The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03
GREAT TRIUMPH
FORFRENCH WOMEN
Duchessc de Rolian Will Be
Elected President Of Society
OF Poets.
R unMIna FOR OFFICES
There Will Be Twenty Female
Candidates in Coming
General Election.
ny MAnoUIs DE cAsrILLANE.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispa tch.l
Paris, APRIL THE young Duchesse
de Rohan VIII be tho next president of
is an almost unanimous call for her,
and she will doubtless respond She
VIII succeed Edmond Harancourt. Tha
Duchesse not only writes beautiful
verse herself, but holds most de-
iightful literary salon in her spacious
home during the months Of the winter
eason
/ hear three American poets have
voted for the nomination of the Duch-
esse de Rollan. These are vele-Grtffen,
Stewart Merrill and Miss Nathalie Clis-
ford Barney. The election OF tho
Duchesse de Rohan to this post OF
literary honor will be great triumph
for feminism In France
One of the Interesting features OF
our approaching election is that twen-
ty women will run for deputies from
the twenty districts of Paris. Whether
they will be elected or not romans to
be seen. Probably not. Their efforts.
however, are A step in the right direc-
ton.
The leader of these female oandi-
dates Is a physician. Mr.. Madeleine Dur
and, who founded the newspaper La
Frende. which was entirely edited by
women. l am entirely in favor OF the
women candidates. and am sure they
will conduct themselves with dignity.
hope some of them may be elected.
For my part 1 should like to see wo-
men In our deadly dull Chamber of
Deputies. They would cheer it up and
certainly they would steal less.
sThe Surrender of Yorktovvn.D
Jean Paul Laurens, one of our very
best painters, has just finished pic
ture OF the battle which gave Amer
lea her independence. The surrender
of Yorktown is a chapter of history
dear to Frenchmen and Americans
alike. And this Is the subject of
Laurens's great painting.
General Washington Is. of course.
the central figure On the right is
our own Marquis de Lafayette. and on
the left Rochambeau. All three are
on horseback General O'Meara. on
foot, surrendcrs his sword to Wash
ington. The defeated English soldiers,
guarded by the victorious Americans,
| form noteworthy part of the picture.
To the extreme right stand the
! brave Frenchmen, commanded by La
| fayette and Rochambeau.
| In the palace OF Versailles there ia
a famous watercolor of this scene. 1t
| was painted by Van Blarendergat, and
American visitors love TO linger near
| it. 1t is said Jean Paul Laurens made
! careful study of all the details of
| this picture before painting his own
Tho Surrender OF Yorktown" will
| be exhibited this year in the
| Salon Of the French Artists. The city
| of Baltimore has bought the picture
Taxing American Touring Cars.
y bill taxing American tourists on
their motor cars Is now before the
Senate having already passed the
Chamber of Deputies. Thanks to its
beautiful roads. France Is the paradise
of tourists. and thanks to the tourists
(notably American toursts) the prov
inces have reaped golden harvests.
Now why should our lawmakers get to
work to kill the goose that lays the
golden egg?
l am glad to say that the Touring
Club of France has taken I'D the mat
ter and there is some hope of this
new bill being withdrawn. Tho Tour
ing Club of France is very powerful.
1t has done much for French roads,
French trade and all kinds of French
out-of door life. 1t numbers 100000
members, and among its life members
figure such names as those of j. PIER
pont Morgan, Princess de Sagan, Court
land Bishop. General Horace Porter and
many other prominent Americans.