The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16
TRUTH ABOUT FRENCH WOMEN.
Charming. Clever, eOd Dressers. Coed
1Ceoka Coed Managers. .

Coed e.
The charm Of the French woma has
been proverbial for many centuries, but
it has rarely been recognized BY a foreigner
without being coupled with an unGAllant
insinuatiou that she b a. frivolous ~ she
Ia charming.
Az o matter Of fact, says a writer In the
I~ndepsndsMi, she IL a. capable a. she ID
charming. ana eli thinEs considered the
most practical woman In tho world.
She was q business woman ages before
10 became the fashion TO talk about the
enhancement OF Woman'a sphere. For
Kenerations she has engaged In trading
Of every sort, either In real partnership
with her husband or Independently.
The capacity OF the woman cultivators
and dairywomsn also from M end Of
France to the other n the pest possible
illustration Of the difference between true
Intelligence and the smattering Of book
knowledge.
The mother Of President Loubct, who
managed the homo farm at MArsanne up
10 the time OF her death, st % or thereabouts.
may have been able TO read and write,
but n she was able she was en- exception
70 the nun OF French women farmers, Of
which she was In most other respects the
perfect type.
The French woman almost Invariably
brings something lin household goods,
II not In money! TO tbs common stock at
marriage and she can b counted on doing
her share toward adding to this common
stock after marriage.
In all the clasase she ID pretty sure TO
che ~justtf1es hef insistsncs BY hes, ability
60 run than ~ thNy shwul6 b. run
The pea&aAt dares not return home from
market with much Iose than the price OF
his produces In has psgskin pouch. The
two franc piece for tobacco and other per-
sonal luxuries when he turns In his pay
TO his wife on Saturday night.
The middle class husband is allowed
by his wife for his private expenses what
ever sum she considers proper for q man
In his station. Among the noble and the
wealthy, likewise, monsieur is very apt
to be put upon ar allowance by madame.
Even il the Frenchman would consent
to such a thing (which he certainly would
mott the French woman would not think
Of leaving him to his own devices for six
months or a year while she went gadding
Up and down the earth. She would be
afraid that she would never be able to
restore me family exchequer 70 tts normal
state.
It rs not surprising that under these condi-
lions the Frenchman'A card playing rarely
strays beyond anything more desperate
than a sober MANTLE for petty stakes and
that his playing OF the races IL not highly
dangerous as a rule. Even his stock gam
blinx operations are likely 10 DO relatively
innocuous, because he devotes 10 them
only as much Of the family surplus az
madame permits.
Az compared with h ALaerican woman
the French woman has no rights to speak
OF under the law. In money matters, as In
most other matters, she we implicit
obedience to her spouse; and yet by her
sheer wOnan's wit n tact she rises SUI
perior to stafute and contrtveB 10 make him
obedient in money matters and in most
other matters 20 her.
For preparing q delectabIe n palAtable
meal quickly at small sxpenSe the French
woman has no peer on the p-lAnst-exOept
tho FFSnchmAn who makes cooking hb
profession. Mistress or servant, she buys
In the market with all he shrewdnees OF an
exDert. In the kitchen abe builds you
disheS sACh a. are TO be had In other ooun-
tTioo only In millionaires' nnansions and
expensive hotela
n furnishing end caring for her house
kbO French woman showS an analogous
faculty for producing attractive results with
very little waste OF time and NJ q minimum
Of cost she lays quite q mach Stress on
IookinR well a. she does On eating well.
Much "A abe hkes Q good dinner, she likes
EVEN hetteF. Il that n possible, rood clothes.