, 1874-01-31
Their Influence in Various
Nations and Ages.
Aspasia, Cornelia, and tho Mother
Of hbdallah.
Madame Recmaier, Madame be Staei,
and the Princess De Lieven.
Alice Porress, Eleanor Cobllnun, Mistress
nlount, a,ll Ablgail It'll.
h1oM tho London 4AthefIAttiM.

ftom tho london Athenattl.
a biographical dictionary OF political wou1en
would III oxtont equal All encyclopaedia. pollti-
cal women arc to be found oven In pro-historto
times. In Olympus they obstrnctod tho plans
Of tho fathor Of tho gotls, whether those plans
regarded heaven or earth; and old mythology
shows how tho peace Of mind Of Pluto, Vulcan,
and Neptune could be disturbed, and their
realms rendered intoorablo, by tho sayings md
aoinga Of misclovoua beauty.
They aro numerous fn history, sacred or pro-
fanc. Among the political women Of Qrcecc
there is nono who Inns lett moro tontlor mcn~
orioB than tho ABpasia at whoso boantlful feet
pcriclcs was content to Blt. 4 far brighton OK
ample is furnished by tho list Of Ronan political
women, nalnoly: that
coRnEL1A,
who mnrricd Roman citizen when she might
l,ayo boon the bride Of a King. Cornolin'a merit
was we'll recognized by llor grateful country,
by tho erection OF hcr statue In her lifetime,
with the inscription, "Cornelia, mothor Of tho
Gracchi."
We do not soc why we should disbolioyo the
oft-rocortlcd saying Of Cornelia that those
uracchi were her roal and only jowols, any moro
tila1, tho oqunly wel-known Baying Of another
political woman Of lior day, tho mother Of the
InHL A1nD-nlUu hll1b VI NLhtlaN1s
Abdallah checked his horse to tako farewell
ook ut the city from which lie WIS expelled, aiita
burst into tears at the sight, the
srnoNoEn-MISpEp AND sTourRR-HEAnrEp OLD
who Ind been eort Of Minister without port
folio, exclaimed, I" You do well to weep like
woman for what you could not defend like
mani" II there had boon many mon 10 the
Alourish Kingdom IN Spain with tlle defiant
spirit OF Abdaflall's mother. history would have
Il Aot1, tn UufnE1. Inn CnnHnE
but feel indignant at the wrong TINT llas been
done to this political old Indy. She llaa boon
robbed of her famous saying. by one of her
own oountry1no',, WHO chTonlced tug iator, enu '
ex-King, fell in battle, III the service Of IN
African priuco. Ali, wrotclled man (" cries
the plagiariziug historian, 'who could lose llis
lifo IN anotler'a cauBo, though ho did not dare
modified, however, by the comment TINT, after
nil, S,scll WIS the immutablo dccroe Of deR-
tiny!'' And Ablallal' could not help himself.
Tho secret history Of every country
ADDuNDs WITH TRACES.
moro OF leas distinct, Of the inlluence-for good
or for evil-of political women. The fahlod
,,otentnto who, whether he ileard OF revolution
or simple catastrophe, always asked, "Who IL
sho?" implied TINT wolnan Was tho primo
mover Of every event.
Whcn NJ. Guizot published his "Afelangea
Diog,apAi4ues ct Littorairch," tho pages TINT
afforded most pleasure wore those III which ho
painted sariouH portraits Of women. Some Of
ihem found lovo in nlArriage, like Lady Hua-
se s oLusa ,n s,,ohr"taa ~" 9avm;sar -, ,;nao
uao+, o mAur" rn.omh';na int of or1 WiIlnm ilna
soll, waB oil tue Rcaffoll,-a political sacrifice.
Tho widow of Lavosier did not find solace in
1Ja1;rask 't Ma 1ccan,e Madame In Comtesso do
mIn 1lMmTnrt N an,, so sonnr"tai f,om l,ar second
husband because ho would not allow her to con-
tinua to bear tho Hanlo OF hcr first.
,,,,, nm, ono oc iha noiiticn M vel, NJ cl,rrm.
:i "4n ""a :i ~. n.o,"nrs ~ Lar dn,t ro;rnaj
oysr e,' ' Froncl. hieh life ii. S, ior SALONS,
rnnf mal't' oa az, ntran"nr-pmest in liz own boran
fov %t ,ada,.a na WeeS,nisr waa on,v an amOtomr
nni maqag a an,, naato m,a 1 IL, .,no o Tre,,o,
uont,o .,,o+ .,,a povotmtiom ,v1ch hoaan four.
scnro vcara eco. and has not vet come to an end.
..,s,1 .'t ~ na;;t,ai ,rnmou .sSvnnoI )
sthgsu 6.;,1au tu 1o,,s. Il r.,a oa, f',Ht H.,
9aya ~ ~ -, fat fant;ovo ILL, 5a,a, ,na
Joau 10 ~ ~ mtarvono n 9,I;not Gon,,'
c;ia ii liz Siainno iIo Ninincnon. or royorn tia
2tato llo tno aug ~ aas a1;ta"i 9 ~
1oi,v, ~ asn ~ I,nno naait IT, aso so
lauao a;' dsota G.o ~ ~ ann,, r' H.
rouciu;idn n townyor IL iumned nt = iitt1a tnn
t:1 EonG'aa4o'' Ao""'o4' ~ '"'"F~" Nv "'''' wv
uuetn3' ,,
o.sossoa ,otira IGnai ;'fimo,ce uE Has In uoa
Eossessau po'cat at'l'uHt.c' n tra euas " hauo9
Mnpo'oom ~ ~ NY +ho IN tI9 Tnroas roe,';a ana
ill.,. III that s1,a h"I Tnico IN ,1oos.
ause uIa. s1u IT, na a. ,,a.;. 49, ,as ntJaa@
Mres wn'ch H. aea 10 snn ues'iaGilo" . t ol m te.
lh lact eo eanpiess ~ sro e,;a;a aat VI iotas
o ., Tp0 fe otro T estEnes y onea '' o
r;.an,,o tau T.; nt i;nn ovo oo,,
prlhcpal age.s ~ tas 1o Ma'o neGn onaIer u .
sseu ~ ee'iew n " mf ssss w. ,'y ~ o te
Ga,,, u @ Ill., nn;r .at0 .,;tI, 1ntdo s fan
& n1 u for ,oSoroa an',a H1ov; a',d 10
MosS ~ nass' % nau ~ Sr;sst Io,," = roro "u aa
III" ~ to,d = a inIiuo"aa "aa
~ T,niIo ~ or;o;r !, I'M 'AA~
~ o'o%aa, s.t1 ~, o., ~ ~ ,,su 1,, ,,,,. ,,,,ry
~ ~ '1,nn t' ~ e rar a;i 's,o a,r.ra t,,o IN
ior s1 ~ rnnca t,rn,1,, T5oiana
Ipns lass,nna " eiaIse .t sn1ous1t . '
tons thro,sh cLantal % and uuyor and n1aintonou' u'
aown .o .no GlTsn ,;sio. J., at 'o i
ap a so ~ y ,st 10 Frauon ~
aI a,.1 % ,rii,' Emn,au a1ao oa ia h"aro,
~ .,;n,' yrs o;Ij,or Franc mr. Mauiia Smc1,
~ wnn,o, "o "a m'1 not to ha nassni ovay 0 e''''
:" 'rl,a ,a1v H. IN question wes hv birth Russian
M conntrv in tia world 1,ns hcsD 1nn.a ilosnnti.