The Portland daily press., 1870-04-14
Letter from Boston.
[From Our Own Correspondent
BOSTON, April IL, 1s

Letter from Boston.
[From Our Own Correspondent
BOSTON, April 70, 1870.
THE woMAN's CLUB.
New York has its Sorosis. Boston has its
Woman's Club. Just back of the fremont
House there is small street, or no thorough
fare, known as Beacon Place. On the one
side, opposite the ladies' entrance to the hotel,
stands block of brick houses and in one of
these the Woman's Club has its home. 1t Is
the second house in the block from the corner
Of Beacon street, and on the window-shades
Of the first floor are painted the words "The
Woman's Journal" Here on this first floor
is the editorial sanctum. On the second floor
are the parlors and in these cozy rooms every
little while reunions are held. Young girls of
talent are induced to be present and partake
Of lunch and chat on topics dearest to their
heart and interchange opinions with each
other. Here you will find Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe and other of the leading literary women
OF Boston besides many who are just pushing
their way forward to a recognition by the ar
tistic and literary and even professional wo-
mans world Of the Hub. 1t is a capital idea
this club, with its reunions, inasmuch as it
tends to develop talent in woman, to bring
her forward rather than to crush her back, to
give her self reliance ii she has ability and en-
able her to become more and more independ-
ent with every new effort that she makes.
And, speaking of this independence of wo-
man, without agtating the subject of woman
sufrage) why should not every man assist to
make her so? In the mere matter of earning
her daily bread, why should she not stand an
equal chance with men if equally fitted? The
only objection advanced Of any account, is
that man has family generally to support
on his salary and woman none. But there
are many women who do have q family of
younger brothers and sisters to support, aud
ip case they have not it is an easy matter to
regulate the salary accordingly. At the Bos-
ton Theatre the other evening we had young
lady pointed out to us, who was quite prepos-
sessing In appearance, dressed in the most
fashionable, albeit not loud, style, about twen-
ty five years OF age. who is a practising physi-
clan in the city. She enjoys very large prac
tice, which occupies all her time and is very
lucrative, enabling her to keep two horses and
coachman, live in pleasant quarters in one
OF the best locations, fare sumptuously if de-
sirable, while her society is courted BY many
of the first circle"
Now the question naturally arises if this
young woman has received q thorough educa-
ton at the best schools, and has studied med
icine with the best physicians of the day, and
10 really the excellent medicine tcom0n that
it is claimed she is, why should she not be
entitled 10 the same success as man? Isn't
it infinitely more preferable to have woman
for your doctor than man? Isn't the sun
shine of her presence worth more than a
whole box of pills in its effects on the human
system? And is it not infinitely more appro-
pirate that women should attend women in
their many ailments than men? But am
decreasing from my subject fearfully; "our
mutton waits"
The upper story of the Woman's Club
Building is devoted to apartments for the ac-
cOmmodation of ladies who may find them
se,ves lett in the city over night without any
male protector, and who do not wish to be
subjected TO remark, and perchance insult,
by going to hotels alone. This we consider
one of the best features of the Club. We
have often wondered why somebody in New
York-where they have everything under the
mans hotel, no males admitted under any
consideration. Think of the numbers OF
young girls induced to leave country home
BY the allurements held out to them in the
form of advertisements, or by the exaggera-
tons of wellmeaning friends perhaps who
rush to the great capital to find themselves
lost III crowd of strangers and who not
knowing where to lay their heads are often
made the dupes OF villains. We speak now,
not of the uneducated, but of a better class
who by the death of near relatives are sud-
denly thrown upon their own exertions for
support. Think what haven of refuge such
hotel would be to them which should have
its drivers, duly decorated with badges, at
every railroad station and steamboat landing
to meet these women on their arrival so that
they could not be misled. And if in this ho-
tel there was an agent whose business it was
to keep posted in regard to the wants of peo-
pie who needed governesses, companions,
teachers, female book-keepers, copyists clerks
&c, think what benefit it would be to the
unprotected female, what benefit to the per-
son needing good assistant, and what
good business might be done by the hotel.
Well, this Club is now on sound footing and
we wish it all the success it so richly deserves.
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
No one of your readers should fail to visit
Chllds & Co.'s, on fremont near the corner
OF Winter street, and see the grand historical
painting by James Walker. The scene Sc
lected by the artist is the repulse of Long
streets assault on the third day of the battle.
The canvas is 7 1-2x20 feet in size and repre-
sents not only every regiment engaged, but,
where the formation Of the ground would ad-
matt, the entire left wing is shown. Every
is brought into prominence at the expense of
any other, and, if our memory does not fail
us, two hundred and forty regiments
were displayed, and a thousand officers OF
wnom forty were generals commanding. Ev-
cry regiment occupies the position on the can
vass that it did in the fierce contest, and, by
tne use OF an opera-glass, you can easily dis
ungulsh features and regiments that are in
visible to the naked eye. The observer is
supposed to be located on an elevation in the
rear OF Cemetery Ridge and looking westward
towards the Confederate position. In the
foreground are represented the colors of
WeD6s and Halls brigades with the color
guards aud headquarters horses. with a
group around General Armistead iwho was
mortally wounded) on the left, and General
Meade, conmander-in-chief, and staff on the
right. The hero of Little Round Top is not
forgotten. Mr.. Batchelder, who is the author
of the isometrical plan of the battlefield and
from whose data Mr.. Walker painted the pic
ture, gives fine description of the painting
to the crowds who flock to see it and answers
the questions of many spectators who took
part In the battle to their great satisfaction.
we are pleased to know that the painting
WI! De exhibited in the principal cities of the
Onlon, and we trust that Portlanders will
soon nave an opportunity of viewing it.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ean s very ne collection Of paintings by for
, us AUCTION room on fremont streot
Williams q Everetts gallery is well natrou u.e
by Tart lovers and 1.-THE studios Of the Boston
artists are not forgotten. Last night FooS's on
appeared III Don Cesar de Bazan. and added
another laurel to the chaplet he has so de-
servedly won. The rollicking mirth Of the
part found wonderful exponent in this gift
e ea.; artist who was born on English soil, the
cnild OF French mother by German father.
His teacher was the same as that of Rachel
and it Is narrated of him that once his in
structor exercised him on one situation in a
play many times in order that he might pro.
duce in public the effect desired. The eve
ming came and Fechter made the point exactly
in accordance with his instructors orders,
I Inc house gu appaaded yehemently. The next
same situation in the play acted as seemed
most natural to himself. The house rose en-