The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-18
"GIRLs.".
Icc,ure by nI.ss olive Logan.

Lecture By Miss Olive Logan.
Miss owe Loqan delivered her new lecture on
-Girls,, last night at Steiuway Hail. The room was
comfortably filed in every part by an audience vs
select as any tand much more appreciative than
most that have assembled beneath the roof OF STEM
way Hail since the commencement OF the present
lecture season. Principally at eight O'Clock Miss
Logan appeared upon the platform, elegantly and
fasteuly dressed IN u black velvet robe
with extensive black silk oversklrt, en-
paRater ana at once commenced her lecture, which,
by tue by, was very excellent one, combining much
ssld truth with a good deal OF pleasant humor. In
opening the fair lecturess dweit upon some general
tes and then stated that The should ask her hearers
10 consider the fashionable GIRL the beautiful girh
the womany girl, the Yankee, the western aho the
strong minded girls. There were two otuer classes
which she had thought of-namely the bad girs, VINO
did not come hear her lecture and the good girls
who did come and who liked her lecture
hrst rate; but OF these she should not speak.
The most popular poets had all written doggerei
about woman's beauty. There were TWO classes OF
fashionable girls. one OF which seemed 10 possess
nothing but the love OF fashion, and the other OF
whica united with that love some degree OF eharac-
ter and some evidences OF neart soul ana affecion.
The first iul or airs ana gfaees, ana OK hlDhed
as little OF the orignal girl possible. These were
always most concerned about their dress and were
always ready TO ask the question 'How do you Ike
my dress ~ 1t was mystery to know what saeh
girl was made for, II not To be looked at aud II tue
Iecturess had been God she would never have maze
slch girl. The other class was fashionable aud
something else Such a GIRL though she dressed
well, would feel the emptiness OF fashionable iie
mud would despise the drawing dandies VINO sur
rounded her and Only use them 70 sharpen her WI
with their ollles. Such girls eenefaiy nae u houuy,
but that hobby must be fash onabe, whether II were
literature rehGlon or cnar ov ss e"'n
might be IN spirit 81 0adaiRge, blt
an roD inc crss
herself TO speak OF the movement III a Joh1ng mau-
her. Some day the fashionable girls OF inns class
would be Tor wolnans rights aud then wouu % lne
time to look out Tor uispiay OF mental nrewores.
With regard to the beautiful girls she should not 20
INTO philosophical hair splitting on the subject oi
beauty. The chief laut with THIS class was that ITS
members overrated their beauty and undonated
everything else The surest way 10 win the affection
OF q girl was TO praise her beauty, though she
were as ugly as one OF DOre's demons. II
girl were told that sensible men did
not care for pretty face she would close
her 10 the statement ut once for the statement
killed itself. Men did like Strawberries and cream,
delicacies DID. she would not have d girl lose one
item OF her personal beauty but she wanted TO see
such glrl learn 10 value ii Alright she dad not be-
ieYe that beauty Gods best gift. lie had given
Rlris hearts and souls, and there was no more
words, Soul ess, branless, beautiful thing
There another sort Of girl With regard TO which
there was great deal OF cutlery nowadays from the
public press. and which the other sex recognized a
the womanly girl THIS girl was expected 10 STAND
guard over the dinner table as
The boy stood the burning deck
Whence ali but he had fled.
These were supposed 10 say that they did not
want to be strong ninded-they only wanted TO be
women. Here the fair lectuiess referred ut some
length 10 woman's right TO the use of the ballot.
She did not believe women would ever become rabid
politicians. Ii would be as difficult 10 find woman
anxious for office a. II now was TO nnd man who
not ANXIOUS for position. she aid not want any
ofce--a TACT winch she had no doabt would be
some consolation to the people OF RoSton; but she
did intend TO vote or Anna Dickinson in 1850
IL she Tor member OF Congress in her
Miss Logansl district. TO be womanly in her
opinion, meant the to be manly
with The difference OF sex considered. In treating
OF the Yankee glrl Miss Logan described her one
who could either make bed or demonstrate pro
position with equal facility. Her mental philosophy
would never interfere WIta her pumpkin pies sue
rally able TO support herself. The Western girl was
the very opposite OF the lankee girl. She was, in
deed, nothing but the YANKEE girl let loose. The
strong minded girl was IN private life as gentle as
child and III pubic selfrelant as Joan oil
Arc. She could not be daunted, bat the
cry OF distress would always eah up
her breast all the womanly elements II she
right many things that nov are wrong. Referring
TO The dress OF the srongIninded gir. the ecuress
alluded to the remarks which had been made about
her dress, and said that she DID not consider II her
duty as an advocate for woinan's rights to wear
coai scuttie bonnet, green umbrella pair OF blue
speciacies, trousers or mustaChe- in CONCLUSION
MISS Logan referred to indecent dress upon the stage
immoral AMI indecent. She was reIolced that she
had q hand IN banlshiug this from the stage, and,
fhongh she was made sport or in some disrepntable
journals for her denuneiation OF the leg drama she
mad been strengthened by letters OF commentator
OF Der action from all parts Of the Union.