The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-02
WOMAN AND HER HOME.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SUCCESSFUL
CAREER OF MRS. GOTTHEIL.
Her Loving Tyranny-0ther Matters
The Women of Brittany A
Professional CuriO Hunter The
story of Baby's Cry-Feet and shoes.

Mrs. Emma Gottheil, wife OF Prof
Richard J. H. Gottheil of Columbia col
lege has been signally honored by the
French government, which. through the
minister of foreign affairs. has conferred
upon her the title of officer de facade
mie Franchise in recognition of distin-
guished services rendered to the French
language and literature. There is an
other consideration that makes this
decoration even more valuable in Mrs.
GottheiIs eyes, and that is that, so far
as known. she is the only woman living
in America who is entitled to wear the
crossed palms of the academy and the
purple ribbon of an officer.
'T was born in Beirut, Syria" says
Mrs. Gottheil. land educated in Paris.
My father was OF German parentage. ard
my mother was a native of Hebron, in
the Holy Land. Most of my schooling
was obtained at the Ecole Superieur in
Paris. where 1 studied until 1 was six
teen. at which age was graduated.
81 had always been partial TO French
literature and fond of the study Of
langua ges-a study which have kept
up. From Paris I was sent by the ALI
ance Israelete universelle to Beirut to
undertake educational work, and there
founded a school.
This was in 1873, and four years 1
continued in this educational work with
gratifying success and at the end of that
time was called to Aleppo in Mesopota-
mia, where the same class of work
claimed my attention. In that place ]
established a school for girls under the
auspices of the same society. and the
success here achieved was pleasant in
the extreme, for the numerical strength
Of the school was 800 scholars
From Aleppo Mrs. Gottheil went to
Alexandra and spent some months, her
object being to further the views of the
Alliance Francaise. a society formed for
the purpose of making the French
tongue the universal language lang
uage that would be understood of all peo-
pies on the globe.
Small need had Mrs. Gottheil, how
ever. so far as personal qualification goes,
a that time for wishing to confine the
language of civilized nations TO one
tongue, for even so far back as 1883 she
spoke five languages with huency, and
with this vocabularic equipment was in
little danger of not having her needs
and necessities attended to-
Since that time she has learned Eng
lish, and though 4 Slight accent is
noticeable her speech in the language of
the country is pure and betrays clearly
mastery of our peculiar forms and
idiOms.
About ten years ago Mrs. Gottheil
went to Paris, and there she al once be-
came identified with many OF the swell
literary societies Of the French capital.
Always fond Of literature. the opportuni-
ties there offered were eagerly embraced,
and the time sped onward pleasantly
until the great Exposition universelle
reused France from its usual mode of
life and brought a host of visitors.
Mrs GottheiPs home here is most
tastefully furnished and harbors a large
library of choice works 1t is just the
ideal home for recreative study that a
man and wife with literary tastes would,
If possible. make for themselves.--N. Y.
Herald.