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Show RUTH. ST. DENIS ON THE AMERICAN WOMAN "The women of America aerm to la a never rndlng euhjert fur fotnnirnt on the art of (iHolgiiots. who llugr for -a hti in our ittuiniutill lea." r"Hri rka Hut h Si . Itenta. tin (.htald exponent of IIIimIu and am-lent K ptlan ilmu ri, on hlug hon the latoal 'StlmVlj of Antrh'.i: aotuen tv one wh" has hn much In the piihMr er n'Tntly. "Whv la It. I i wonder?" she coot Inued. "The French. Ihe l-'.ngllah. III licrttiHii ip Ihe ItuaHlan rnncn aro not awojci't to audi at tile amlvU on th rart itf tlielr vUltors. And after t-onaldorlng lho matter, I have conn-to conn-to the cnnchiahnt that It ta hecauep otti home folk ate different; it aland out hy ahcr fotre of tlielr tndlvrdu.llt,v, and h Tiif our kindly fr-UMiila would mukc lhm over a llicy aliould Ijo umc here cae. "In the Oreat ftKk ttiem la aome. wler arltten a wle remark i-mnernlict .he nioia In our mtahlror'a rye, and tt might l a fit for tht Utt mentor of tin American women to Ihlnk ihcroon. "Kcsittv ts a matter of latitude, tike-wins tike-wins grace. Th" hero of Uic .xitittoiil, .rlvn hla pick of the women of Ida rac for a hrldc, woittd itM't ttie one w ho hHplenel to vflsh tho nntt, and fm many general hina I he -Thinon Judy J lcattv by th of th Wfituaii'a f cl. and an tt gvs according to tha land .ind the peopl. "We a e now advised lo he ftlmp,'. to Ifnn atlghth- to on- tddc. to ' : on one ft-ot. lo hold tt.e h-Hl high ind thtow our at oiiMrn forw trd into a cun t. Why not add that w? nro b'-m lo slmier. H would fit the picture on gain In t h mlrid'a of tin damsel following atich advhe fonjUv- that picture up tWor yoti. It I hardly atliactlve, now, ia It? "Certain graces go with certain gill and they ns.a thn naluially. Few of them cn ho cultivated. We are not all mad frc m fh nam modrt, and th-l-eai sdvha I hav e r hi ut gnen r girl waa summed up In the words 'Ik-jouracir 'Ik-jouracir "For ua are not the graces -f a Kuro-pesn Kuro-pesn co'ft. We'do rot tnkp l:i-ll.v lo 'eiifiuetilnc.' fiir aa It may a"p:n. ait I tiro as I lie forotgner niy l e i licit we do. Our glrta who aro lust tl.r !vt Who -cany their Bcthe hedt -s f-rn lv rinJ buoyantly, ate alt graceful an, I linil fill. r-n though i hey nur not It fiitty 1 in feature or line t;i figure. "Our girls nIiouM be Ji:st utr gl-ls. free from affe'.-ieiiton and th .muim tl manners of a not her la nd and .i nt(ht i teup. 1t ua all ha Jus lllgcn ,i lhi I'nlted Stairs of Amerl tt. It la a proud title, snd one wol wirtu wht'e lie-' Ing up lo. and. dejdt- our kln lli- luin i Ing crliVs, I think w will .nnnaef l- worry along and at ill mat... a 'tin I Just auch comment. hecauMO nm cur-selvea. cur-selvea. and t-rinv thai " . n -t s . h' cannut appreclalo or underatnnd j? " |