The evening world. Newspaper, June 19, 1920, Page 11

SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1920 Ibanez On “American Women” | ‘ i Sa AM one. ception rooms, is with her fashion papers. “She is an all-round, teresting to talk to.” Now you know what Senor Vicente Blasco Ibanez, the Spanish novelist who came here to study America and its people, attended the Chicago Con- vention and is soon to return to the other side to write a novel about us, thinks of American women. “L could write 300 pages on the merits of American women alone,” Senor Lbanez told me as his face lighted up and he spoke freely of what he liked about us. We were sitting on camp chairs behind the scenes at the Century Theatre taking a close-up view of the “Florodora” sextet, and of course the conversa- tlon turned to women. After Senor Ibanez had remarked that the girls in the sextet were as beautiful as flowers and had burst forth with his most enthusiastic praise of the American woman, I asked him what quality -would best represent her as “Amert- can born.” Senor Ibanez removed the monocle from his eye, let his cane rest lightly on his left arm, handed his s' aw hat to his interpreter and thoug.i a moment. He speaks English quite well now, although an occasional French or Spanish word will creep in when he becomes excited. “I will tell you what I find most typically and strictly American in your women,” said Ibanez after a few moments of deep thought. “It is their frankness, There is no air of mys- tery about the American girl. She is frank, open-hearted, says what she thinks and wishes you to have her direct line of thought. This is not true of the European woman, of course, who likes to hide behind the vell of mystery and keep you guessing just what she thinks. “The American woman is a de- voted wife,” continued Senor Tbanez. ‘"n America I have noticed that thy average wife is what you might call Te A PATHETIC | iter comes to me from a man who was madly in love with his wife, He treated her badly and did not ap- preciate her of her wants’ until he lost her. ™ He wants me to write something about it to warn others, He says: “I love her yet, A 2 ~=sbut her love for Seoniamernee® ome is dead. wl because I was a know-it-all and realized it tgo late. “We were married very young. I had a job and that was all, for I had just returned from border gervice, Then “came a perlod of quarreling; bitter lovers’ quarrels they were. “The World War was on, it was wetting time for me to go. She wanted me to go, and I wanted to do my bit. 80 she went to busixess college, studied hard,, found a posi- tion and she made god. “That was the beginning of Josing her, for I dla not recognize a bum- ness wontan’s right to Mmdependence until too late, “T went to war, She came to camp intending to find work in the town nearby, but it was too lonesome there and I had to let her go home, for she pined away before my eyes. “The grmistice was signed. I found work, It was a good position, IT strove for success. But I forgot that woman wanted pretty things. Evidently the woman wanted to gontinue work so as to help him and to have “pretty things," as he cally them. But he would not have it #0. Doubtless they quarreled ond “Your Girls Are Delightful. “Splendid Wives, Devoted Mothers. “Gooa to Look At; Interesting to Talk To.” oes Great Spanish Author Goes Into Rhapsodies As He Watches the Beauties in the “Florodora’’ Sextet. By Fay Stevenson. Copyright, 1920, by The Prese Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) CAN GIRL is delightful. toake a splendid wife and a devoted mother. “She makes a good business woman and a clever professional “Ste can do anything from baking a pie to entertaining In the finest re- "She is as particular about her political views and current topics as she _ 100 per cent. woman, g00d to look at and in- OTe ME, Ibanez Thinks American Women Make Splendid Wives and Mothere—and ‘ Bake Good Pies, the ‘mother type’ cancerning her at- titude toward her husband, She realizes he is busy, lives in a hard, money-making age, and it seems to me t she is exceptionally kind and considerate of his nerves. She does not expect to be his little doll- baby wile, but a helpmate who is willing to bear her share of the work. “I have, of course, noted that there a spendthrift type of wife who ap- unkroll and makes him sink or swim, who cares only for the society limelight, but the average woman, what you would call the home- maker, who lives in an apartment or perhaps the suburbs, is an ideal woman. She thinks first of ger, hu band, then her children and her hom and with it all she is not so domes- ticated that she cannot find time to read and attend lectures.” “What do you think of women In polities and the part they played at the Chicago Convention?” I aeked. “The American woman has a clear brain,” was the prompt reply. “she is as clever qher father or har brothers” SAS “And the business woman? What do you think of her?” “The American woman is a wonder in the business world, Sha has suc- cess written tn her face and on every+ thing se does. No matter whethar she enters the professional or busi- ness world she has so much energy and gives so much of her vital forces and energy to her work that she is bound to succeed. “And she is so clever in combining her work with matrimony,” continued the Spanish novejist. “She seems to be able to buila@up a large practice as a lawyer or a doctor, write ‘best sellers’ and’ still keop her home lite happy, frequently bringing two or three children into the world and always winning the love and admira- tion of her husband. , “But it is for her all-roundness, her 109 per cent, ability to muke a pie, lecture or entertain as a charm- ing hostess that I most admire her,” concluded Senor Ibanez, “and her strong desire to devote just as much attention to the columns which are given over to political news and edl- torlals as to the fashion papers.” MAN pel Vebwlns I By Sophie Irene Loeb. Coprright, 1°° by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Frening World.) more until came the breaking pets, He advises young men like him as follows: “Agd now that her love is gone I know the pain of wanting. good ta your wives and remember that they have separate wants and com- promise with them and you'll both nover feel the pain of wantiag too late. “And if you have a pal that’s true and you ever quarrel, should think you are right, figh€ hard it part friends and meet friends.” The last injunction is the most worth-whye of all. Most people when they quarrel, especially husband and wife, very often leave the quarrel with such miserable feeling that tt is almost impossible to renew the friendship, : The anguish that has been caused and the ensuing bitterness make the breach wider. But if they could “agree to dis agree” and let it go at that, nearly always there is @ chance for recon- ciliation, and the trouble is adjusted. ‘As to the business women part of the proposition, I would say that hus- bands very often make a grave mis- take in fighting the wife who wants to work to earn More money, either for her own wse, or for their joint in- terest. If it does not detract from their home duties and. there are no chil- dren who are noglected, I can see no reason for the husband objecting to the wife's earning money, especially if the men cannot provide ag well as he would like. He ts quite right in his statement that “men and women have separate wants" and the big thing is to com- promise, The best things of the world are built on compromise. And certainly married life must have this element more strongly developed than any ofher, Tye reat Healt w New York Froning 1 HOPE You" ARE FOR PROHIBITION 4R JOHN 2 arently goes through her husband's - on 5) You Aust ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH, NEXT TINE YOu LIE VL SPANK You . 7AM GLAD 7 KNOW THERE /S IT LEAST ONE NAN WHO /S WILLING 70 D0 W/THOUT Booze Lucile the Waltress 1980, by Tho Pree Publishing Co, (The New York Bventng World.) AY,” said Lucile the Wait- ress, to the Friendly Patron, as she pushed the toothpick box toward him, “how high t@ the Woolworth Building, anyway?" “To tell the truth, I don’t know,” -he replied. “Same here!” said Lucile. “I've ‘been so busy all my life I've never had time to look it up in the geog- raphy, All I know is that it's almost as high as the high cost of living. Just & little joke on my part! Must have my little wittikiams each day, orl won't feel quite oukapush. Oh ai me!" “But what made you think of the Woolworth building?” “Well, you see I get asked how high it 1s about ten times @ day in this place by the out-of-towners, Of course, I ain't supposed to be a walk- ing record of weights, helyhts and distances, but I really ought to be able to give some information to the victims, / “You might think it queer but exactly seven people have asked me about the height of the Woolworth building so far to-day, And me not being able to tell ‘em made it some busy morning. irst there comes two of them sort o' school-teacher tourists with ectacles and umbrellas, They have their tea and toast and then one of ‘em says to me: “'My good girl, would you tell us how high the Woolworth Building is?” “‘Most assurable, Madame,’ I says, ‘I don't know the exact tallness of It, but it is so high that on a fogsy morning it requires two men and a small boy to look to the top from the jewalk.’ "The old gal gives me one of those ‘stay-after-school’ looks. ‘Come on, Esther,’ she says to the other. ‘We'll go. The tea in this place is good, but the service terrible.’ “I just had to grin. lady,’ 1 says. ‘You don't know t tea, It's been condemned by the Health Board a couple of times, but we manage to get rid of it—mice sleepin’ in it, you know.’ “Well, out they pop, both of ‘em looking sick, Three more tourists ask me the helght of that Woolworth thing and I'm getting sore about it, When I'm 6! het up over being so pestered, @ little old man comes w me grinning, “I want to ask you something,’ he says. ‘Yer wrong, gotebal’ I anawer, ‘You want THE TRUTH IS DADDY HAS A CELLAR Full 2 a how high is the Woolworth ju “'No,’ he aays, ‘I just want to ask if you was aware that yer skirt fell off @ moment ago. There it lies out on the floor,’ “Well,” concluded Lucile, “I was 80 imbarrassed you could ‘a’ knocked me over with a sledge hammer, Right there I cut the Woolworth stuff off my geneology and beat it with my skirt. From now on, when they ask me how high that building ts, I'm M: olng to tell ‘em to spend a nickel F a tape measure and find out for themeelves.” Maszims of a Modern Mata By areusrks iieoanv Mazctoall by Ja Te Copyright, 1920, by The Frees Publishing Co, (The New York Bvening World.) R. JARR had picked up a germ somewhere, and tonasilitis had him, both feverish and peev- ish, lying up sick when he should have been at the ball game. / “Can I do anything for you, dear?” asked Mrs, Jarr. “Le’ me ‘lone,” answered Mr. Jarr. “Can't I make you a foot bath? That's the best thing in the world for tonsilitis,” ited rs. Jarr. ‘With @ scornful snort Mr, fused the hot mu: “Ob, you can li ot ‘d bath. Copyright, 1920, by The Pres Pubushing Co, (The New York Kvenios World) ALLING in love by moonlight is lke buying silk by gaslight— when you 5 e result by the plain jigbt of day you want to take it back for exchange. Recent revelations as to the New York woman's poker-playing abili- ties should surprise mobody. Ever since the first woman married the first man, she has been plinying a game which, for finesse, favial con- trol and sheer, magnificent bluff, makea poker seem as primitive as hand-~-ball. One reason why a man likes to be a father is because it is so easy to obtain a reputation for generosity. After browbeating his wife about the bills, he ean regain his status a good fellow by handing his daughter a dime for candy or 15 cents for the movi Why should any female creature try to be self-rejiant, efficient, strong—when every man alive simply eats up the “I'm-only-a-poor-little- woman” stuff? Add penalties of Washington landlo he Js our next V, P, Why Is “old’ yeen eatness: what Life is just o! doesn't oy dbesie as ta one place take thy ackel and d "nN @ will do to Gov. Coolidge's monthly rental of §32, if & term of affection among men? Any woman who re- ferred to her friends as “Old Mary Smith’ or “Old June Brown” would receive ten boxes of poisoned candy in the next mail. With the H. C. of wine what ft is, woman and song will have to work harler than ever, this season, to cheer and comfort the summer widower “nice man” after another for the baby vamp. Nobody ts ever #0 sure of anything a# a man is of the things he sh at the simple - Y€Es (NDEED ! Bone Dey ’ ily old home remedies," remarked Mra. Jarr, “but if you had listened to me and taken five grains of quinine when you first felt it coming on you'd be all right now, Mra, Rangie’s out in the dining room, Can she come in to see you?” Mr. Jarr snorted again, which Mra. Jarr took to mean an assent, for she ught in Mra, Rangle, “How do you feel now, Mr. Jarrt”* mustard i, 4 Mre. Rangle, pe “ "mall right,” sald Mr. Jarre, lying mantul ® + Jarre re “you've tried hot gargies, of course?” said Mrs. Rangle, aside to Mrs. Jarr. “Dear me! said Mrs. Jarr, realiz- ing she had overlooked a bet. “I never thought of that." “The doctors don’t use fly blister a@ny more for tonailitia,” Mrs, Rangie went on, Here Mra, Rangle gave @ full de- scription of her Aunt Ernestine’s case, for thi ung man. while Mr, Jarr eubwayed under the bedclothes, “You mustn't do that!" aried Mrs. Jarr, bringing him to the surface. “Ob, dear, no!" cried Mrs. Rangie also. mustn't do that! Is he ‘Oh, he's been very feverish!” sail Jarr proudly. “When my husband gets feverish I always put a mustard plaster on him,” said Mrs. Rangle. “Do you think the hot mustard plaster better than the hot gargies?” asked Mrs, Jart. “It all depends," answered Mrs, Rangle with a judicial air. “But, you know, you could give him both! said Mr, Jarr, a good sign when they remarked Mrs. Rangle, “It shows the fever is breaking up. But, ail the same, I'd try the hot gargle, sie,” said Mr, Jarr, rising a@ lovely lady, but won't ‘you please go to your own home and torture your own husband?” “Edward! For shame!" cried Mrs, Jarr, “When she has been over here all evening just seeing what sho can do for you!" “Well,” said Mr, Jarr, “she can't indulge in any of her hom romps here with me, I'm “Oh, L don't mind him, Rangle lightly. “My. Rangle is just the same when he's sick. Wanty to be left alone like an animal and doesn't want anybody to do u living thing for him.” Then Mrs, Jurr grimly made the hot gargic and the mustard foot bath and the torturers fell upon their helplesa ohne ened annem nengmncentaetat hy t\ SATURDAY, The Straw Hat Is the Only Lid on Broadway—Many @ Guy Who Falls Into Get Up in By Neal R. O'Hara. Coprri¢ht. 1920, by The Prew Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World.) TT guy that sald New York was bone dry meant.@ bone like @ ing rib, The old town ig still Hudson River, Along Broadway there is many @ slip ‘twixt the bil and the lip. Yea, bo! The hooch hounds still name their shots im the Bip” pocket. and they still use a wink for a cue, j The Volstead Bill is an act that will never play Broadway. « work where they have small time, but old New York is the land 6f time and there is no big time with- out a dash of vermouth. So far as booze is concerned New York is a tank town, with plenty of booze and plenty of tanks, They've made @ wreck out of Reotor’s, but they've still got to make a church out of Churchill's, Dear old Manhattan is still on the map, despite its legal name for a cocktail, The straw hat is the only lid on Broadway! No guy with an anaemic nose has to suffer that way long. There are plenty of places where a pale beak can be made to blush. The bridge of @ man’s nose ‘wasn't built to. stay over water any ivore than the arches of his fee. were made to remain. on land. And New York recognizes that important point. It has provided ser- vice ‘stations for sports that require a frequent biowout. The average New Yorkews favorite author is the guy that writes his pre- scriptions. There are thousands of hooch fanciers suffering from rum- matism. Rummatism is the new dis- ease that is cured by injections of hooch before meals, after meals, be- tween meals, during meals, before go- ing to bed and after getting in bed. The doctors write out a prescription and tell all rummatic patients how to avoid stiff joints. Stiff joints are places that charge $15 a pint, There is only oue cure for rum- matism and that’s to preserve the viotim's tonsils in alcohol, Any doc- tor that is skilful with a fountain pen can preserve a patient's tonsils in alcohol without an operation. It only ehows that acience has progressed a Courgip-1 Copyright, 1a, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World.) br} BAR MISS VINCENT: I am @ young girl, eighteen years of age, and at the present time very much puziled. About a year ago I met a young man at my place of busines? and it-was a case of ‘love at first sight.’ It was also my first love affajr. I kept company with this young man, became quite devoted to him, and I know for sure that he cared for me. “One Saturday evening when he was supposed to come to my house, for some unearthly reason I di) pointed him and was not at hi He told my mother to tell me to write, but I even failed to do this. The fol- lowing woek I received a letter from him asking me why | failed*to write and treated him this way. Nor did I answer this. “No Miss Vincent, I really care ¥' At the present time he is very iil in the hospit thought it was no more than tight me to go and see him because he 4p out-of-town boy and his relative live elsewhere. I have seen him twice and he was much pleased at my at~- tention, but this is what puazles me. I don't want to tell him straight out that I care for him and yet | think “se JUNE 19, 1920 DRY NEW YORI I in this world's goods? G, Just at present stamens) a Fant Is Sure to a Stagger. kept moist by something besides i nt a lot since barrooms became ont and druggists became outlaws. To-day every New York nose is in the pink of Weak men are fainting for drift and swooning has become outdoor sport. The quickthi doctors have discovered that ing its won't revive a guy half quick as smelling brandy. Many guy that falla into @ faint is sure pa pe 1 a | { \ get up in a stagger. There is no can- — stitutional amendment against faim ing in front of a drug store. Yep, Bryan has as much change of ; shutting up New York ag San Frans | clsco has of shutting ig be ad Volstead Act in New York has pa 5 hooch like Antony stopped Cleopatra, — And you don’t have to look up ys tory to know.that Cleo was @ starter without an emergency Yea, bo! Néw Yoxk is now nected with New Jersey by friendlier tles than the McAdoo. tubes, York's latest move is a stagger. wants to annex New Jersey and the Hudson River for a chaser, Jersey would be Manhattan's room and Brooklyn would be family entrance. Coney Island be not only @ watering place, but — also a liquoring*resort, They'd: $ carousale at Coney withdut mer-y- go-rounda, t New York is stfll wet, you The M. D.'s still Agure whiskey ts the — best thing for headache, whether you want to cure it or ‘cause it. Amd the leading Manhattan families still bromo seltzer for breakfast: ‘ he feels that I do not care the least about him. Tam sure that sf you ‘ni not’ advise me what to do right { shall spoil it all. He 1b just ‘ type of man I like, the same and holds a good’ position in one the New York banks, ly to do without bein: “HEART. you step in he is ‘Dear Miss Vincent: What do think a young man should pay for engagement ring who lan't very doubled themselves in am eure the average girl have a small diamond imitation. ‘Taate and good ' often mean more to a A tinge of co- quetry in the eves of the wearer of this wide brimmed and flower trimmed cha- peau is accented by the addition of the single streamer of two- toned ribbon.