The Portland daily press., 1868-04-16
Miscellany.
The RIue-Stocking CIuh.

The above is the title chosen for the new
society IN this city, composed of women OF
literary and artistic tastes and pursuits. The
"Order of the Pen' was at first suggested;
but that was not comprehensive enough, and
the ladies' who are engaged in forming the
organization determined to challen.e the cr-
ticism of tyrant man by assuming a name
that would defy it. The first meeting was
held day or two ago, but was not very large
ly attended IN consequence of some delay in
the notification. Circulars have been issued
requesting the cooperation of lady members
OF the press, litterateurs, and artists in this
and other cities.
Those who have been set down here as
the prominent members are Mrs. ID. G. Croy
Jennie Junel, Mrs. James Parton Fanny
FERN, Mrs, Lucia Gilbert Calhoun, Mrs.
Elizabeth Stoddard, Mrs. Ann S. Stephens,
Misses Olive Logan, Kate Field, Alike and
PL@be Cary, Amanda M. Douglas, Mrs. Hen
r. Fled, Mrs. Mary Cemmer Ames. Mrs.
Mary E. Dodge. Mrs. Eliza ~. Ames, Mrs
Laura Leclair Philips Mis-. Ellet, Miss Mary
L. Booth, Miss Dunnlng (Shir.ey Dare). Mis-.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Miss Susan B An
thony, Miss Clara Jennings, Mrs. Alfred
BieIstadt, Miss Clara Louise kellogg, and a
score OF other artists in words colors, marble
music and histronism.
A large number OF honorary members out
OF town have beer proposed-amonS them
Mrs. lila Ward Howe, Mrs. Harriet Pres
colt Spotford, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. kebecca Harding Davis, Mrs. Octavia
' alton Levtrt, Miss Abigail Dodge (Gai
Hamilton !, Miss Augusta j. Evans, and many
other ladies' OF literary ability and reputa-
ton. The object is understood to be the tor
nation OF national society, with tie center
in New York, and the binding together by
ties OF sympathy and spiritual sistership the
leading women of the Union.
1t has been determined that for the better
carrying out OF the purpose the members
shall meet once month at lunch at the
uptown Delmonico's, and shall have such re-
unions at their own homes as may be found
convenient.
Considel able discussion has arisen, we
learn, respecting the admission of men into
the feminine circle; and at last accounts
they were to be religionsly excluded, at least
Tor time, perhaps as a punishment Tor the
establishment OF clubs to which women are
perpetually ineligible. We venture to stale
that it the Blue Stockings keep up their or
ganization, they will find il expedient to ac-
cept some OF their natural ty rants; for while
men, from their larger life and triined self
dependence, can get along quite comfortably
without women, women find it difficult, not
to say unpleasant, to do so without the as
slstance OF their sovereign lords, or, if they
prefer it, their willing slaves.
The Tribune, we believe, tried, some
months ago, to Iorm a club or both sexes, but
only On one or two occasions did the emin-
inc members present themselves. The men,
according to cynical wag, were such cyclists
that each wanted to be the central figure, and
do all the talking himself. The result was,
the organization dwindled into infinite small
proportions, and even the president and Sec
rotary became unable to determine when and
where The club went down. 1t is not dead,
they say, but sleeps somewhere like marmot
The feminine members could have saved it,
had they come IN season to the rescue; but
they stayed away, and the last OF the Tribunes,
journalistic Renzi, would have resigned
could he have found the secretary.
We mention the circumstance as a moral
Let the Blue Stockings be blue as they choose
but let them choose the Knights OF the Gar
ter as their associates, that their honored Or
der may continue long in the land. 1t it is
not good for man to be alone, it is not for
woman either, even though she belongs to
the most cerulean of the Bas Bleus-New
York Sun.