Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-09
FROM PARIS
Fete Natonae-Freneh Women Not in Polties-Aost Nc
Divorccs in France-Respect for Parents-
Flirting in Paris.
My Dear Cousin:

cannot hoip but thini, what a great
time you shall have In Salt Like CHS
when the Fourth N July comes. and
nfrurc you that IN spite or my enjoy.
Ing myself vcry much IN Paris, would
like o. be- thef' with you ail
THE FETE RATIONALE
in France IL the iith u July. and ! am
eager 10 see It's celebration. They have
no nrc crackers to use az we. aui tho
cause Of It L. the great fear ~ q cone
nagrnilon. I cannot blame the peopl.
Tor that. because. although every house
in the city ir built of stone. an 'in-
cendio" would be something terrible. I
don't really know why the French poo
pie have not chosen q better date fof
their national holiday II seems thcy
might have collected some other day
and u would have been none the worse,
on the contrnryi For instance. The am
niyorfarv Of the battle " "Vnimy. VII n
pumourloz and Kelicrrnan." the two
Fpnch generals. put 10 nlEht with hulf
naked boy soldiers, The veteran ARM
OF Duke DO BrunHwiCA" would have
been more proper SELECTION nut lus
stead Of that they have fallen upon
tn celebration VI a crime. fur every
one knows the horrors committed by
the low People " Paris during that ave
ful day when they murdered the guN-
crnur OF the "liantill0,' the unfortunate
"de Launay." and few others Who
were innOunnt iiut the pupulanu ~
such great Ilarr 49, Paris Do not 10
be rc4tralred. and the word 81 ThnckU.
ray IA very true whom h. says " the
French. that u " "a great and low. ad.
mlrnLle and dlnEuriinE, sublime and
criminal nation. all that nt the same
time, many natures compounded In
one, good AMI bad mixed up together.
something like "Dr. Jckyt aud Mr..
Hyde" 81 Mansnoldlan fame. you know.
But 81 course. ! am not gudnE 90 spend
all my time In correcting history. ana
~ l really do not care anything about
the firht VI the wrong uf the French
IN having chosen Tor their national
holiday this OF that date, I Will pu-
coed IN my narration.
on the ian ~ July there ~ on the
race track ~ "i.ungchImpa" Hrunt
military parade with Thousands OF sole
dien In red, black. blue and white uni.
forms, II " great day ana them can
BE- nothing equal 90 %. I am sure. when
over 10000 men. accompanied by the
military bands ~ each regiment sing
at full voice that mighty war song ~
harssillalAc. Al the divisions. tho
brlgndeu. the sdund0rns. the regiments
thf masses ~ cavalry, tho train u Hr.
tllcry. the culrnhaisfa win their shin
Ink cruiraHsor ana their high helmets.
the squares ~ Infantry clad ln The blue
coat and blnod-red pants. donlc before
the general, commanding the city ~
Paris. Then there are changes ~ heavy
and llght cavalry. nt full speed. with
drawn swords aud movements OF
h.
The artlllvrymUn raise clouds of dust
under their heavy horses and Cauulur
ana during that time the publir. the
heart % tho nnti0u.--i mean 90 Say ~.
plaude Ia rapture'
Another good custom also ~ 10
throw open the thrutera on the ian ~
July, ana ~ that day the shows arr
free. the crowd ia no great that many
accidents are recorded In the papers on
the next day. The hnuluvnrds swarm
with thick crowds NJ people inthelr best
clothes, and again here and there the
Aiatnclllnlsr hymn n heard. peidleu
walk 10 ana FRO, screaming ~ the top
Of their nhrlll voices the titles nj some
late popular fpngHi others trouble you
~ every step Ia HUll you u Cuckndr or
badge for your coat, others compel
You, 20 % say, a. buy some now patHnt
trumprts Tor your children n you have
any then thrre II also an army "
&
toys, little nnrH. Jumping Jacks. repre-
rcntlnF bismarck. Emperor william or
some other enemy III France and al
night when the day o. over. the mayor
OF each district NJ parlH.givrH o. tn q %.
plc-With their money that hir been
lowed fireworks olahlratuly prepared
fumO NJ these nrrWnrkH arr nftIaiiraily
disposed ana represent great mhuy
subjects. some time very possible. Ht
nj other times quite Impossible For
instncr, whom the sister grpuhlIrs nc
America ana France shall be- seen hand
IN hand, nH far aH that IN con.
ecrned u n all right hut when Wi. |
Ham % Germany ~ represented aa hay.
ing his hand In that NJ France. 10 ~ TOO /
muchl NcvcrthrlvHH Il cannot be- denied
that rapprnchpmpnt shall rnnn b. |
"nr,tcd between Germany ana France !
ana II VIII be- n great day when the |
Gallo rooster shall crow In unison with !
thr German eagle, because u win BE- |
peace for Europe and tho millions II |
soldiers kept NJ great expense hy both |
nations shall go back Ia their homes |
and resume that pastoral life which |
colbert" celebrated minister ~ Louis |
NV, used iu call In speaking nf arr. |
culture, LES mummrllra do IA /
fruncri"
Politics aud French women do no, |
walk hand IN hand, Tor n Do not con. |
aldcred proper ihnt lady should make |
public speeches ur run Ter hu office. |
This keeping uf women uut NJ politics /
" not brought about boy their husbands |
or fathers hy any Kind NJ pressure. hut l
II u by their own free Will. They prefer ,
remaining quiet advisers and NOT hu. |
como poor public HrHHl.rH They ha. :
lleNr thr place uf a. lIlv ~ not In /
political meetings 200 In 10 uuIuIf. Tho, .
do not believe iu shouting about ths
equality of thr aUNrs and ihe tyranny
~ mon until hUlr throat Intended by |
COD Tor sweetness uul Inyu. o. hllrar ]
They would look with horror uunu "a
female brmnsihUuUs hIlhrd lU rHraplr. !
alton, hrr hair ln threads. darssnllur
from thn stand and followed hy Ia !
ihmb-l0oknr husband und surrounded /
10y the mass M citizens. who. un nor
rassnru, melt lu SMILES 20 alive you /
an Idea M what married women mo-
IN France, I viii Hdi that when Mr.
hrlhh isNfkWuH came 90 Paris Ia
nhe said, lrnH these poor French ladies
from nrrtitudr Uud teach them what b.
HherN was umlncipnte the French !
girls and married ladies. her words f,ll |
NAT, lu spite uf her glowing speeches.
because tho women whom she was att
tempting 60 convince. could not sec al
an thlt they were lu-trstted. and
would NOT have accepted any othUf'H |
place. The way woman obtains what !
she wants In France rs not by Loud cries
ana statements that she ls lust Az good
i d.