The evening world., 1911-11-24


.ardt has been before the public the
versatility Of her genius and Of her
press agents has made her everything
but ridiculous. The public has never
been permitted a smile at the ex-
pens eof the imperishable Sarah, and
! believe Bernhard is far too intelli-
gent to ring down the curtain Of her
phenomenal career on q laugh.
At sixty-seven a woman may not
be too old to fall in love. but in the
eyes Of the public. II not her own.
she's not quite young enough TO
marry.
Undoubtedly Sarah believes in love:
also in marriage. though she once re-
marked that Ten Commandments are
too many. In her most recent visit
to the United States Nine. Bernhard
made a formal confession OF faith to
me during a trip I made with her
from New York to Chicago.
woMAN's LOVE THE GREAT RI.
DEFINING FORCE OF THE WORLD
az believe IN love-" che sotd then
IT u the greet, y~sdeen1n0 force Of
the tcorId. A Woman's No Utthovt
sacrifice, sotthout the spt,St OF devo-
tton that 10 the qutntessence OF terns-
ntntty, 10 fun OF ennut and SELFISH
ness. Motherhood 10 the greatest es-
p~ertencs OF any ~oman's Me."
Sarah, at the time she spoke. was a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. the daughter of her
son. Maurice Bernhard. having become
the mother Of a little GIL years
before.
Sarah's comments on love had crown
out of a discussion of the character OF
Norma Wanna. who. she insisted. did
not re- = love her husband. or she
would not have been willing to sacrifice
her honor as a wife to relieve her be-
leaguered and starving city.
Norma Wanna had that tranquil con
tuxal affection. which Is not romance
nor poetry. but which Is the foundation
Of many homes Mme. Bernhardt de-
ciared. Perhaps II 10 The. best founda-
ton for marriage" she added. for
when you build in the tropics Of pas
sion. you have to look out for earth
Quakes.
THE soul Of Norma Wanna burnel
with a great devotion to her people.
This devotion to humanity " very fire.
quent among women. though It IL not
generally understood. Love-passionate
49, 49,. ao.r t,JDaI tn ba fho main.
spring and motive Of all our actions
But women are capable OF the greatest
acts of devotion and sacrifice for a
people. a cause or an idea.
GREAT SITUATION MAKES A
GREAT WOMAN.
IT dc not mean the exceptional woman
Il am not sure that there are any ex-
ceptional ONE In my opinion the
great situation. the great need. draws
the great man or woman to meet It from
the mass Of commonplace citizens, takes
him or her. hitherto much like the rest
and makes them over to its require
ments.
"fhs courage OF . woman. her
devotion, her sacrifice, win rise -
high a. Its source, the need OF h
man or the people which calls IL
forth.
"ihere are those who think this public
devotion should rave political express
sion. The question OF votes for women,
while not yet serious in France. is Of the
| hour in England mi the United States
The laws IN your country are very just
TO woman. In France they cave very
much to be desired.
witt everything that concerns this
personal control of her fortune or earn,
ings, or the equal guardianship of hei
childrs l am In entire accord. But u
vote ! have no desire. Politics Is 81
| dirty. And for one who controls 1t there
are a thousand unreasoning slaves.
T me, I must confess, the idea
of Q woman deputy, OF . woman
minister, seems ridiculous. Not
that I question her capacity. God
would not have conhdsd the future
TO q being he found infsrior-Sut
can you imagine . woman minister
making Q speech from the tribune
when she was to have . child In o
few wsskst
You ury. that there Is nothing in ma,
ternity Nn!ch should excite any but tnt
p~rofoundest feelings OF reverence anc
awe, and that wonan should not yicls
her political fights through rear OF con
tact with d,based minds, | agree witt
you as to the hopeless debasement o
those WAC nnd anything to laugh at II
the most sacred fact OF existence. Ma
poleon ordered his soldiers to prsssn