Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-05-26
THE WOMEN OF THE FRENCH REvo-
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The letters from Pans Ave accounts of the
ar,i,r p-r' taken hs some uf The lalies ct
| Paris. in ih revolutionary struggie and the
| efforts appear not 10 have stopped with the
| success Of their movement. letter from
/ Ia,-. ia tie New York Courier and EnqUir-
e. thus introduces the reader toa new scene
! va which the woman have taken part. lie
| l., describing DE military display on the oc-
casIon OF the Fete OF fraternity, whiek took
| place on The Goth OF April, aud SAYS
a the head OF the battalion, halted just at
the entrance upon the Place de la Reeolution,
my attention was arrested hy small aud
dalntily gloved hand reeping ont from the ann
pie sleeve OF broadcioth paletol, OF over
coat, such as is worn by the lions OF the Chdu-
see Antiu, the Cate de Paris. And 'twixt
ms finger and his thumb he held with m st
exquisite or beautiful aud rich Havana ci-
gor. From tie hand TO the face was the nat
ural aud Instant direction of my eye. 1t
was smooth. regular and ven beautiful fac.
belonging apparently toa youth from eighteen
to twenty years OF age. The rest OF the dress
CORES pounded with what has slready been de-
scrbcd-blue silk cravat carefully tird scrup-
ulously white shirt collar, fashionable vest,
| fine black cashmere panialoons, swelling at
the foot, and Vanished boots A kept, or
cap OF the uniform OF The National Guards
| (bue cloth with red cord in the seems.) and
| d small national flag on staff six or seven
| leet long, mpleted he aCcoulrement OF this
interesting patriot.
| Beside him was another apparently about
| twenty-five years OF age. similar apparalled
IN all respect except that he wore a handsome
drab instead OF dark psletot. An hah! said
to uyseli-who have we here? couple OF
wealthy young members, probably, of some
5Tl>toCrdic family, tho borne away by the
popular enthusiasm had caught republicansm
which they were trying TO reader consistent
III practice with bits. They talked freely bat
not loudly with each other, and the guards
near them IN the ranks. joining with much
animation III the singing OF patriotic repub-
licali songs. Tbs one drew occasionally from
his pocket an embroIded cambria pocket
handkerchiei-the o,her welded deliberately
his Havana, (Which ever and anon he gave
his mouh and tookt away again" At last
he threw II from him hail consumed with an
air which seemed TO say, "Pun honor lis a
vianous cigar They did not seem to excit,
any particular attention on the part oil the by
ISLANDERS and was passing on down the line,
when | WAS passing on down the line, when
! happened to observe that their hair Was
turned up behind and tucked up under their
miitarp hepis. Oh hol the secret is out =,
They were couple of girls "Wbo are the
young women2' asked OF "a National Guard
near awe don't know SIR was the reply.
''rhey accosled Us early in the morning. psk
ed permission to join our battalion and there
they are leading u, 10 file before the Provison-
al Government, and declare ouI adhesion TO
the Republic Nive La Liberte
Under the ancient Republic and the En-
pire, many girls OF this sort joined the French
armies and followed them not only TO reviews
and parades but 10 the field OF bdttle, when
they set men examples hard 10 initiate OF sol
dlerly conduct, aud high daring. In another
part OF the line figured another femae-but
she was in the dress oil her SIX and attended
by d banner pFoclalming that she was lone of
the wounded ut February, and the mother of
sixteen children!' The sex is bestrrng itself
in France. Since the Revolution dolly pa
per has sprung up called The Voice OF The
Women, edited by ladies and advocating the
emancipation OF women from the social slav-
cry which they say weigh upon her-iheir
rsht 10 sit as representatives. in the National
4 Assent bly, and TO be invested with the POI
itical and civil privileges OF which men have
! 100 long enjoyed the monopoly. They seri-
/ ously talked OF causing Madame Dudevant
George Sand) to be ruu for the Assembly
But Madame Dudevant declined the honor