Evening journal., 1922-03-16
Mrs. Asquith Takes 10 Punches
at People Of United States
BY RUTH ABELING.

DA AN0lh ADEilhNNs
ON TOUR WITH MRS. MARGOT
ACCOMPLISHMENTS has made 10
distinct impressions on Mrs. Margot
Asquith, drawing-room politician.
diarist and lecturer.
And the 10 Impressions gained by
this famous Englishwoman, the
wife OF former British premier.
are not altogether fiattering. Here
they are as she told them 90 me.
Society.
Il. Your social life is terrific.
You have 80 guests at dinner and
call It a party. Your hospitality is
slightly exaggerated"
Women.
"2. I find all women everywhere
who wish TO succeed socially are
much the same. They have hearts,
brains-yes. it's safe to say bodies
cut out after the same pattern. So
America surely Is not distinctive for
It's women who have social ambi-
tions But among business women
you have a very characteristic ele-
ment. conservative and charming.
However / don't see how American
business men can employ certain
short-skirted. bare-kneed. rouge
Tipped females who talk too much.
I find the average young business
man a more poised. more elegant
person than the average business
woman"
Homes.
80. In your cities, as have seen
them. / have found no women 20
whom could apply the term
housewife with any degree OF cor
rectness. Then where are your
housewives? In the country. Of
course. I have watched your fine
country homes from train windows
and have said OF this one or that
one. Now, there must be a very
happy home Though, OF course.
the furies may be playing within"
Prohibition.
-. Prohibition. which I always
favored. is most harmful in It's ef-
fects, az / see them in America.
Lord Lee (nrst lord OF the British
admiralty says my statement that
there Is drunkenness among Amer
lean young people is cruel, ludi-
be at least the latter. But / am
overwhelmed with letters from all
over America agreeing with me In
this opinion. American people are
dynamic: they always will overdo a
protest"
Jazz.
IS. America has remarkable
sense Of rhythm. I have heard little
bevoud your colored melodies
(meaning 'jazz) but I like this sort
OF melody. II IS splendid. II car
ries one on. After hearing II
should say Not strange that Amer
ica moves It's feet so fast and SO
much!"
Literature.
"s. bookstores and news stands
dot every city and town. At every
crossroads station one sees books
magazines and papers for sale.
wonder how you get time to devour
so much reading matter? And what
good It does your Can any people
digest so much2 But the effort Is to
your credit"
F1appers.
~ You make too much OF your
Tanners. You take them too serious
". They'll outgrow II, before you
can realize"
Courtesy.
"s You do rush about. every
where. but you're very polite. There
is a surprising amount OF courtesy
IN public conveyances. No, haven
ridden in the subway. yet-but
tbink I'll risk II once during the
rush hour. Just for an experience.
I expect TO survive It as well as the
next one"
Drama
%. Your drama Is vigorous
quite often improper but free from
coarseness. You make a good Job
OF handling indelicate situations
delicately. Your American actresses
are more finished more beautifully
gowned, more convincing than Eng
lish actresses. But Englishmen are
much better on the stage than the
men OF America"
Press.
40. I don't like your news
papers. They are too hurried. They
even hurry me. And then the,
don't print what say as would
have Il printed. They pay too LITTLE
attention to what say, and too
much TO who am"