The evening world., 1908-02-10
Eallzanne, of LIE Matin, Most
7 lnyessed by tne Way ts:c
! American Girl Has Invaded
the Field of the Bread-Win-
nerS.
Gallant Journalist Has Only
Mild Criticism to Make.
Perhaps Because His Wife
Is a Daughter of the Golden
I West.
Bv Rose c. Ti1Iotson.

America mas ICuLlO dllOlIItI dIillil tL III
M. stephane Lauzanne, editor OF lie
Matin, a leading Partisan paper. Unlike
M. Ular. his fellow-countryman and CO.
worker in Journalism who a few months
ago startled the public by his daring 81
tack upon the manner and ;:,-cars of our
society women eh.e stranger from
across .-.e Sc. has come. not to criticize
buc q; praise. But NJ. Luzanne is per
haps prejudiced in our favor, for his
wife is a gir. from our golden West.
She Is a transplanted American beauty,
one of the few who deserve this much
abused title, and though she has ac-
Quired during her tewlve years resi-
dence in the French capital all the fas-
cinations of the continental women she
Is still at heart ardent American.
When 1 entered their apartment at the
Hotel Knickerbocker 1 was surprised
and somewhat relieved to be greeted
not only by Madame but also by NJ.
Lauzanne in English.
This is a new experience TO be inter-
viewed by woman" NJ. Lauzanne as
gured me. I'm France a woman would
have no place in the journalistic world.
In fact, she has no place in the work
Ing world at all. except in some menial
capacity The one surprising feature l
have noticed about American life since
my arrival on Saturday afternoon is
that everywhere one sees women work !
ing. They seem to have driven men into
the background and fill positions which
are supposed to be strictly masculine. |
For instance, at the telephone booths
one finds girls. while in my country
man only could I'LL the position. I Wis
ated one business institution on Satur-
day afternoon and found the place filled
with girls. 1t is simply marvellous to
me- Why do the women prefer TO be
the breadwinpers?"
Our Girls Independent.
"Perhaps it's a case of necessity and
not choice" 1 suggested. What would
French girl do under those circum-
stances?"
The feminine Partisan never
thinks of working" quickly answered
M. Lauzannes. She lets the men do
that. The American woman thinks OF
winning money. the French woman of
spending It, She is entirely dependent
on man. and apparently. is quite will
ing to be SO. though it's true she is
hampered by man on all sides. Her eff
forts at self-support are crushed and
she has no chance whatever. The
French girl must necessarily look to a
man for all her needs. but the Ameri-
can girl is surprisingly independent"
Perhaps she prefers to be so.'' l re-
marked. while M. Lauzannes broad
shoulders heaved up and down with most
!. remarkable rapidity. and his eyebrows
= climbed way up to his scalp with in
( credulity. But NJ. Lauzanne's appear
4 enee Is not that Of Frenchman. for
snousn ~ ne ne, possesses .ne olaek mar ana
ching or American democracy 4, ~ H.
! An tail ana athletic and deIigbtfulIv On
khus,as+, ,hout his 6r,t ,.is,t Va A-nar-
Sca. Although only thirtv-four he has
already risen to the front rank in
/ Journalism.
I .~What do YOU think of our women
| besides their surprising love of work?"
I said. asking the inevitable question.
..Ru+ 7 have NOT seep her at all
have caught hur one aeetinr plimpse
S,.f her. and am beginning to think that
nrttsr an the American woman is pretty.
SsC,var in Paris one sees 30 many freak
n ash feminine tourists that unless one
Knows from previous experience what
I your country can really produce in
beauty, one would form a very wrong
( Sosa. From my wife ] have heard that
eser couutrywomen are beautiful, but
& iS Just now that l am beginning TO
- che truth Of her statement. From
What 4 have already seen OF the New
York girl. I think she Is decidedly
clover and pretty, but not nearly 80
uodc as the French woman.
''But fair New Workers go TO Paris
eor their clothes so whY aren't they
/ ch!ef' l asked IN surprise
Why Clothes Fall.
.~yo,,r eountrywornen have beautiful
.,othcs." admitted NJ. IIauzanne. But
+hev don't know how to make the
.hair ba.,ty uaa