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X'L' F2 C j: congratulating
'Madame Julia Bartet upon being the'
f first ivoman to be decorated xvith the
ribbon of the Legion of Honor solely on a
count of her dramatic art,
" No; that is a mistake not all France' is
2 t feting r congratulations Madame v Sarah
V 'Bernhardt, has not yet dotieso. In fact, she
is bitterly disgruntled, and thinks that Bern'
hardt, and not Bartet,' should have been rec
J agnized as' the leading actress of France and
awarded the coveted honor.
Other women possess ther 'decoration of
the Legion of Honor among them Adelina
Tatti, Madame Emilie Carlieryand Madame
Maria EaWelt
ing these awards were different. ' '
One," for instance, had founded an or
fhanage; another had proved her heroism in
defending' a French consulate from Turkish
attack. :.. ':"::!;;) J" ':;;; :'.:.
Madame Bartet, however, was given the
, Viigh honor solely in recognition of"TiergrTSt
.dramatic talent. Ingforlte'at the
Come die Francaise, she has not only reached
the summit of her profession, but has impreg
nably intrenched herself in the helirts of her
countrymen ar well. ;
eOVBTEO by- rich nd poor. -brfclch and lowly;
Uka. to th daooratloa of tfca Logios of Honor.
It to tha official stamp of merit placed by the
French Government upon achievements of extraor
dinary note and valor. " ' . . , z ' .
What the Victoria Croat to to. tha EnglUh warrior
the ribbon-f the Legion of Honor to. to tha Frenchman,
whether he be soldier or civilian.
: Not only does Its possession Imply .extraordinary
merit, but It also means the official recognition of the
government. JVHth . tha . Frenchman, tha government
mesns Franc.
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Comedis Franealsa. her loyalty to that ' institution, to Fashionable . functions and
Paris and to French, art baa only strengthened with the brilliant publlo affairs bava
yMra - .,"-','.' --'. ' -, Uttl charm for this bome
' For twentyflv years she has thrilled and delighted French actress. '
andlenoea at tb 8Uto theatre, and ber entire stage career ln "...I'V.J'LV"''
b a brilliant record p, over thirty year, of success. SSSSSZ
versatile, iv a uagree. mr taicnt ravn iiom
llghtfully light touches of comedy, as In "Notre Jeunasse'
"Our Youth" to the groat classic roles of Racine.
- Her Andromaqu and Antigone ar accepted as the
highest types of Art. As'Alcmene. In Mollere's comedy,
"Amphitryon." and as the Duchess d Challles. In L
Duel" on of the greatest parts In on of the greatest
of modern French plays her reputation reached ita high
est point. '.-.."-'
"Had,- writes a French admirer, "the question of
awarding her the decoration of the Legion of Honor been
sxcamezsrver
toOieJPcc&r
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but bjr the discovery of some
new trick of harmonising
tints and arranging the play : 1
of Ilghu and shadows. .'
. - Grays, mild greens, fading rose hues and tha deucat
tints of mother-of-pearl ar everywhere.
Only her little rear parlor shows a trifle more of
vivacity. If to don In bluish green fashionabl in th
eighteenth century heightened with gold. Its grand old
chimney place of werble being set with bronxes.
Also don In th style of Louis XV and Louis XTI to
Ubm!tfcdoth people, who know and love her. It would oouaoir in th theatre. There ar beautiful tapestries
haV teen decided In thSTifBrmaQve 16ng"TgTr-- B Plirnleuihijfleadmbroldrie
But th disposal of th honor rested with th govern
' ment and the grand chancellor of th order. Thee two
powers, careful of forms, discussed th matter long and
seriously. i
They bad before them two precedents where th dec
oration had been bestowed upon women who bad-Achieved
distinction upon th stag Madam Adeline. Fattfand
. Madam If aria Laurent. 1 1 - .
ANOTHF VEAHER OF THE BXBBON
Founded by Napoleon In IMS, tb order has never lost
its popularity, nor have its honors diminished In value,
although many changes and alterations have followed
tb shifting of dynssUes. - i.- v ... " .'
, In isn tha order was reorganised Into Its present
lorm. It onUl.ia five elasses sbevaUeraOfficarsv com--cult to purches her photograph.
angry, and has given vote to be sentiments; through
the columns of the Parte press.
There seems to be a tacit understanding that Madam
Bernhardt will be offered the honor next year. This may
' mollify her wrath, or ehe may refuss. Ilk Ieroulede, to
accept an official "pardon." . , '
At any 'rate, she has missed the higheet official honor,
thst could have come to her of being the first woman
1 to be recognised by the Stale as the brightest ornament
-and highest Uvlng exponent of th Ideals of dramatio
' expression. - - r
It la through her art alone that Madam Julia Bar
tet has climbed to the summit of popular favor and
' Theaplan dlstlnotlon. f-
Ghe hss never courted favor, as many other actresses
have done. She doee not care, for Instance, to have her
photographs displayed In shop windows; In fact, 1 la dim-
BtlU -another , woman now living proudly "wears th
red ribbon. 8h to -Madam Emlli earlier, who,ln
years agoi bravely assisted her husband In defending th
French Consulate at Slvaa, ln Armenia, from th attacks
of a Turkish mob.
r Pattl, th great singer, had been honored. It was ar
gued, because of her wonderful vole and th pleasurs It
gave to thousands. Besides, she wss not a French wom
an.. Madame Laurent's honor -com to her ss founder
of the Orphanage of the Arts.
. in no case had a woman ever worn th decoration
simply becsus she was a great actress. Was It right to
establish this precedent and to make Madame Bartet tb
first recipient -
It -wss-decided -to do. so... All France with the ex
ception of Madame Bernhardt and her friends seems
greatly pleased with th decision.
1 .When not a U work In her beloved Comedl Franoals.
Madam Bartet penda most of her tiro In her charming
home In the Rue General Fey. , . .
While her domestic lit is happy, ah has never en
tirely recovered f nom the sorrow caused by th loss of
Marl Antoinette.,
Engravings of Moreau ar scattered about, and th
, walls bear many of th fairest end dreamiest of land
scapes, where rural charm and tha suggestion of reverie
prevail. ,. ; . ; .
Upon ber desk to a wooden statuette, with a moving
wooden bead. It represents on of th most famous
actors of th eighteenth century.
"This apartment," says .French writer, "Is in com
plete accord 'with its occupant She la a slender woman
of medium height, with her splendid chestnut hair worn
high, revealing a luminous forehead. The arched eye-
v . .- v,v:';:r.::;v; -v.
brows and aqullin no lend additional charm S C;
mobile features. .: ;".- ' .
"Madam Bartet oft th stag affects quiet color-.
. preferring th shad of th otter or a marln blue.
"In th art of th stage," continues this write-,
"Madam Bartet to an exponent of th most tender grace. ,
as well aa of th most Intensified expressions of over
powering emotion. - '.
"'-" i t..if -.i....i.inin:
soul appeared ln purer traits. Innocent suffering, r? -signed
pride, th remorse of ardent weakness, tbs hero
ism of a sacrifice, aU that ennobles dtotrasa, all tht
ransoms a fault, borrows from ber vole and gestur th'
superior beauty which th public has called dlvta.
. "Outside of the theatre, she continues this delleaer.
Sh Uvea In a house that In Itself to a character. F
It and Its surroundings seem exactly suited to ber genii
It assists In making her understood. It is natural and a
effect of logio that Madame Bartet should Jive there.
"Easy It Is to Imagine her apartments h dweiilr
plac of Antigone or Lents." . - -;. -
JAPAN THINKS IT ABOUT TIME TO LAUGE
1 , H4 cannot be complete In aught
Who la not humorously orone.
, ; . A men without a merry thought, .
Caa hardly bav a funny bone.. . v -
SO, in Japan, they ha organised a, society for th
- promotion of laughter. -.
'Orientals, aa a tule, are not merry people. If
they are Inwardly tickled at any time there ar seldom
out ward ana visiDie signs 01 nusrity,
tories, but at a heavy sarrlflc of 11 res and traasurt.
Few families bav not mourned th loss of a father, Sv
or brother. Those who have not gone to th front hav
felt severely th onerous financial burdens Imposed ty,
th great conflict,
Moreover, th Japanese have felt from th first the
their national Ufa was In th balance, and that a d-
astrous termlaation of the- conflict would wipe their t
mandrs,r grand officer and grand crosses. 1 ,
Stipends, ranging from SS francs for a chevalier to .
8000 francs in th ess of a grand cross, ar attached
to thess digniUe. ' ' t' "'
- Th smblem of th order to a five-rayed star of whit ',
namel, dgd with gold, bearing oa Ita obvrs th Imsg -:
of th republic, with tb Inscription "Republlqu Fran- -cais"i
and on th ravers two flags, with th motto.
"Honneur t Fatrie." It to surmounted by a wreath of ;
oak and laurel, and to suspended from a red ribbon. .,
There to no Question of th popularity of th award
to Madam Bartet, although sh Is- so little known o
Americans that most of them, perhaps, might be inclined ' j
to agree with "the divine fiarah'Mn thinking that some
mistake bss been made.
Whil Bernhardt has been enticed across th seas by
th lur Of American gold, and has thus become well -known
to theatregoers' on this side th Atlantic, Bartet "
bss kept ber talents and her art in ber beloved Paris. -
' '. AN UNPAID BERNHARDT JFINB f ,
Hsd th Bernhardt don so, or bad her early tours -been
arranged under different circumstances, perhaps. ,
sh would have been the first wemsn, inatesd of Madame
Bartet, to win the prised decoration of th Legion of
- Honor because of dramatio merit.
Tears ago. It appears, when a member Of th Comedl
Francals. Madame. Bernhardt' palm began to Itch for
some of th American dollars which sh heard were so
plentiful. - . - 5
ne asaeo. so ta story goes, ror permission o mil
,a foreign tour, but this was refused by the director of th
theatre which Is a State Institution. Whereupon th
wilful Barah mad th tour anyway, an thereby brought
upon herself the dire dlspleaaur of those, ln authority
.In dramatio affair.. .
Th Stat theatre, so accounts from Paris' have It."
brought and won an action against ber for breach of
contract. It la also said that tha no then Imposed still
remains unpaid.
in this bit or ancient history some psrislans think
In point of servlc the oldest wuinan member f th . her son, whowaa.a gallant officer In the marine corps.
hear laughter and find himself with a cheerful, llght-
neartea muiuiuae.
1 -.But th war has borne heavily upon the sunny-tern-ipered
lieges of . the Mikado. They have won many trie-
- A NEW WEAPOti Gllk THAT SHOOTS AROUND A CORNER
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n- 1 v f - m 1 gca. -w a -- in 1 w - - - -
Zflxlf irJ.1?-'JIrJr-".lmrfa..bT-i-Jov4 country oft th map as an. empire ot leading mt
pie are more or lea solemn. Japan has been the on ""ude. 80 their general light-heartedneas has glvt
bright spot In the Orient In this respect There one might way, largely, to general .sadness and gloom. V
Appreciating th value of cheerfulness as a nstloa. '
characteristic a number of leading men of Tokio hav
-' organised a society to promote laughter among t
"people. , ' ' V
A considerable sum of money has alreadybeen s..
scribed, and th promoters propose, to carry out the'
, plans in systsmatlo way. .
Just what thos plans as baa not yet been fully a
nounced. It is understood that enlivening Indoor and o
door entertainments will be provided; that sports
"games will be encouraged, that comia papers and t'
tur wlU be acattered broadcast aad that children wO t
liberally provided with toys.
Wandering story tellers are numerous In Japan,
these always find crowds to entertain upon th str.
Their themes ara usually sentimental, traditional or 1
Pro baby a new order of story-telling will be br
into vogu. In which mirth. Joke and Ught-haaxted I -antrlea
will aid th listeners to banish melancholy r
.: Ings. ' - "v . . .
Laughter Is ths best tonic When people m v r
together resentment, Irritation end foreboding ta-e 1
Just now the Jspanea are not in a particular
ant tram of mind. Nearly all are smarting 1,
y Aooti&7iQi0rttJe Corner .. k
AtlTN with which on caa shoot around a eornerl
This hoary-headed Jok ot -rears baa become a
tact at tost, , - '
' y. It Is not the gun that to rew, however, but an --ingentoua-
Invention -of alghu by means of which any
weapon may tak .on an sxtrsordlnary versatility of
range.." -
Called tb rlfl bypoocop. this invention to regarded
they see ons reson whir Bernhs'rdV 7u Pi T-ovsr ii . 'at advano over ,Ming gun sights. Th appa
us nmoiai rocognnion ot ammauo sn. ,
. v To say that T,th dlvln Bare Is" Is disgruntled la t put
; ts It mildly. : l - to 1 s rv to dlsUhcUy.. and avowedly.
Weighing only about elgh ounces, th hypo scop may
.b carried la a vest pock.. In a few seconds tb rifle
man can attach It to hla weapon. - ' V
- It can be seen readily now this Invention msy increase
tb fatalities of warfare, and yet paradoxical aa it ap
pears, prov a safeguard to th soldier. "
Men lying behind intrcnchments r.eed not rise up and
expose their heads when Bring at aa attacking force.
They need not present their faces to loopholes In order
to attain effective marksmanship.. . Th hyposcop will
prov a great boon to defenders,
At tb sams ttm H-will permit of grsater damage to
th sssallant who must sxpose themsslv to th Cr of
riflemen lying entirely oonoealed and protected. y
Having this tens of leeutity, and being abl to fir
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wounds of conHlct, snd
ipoolnted an'
L and a very larga ta
d disgruntled over the .
ratus la composed 6f prisma which enabl th marksman- nor coolly and deliberately, th defender will be abl
to so objects that otherwise would bo out of rang of .1 to wreak terrible slaughter upon an assarting column.
lb..y,-:ci r.-f- ii':--:-r:rr'.z:??-' - Im Jaunting for wily gamt too, . th bvposcop will
prov of great value,
armind rocks or ohe
showing tb slightest 1
t 0v
r
3Ut
gaping
seriously di
mouth DScS terma.
If sunshine and merriment can be nnlversally T
If th pMpI can be made to laugh instead of ti
the philosophers of Toklo will fiel that they h
rarest national service in organising for th
itigbtsr.
OFFER WAS TOO GEKE"CU3
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paths of Centrsl Fsrk, a 1 r
Tork wss accosted by a 1
youv
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