Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
IN EARLY FUTURE
Prediction That France Will
Make Greater Concessions
to Feminine Sex.
NINE. BERNHARDT ANNOYED
BY STORY OF MARRIAGE
Denies She Is to Wed M. Telleren
of Her Company-Sample
French Law.

PARIS. June 1o-The present internal
tional congress Of women was really tho
only outward sign seen for long time
Of the existence of a womanS rights
movement in this city. where native sIf-
fragettes are unknown. and where Miss
Chr!stabel Pankhurst. the fugitive from
Enelish justice. has sense enough to keep
perfectly quiet. Still the woman's free
dom cause is steadily progressing here
As Nine Jules Siegfried. president ~
the French women's national committee
and wife of the We'll known politician.
said at the congress. the present DAY 4
is women who. thinking more OF their
duties. are sure to be granted their
rights
French legislation has sanctioned the
right of women to education. but not to
political equality. but the time is not FAR
off when this will he granted.
Nine. Bernhardt Indignant.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt. who recently
returned from America with new for
tune in golden dollars. is seriously an
moved that people should continue cir
calating silly reports of her supposed
guished actor in her company.
She was nuite indignant when asked
about il. When did ever do anvthfnc
to Justify people n supposine that
should be a fool?' she asked y am
very fond of NJ Tele~en. whorl = con-
slider most gifted artist. hut i vo7'i
he poor way of showing my fonfr"es
of him by letting him MARI, ~ -
woman ike me. even if he shcu'd 10 ~"
inclined. which I have not m" 81 h.
reason to believe. Why the boz l. c';''-
twentv-eight. and I-wen YOU hav'
age. Yes he VIII 90 with mo 80 ''.''
Isle. and hone he will stav there ae 1900
as he thinks he will learn anything f~"71
an old actress. who is considered I" have
some talent and Who has had pleut' 80
experience on the stage. We shall Wo"t
together little 7 am anxious 10 500
him succeed. but most Of the time ~"
shall lust eniov ourselves and rest ard
when the time for serious work come
around again I shall return to Paris and
NJ. Tellegen shall go to America and
from my knowledge of American girls I
sincerely hope he will find nice VIE
among them. He NAV do that without
any risk of being accused Of higamy.
That whole marriage story is enough 20
make me sick and / should like 10 get
hold of the cat who first started il, for. Of
course. it comes from "A woman.
Law Difficult to Enforce.
According to French law wife must
follow her husband wherever IL pleases
him to reside. In practice. however. the
law is difficult to apply. What step can
be taken against wife who does no.
travel and refuses to pack her trunk :
Or again. what must be done in the case
of wife who refuses to live with her
husband? 1t is true that the husband
ht,& hir,r N
compel him 10 take this step If he prefers
his wife to his liberty.
Nine Charlet was tired of married life.
or, at any rate. did not desire to remain
with her husband. who lived with his
mother and sister. The wife demanded
separation She did not get it. the court
declaring that she had no serious motive
for this step: she could not formulate
complaint against her husband. She los
her case, but declined to return to her
husband. hoping that the latter would
demand in turn. A divorce.
The husband did nothing Of the kind,
He loved his wife and wished her 10 he
near him. He sought the assistant" of
the police and Nine. charlet ordered
to return to her husband. otherwise she
would he ordered to nav fine of so for
every dav she delayed doing so.
The wife appealed AGAINST the iudEin ~
her counsel arguing that she could nc,
he fined If she did not want to live With
her husband.
The court will take three weeks 10 give
judgment in the case.
SAYS Judges Are Not Gentlemen.
Mile. Ida Ru'linstein one If The moe
bea utiful and eccentric Of the Rrssia-
dancers. is very aner' with m" iUdr.s ~
Paris and declares that they are not gen
tiemen, which is rather hard or tho
Judges who would certainly much rTthe
have listened To the voice of Their h"ar'-
than to the stern demands Of duty
Sergius Won Dahlew. who for ears
has been touring Europe as inlprssali'
Of the famous Russian ballet. hrouSn -
suit for breach of contract against fhe
bewitchng Mile Ida. and asked Cor
already seized the dancers costumes ano
decorations
Mile Rubinsten. on the other side. de-
clared she had broken no contract ana
put in a counter claim for s2'"" IN Re
turn for the ANNOYANCE caused her IN
court she told the judges that NJ
Daghilew had asked her to sign = paper
when she was exhausted after !ohE
sitting to a Paris painter and further
more she declared the contract void be
cause il gave her no salary. lmmeal-
ately after signing the paper She had
gone on a lion hunting expedition IN
Africa and had sent NJ paghile" a 'ah!e
from Madeira repudiating the contrar'
NJ. DaghleW asserted ln3l Mic RUM
stein never received any SALARY ana
danced only because she loved the arr
and was immensely wealthy.
Now Paris Judges. generally most
courteous to the fair sex and paru'u-
larlv to stars of the footlights-and the
were bewitched with Mile lda-neverth'-
less found il necessary 10 pIonouh''
the verdict that contracts mast he AtF
and that il is more important - !,
dancer to dance than to hunt Wiz
beasts in Africa.