The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-06
WOMAN AND HER HOME.
The Many Accomplishments and the
Successful Career Of Mrs.
Got,hei-
Honor Conferred by tho French
Upon a Woman Living
in America
Implicit Obedience, Lovingly Enforced.
the Proper WAY 90 Train Up
Young Children.

Mrs Emma Gotthcil wife Of Professor
nichnrd j. H. Gottheil OF Columbia col
H.. has been signally honorcd by the
Eronch government, which, through the
minister of foreign affairs, has confcrred
upon her the tito of officer dc Academic
Frnnoaise In recognition OF distinguished
services rendered 20 the brunch language
and literature There a another consider
ation that makes this dcooration even morc
valuable in Mrs Gotthcil's eyes, and that
is that SO far as known she Is the only
Vomanliving ia America who Is entitled
TO wear tho crossed palms of the academy
and the purple ribbon Of an officer.
Il was born In Beirut syria, % says
Mrs. Gottheil, 'and educated IN Paris.
Ny father was Of German pnrontage and
my mother was a native Of Hebron, In the
Holy Land Most Of my schooling was OBJ
tanned at the Ecole Supericur IN Paris
where studied until l was is, at which
age I was graduated.
Il had always been partial 70 French
literature ana fond OF the study of Ian
puares-a study which ] have kept up
From Paris ] was sent by the Alliance
1sraelcte Universeilo % Beirut 70 under
take educational work, and there found
al a school
MS was IN Aofo . anu iNAAA va 4 N''At
tinued in this educational work with graft
fying success and at the end Of that time
was called 10 Aloppo IN Mosopotamia,
where the same class Of work claimed my
intention. In that place 1 established a
school for girls under the auspices OF the
same society, and the success here achieved
was pleasant in the extreme, for the nu-
merical strength of the school was $40
scholars. "
From Aleppo Mrs. Gotthcil went tc
Alexandra and spent some months, hel
object being 60 further the views OF th,
Alliance Franchise society formed fol
the purpose Of making the French TONGUE
the universal language-a language that
would be understood Of all peoples on th,
globe.
Small need had Mrs. Gottheil, however
so far as personal qualification goes, at
that time for wishing 90 conhne the Ian
guage Of civilized nations 20 one tongue
for even so FAR back as 1883 She spoke five
languages with fueucy, aud with this vo
oabularic equipment was I'm little danger
Of not having her needs and necessities at
tended TO.
Since that time she has learned English
and though a slight accent is noticeable
her speech in the language Of the countrl
IS pure and betruys clearly mastery %
our peculiar forms and idioms.
About 10 years ago Mrs. Gottheil wen
70 Paris, and there she at once becam
identified with many of the swell litcrar
societies Of the French capital Away
fond of literature. the opportunities ther
offered were eagerly embraced, and IN
time sped onward pleasantly until th
great Exposition Univcrselle reused Franc
from its usual mode of life and brought
host of visitors.
Mrs. Gotthcils home here is most tast,
fully furnished and harbors "a large librar
Of choice works. IL Is just the ideal HON
for recrcative study that man and VIII
with literary tastes would If possible
make for themselves -Now York Herald