Evening star., 1941-03-28
Peruvian Writer Finds in u. S.
Theory for an Ideal Woman
Miss Aromburu
Would Mix North,
South Temperoments
BY MANUEL VEGA.

Helen Aramburu, Peruvian news
paperwoman and writer, has stopped
over in Washington, on her way to
Miami. She left Mexico by automo-
bile and has toured, without definite
plan, hither and yon, through many
sections of the United States.
OF restless disposition, travelling
without any fixed itinerary, she ap-
pears at times to be trying to get
away from herself. Nonetheless. she
is a keen observer, blessed with
personality all her very own, in
whose style paradox and ingenuity
60 hand in hand.
1t isn't her first visit to this coun-
try, of which she treasures a store
Of memories: Her only brother, Ger
man Aramburu, was Secretary Of
the Legation of Peru in Washington.
Married, formerly, to a Mexican
diplomat, her husband was Minister
OF Mexico in Lima. She's staying,
quite by accident in the Legation Of
Bolivia, and there she graciously
gave us her impressions of the trip:
wonderfully" she answered, vi
vaciouSly. 1--WE come from Mexico
that complicated and colorful land.
where life is something of torture,
and the sane, sweet, simple life of
the North American woman comes
out to greet me. Because. naturally,
what interests me is the study OF the
feminine spirit in North America.
It's an especial spirit, distinct from
ours. and from which We have much
to learn. I'd say that hygiene is
transformed here into something
psychic. There exists, without
doubt, what I'd call hygiene of the
spirit"
Some StrangeneSs Found.
do the customs of this country
seem somewhat strange to you?"
1.-THE customs, perhaps no. The
way of feeling. probably yes That
external details vary, is OF little
moment-they should vary-from
country to country. The really pro-
found differences are more difficult
to capture. The woman of the south
Is contradictory, passionate; she
takes everywhere her inquietude and
contradictions. We carry all these
things inside us, and We cannot
throw off the burden which is, often
times, ancestral Then. on coming in
close contact with the crystalline
spirit of the North American
woman. we think we need our NOR
bidity. '''
Miss Aramburu paused and con-
tinued:
However, in my opinion, the
North American woman has realized
her desire. Away down deep, she's
Just as complicated and sentimental
as any one of us. After all, We re all
women! But, perhaps, there hasn't
been time, she hasn't got the time,
to discover herself. The rhythm of
her life is different, and she clings
to it, and does not deviate from it.
"On the happy day when a femi-
nine type is achieved that would be
a blend of the two races, I am sure
there would exist in the world the
perfect type of woman, that which
the men still hope for. Each ele-
ment would then have its proper
place. The sentimentalism Of the
South would unite with the practical
common sense of the North. LATIN
American morbidity would be COM
pensated with North American
transparency. The blend Is ideal
and ideals only exist in the minds
Of poets"
Finds Material for Novel.
And of literary projects, have
you anything to say?"
Plenty. as usual. From here, I'm
sending my impressions to Lima
Moreover, during my
stay in New York, I've written a
piece Of fiction, He Is Married in
South America That means I've
chosen the novel form to bring out
the similarities and differences of
the two races; all life's problems, in
brief, from top to bottom. I have
written a continued embracing the
same theme from different angle, !
in lively form, in which I've tried
to be humorous.
And now, with no definite plans,
I'm going to the beach to take the
sun; to keep on having contacts with
these North American women, whose
frankness I envy. and their elegant |
manner of living as well. It's
frankness which oftentimes comes
quite close to wisdom; that wisdom
of life, which we, of the Latin ira
dition, do not possess!"