Show J l c Z r. r ING L E Er LOVE aVE br u N NO 0 TIME TIM TIME or I French Man Morand Distinguished o of f t In Paul Paull S I 0 Pleased to Call ill t Rf What He Is Letters Deplores ya the Tragedy of the Age in Which We Live Greatest of All Arts Victim of f Slow Death FLAT rA r J A ill in This Mad Money Era of i Y Machinery Motion and db s p I. I Materialism 9 i. i Fact of Matter Matter- Fact of-Fact J 1 J B By Carol Bird n J F G that ecstatic and highly technical al p pastime pas pas- asal as- as s LOVE time formerly indulged in with so much fervor by the is fast becoming a lost and neglected neg- neg T youth of the country art r It is being practiced with about as much enthusiasm a charlotte russe with as as a hungry man pounces upon much finesse as a butcher carves a steak Love the sublime passion the most intense intense absorbing i and tender of all the emotions is as a result in danger of dying ding a slow reluctant death For the scenes on the stage of life are shifting these days with so much rapidity the theatre itself is becoming so much smaller and more congested that there is scarcely I time or a corner even in the wings for the lover to play t his role Cast as the villain is the machine age a monster which is throttling love so that it is rapidly fading from fromy y- y contemporary life Paul Morand of France celebrated man of letters In New York gathering material for a book on American J marriage and divorce points out these lamentable truths t. t and deplores the facts that this additional catastrophe must be checked up against the modern age in which we live Jive tragedy but we must face it said the rj It is a great distinguished writer looking morose and reflective as he h xa sat in the parlor of his hotel suite in one of the towers on Park avenue those well named edifices which crowded New York is fast adopting as living quarters We Ve have neither the time nor II 1 I T P Z b 3 S i TAXI r i 5 z V i L f the place for f or love I 0 e or lovemaking 0 FF 1 ri continued M. M Morand L Love Love- ove- ove i g 5 i. r mal maLing requires leisure and nd an an Speakeasies Bu But L this setting and in 10 f modern day eve we have neither It s i Not Enough is true that love a fundamental s i emotion of of mankind can never PLACES LACES should be provided fr for our young yung people done dom to the death Men Ien exactly be where the they y can steal off and Indulge in In courtship s in- in will always fall i S and women and out out-of love But it is re- re and lovemaking unInterrupted argues Paul Moran Morand d that love so divine and French writer Lovemaking requires leisure and an lovemaking so delightful sh should ld y appropriate setting and in this day we have neither j become such neglIgible quantities i. t in our daily daily lives The he cha change ge the time nor or the place WIth lovemaking love b becoming 3 I has be been I tak taking ng place in In AmerIca obsolete in In real lIfe love scenes will vIII soon disappear for q quite a time e while 10 in F France ance from i r plays and books it is Just making Itself manifest Women are lIvIng for other othe things bei be- be l S i i I sIdes love They hey are less coquettIsh and f are demanding a new Vt more subtle and I I forthright technique in in lovemaking l r S q Y J. J M r S 'S y Paul k J. J 4 French author t j i 44 who dc Jores 0 r the nasty asty n inartistic madr of brought ht about by tIe t age K r t H r I A. A i i ii i to J t I Lovemaking used once to be a a. great greata conducted with artistry ar- ar a ert one whIch was as talent skill and finesse It was cS featured by a technIque all Us Its own on A man gave gaie to the business of lovemaking lo as much of his time and his ingenuity as be gave to the less glamorous business of making a living He considered love loveL L of paramount Interest In life not an IncidentaL Inci- Inci dentaL But the art of lovemaking required required re- re time and space Today Vie we do donot donot not possess those essential factors In other happier days love had to toK K have its proper milieu a a conservatory atory with fragrant Sowers a drawing room a beautiful garden the secluded corner comer of a great ballroom the snug little rose ro lighted booth in a restaurant or cafe Today we must conServe space So we haven't the he appropriate setting for the enchanting pastime This Is particularly true of New York and other great cities conservatories drawing rooms big living livIng liv- liv Ing rooms are glories of the past Our homes are gone We live today in hotels and skyscrapers In little compact coves cores where here we are forbidden even ven to cook or serve a tempting repast And those late and tasty suppers What wonderful assets they were to the business of lovemaking K An epicurean lover waxed more eloquent when his palate ws Wes cajoled with appetizing appetizIng Ing dishes Alas with the disintegration of the home there passes many delightful pastimes associated ted with large comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able rooms open fireplaces luxurious divans tete-a-tete tete chaIrs and the home atmosphere EVERY ONE knows that lovemaking cannot be done beautifully or artistically artistically artis- artis in elevators Park benches are hard but even these poor substitutes are denied young lovers of today for parks are scarce and seating space limited Taxicabs are resorted to to of course because because be- be cause ev even n in this scurrying hurrying age where one has little time to do aught but surge along with the swiftly rushing crowds one does yearn occasionally forthe for forthe the clasp of a soft hand or an eager ear Into whIch one can whisper a few impassioned impassioned words Unfortunately taxicab lovemaking is necessarily a ha hasty ty and self conscious affair the taximeter is up into big money with rapidity and ones one's destination Is reached quickly Where to togo togo go to wax ax eloquent on the theme of love Where to lead the adored one In order not to broadcast ones one's great passion passion pas pas- sion to an Inquisitive public That's the problem I Even n given the spacious and softly lighted room the comfortable c feeling that one is alone with ones one's beloved has one the tune time to deliver oneself of that warm declaration that telling allusion to the beloved ones one's charms Isn't there ur urgent ent business to transact t A long distance telephone call to put in or receive Some important place to go go Isn't the insistent insistent insist insist- ent and ever pr present ever sent radio liable to Interrupt interrupt In- In and spoil spon the effect of a confession confession confes- confes sion of love Over in France the situation is 15 becoming becoming becom- becom ing as serIous as it Is In America The French always devoted to the home are also spending heir Leir brief leisure hours elsewhere The servant problem Is becoming be- be e- e coming marked in France People dine out They are beginning tp to lean toward r- r rd d F 3 i f j 7 hotel life and small apartments A bachelor In France In other days used to have comfortable apartments of his own where he could Invite the object of his affections to luncheon tea or dinner din din- ner using all his ingenuity to plan an an alluring repast with bowls of roses ros s on the table logs blazing and snapping inthe In Inthe the fireplace music a rare old wine or two This was the proper atmosphere for courtship the one conducive to the romantic romantic ro- ro mantic mood And in those bygone days the man and the girl both had leisure to pursue this interesting game But today not only men but women also are too busy making money with which to maintain the present day high standards of living to take time to make love When they are finished with their work they go home to their little caves in hotels or skyscraper per houses Their living quarters are so small and confinIng as a matter of fact that they seek breathing breathing breath breath- ing space out at the picture motion houses and the big theatres Their love is synthetic synthetic syn- syn and second They watch love being bein made upon the stage Even this pleasure soon will be denied them for changing modes of life are arc soon reflected in literature and the drama If lovemaking is becoming obsolete in real life Ufe love scenes will coon oon disappear from plays and books Or at any rate they wm will b be so modernized and attuned to the trend of the times that they wm will have Je little significance Already i 1 foresee a handicap for certain men writers and women who like to write romance ana who are fond of the grandiloquent ent phrase the flowery speech filled with tender solicitude and charming endearments MORAND sighed For It is well M known that to a Frenchman love loveIs Is halt half of living In one of Paul Morand's fairly recent books he wrote of love It may be said of Peking that it stands in fear of all contagious afflictions except the one of the heart called love Think of It No time nor place for love or lovemaking continued Paul Morand We have plenty of speakeasies but not any any- supplied the interviewer enchanted with ith the slang nun un But M. M Morand was of the he opinion that love easy was Vias a bett bettor r word He said We ought to provide places for our young people where they can steal oSand off oS and indulge in courtship and lovemaking ing uninterrupted quiet uninterrupted quiet secluded dining dining din din- ing places or some other spots they can talk and enjoy each others other's society in proper romantic surroundings Visions of crowded restaurants the only eating places left where tables impinge each other and the odor of burning on- on onions Ions assails the nostriLs where jazz music drownS out your companions companion's voIce And where the waiter waiter cannot even hear your order Lashed before his hb lIstener As a matter of fact the young people of today even given the proper romantic and roomy setting for lovemaking would not know how to go about it it added Paul Morand disconsolately I have not yet had time to observe your younger generation generation genera genera- tion but over In France a young man inarticulate and a young girl are singularly late when they are together They donot do donot not seem to know what to say to one another Topics for conversation appear limited Most of the time they converse in monosyllables Certainly an eavesdropper eavesdropper eaves eaves- dropper would not hear any nicely turned phrases any endearing terms any delightful delight delight- ful and original compliments compliments' This does not of course necessarily Imply that such a handicapped young couple are arc not In love Men and women can experience profound emotions and express them in a few words I know that at times Umes when I have felt most deeply about something I have not grown verbose verbose ver- ver bose over It In fact I am always annoyed annoyed an- an noyed when in the theatre I witness a scene in which a character overwhelmed by some emotional crisis harangues a lon long time over it it putting all he feels and ana suffers Into words Most of us at the critical times in our lives when we receive crushing or on the other hand joyous news react to our roused aroused emotions emotions emo- emo quietly without dramatic gesture of any sometimes kind in a wordless fashion fash- fash ion But nevertheless the seeming InabU- InabU Iv 1 of our young people to express their love feelings for one another In adequate terms is a sign of the changing times The cloistered protected girls of other da days s had nothing to think of but lovemaking love love- makIng They lived for that alone and they insisted that it be done beautifully Today girls go out to bus bus' business busness ness and make careers for themselves Naturally they are more selective not as receptive to love Then too we have all become more elemental in our emotions We get getright getright right down to fundamentals fu Thus even our young people dispense with the approach approach ap- ap to lovemaking They cannot waste time in beautiful words I presume that the stimulus of war and its psychological reactions brought about In i. i measure this state of affairs But tell teU me mc haven't girls always been pretty exacting about theIr even before this radical change In the world came about French women have always been astounded by the attitude attitude atti- atti tude of American girls Is he good good- looking an American girl will eagerly inquire when she Is discussing some ones one's fiance They demand the handsome exterior exterior ex- ex so far as their sweethearts are concerned Thi has always been a source of surprise to French women But French women have a a. marked esthetic sense have they not A love for forthe forthe the beautiful the Interviewer asked Why shouldn't they shouldn't-they they prefer a looking good i 5 AN ELEVATOR is i. not conducive to iY i- i Y Yul ful ul or artistic lovema ing V PARI BENCHES are hard and and even parks are scarce and their seating capacity limited DINING OUT has its draw draw- r much hacks too public for r lovemaking its TAXI TAX lovemaking is a hasty and conscious self affair with the meter running up into money moncy THE RADIO even is liable to interrupt the stunning effect of o a confession of love IN A PLAT FLAT love seems synthetic syn- syn and second hand as compared corn com pared to the romantic garden carden setting of other generations man to a homely one Isn't it a universal uni- uni versal weakness of mankind to choose the beautiful as against the unlovely object Yes But where men are concerned Absurd French women like men to be be amusing to make love artistically that thatis is they used to demand this to be entertaining en entertaining en- en conversationalists to have good intellects But they do not demand that they possess good looks perhaps then American women usurp the masculine prerogative Men long have chucked the ugly duckling for the little beauty of the species it was suggested M M MORAND shrugged lYl It may be that you are right But then American women have always been the dominant partners haven't they 1 have always heard that American me mi are Influenced by their wives dominated by them that they do not transact matters matters mat mat- of business without first consulting them Is this true American men benefit by their wiveS wiveS' intuitive powers yes They sometimes sometime seek their advice But only the weaklings of the sex are dominated by women the interviewer explained M M. Morand appeared to be surprised surprised Of course we can only judge by the women we see around Paris So many many of them trav l without their husbands They take their pleasure alone Perhaps we in France may be judging all American Ameri- Ameri can women by the small percentage percentage of t them that we see over there They may maybe maybe be only the disillusioned women who are are seeking Paris divorces or unmarried school teachers who are ar taking welt welt- earned vacations 4 Americas America's called so-called divorce evil Interested inter Inter Inter- ested M. M Morand He wanted to know th the whys and wherefores of It He POinted out the disIntegration of the home th the super romanticism with which American AmerIca girls imbue marriage the disregard of f the rights and the happiness of children Then he as some of the possible causes concluded 11 But wIth lovemaking and love on the wane the institution of marrIage wIll in inevitably 1 be affected and if there be 00 no nomore more marriage there will be no m more r divorce so why give too much thought to an Increased divorce rate bc J |