New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
BROOKLYN WOMAN'S CLUE.
woMAx's WAYS, WORK, AND WISDOM

wOMAE's WAYS, WORK, AND WISDOM.
The Brooklyn WOman's Club, i" the gentle
rval Of the Wild sorosis," a wicked and envious
Bookynite has phrased it, has begun ITS meetings OF
this season have been engaged which are 10 be
furnished in magnificent style and used not only Tor
business but for social meetings. musodes theatrieas
Of lectures. to he given before the Cub
will shortly be announced Various distinguished people
viii be entertained during the Winter.
Al Yesterdays meeting Mrs Field presented slight
report a. one Of the Committee on Prisons. she had
f,nd among other things little boy condemned to turn
and girl Of "a rprisoned the theft of shilling. she
severely reprobated the present prison system. Mrs
way TO induce reformation, and not merely Tor the
sale Of punishment She thought that women
would interest themselves in the matter of
prison discipline they would soon do away with every
thing Objectionable. All the ladies' acquleSced
discussion held in regard to the general aims
and tendencies Of WOmen's Clubs one member thought
Instincts She asserted that appreci-
ate each other in the finer parts OF Their
that they consequently found the highest pleasure in
eal aitron with each other Here the ghost OF h'sd
and a whip in the other but it didn't The pretty
glapour over the eyes Of woman and So Of course when
thew liked each other they did IL heartily III spite OF all
thai the aim Of these Clubs must awaken in women
. eonseiousuess OF individual power she desired the
trained for the sick and another the appointment
Of women Inspectors ia al prisons where women are
their talents, and that Clubs would do much toward
bringing into activity again those desirable posses
siOus. The President affirmed that the mere fact
OF association great step in the development OF
yoman's powers. WOmen's Clubs were organized all
over the country, and the old tradition that women are
unfreny 70 each other j. fast exploding TO some eI-
tent this had there must necessarily be rivalry
when the test of success IN social life If merely
physical beauty. she cited, as an immense wOacB To
the effectiveness OF Women Clubs-d fault which the
ssertive sex hitherto been accused of possess
ng-that thsy cant get the women 70 talk" some
thing must done to make them get over being AFRAID
Of their shadows.
WoIuans Rights is question voted out
Of the male Club but il occasionally VIII come up
In IN aggravating way. A gentle member observed
YESTERDAY that OF her gts the right to vgOr-
ous body thoroughly wel-that every house had AT
least Que witheTed woman IN H. ana that tbs wac De
cause women had no noble inspiring aims. The
object OF the Club "a bring women together
on d higher platform than Society afforded IT, enable
them 10 acquainted with each OthcI best selves
70 realize that there Is something better
to live for than the allacies OF fashion The question
prOpounded for consideration the next meeting wac
the particular hindeance 10 wOmaDs pfOgres--to "a
nobler and grander etc. etc, state OF existence one
little WOMAN trlcntWaH volunteered lhe information
that thF binderance nothing more nor less th"h-