The Washington herald., 1921-09-18

minister to Cuba; Sumner Welles,
chief of the American divi-
sion Of the Department OF State;
Achille Visllate. DR.. c. Z. Mcclure
and DR.. +. J. Yarnes.
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BRITISH WOMAN EXPLORER
MAY VISIT AMERICA.
- 9TH the United States and Can
ada are looking forward with
IDinterest TO the promised visit
this winter of Mrs. Rosita Forbes,
the distinguished Britisher who,
understand, has just been 'sculp-
ed" by Lady Welby, a clever Eng
lish sculptress. A recent visitor TO
| Washington, william T. whitney.
of Brooklyn, remarked that women
are taking an active interest in
| exploration, in big-game hunting,
and in some of the more hazardous
pastimes that were once looked
upon as ambitions peculiar to men.
He thinks women are really be-
coming more adventurous than
men.
There never has been any lack OF
a spirit Of = adventure in women.
though hitherto they have not had
the same opportunities as men for
indulging their taste for exploration
and danger. The war gave women
an opportunity Of showing their met
tie and surely the spirit Of adventure
shared the spirit Of compassion that
took so many 10 the terrible battle
fields and plague-stricken countries
Of Europe. And now that the war
Is over one hears OF women doing
things that in other days than ours
they must have dreamed of doing
but dared not, They were prevented
by the strong prejudices Of the day
against feminine participation in ad-
venturous feats, or by the lack OF
means or equipment or by opportu-
nifty. But today II is different, and
when women have the desire and the
will 10 launch out on new adventures.
and this combined with means and in
fuence. there is really no predicting
what they will do. j may instance
Mrs. Forbes, whom one might call
because of her similar disguise-the
female Burton of explorers. She has
accomplished the astounding adven-
ture OF penetrating into the heart
Of one Of the hitherto closed areas
Of the Sahara desert.
Kufara was sort OF African
Lhassa. in being closed to the outer
| world. and as YounGhusbsnd sue
cessfully penetrated the sacred and
hidden city OF the roof Of the world,
so in her own way Mrs. Forbes has
done for Kufara- She found It. a
Garden Of Eden in the midst of i'm
penetrabIe sands, with mountains and
lakes, fields OF tamarisk and acacia,
peaches. grapes and figs. Mrs. Forbes
| gives an account OF the diNculties
| they met with, though. through the
kindly feeling existing between Italy
and the SenuSsi and the friendship
between Senator de Martino and Sa'
! yed Idris, IL was comparatively easy
tC get to Sedabis- After this il was
left to the exploring party to finish
the really dangerous part OF the trip
Mrs. Forbes, dressed as a female
Bedouin. carried in her belt two fully
loaded Colt revolvers, and prismatic
compass in a case. She fearlessly
overcame all difficulties and her book
just published, gives a daily record OF
what she saw and heard and endured
She gives a description OF a night oi
moonlight in the desert that was sc
marvellous As to be almost unreal.
'T knew the strange tricks moon
light could plav in the desert, but
only once before had I seen sucf
startling effects and that vas II
Chu Chin Chow White moon
light on white sand makes an irri
descent light. cold, almost cruel Il
its intangibility. But this was