The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-23
Woman Suffrage on the Advance in France
Some Respects Progress states-eoss from
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Paris, April 23.--In some directions
the question OF woman suffrage is
making far greater Roadway in France
than in the United States. We not
only have q woman running for the
chamber of deputies. but women are
actually competing with men in act
Ing as chauffeurs of taxi cabs for hire
on the public streets. Recognizing
the superiority OF the white race, let
us take the case of Nine Marguerite
Durand, who has announced her can
didacy for the chamber against NJ.
Paul Escudier. Nine. Durand has be-
hind her really we'll organized move
ment, in which women. of course. are
the central figures, but whose influ-
ence is undoubtedly great and who
are entering on campaign in bust
ness-like. well-organized way which
may well result in the election of
their leader.
1t will be strange sight indeed to
see woman. sitting in the high coun-
ellis of France, but this is an era OF
advancement; de world de move" as
Brother Jasper wisely and truly OBJ
served, and women are constantly TAX
ing a more active and prominent part
in the affairs of life. What happens
today would have been regarded as
wildly improbable but few years
ago, while If a woman had declared
herself to be suffragette and had
announced her candidacy for office in
the early days of New England she
would quite likely have been condemn
ed as a witch. and If not burned at
the stake. at least have been pilloried
or placed in the ducking stool. What
will be woman's position in the world
a dozen years hence? Who can tell?
Turning from white to black, from
Nine. Durand to -Rits Yape Sounkoro,
negress from Senegal, Africa, we
still find the eternal feminine" Miss
Rita was brought up in the family of a
French officer in Senegal. and is quite
superior and educated woman,
speaking French like a native even If
her face is as black as your boot. The
suffragetts. admiring her force of
character and pluck, have taken her
under their collective wing, so to
speak, and enabled her to learn the
trade of chauffeur. She has passed
the chief examination required in
France before a license Is issued to
drive car, and several influential
suffragettes have rented a public auto
mobile for her, which may be had for
hire
She is the target for no end of jeers
and insults from common coachmen.
chauffeurs and passers-by, who take
no heed of the fact that she is
woman seeking to make living in an
honest way. When she stops her car
which, by the way, she drives as well
as any chauffeur in Paris, crowd inn
mediately gathers and stares at her as
il she were some wild animal. She
bears it all apparently unmoved, but
suffering inwardly. Her friends tell
her the tide of public feeling will turn
and that in time the French public,
which admires courage intensely, will
recognize her pluck and she will be-
come fad with those who use public
taxi cabs.
A union consisting of professional
strong men may be regarded as the
last word in unionism. In Paris
such an organization exists. These
men handle the produce and meat sup
ply which is brought into the city
from the country late each night, and
which is intended for consumption the
following day. They carry supplies
kets. which are balanced on their
broad muscular shoulders. One men,
Der of the union, it is boosted. can
carry on his back as much as seven
horses. incredible as it may seem.
Frequent weight-carrying contests
take place between members of the
union, at which cash prizes are offer
ed for those carrying the greatest
weights.
Wider and still wider grow the
brims of hats shown by leading MILL
ners. Thank goodness. since Easter
other cabs are open, the tops being
let down in view of the warm weather
Were it not for this. one would surely
have to walk, for it would be absolute
~ impossible for women to enter the
door of closed vehicle when wearing
the new style hat. Actual "Alphonso
and CASTOR (of ancient memory
scenes take place frequently on the
Bouleyards of fashionable streets.
when one great Hat makes way for
another Hat. when both are about to
enter some conveyance, and there is
polite but decided giving place. on
both sides. The same condition holds
good when passing in and out OF shops
or tea rooms. where no one wishes to
run the risk of having their new
spring hat jammed or crushed by
some other fashionable headgear of
huge dimensions. Such situations are
truly funny
Smart tailor-made frocks are much
in evidence. One seen at the races
recently. which attracted much atten-
ton was of soft. bright blue satin.
which shade, by the way. has the lead
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