The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-12
FAMOUS PAUL aouRogr. IN AN
ESTIMATE TRULY GALLO.
SAYS AMONG OTHER THINGS
THAT rAE GRASS WIDOW
rs eiTs m AMERICA.
~ PAUL aouRoEr.
OF the French Academy; Poet.
Critic ard Novelist.

ot the French Academy, Poet,
Critic ard Novelist.
The first thug that strikes the
traveller who has heard much
about the young women Of America
IL the absolute lmpoasihlllty OF dls.
tiaguishing tho married from the
unmarried.
The off commented fact that they
COME and 10 unattended would not
suffice TO establish this confusion
The similarity gnes further. They
wear the same Jewels. the same
dresses. they have the same indie.
pendenee OF laughter aud speech.
the same looks, the same gestures.
the same fun lowered beauty. and
thanks Ia the invocation Of the
'chaperon" there u not a IhcAter
oF restaurant party or tea where
they do not 80. always alone and az
the Invitation OF AM man they
know we'll The quality % this Of.
fetal supervision may be measured
by this other fact that the young
girl IN whose honor the bachelor
sets up q party generally selects
her own ehapcren.
The younger the ehaporun. the
more ahe ID appreciated. Tho
youthful widow aud tho grass
widow --tha woman separated. a..
voFccd. OF only momentarily parted
from her hnsband--fill the ideal re-
Qalrcments II the part
Thia habit 81 governing
without Interference IL displayed
In the singular assurance stamped
On their countenaneca
couldnt Pick EN-.
One Of the pioaaauiest men In
New York. poet. had the idea Of
forming a museum Of miniatures in
which were to figure with their COT
sent all the professional beauties
Of the city | remember examining
with = maxnifytnx glass this hun.
dred protty and refined faces. try
tng 10 guess those which had passed
through marriage and those which
bad not. hat It was impossible
And. indeed. what could marriage
bFing them which was not already
thelraF Duties, husband To toll
crate. children 10 look after.
house 10 care Tor.
To-day the young siFl bears the
weight OF none Of these chains She
knows this. and also that she IL en-.
lofink her beet period. She wlil
not acquire liberty through MARI.
age. and wlii have ieas opportunity
for amusement So. a. n rule. she
marries late. ~ Il Is not quite an
end for her. as for the young Paris.
ian who breaks with hls bachelor
life. Il 10 little beginning Of abdi'
cation.
Most do not try 10 bllnd them
selves 70 the fact We must have
our fna before marriage oae Of
them said 20 me. -How car we
know what will come afterwards-
The divorce proceedings which the
paprs publish frum time 10 time
prove that this young person bad a.
much common sease a. beauty.
From q French Aspect
AZ the first glance this Ahaoiais
Independence makes all these sifla
look alike. Il IL from them that
Preach authors have constructed
their HferoSyped types % Amerl.
cans for novels and plays sha vas
built By IA Ia the simplest way.
wtth BAD manners and a simple
heart. and there waa the coll on It's
legs. Yet II waa bat = doll. and the
Two elements composing Il are
equally false.
The young American woman.
when ne ser her amonw ~. may
appear q ns tlimAnuered because
we compare her with the conven
tionai type Of our own girls which.
be Il said In passing. IL not very
true 20 life either seen az home
and from near at hand. we under
stand that the American girls indie.
pendent Ways belong alike % the
best and the worst breeding After
time. however. ve distinguish
among them. and vsry clearly. the
one Who Il fast and the one who u
not.
As for simplicity. When We
Frenehmsn apply this word 10 girls.
sc always take for granted that the
only question In tho world which
appeals 90 them Is love. We es-
teen love essential 10 iheir exist.
encs. since they are women. We
speculate 90 whAt they dream Of
love. what thor know Of II. and our
measure of their innocence. % their
purity Of soul. lies exclusively ln
he answer II IL iaferred that
their knowledge Of isfe IL in hsr.
muuy wfgh that revelation alone.
The Measure Of Love.
This measure cannot be applied
90 the American girl. since for
her, a. for the American man. love
usually taxes the second place tn
her thoughts To knou whether or
10, she viii marry according 20 her
heart. whether she viii not have q
romance. more frequently does not
enter into her calculations Even
for those who seem 10 Try the hard.
EFT 10 please. and who abuse most
Of physical coquesfY they are
farer than the French believe and
n0mmoaar than the Americans &C
knowledge relation with men
represents. nine times out 81 ten.
Good tea and coffee. part IN buy-
ing and part in cooking -Hchillinr'a