New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07

They do not call themselves suffraget:es;
they prefer TO he known as advanced
women or intellectual women. But
however differently they may label the
package the contents are practically the
same. and the accompanying pictures prove
that If the Spanish woman shrinks from
adopting the strenuous designation dear
&c the Pankhurst family. she does not
shrink from displaying just as much
strenuos.ty as her English sister Nhen inc
occasion arises.
Good souls who assume that nauonai
characteristics endure from century 10 CEN
1i,rr repeat with a confident flnality that
The Spanish woman does not take part in
roIitics that her Oriental atSviSm mas
crushed out her personality. that the home
is her only sphere Of activity, that she
is pale echo OF her husbands opinions
or every subject-end other stereotyped no.
1ions
As a matter Of fact and from e certain
point OF view the Spanish woman Is much
better protected by the law than the Eng
lish and American women, and the burden
of discomfort with naan-made customs does
not weigh as heavily on her shoulders
For one thing, she does not abdicate the
outward sign of her personality-her name
when she rnarries On the contrary, she
ohiites her husband TO asa her name TO MS
For instance. when Carmen Ramirez mar
r.es Juan Davila she remains Carmen IA
rr:rez adding 10 her name de DeNiiA,
which means wife Of Davils: but. on
the other hand. Juan Davila ADDS to MS
rarae ~ Ramirez which means msrrleo
10 Ramirez perfectly fair connoinanoi.
Furthermore Carmen Ramirez VIII De-
cueath the name o, Ramirez 10 her chill
dren Now, just compare this SITUATION
with TIE SAD plight Of Beatrice paramount
OF any other girl with q relatively decen'
name WHO will eventually become ehohis
nous Mrs. John 3. Smith
This Spanish custom has many eoFen-
1sres in the case of two professionals VINO
decide TO unite their destinies after nav
3,r achieved a certain success in their
-s.,A-.,,,. se,ss Of endeavor We remena-
ner TIE discussions caused a few years ago
nv The fac, hat an interesting young Rus
. sian writer Anna strunsky, refused Is
s6cn, ,hs ram. Of her husband. William
English Weliing also well known as =
pubItcisz In Spain the dif1oulty would
have h4en solved instantly, and the two
narties 10 the match would have hence
forth been known as Anna Strunsky de
Mailing and William Wziling Strursky
bpt Spsin is such q beniEhted land.
In many parts Of Spain the widowed VIE
assumes automatically ali Of her husband
rights, legal and political; she enters INTO
+, possession of the estate, which she 40
/. mirietrates until her death. and she III
! herits his right 10 vote at municipal eiec-
lions: I hasten to add that very few ever
make use Of their rights. but IN Spain, as
. everywhere else people. especially women
are very sluggish in demanding what Is
Due TO them.
Those Spanish women who show An &C.
9 tive interest in politics divide themselves
as in America and England into "suf-
frseettes" and ANTS" In Spain 1t Is much
more fashionable to be an anti. and we see
-,r,S,ocratjc and would-be aris:ocratic
natrons going into politics In order TO keer
their sex out of politics. Several drawing
rooms bsy. become political Hobbies where
statesmen are made and unmade. where
-,oiiticai measures are discussed passion
asely between two cups Of chocolate Tor
.everaI wears the Duchess OF Baien. the
,eroSnized leader of the Consecutive eie-
ment, has been hghting the Liberals she
and her lieutenants. the Marouise OF Cor-
,n;,las the Countess del Puerto, the Mar
ouise of Najera etc, have been CONDUCTING
a very energetic clerical campaign THESE
women dtsdain the cart and trumpet pu1
some time ago they managed 10 secure TWO
hundred thousand signatures for a pelitloi
to the crown censuring the attitude OF the
rresenr Premier Canaiejas. The young kins
refused 10 consider the matter, referring
the petitioners 10 parliament. winch ne