Smyrna times., 1869-11-24

OLIVE LOGAN ON GTRIs.-Tbroupb the
Kindness of the Grand Army asSociation
we heard Miss Olive Logan lecture On EGils;
N wilmington last Friday. After a few
ghtterng generalities'' she opctied on her sub
Ject by classifying girls thus: the fashionable
glrI, the beautiful girl, the womanly girl, the
Yankee girl, tho Western girl and the strong
minded girl A purely fashionable giri-one
who though, talked and cared for nothing but
dress and sh0w--she could not see what use
they were. If she'd been God she wouldn't
have made ''em, as the little boy said of a per-
son he did mt like. There was another class
who, while they were fashionable were some.
thing else. They had some mind but it run in
fashionable channel Such girls generally
had some fashionable hobby--religion, ltera
ture, ETC. 1t religion, she Was an enthusiast
III some popular reform of the day if litera-
ture, she aimed TO secure all the popular books
found on a fashionable publishers shelves,
and written by POPULAR author. Some day
they would be advocating wonan's rights, and
then we may look out for u mental display.
In speaking of beautiful girls, she though that
such girls always over rated that and under
rated every thing else 1t is useless to tell
them the opposite sex care nothing for beauty;
they know better. Men praise it and poets
sing ct 1t too much for that. But it is ike
Strawberries and cream. AT a banquet they
get all the praise, while the beef-Steak and We.
gtables do the substantial work we can't live
ON strawberries and cream they are not what
hungry man wants. She wanted girls to
value beauty Alright; not consider it the essen
tlal thing, instead of brain and soul A brain
less beauty was an Object of pity, and sad
picture was drawn Of the girl who had allowed
her beauty to work Der shame, The wOmanly
girls were those who did not want to be strong
minded; did not want woman rights; did not
want to see women deliver lcctutes did not
want to see women act for themselves only
wanted to act wOmanly, She considered wO-
nanIlncss the same as manliness, the difference
III sex considered. AT this point she advuca-
ted wOmn'S rights with much earnestness
and SAID she expected to vote for Anna Dick
luson In 1880 1t she was a candidate for Con-
gress. She wanted no Office. The Yankee
girl is one who eau demonstrate a proposition
or make pumpkin pic. She could support
hGiself and made preparations for doing so
when, being the oldest Of several sisters, she
found her chances of marriage growing slim.
The Western girl was the Yankee girl trans
planted to freer sphere. The one leaned to
strong mlndedness, the other was seeking it.
The strong minded girl was in private life as
gentle as child, in public as selfleliant as
Joan OF Arc. She could not be daunted, and
| 1t given the ballot would set many things right
that are now wrong. In referring to the dress
OF the strong minded girl the lecturer referred
to the remarks made about herself; said she
| did not think 1t was necessary for such women
| to wear cOal-scuttle bonnets, pants and NOUS
taches. She then referred to the immOralities
IN dress on the stage, and denounced the leg
drama in unmeaSured terms When it was in
troduced she abandoned the stage.
The fair lecturer was gorgeously arrayed in
heavy black velvet dress, with black silk
over-skirt, en- pdHter Oh the most extensive
scale. Her voice was round and full, her ut
terauce remarkably distinct and her gestures
somewhat theatrical. Her face wore a win
ming smile throughout, aud there was vein
OF humor in her lecture that spiced it agreea-
bly, through the hour and half occupied in
| its delivery.