The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16
The Bloomers in Convention.

A grand "Woman's Rights" Temper.
ance demonstration was had al Metro
politan Hall, New Y ork, on Monday ev.
ening. The leading spirits of the occa-
sion were Mrs Amelia Boomer of Sen.
eca Falls, n Y, the hero of the Bloom.
er costume" which hourished for time
and then kinder gin eout," Rev. Antoi.
nette L. Brown, of Henrietta, N. Y,
DR. Susan b. Anthony, of Rochester. n.
Y, and Mrs L n Fowler. of New. V ork
city. Horace Greeley and five other gen
tlemen also appeared upon the stage
The dresses of the ladies are doscrib-
cd by the reporter for the Tribune as
follows -
Mrs Bloomer and Miss Anthony
were the only ones of the party attired
in the Bloomer costume. Mrs Bloomcr
was attired in dark brown changeable
tunic or kilt, descending just below the
knee, the skirt of which was trimmed
with rows of black velvet The panta-
looms were of the same texture. and trim
med in the same style She wore CATERS.
Her head-dress was cherry and black.
Her dress had an open corsage with
bands of velvet over the white chemi-
settle, in which was diamond stud and
pins. She wore flowing sleeves, tight
undersleeves, and black lace intts. Her
whole attire was rich, but PLAN in APP
pearance.
Miss Anthony was dressed in the
same costume, but palmer. Her dress
was of longer skirt than that of Mrs.
Boomer 1t was of black bfocade silk.
with pants of the same. The trimming
was a simple white collar and cuffs and
a gold chain. Her hair Vas cut short in
the neck and curlcd in front.
"Rev. Miss Brown was neatly and
plainly dressed in black silk and Mrs.
Fowler in a sky-bluc Delaiu dress, open
corsage, but not differing from the ordi-
nary attire of women"
DR. Sarsaparilla p. Townsend called the
meeting TO order. Mrs. Fowler was chosen
President,aDd prayer was offered by Rev.
Miss Brown Mrs Bloomer then read
an Address, containing many sensible
and just reflections 1t dwelt at some
length upon the fact that woman had as
yet done but little to stay the tide of in
temperance, that it was her province and
duty to do much more, and that she was
guilty of criminal offence against soci-
ETY., and herself in leaving any part of
that duty unpcrformed. She hit man,
that dreadful creature and tyrant, some
hard blows, which were evidently inten-
dcd to strike him directly under his fifth
specimen of bone which was taken from
the side of Adam, and from which her
great-grandmother Eve was formed and
closed amid great applause.
DR.. Anthony followed in a very spir-
tied speech, which was the most sensible.
and the least inclined to "hum" the "lords
of creation" without distinction or quail
ifcation. of any speech we have ever seen
published, which emanated from any of
these female reformers The constitu.
ton of the Women's New York State
Temperance Society" and the Pledge
attached to it, were read, after which Mr..
Greeley was called out and spoke briefly,
and the exercises were then closed
Mrs Bloomor received quite large
number of cash subscribers to her Liiy:"
as many of the audience as could crowd
ed around the stage to look at the Bloc
mcr dresses, and then went home some
to profit by the evenings proceedings
which they had witnessed. and others to
wonder if the world would continue to
revolve on its axis, in future, Just as if
nothing had happened."- Springfield