, 1869-05-18


spouded most nbesnllJ To these deuandA They
were the plain thinking women from Connecticut
and New Hampshire, or Rhode Island. who
wore last JearS bonnets, and carried
bank bills In old, worn pocKet-oooks-vho were
honestly convinced THAI they wcsc slhycs, and
hung upon snsan b AnthonJ's words IS the
colored nan once did on those Of Pred DonsiasR.
There were the usual Incidents Of conventions as
this ore. A nne-look1ng, elderly man, who weighed
nearly three hundred pounds, got up4 and sd-
vances1 to the iron! platform to make speech
uc unrolied sor1e CANVAS from remarkable iooE-
tnx cane he had and Introduced Il to tho attention
Of the audience u painting from htaEen, repre-
eenttu9 man and WOMAN In equal balance. He
was hlssed down, and shook the dust from his
feet a. be left The stage. utteIinS. In Impressive
tcnes the naled!ction, isaiah Ret thee behin.l
me-" Is be went lis speech was the chaotic
eort Of an insane man, hut MAS really as lucid ~
some Others thai bored one to death with their
rlatltrlcA. ....
Mr1 Stanton worc q rich black tuo.c antique,
with blonde handkerchief; Miss anthony wa1 her
sell in black eiIk and poIpt lace collar and cuiA
The most Of the ladies' were plainly and neatly At
ttred-partieular1y Mrs Stone. VIM looked rsslJ
pretty in WeI-nttng alpaca dresa, made Accord
ing 10 late fashion,
An, uyermoee paid the pEcss nf Chicago neat
compliment for their accurAcy IN reporting. She
said II the New York people wanted 10 Rad ac-
COUNTS Of this convention they bhon'd send fer
Chicago papcr1. She alluded to the fact Of there
beng three reporters present from that city, but
abe did not adA that they were ladIea-
M1A Stanton said that what Chicago knew She
had learned from New York.
ArA Iyertnort responded, with Dr. WatA-
1--WE have grown user than our teschrrs arc
And better know the Lord,
and was yocifo1rously cheered ..
The convention, In spite Of the learned names It
1sot fhn{ {Tfa ri fhnf NPl
Chicago. So far Anna Dickinson haz not been
here. To-Eestow II meets In Brooklyn, when
Mra Durleigh will preside Tonight II meets at
Cooper Institute, and will doubtless be Te1J inter-
estng. The people have not yet become accuE-
toned to hearing women falk- II Il uoEel-cTude-
There Is not 80 much Interest IN hearing one who
has training and c1ocuuon, AZ IN listening to the
WOMAN who u earnest and or!lnful hut eaunot ex-
| press It Those pcll-men sentences Are fresh ana
| eplcy, md even now and then make down.
right hit.
The reception Last week At AFs. Phelps new
| building which Ia heucefoeth to be known as the
/ Wouanx Bureau. Was brilliant one OF fashion,
| beauty and genius, In full dress nnd white
| ItdA Olive Logan WAS there With ttree
| Of her besutifui sissets and wae dressed In
| her nsnAl elegant stJ!c-a btue Batlu with white
! oserurrss, her blonde halr esabosate1y dressed,
| and her fair neck partly uncovered Ars.
| Bloonrr the original Of the Bloomer costume,
| ooked very feminine tn . nest ETaI poplln with
| pink bor, snd converted exceedingly well Mrs.
Phelps, the lady Of the house, who, with Miss An.
thony and Nrs. Stanton, received the guesss, waa
elegantly aud elatortteiy dresscl. There was not
indeed, Jingle woman there Who looked Ike
slave; u 50, then very gorgeous we're the lettcrz
A few were IN plain home attire; bpt the minority
wore point lace and JlAnonds, or very brilliant
su,s,,tutes for them. There vas Pr 1fuslon O
golden hair In massive coils, with long air curts
All Of the gifted and literary ladies' Of New Yori
were invited many Of them wers present, and hi
aEal1 was delightful! Interchange Of thought ans
! sentiment, with the usual amount of coup!iu.en
from weildr.ssel gentlemen, who, on that even
tnE, were not the lords of creation.
Miss Apthouy wanted to know what WaS The mai
ter With Tnk CHICAGO TKlsrsE- II was npteeny
she thought
l told her did not know, unless 1t had awsl
lowed herself and Airs Stanton, and could no
digest them.
iarker Ptlsbrry, the male editor Of the R<so'u
tien, IL womanly looking mAn+ with 4 profusto1
Of long strtaked g1aJ hatr, aud delightful eccen
| tttctty Of manner, Common to reformcB He d.
not turn round when MIxs Anthony introduces
him, and bowed with lis back to me- II cccen
tr1c,ty Is genius be nutt be very talented u1an-
The par,ozs Of the Rerofsston are delightful an
are pgeslded over xlth grace and dignity by It
editors. The Nonln's Bureau Is one Of the sc
tuaI heirs 10 woucn which WIS not talked anou
until It was really accomplished II will be a
pmlnous gathering OF womAnA wosk, whef
any enc who has any achievement 10 place befor
the prn1ie can make it Eoowu- Lalies who com
to the great city without protectors can leat
there Of pleasant, comfortable paces where the
! can beard.
Dut Tits Is not fashion. l saw some eieEan
French hats, yesterday. worth s'5, and they wez
real,y palmer than the houc~naae article. bat {
NHh
ganzc, Enched INTO elegant styles of thinning. m
. the loye1iest French nowefs In natural ooqaets
The new and becoming st!lc of wearing sae ve
drawn on string and tied around tic ds1n Of III
II, has taken wonderfully with young la4ilt.
The material = RrenAdine, length ya'u and
quarter; nAs7ow ribbon Is run through one ent
!. and then tied directly around the rim Of the ha
with The gathers coming 0rer the f4ee- ..
It's whispered n fashionable circles thAt plat
= dresses Will be &Gato woru- or the trimming col
une.i 70 the lower part Of 1he dresA Snch an u
neyat!on would be most welcome one, BIZ, It vi
take some time to WORT It's way in. the more c.aot
rate ssyle being now IN possession O! sumrns
waEdfobeA
1sa~ bridal trousseau Of = well-knoxu Bross
way house. one azthie Of which cost nre hrndre
dcIlx-A II was 4 night rohe composed enilrel
+ Of yaleneiennes lacc md inserting Nned througt
ont with pale hlue aatin- 1t Was t0ade snperA
7 and eusro&sed eleven girls for twen1J-one days
r the spaces between the lace and Inserting BEN
= concealed By h1ud e1uh1uIdcIy.
I White lace and muslin paanIe11 vii 10 uaue
: worn 70. evening, over SKINNER silk Berth,
aid ep-potnted collars, oreE hlsck silks. sdd
d1rasy appeasAoce- Tnczr "a no uniformity
9 style IN dressing foE parttes- II the material
{ rich, and the makeup unique, that u Ill tnst
. necessary. The PTesen. style Of full sEtft VII
o.eTdless, and the massea OF luxurtaor hatr, vt
side curlA, or pans, gre peculiarly brtlAot 4