AMERICAN GIRLS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1734, 26 April 1913, Page 12

AMERICAN GIRLS

WHY THEY PREFER EUROPEAN HUSBANDS. Why do American girls prefer European' husbands? The fault lies with tho American, says Mile, van Vorst in a volumo entitled '-'Tho Pursuit of Happinessi in tho Unit'cd StaW recently published m "As a lover," she says ,"'tho American appears to tho least advantage. He lacks audacity. As a child ho is under tho domination of his mother and sisters. Tho schoolmistress demonstrates to lnm fomalo superiority, and later m life, no matter to what ctoss of society ho belongs his education is directed by women, lie lias learned how*to shape and control his destiny, but he has not yet learned how to dominate tho heart of women." Tlio wealthy girls from the United Slates, Jllle. van Vorst says, is quick to discover that tho men she meets ill European society are more cultured and relined than tho business men at home. And their titles fascinate her. She knows lier father will not be enthusiastic over lier marriage with a European, and anticipates his objection tlnis, "Darling papa, von brought me up like a princcss; but in America there aro no princes, so what was 1 'to do?"

The American women knows Hint her husband.adores her. Ho proves it. Ho (iocs not 101 l her. But, says Mile. van Vorst, (lie men on tin's side of the Atlanlic inspire 110 confulonoo in her. Slio does "tit believe (hem in bo sincere, they know how to charm her by their Conversation. She does not snppocs for a moment that; her European admirer really loves her, but he iells her so delightfully nml if she disconcerts an aninieus I'Vcncl)inan by replyiiip 'l» him in the miiio tono ii. is becauso she does not foci hereolf in danger.