The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-01
LECTURES LAST MIGHT.
loETA's LECTURE.

A Sensible View Of m Interesting Subject
Tho viows Of . Priacsss o. NWonan,s
sphsre''-She Believes IN Home and Rspu-
diates "Woman's Rights's ws.es.
Princess Elitna LOleta delivered Q lecture last
evening In Irving HAN on tho Proper Sphere OF wo-
man." The Princess was dressed In white and wore
. plaid silk scarf over the right shoulder. Her
audience was not large, but was quito selecE.
From tho beginning she took Q very sensl-
bio view OF the subject and, doubtless,
astonished a portion OF her audience by the
notherly sentiment which pervaded all her opinions.
After briefly alluding TO the savisn state to which
women were doomed In the heather times and to tho
elevation that onsued from Christian civilization; to
the degradation OF tho middle ages and the partially
improved condition AFFORDED during the era OF chtv-
airy. sne came at once to discuss the ways by which
women at tine present time might be benenotal to
society without becoming masculine. She spoke
In strong terms against the fsrgetfulness Of some
sarly compelled them to unsex themselves. This
she considered degrading TO the fcmalo character,
the % d q
The reason why women were noDenties was, imper-
lection In their education But she believed that to
woman was due the elevation OF society 70 Its pre-
hibit nor influence in so great degree
be imagined than the mother who devoted her best
powerso Of mind 70 the careful training and educa.
ton OF her NCtlo cnllQren. IL was In the perform
ance or domestic duties that woman shone with the
greatest brlliancy and did best The work Providence
assigned her. She once knew gentleman who was
forced, besides earning twenty dollars week for the
SUPPORT OF his family, to remain at homo to
watch over his seven children while their mother
was trying to spout" at "woman's rightsv meet
ings. 1t was much better TO stay ct home and do
things which one might be able to do than to leave
home and try TO do things which 1t was certainly
foolish TO attempt. Woman's sphere was to scatter
bright smiles around at home, to speak kind words
TO all who needed them. to plot and plan and
do Kind deeds which those whom they
benefited should remember with grateful
feelings and always associate with the
homo whence they came. And there was another
her, though by her especially should it be- 1t was
to help 10 soothe to raise up her poor fallen sisters
" was q common thing to say that women have been
betrayed BY men, that men were the cause OF the
ruin OF all the women who were lost. This was not
so. She had carefully studied the matter,
and she had no hesitation in affirming that
nine out OF every ten lost women were lost through
the cruelty and tyranny OF their own sex. Here
was a field for wOman's love and labor better
suited to them than the false and spurious
efforts they might make in medalng with subjects
not naturally belonging to them and not within their
legitimate reach. sg1J ~, ls.&et .t54 na u UH
ihe Princess dwet at considerable length on the
full colors, the happiness OF home made happy by
the mind Of c0nteDted woman. The lecture was
replete with words Of wisdom and was repeatedly
interrupted by applause The Princess utters her
words little too rapidly for so large hall as that
in which she spoke last night. and aS the close OF
many Of her sentences It Is difficult to catch the
last words But these bemishes were very slight In
view OF the earnestness OF her and the ele-
giant and chose style in which she expresses her
ideas.