New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-17
HOPE CHAPEL LECTURES.
W onanh1Od.
?, Mrs. ELIZABETH CAKES SMITH.

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p Mrs. ELIZABETH CAKES SMITH.
Mrs. f. Cakes Smith, on Monday eyenilg.
delivered the lird Of her new series Of Lectures at
Hope Chapel. 70 very large snl elite audience. Her
subject was Womauhood and the able manner in which
.he handled II elected wen meritel applause
The Lecturer commenced by renarAing tha- y
might be a subject of inquiry whether the spirit OF
Protestant m Dc not OF that entirely masculine charac
ter that it is opposed to the highest recognition OF
Wom0nhood-thst certain it IT, since the days of the
great RefoIrner. while the sphere OF Man has been
much enlarged that of Wom1n has gradually become
more circumscribed tina, while in past ages she has
been the Pie-tess at the alter and the sybl upon the
tripod CONVEX ant with mysteries and inspired WIKI
divine oraccs, willie che has struck the harp with i'm
FASHIONED melody and poured i0Fth the sOng5 ofheroe'
while the Olympic games, and the laurel crown OF the
capitol have been opened TO her in ages past our intel
ecal era age Of gold and silver for such Is Com
mercc, has had the effect to con-ign Woman moro ard
within the precincts of the nursery until she il
little better than ball room iirt, hou-ehold super
numerary, TO on buttons, sc''d the servants aul
whip the children.
Formerly talen, anu beauty were AaIlcl as divine
2is, and the fuller their power tic greater the glow OF
homage thcy insprc-now the talent finds little oppor.
tuiiy of expression except in tho columns Of maya
zine in the opera al the hester the urgency Of
ClUile lecture while tie beauty must waste itseil
onte dcse,t cir OF watering places cased in three now
dres L day, and duly inspected throu the orgSe't
Oh mot lame ard impotent conclusion to the IA.
geahtIy Of former day., when woman moved no less
tie queen Thought than Of beauty when custom and
public opinion justified the full exercise of her faculties
when 70 be feminine was not to be endwdrfcd aud 70
be loved IL was not essential 70 be imbccile
Ii
we may confess honestly to ourselves a. did Desda-
mona, and wish heaven mad made ". such man.
Every schoolgirl has he, ideal hero AMI remember
how jealousy would discuss the merits OF an An.
tony, Bayagd Po,rarch or Napoleon, Gndhow asad
TO rejoice Plato without a rival; whle one oil our
most tud and gentle scholars confessed che could only
love Blu Beard or pirate end in after years found
her one OF the most ncOrrig ble tcnnagants With a
voice low and s0ii the excellent thing in woman she
concerted nature that was crafty treacherou3 and
'Idicire showng that Il IL hardly possible 10 fora-
tell the future bloss orning Of the girl
The FAIR lecturer here remarked that her object was
to ince her to awake the true spirit OF the age
and not be belnd ther brothers in Selling upon the
best truth con ensurste herewith
Wkltis the modern inc woman ID 10 % escape H.
ter vlcuityi she may be ever 20 profound polem',
Tut there is inquiston to give a last ,hdil Of D.
naciy to hr opinions and Luring stake to rev I'd
her constanoy with the pngs OF mortyrlom. The
awards Of AIT and Literature are uncerrain and even
hey leave large portion OF our sex wao With souni
Lc@di, clear proeaic Understandings, and most ener
eetie use OF language have no fald in which these
hcuities may be tremendously exercised. | am flr
from believing that the amount C Intellect Is Il al In
favor Of the otIer sex. But our domestic ayocatioa
aud the forever terated seLshness Of the men in a.
he -f-f T.
woman Las made her exercise her intellect spsrin liz
with sort Of be,parlon air. for beur gifted of col
tut tie truth Is women be philosophers. poet.
critics and 's,ronomcrs and u &c sarue lime a. mo.
excelieni wives AMI mohers while fathers thus On.
dowed are rcuiss in their domestic duties and et mo
assure yen have known many man 70 achieve ,
reputation IN tis way by keeping hia wiiee talents in
IT, back sIound and prsseltin5 himself n toe fore
ground.
As women IL net sec that We sre groaniny ,nler
any great probabilities are mostly Of ouroun
cTesiiIg and suc a. not OF cur own creating h.
ben consequent upon imperfect civil and social orgs,j
zsiion.
Nemei. are level "lih human progress out human
progress retarded and good hindsred by their So
bliies' let these ari- rom What source they NAV
Nan Las not wsntonly Or Willingly BETRAYED HI, tim,
but &c lss done ignorsntly Ia the ordering Of IN.
man affairs &c Las denied an uttersnce excar. -; 80
nurscry, and as race &c has divorced binself t. a.,
feminine portion Of humsnty in al the roorner,o, j.
tere-ts Or life Most especially in our country ve a..
lot met cordially, rsndidly in every department on n
the HuTsery we are projected only in the maternal 20
laio rs we despair Of justice in any other If ma,
wshes job Of work done cheap he enulo,. ,vo-,.,.
# heEa lad bil 10 pass Of be gives II 10 wo,n.n.
II he GAS NJ Of the sulens, he shows t,o Yo,. .
he has GDy petty tTck low abuse tiat vvo,ld co.., -
libel 'uit or broken head if practice upoD No., -
give sWonsn the benefit Of II, because there 4. ~
dress fer her. 49, -
This ignoring Of the woman eler,eu, IN ~. avn.
Hence Ct this world, hss been the score, of -,
ders; ard is this woman-eenent vb.tbsr;,
the feminine act Of mems mind, or the ms,rnliDa
ton Of wcnen's' which shal redeem the xo,H !,
constitutes the two phases of an obiect r,aL;.
perfect whole therefore do enter plc, No,
but FOR or Kind not for woman. b,, q. -
humanity N' 01'
The far speaker then proceeded 10 .Aov,, -.
week msp and the ignOrsni MAD cusb, q h.vs -