable balls any
more. II is not because the price has
gone up. When any one wants drink
he does not think about what IT costs.
cannot say whether the drinking in Eng
land is half or a third less than it was.
hut can say that II Is much less than
heretofore" Thus Margot summed up
ler Impressions of the liquor question
in her native land.
ddihiiC plsaiDitiVu III ttien'
she continued. II don't know that 1t
works evenly between the rich and poor.
whether there Is discrimination In favor
Of the rich, but II surely makes for ef-
fcjency."
Mrs. Asquith then reverted to drinking
OF wines in England. which she remarked
was not a wine drinking country.
I'm the old days." she said. there was
much champagne consumed after the
t...st 49,.
you TO indulge. as before. but II the in
vitation Is accepted It upsets the house
to :ind the cha mpagne to be served
She knew that there was less drink
irg OF strong liquor I'm Scotland, and,
'as for France. she could not be COM
pared with England. as she was land
OF light wines and not liquor heavy with
alcohol"
To the query "Is Lloyd George as pop
ular as he was?" Mrs. Asquith smiled
satIricaiiy and murmured. II wonder.
wonder"
Photographed Ia Her own Way.
Photographers met her before she got
to the saloon deck and she consented
TO pose for them II they would do II
IN n hurry" They tried to pose her In
n certain way and she insisted on being
taken according 10 her own ideas. re-
marking with nrlnness that tnis way
would suit her." as they flashed her In
the smoking room. She ran down the
stairs with youngish step and II was
noted that her stockings were gray.
that she wore gray spats over high
hceicd shoes and that her skirt was
about twelve inches from the deck.
Mrs. Asauith was greeted Mt the pier
BY her son-in-law. the Prince Bibesco.
Rumania Minister at Washington. and
vent with him 60 the Ambassador Hotel.
where her daughter. the Princess. met
her. Fifteen onshcre interviewers,
mostly women, tackled her ttere. She
vcs prepared for them. reclining on n
iuunee smoking cigarette. which she
had selected from a rigskin case on an
ash tray on dvan beside her. She
indulged more openly in diplomatic per-
sIflage and fencing with the fifteen.
Again she answered the question
"what do you think OF Lloyd Georgeg'
With several 81 wonders" A young
woman put the question the other way
"What does Lloyd George think Of your
md Mrs. Asquith remarked that that
ould be interesting. In fact was a
",cry capital idco."
Two cigarettes were consumed In the
secopd interview and were utilized tc