New-York tribune., 1880-02-29

pecially among the Latin and Gc1'nanic races
II is learned. nei lively; not at All
French Treatment of her theme. II eoptanH bornhg
thought She does moi regard marriage m an exccra
bic instituilon b,u thinks that liberal laws mleh'
make the conditions 81 the wife as toleIabie IFS
ilnperfecton will permit believing, also that better
education wOnld entbie women TO wieid greater aIo
mo- IA the family aud III fOcletN
Bur he does not wish TO cOghe them with tho nsgnis
OF Mayor or Chief MAGISTRATE, end has a pre1otna o,
horror o. the iree-iove notions. she Is no, d
all Influenced by sacredotal decisions OF @ o.u
m doe. to s "su. sSe sa d%%e Of the long
humiliation which IN an imheriect ioTlhed s"eIe! VIZ
man has suffered, WIN the slave a INC ei H Ie n
had inquired 10 the condition of won@ I'D 'he
she then shows the origin Of different ideas and how
they modified 10y the opinions OF ahoeslors
Dgtons m mae "naec' feds She of then goes on to say
how paganlsn IeP s TesesI Less o,J kel mn
their marriage. in the most gross ignorance ehe
number OF quotations from ancient "I''ars u s"o"
how they appreciated women
WOMEN AND CIVILIZATION.
Now 10 show you that keep up with the times in
these morning talks here qnote something that
appeared in The TRIBUNE this morning. which is reia-
tive to subject II is from the speech Of NJ de Les
seps in reference 10 the Brooklyn Bridge
"I am told" said he. " that many thousand persons
have crossed that footbrdge and that three tourths o
them we're women. Now, don't doubt that yon owe
been buit but for them The progress OF
and the progress o' ciyilzttlo go hlhd ID Ishu
an Oriental county In the East they have two legs
is and one Is woman. Bni they Keep woman ID
the background and try 10 20 On one leg
In q work on The Poetry OF the Ottoman Empire
Dora d. Istria conc ndes few words education
The eighteenth century," she says, has been
fatal the Ottoman Empire. The ruin OF
study and education contrary to all
the principles approved by experience and
good sense made way for D0litca caiastrOphes and
rendered them inevitable. To-day the Turks know 10
thcir cos the truth stated in $40 Intellectual develop
and tie Turkish brain has remained
uneutvated during TOO many generations not 10 ne ais
tanced by minds whose culture has never been inter
Madame Dora dTstra is ore of the advocates Of
wOmau's ely tion and her quiet and iorcble reason
iues and arguments. enforced by facts. nre a good
model for those women who lose -, more
-icmpered clamor. can recall the name of no other
literary wonan alive deadwbo hes received such c-
thUsiastic cOmmendaton aplecihOn anG hOnor OF ~ III
kinds than has been awarded 10 Dora dIstra-which
nom dc plume by the way, means Dora OF Ine isut OF
of most of the important societies OF the world
She is a member OF the Roman Academy of
Quirites. and CORES sp0ndng member OF hc lnsilne
Of AnQuarians nj Buencs AyrCs. ana the president,
with jawbrcaking uane read paper recently on her
We have no forgotten to say that she was born Mt
Bucharest. Taat fuct however, IS Of Hitlc mo-
ment Her native land is the vast territory
Inhabited by nations called 10 life by the
over hcr she Is always young and full of ie macs
tic a. a queen beautiful and sprehtly rs young girl
her name given 10y the hOrtcutnrists TO aGnhccnt
phox, when Is known as " Princess Ghika.' Among
other articles which have received her name arc
costumes dresses mats belts handkerchicfs overcoas.
fouards, cOaks, books, perfumes. etc. She II "A nae
musician skilful ana practical gardener and an artist
Her paintings nave been much adm red especially two,
emf led resncctIVey The Pine " aud Til e Palm"
There i 10 Illusion" she writes, which can have
any influence upon course OF action Ihave travelled.
read studied much FOR that B0 upon Latin ground,
like the sons Of Noah. cover their weaknesses and
mistakes with the mantle of pity. THIS consider duty.
Let others do theirs" Thus the woman disappears
only the author appears and the natural goodness
o. the does not prevent the other from knowing the
whole truth Human joys, she writes again, are rays
Of light which pierce the shadows OF lie, which Hume
youth between the of childhood and the bitter dis
enchantpcnt of old and which become extinct upon
a TOMB covered by The cold mass of Winter" she
mad said no i!usiOu could charm her Bat
although philosophy and science Tcigns IN her
wOmau's soul disenchat m"ns OF which life Is full have
not at all diminished the treasure d the Inmate goodness
Constant study, instead the
of a vain WOMAN she has seen open 10 her an almost
uueXul0rcd field whore she may gather rch harvest.
To tbe rradPr who asks for more knowledge of the
Princess Dora dIstrla, / can only say: study her
works ami there learn what woman devoted 10
literature. to humanity and to freedom can accomQsA
She has mad great obstacles to ovtlcome-th D9hd- i
society, enervdtng and Fascinating; hleh RANK
another burTcr ClearDess OF vision, sympathy win
the masses and free speech; these hndrances have
only strengthened her In her pulpose ana
hv the educated and refined the ignorant ana uHcul-
tured as OF the great masermuds OF car century
TO the women 0i America she must ever %. s"Inins
example brilliant star OF hope Tor what
their own future may become by industry
study and elevated thought She has lived for some
years in her own VIA al flOrcDce' burfouhdtd
by magnificent garden which she cutiVntcs
herself. nteTtauiug with chRrmng hospitality
an WHO are attached 10 her home
aud writing more aud better every year. She has al
ways been Interested IN America ana the Americans,
especially in then repeated struggles for freedom ana
equal rights and s gad 10 be BET or known mere. In
recalling her wondrOus achievements look up TO intel
lrcfual hfigAts as far above TIE SLOW clad sum
nits of the Alps aud hunhy wish ior power 20 90
Justice to the noble genius o. Dora disiiin.