Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-21
By Ia RscOnteuse.)

Paris, July 20.--One need not have been in Paris long to discover how ut terly silly it is always to talk of French lcentiousness, filtration. van ity, decadence and the like. Of course, French literature is greatly used to play. A certain spot in the to blame for this general misconcep- uon, and strange it is, indeed, how even the greatest French writers de- light in depicting Parisians in such manner that one is bound to think that in all Paris it would be hopeless to look for single happy marriage. At the first superficial glance the manners of the Parisians seem to straighten this belief-their light con- Versation, the natural grace, charm and taste of the women, the uncon- cealed admiration of the men of q beautiful, piquant and stylishly dress ed Woman
 That Parisians are more fliehty than people are anywhere alse. is simply fairy tale. Just consider the unknown, because the idea of divorce unknown, because tn eidea of divorce goes against the grain of the French character, The Frenchman has a very high sense of duty and if he has once promised to protect woman, he considers it a disgrace to break this promise or to cause this woman to suffer sorrows or sadness. In other European countries married people generally have become afflicted by a mania for telling the truth: q love you no longer, I have found my affin- ity, it is my duty to tell you, good morning. And then he or she runs off with the affinity" which is, of course, a very easy way of arranging matters.
 The French act in a different way Of course, they are not proof against "afIinities," they do fall in love with other women, but they do not loose their heads. They simply tell tEem- selves that, as their love of their wives has not proved everlasting, no more is this new love of the affinity apt to prove eternal, so why worry their sweet little wives unnecessarily? They arrange matters discreetly, and their wives hear nothing of the lapse until perhaps it is over. The wives do exactly the same thing, and true happiness almost always follows in the end.
 In society and among the descend ants of the old nobility, where self control is lacking because these peo- pie are used to the qualification of every whim, elopements and divorce ments are not uncommon, but so it is among the four hundreds all the world over; but aside from this am sure I do not eXaggerate when I say that in no country do you find as many harmonious, nay. almost ideal as in France
 In certain respects the French wom- en are undoubtedly very peculiar They insist, for instance, in consider and not as human being. At fash ionable five o'clock tea the other day, I heard Madame K, one of our most eminent leaders of society, complain ing of the fact that it is becoming more and more difficult to get good 
 Imagine what happened the other day" she exclaimed. q was about to lress after my bath and, as I always do. was walking about in my dress ing room, wearing nothing but pair of satin slippers to give my skin chance to breathe. I rang the bell twice as sign for the footman to bring my tea. He knocks, I tell him to enter and will you believe me, when he sees me, he drops tray ant. everything and rushes out
 This story is not proof of the shamelessness of the French women, put simply of their lack of mental 
 According to French law, husband ] md wife who have been once divorc- | d, and after due reflection, have 'ound out that can do no better for and have married each E