New-York tribune., 1875-09-04

serves and tresome ceremonies to extend their en-
pre and complete their tyranny. Since the creation
of the world fashion has been changing, but woman
has not
The romancers are right in painting women, when
they want to paint society. Man is usually nothing
but an accomplce.
The Demi- Monde, said saint Dumas, who is, az you
know, something of evangelist, is the step where
the woman who is going mp meets the woman who Is
gong down. Thus is scarcely just The woman going
mp does not pass by the Dem-Monde And besides,
as a rule, women do not go up. If they change they
go down. Their place is the Alps OF virtue. Like
living streams they descend, and do not mount. We
have not yet the definition of EE6GHgere, the piece
which is to be played next Winter. You may expect
plenty of impertncnces toward your countryvoinen,
who will neither be the less pretty nor the less gay on
account Of them. They used to the fire, since
Sardou's /" Uncle SAM" They give no less employ
ment to the fidd!cs and the fans. NJ. Dumas may
laugh hardest, but they will laugh longest.
i wonder il Moliere would write his Femmes
Srdntes again, if he could see the Academy of
Paris giving diplomas to female medical students
Yes we have Doctresses in France. MoIiere would
have ordered them all back to their spinning
wheels or their kitchens. He wOud say that the
eternal cackling of woman rendered her unworthy
of an art which requires so much dignity and silence.
Moliere would probably be as much in the wrong in
thus criticsing the medical faculty as he was in
crticsing the Hotel Rambouillet, for it was he who
struck the first blow against French society in his
comedy LES PrtciGHses Ridicules. Who were these
Pr6cieusesi Where did they begin or endf Take
care NJ Moliere! This daintiness which you ridcule
is one of the highest qualities of woInan. For my
part believe in woman doctors. All maladies come
from the mind. and woman more clearly than
a man through the eyes into the mind. 1t is n sor-
rowfu mind which produces anemia, and this is the
source Of all disease.
Women practiced medicine in antiquity. do not
refer to those who, Ike Gree, dabbed in enchant-
nent. But do You not remember the famous Anodice,
who, clad in mems clothes, studied medicine and
gave consultHtionsl But learning thai she was Il
woman the doctors called her before the AreOpagus
where by repeating the stratagem of Phryne, she
was in like manner acquitted i hope the justice of
the Arcopagus and the beauty of AGodce were alike
conspicuous. 1he doctors clamOred in vain. 1t was
thereafter permitted to free women to practice
medicine. At Rome. where there were so many
doctors that. according to Martial they had them
for every part Of the body, the feRng mcdice were
numerous. History has preserved among other
celebrated names that of Olympias, who was the
physician of Pliny, the naturalist. In the Middle
Ages women practiced ALSO which causes tie remark
in one of the Fabliaux, Thank Heaven! you have
made a lucky escape, though there was no lack CT
doctors. for yOu had two men and two women at
your heels" In England they seem to have doctors
enough of the stronger sex. The University of
Edinburgh has Just closed its doors on a few fair
aspirants. ARSENE HoUssAYE.