The century illustrated monthly magazine . ELISABETH SOPHIE CHERON—MME. LE HAY. (FROM AN ENGRAVING.) THE WOMEN OF THE FRENCH MARIE LOUISE GONZAGUE-CLEVES. (FROM AN ENGRAVING.) advancement of women, always preserved the four versesforms of the old traditions, while violating theirspirit. True to her Gallic instincts, she pre-sented her innovations sugar-coated. Perhapsshe recognized that when knowledge has pene-trated the soul it does not need to be wornon the outside. It shines through the entirepersonality. At all events, she had the finesense of fitness which is the conscience of he
The century illustrated monthly magazine . ELISABETH SOPHIE CHERON—MME. LE HAY. (FROM AN ENGRAVING.) THE WOMEN OF THE FRENCH MARIE LOUISE GONZAGUE-CLEVES. (FROM AN ENGRAVING.) advancement of women, always preserved the four versesforms of the old traditions, while violating theirspirit. True to her Gallic instincts, she pre-sented her innovations sugar-coated. Perhapsshe recognized that when knowledge has pene-trated the soul it does not need to be wornon the outside. It shines through the entirepersonality. At all events, she had the finesense of fitness which is the conscience of herrace, and which gave so much power to thewomen who really revolutionized society with-out antagonizing it. Mme. de Sevigne writes to her daughter: Mile, de Scudery has just sent me two littlevolumes of conversations; it is impossible thatthey should not be good, when they are notdrowned in a great romance. When the Hotel de Rambouillet was closed,Mile, de Scudery tried to replace those pleas-ant reunions by receiving her friends on Sat-urdays. These informal receptions were fre-quented by a few men and women of rank,but the pr
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