The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-02

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Part % the first DAY and evening
SenatoI PomerUy tie President q ihe
Convention. occupied The char, but. 10
the evening, Miss Susan p Anthony
She business manager q al Womens
Rights matters III this country BY the
authority q ber greater efficiency than
any other woman who takes 50 earnest
an interest ia them having asked him
for a 81, 600 contribution. il hc Is thc
rich lau ne was reported q ~, Be did
not make his appearance again Per-
haps be thought his blushing honors
ueightier than he cared to bear
Miss Anthony " the way. is per
son worth yopr readers aequa ntancc
Her name is destined 10 40 down to
postarity mdissoluhly linked with The
cause Of American womcn's political en-
reimbursement as Lneolns vii negro
emancipation. She IS tan. large fran
Cd woman, not less than 8 feet inches
in height J guess Her figure is but
moderately rounded much moro sug.
gestive q action than ease IN keeping
with her plain, strong, unimaginatiye.
work-day face Her faco has a Width
across the cheek bones well proportion
ed to It's length, but II is little too
wide at the outer angle Of the lower Jaw
for symmetry, or the admired oval fo-
male face The chin is prominent and
pointed. The mouth is rather wide,
and little lexed, except at the corners,
which are slightly drawn down The
lips are thinnish The upper front
teeth turn inward as If to fit inside
the lower ones, All the exposed teeth
are fine; but they join the straight line
Of the mouth, the long upper lip, aGd
the relatively short and compressed
nose, in giving a sharp, almost a smarl-
/ ing character to the face, This oxpres-
sion is given perhaps its true meaning
the meaning given by her philan-
trophie career when she smiles. The
smile sends a silver lining athwart the
cloud, and sets her sharpness in the
light Of resistant soheitude for those
she conceiyes to be oppressed, as q
mother whether human on brute
throws herself into protecting attitude
ut the threatening Of her young.
Miss Anthony's head is Of the long
and high type. straight at the sides
aud rising from the middle, where it is
indented at the crown the assigned
habitation Of tirmness, conscientious
ness aud self esteem. Her forehead, is
broad, high, even aud square, Her
head is large. Her pioneer character
and career are due to no extraordinary
beneyolence, or love Of novelty or noto
1}ty, or too poetical an Imagination ol
temperament; but it was suggested il
the first place, by her want Of reverence
for conventional things disposi
ton to subject everything TO the test 0.
her own understanding before she ac.
cepted IT, Then finding, on inquiry,
that her strong sense Of justice was yio.
lated, her powerful will and powerful
! physique have sustained her efficient
intellect, in devisiug and prosecuting
measures Of resistance. She is superb
or even in kindly feelings. But hun,
dreds OF women live in every commune
\ ty possessed Of equally kind and com
miseratiye feelings, who never have
dreamt Of advocating Women's Suf
frage.
Her hair is brown, ARA nged in plain
bands over her temples and ears thc
back hair wonud round in a circle, some
thing after the prevailing fashion. Sht
wore a black silk dress, sparoly trimm
ed with bead ornament 4 large mo
sale broach fastened lace collar, aud /
small gold chain descended in seyera
strands from her neck to the watch il
her belt.
She is Independent, yet oircumspect
/ thoroughly honest, and direct; strong
willed, and impatient OF restraint, ex
cept it come through her intellect 0.
humanity; commanding, yet consider
ate; intellectual, active, strong, persist
ent, enduring a word, d great wo
man in plain way--doing groa
work for the women Of this country, in
dustrially and socially, no less than po
litically.
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