The New York herald., 1869-09-14
WOMAs,S SUFFRAGE.

Meeting or 40 Twenty-third Street Associa.
tiou Yes.. rday-A Spicy Talk About Bread,
Morality, Bccfstcak and Voting.
The usual weekly meeting OF the WOman's Suffrage
Association was held yesterday at It's headquarters
in Twenty third street. There were.present in the
cosey parlors of the house some twenty or thirty
ladies of different ages, every one OF whom looked
as II she had just emerged from highly periumed
bandbox where she had been enclosed for weeks to
avoid the dust Of the outside world. There were
several young and handsome women among the
audience and the greater portion Of those present
were handsome too. Mrs. Cady Stanton, looking as
fresh and benevolent though she had never fought
a battle for woman's rights In all her lifetime, pre-
sided with her usual grace and amlability.
,rodmced She looked for ali the world ike sister or
Mrs. Stanton, and spoke with the same quiet dig
nifty which is 80 characteristic OF the head and 'front.'
OF the new "revouton." she gave the audience
some information about tho Newport Convention
and then moved that certain resolutions passed at
that convention should be endorsed by the assocla
ton, which was done. Among other things she sug.
gested, and which Was acted upon accordingly, was
striking out the word "natlonar' before the word
peared give the ladies' present world of pleasure
Mrs. BLAKE called the attention OF the association
to the fact that certain naughty paper In this city
stll persisted in stigmatzlDg the ladies OF the ass0-
citation az "cr0wlng hens.o
Mrs. STANTON remarked that the ladies OF the asso.
citation seldom ever read the istarred paper, and
80 they could afford to let it crow.
At this the reporter OF the paper alluded to--who
Is lady, by the way-blushed very perceptiby.
Mrs. STANTON again arose. and, after referring to
the breakfast Mr.. Greeey had had at the associa-
tIons expense few days ago, and that she thought
Mr.. Bigeiow and Dana were coming out strong for
the women spoke al some length on Mr.. Greeley'5
asT sS@ shod be ne aeV @
was necessary to. be q good chemist. There
the cooks were not men OF SCIENCE and she was
ynced that mon suffered more from bad cooking
Couldn't have good Cooking until the male and ie.
male mind became united on that subject" Man
CLAIMED to have more inventive genius than woman
and II that were SO he should point out the manner
in which woman could cook properly. She doubted
very seriously whether Mr.. Greeley, with all his talk
| about the culinary art, could make good loaf OF
bread or cook beefsteak WELL In fine, she couldn't
soc why woman should be the satellite OF the pot'
any more than every man should be compelled to
| Mrs. GIBBONS was surprised that MIR. Greeley
should be SO particular about cooking. she remem.
bread and cold water. Now nc wanted the best OF
Fifth avenue beelsteak5.
Mrs. BRONSON, who had been invited to read an
essay entitled "Our DISTINGUISHING Franchlse,n q
| Philippe against suffrage IN general, made her
apologies. First, because she did not think 1t a
proper essay to be read TO an association advocating
suffrage, ana secondly, because she had not brought
the essay with her. The latter apology would have
sulflced without the other.
Mrs. NORTON thought the association was the pro.
per parry to Judge Of the prOprety OF the essay aer
II should have been read.
| question. She wanted ignt and desired no idol TO
stand between her and truth Until somebody would
prove to her that man was more moral ana less
selfish than woman she would seek for informatior.
| Voting was now SO demoraizlng thing that gt Cd
women would stay away from the polls Ii they cd
| the right TO VOTE
Mrs. NORTON considered that fact ougnt to be SUI.
| ncicnt TO snow that woman was more moral ana
less selfish than man. for she never knew OF man
TO stay away from tue polls because ne knew VoeihB
| was dcmorazlng.
After good deal OF dcsutory discussion on tnis
| subieCt. ia which en- individual called "D0ct0r'
somebody othor ostentatiously engaged the meet
| ing adjourned.