Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-01
Special Correspondence.

| Special Correspondence.
I OND0N, Nov. 22.-m spite of all
that has been published about the
now famous English female suf-
fragists-or "suifragettes," as the
London newspapers call them-the most
striking thing of all in connection with
their crusade has yet to be told Of IN
print. It has not been stated before
in fact, 1t is hardly known to any but
the suftragists' executive committee
that the founder and chief organizer of
what, whether 1t succeeds or not, must
be described as one OF the most extra
ordinary movements OF recent times, is
a girl of 25. A pretty, fluffy girl.
moreover, Is Chrstabel Pankhurst, 20
whom w. II. Stead-one Of the few peo-
pie who know the full story of her
evcments-rererred the other day
as ''the English Joan OF Arc" and
around whose standard of Votes for
Women" some Of the most famous and
influential folk OF DO tn sexes In this
country have lately ranged themselves.
As American readers probably have
heard, the avowed adherents to the fe-
male suffrage cause in this country
now include George Meredith. Lady
Frances Balfour. the sister-in-law OF
the late prime minister; Bernard Shaw,
Mrs. Humphry Ward, Beatrice Harra-
den and that gifted writer. the Hon.
Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton, whose husband
until lately was Brit ish colonial secre-
tary--not TO mention that a daughter
OF Richard Golden has recently been
undergoing imprisonment AS a willing
martyr 10 the cause of the much be-
4 n No, IL
too, that OF late there has been a
marked change In the attitude OF the
English press toward the women whose
fight for the suffrage has attracted
so much attention, and with Premier
Campbell Bannerman himself an avpw-
ed sympathizer IL would be unsafe in
deed to affirm that the whole agita-
tion is bound to come to naught.
WORLD WIDE ATTENTION.
Bitterly as the "Suflragettes" have
been denounced on account OF they
turbulent methods. it is nowhere de-
MED that their crusade has compelled
world wide attention In an incredibly
short time. SO II IL all the more as
tonishing that the genius of the move
ment should be girl who looks hardly
out of her teens, and who, when not
bll tue VI utlNluk
or directing her fellow workers for the
Cause" would be taken for placid.
unambitious damsel OF the domestic
and home loving type Incidentally
Christabel Pankhurst Is rich her faith
err, the late DR.. Pan<hurst OF Man.
chester, having been extremely
wealthy. He was unusually gifted, too,
as an orator and q writer, and both
OF these talents are Inherited IN "A large
measure by his pretty daughter
Miss Pankhurst Is Of medium height
and Is quite delightfully."- plump. a
wealth of curly Hight brown hair strag-
gles around a high. broad forehead.
Her eyes are large and deep and gray.
Her complexion is decidedly OF the pink
and white order. In repuse her mouth
Is the ideal Cupld's bow. But h Is
hardly ever i'm repose. For Miss Pank-
hurst, though in deadly earnest in her
inspired work, seems to be rushing
through life Ia the accompaniment Of
quip and Jest and merry laughter.
Ordinarily her round face, with its
volvety youthfulness. Is a paby face
the gray eyes have a baby stare. But
watch the transformation when she Ia
animated; when, for instance, she Is
addressing q vast assemblsge Of min
gled sympathiZers and opponents, "a
/ saw her recently. Then her beauty
becomes defined Her eyes sparkle.
Her mouth curves commando Her
nostrils dilate with the Joy Of a leader
at the scent OF battle.
BOTH SOUL AND BRAIN.
Then and then only can one realize
that this girl IL what she is acknowl-
edged TO be-the heart, soul ana brain
of the crusade that has startled all
England. Undenisbly Christabel Pank-
hurst has a lot Of brains. The records
prove that. She wanted TO be, like
her father. barristcr. So, alone, she
faced the august benchers Of Lincoln's