The New York herald., 1871-11-21
lfee Love, Passional Attraction and the Celes-
tial Affinilics at Steinway Hall.
Irs. woodruff Quotes the Bible In Fnvor
Of Promiscuity and Claims the Right
to Change Her Husband Every
Day in Presence Of Three
Thousand People.
1sarl Andrews. the Psntarch; Tilton. the Teeto-
taller, and Tennis c. Clahin, the Wall
Street Brokeress In an Uproar.

hroaohed to 1000 people az Steinway Hail. by Mfs.
yActoria G. woodruff. The following circular had
1s0 scattered freely In all the benches of the hall
yhach s the largest or It's kind In New York-before
IRE audience had taken their seats:-
n HRREDOM! FREEDOM! FREEDOMs
The n rTs sodTAn hAsT kEH1Ts5s; kEnaFioss.
NIT is good In tne Religious and Political sphere
THE SOCIAL SPHEREs
end stopping the pens OF those wno either tgnor.
andy or wtlfuly, persistently misrepresent,
Arss last and best Law,
VICTORIA c. WOODRUFF
STEINwAY HALL,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20,
.rHp pR1sctPLEs At 1sH5 IF + soSrok a ok FREEDOM.
INVOLVING THE QUESTION OF
..vaEz LOVE, MARRIAGES, DIVORCE AND PRosr1ru-
she wishes It to be distinctly understood that free
10m does not mean anarchy In The social relations
that the advocacy Of Its principles requires neither
-Ahandoned action nor immodest speech.
necticut, and the Boston EXCLUSIVES
are specially invited TO seats on tho platform.
All her lesser deiamers should secure front seats.
ADMISSION FIFTY CENTS.
Reserved Seats can be secured at the Box Ofice
lr0m to-day without further cost.
At seven O'Clock the HERALD reporter arrived at
the entrance to Steinway Hail. The night was wet
and disagreeable, and very few people were met
with In the streets. But at Stenway Hall It was al
sogether different Immense placards covering the
b0lletin bOards and announcing the lecture of MRS
Woodhull, printed yellow sheets OF paper greet
ed the eye on every side. The entrance and
vestibule OF Steinway Hall were already
crowded with people OF both sexes, among
vnom were several children or q tender
age. The stairs leading up to the entrance were
thickly swarming with people, the strongest and
most masculine Delng nearest the door. Is always
the case. AS E was half an hour before the
doors were open there considerable sky-larktng
and rough by-piay among those who were CON-
pelied to wait and as most Of the ugly old women
N attendance obecred to this sort OF POPULARITY the
fun became quite uproarious for few minutes until
tho door opened One nard-looking case said,
81 wonder II the band is going to play tonight
guess Victoria III have plenty or chin music any.
h0w.n
A bootblack who had paid hts fifty cents like
1r0wn man TO enable HIM to understand the con-
sttution Of the universe and the anlnities OF the
sexeA stamped his feet for several minutes, and was
lsined y his elders, until finding tnas he was ap-
"Eddy Eddy EDDY Hey, Eddy Eddy ~ as II
ne were in the Bowery Theatre. FINALLY the door
sancn and up stairs but not before the doorkeeper
SeSSN
- each person passed.
Cnecl ger pmoTss n re-, mister, A. Check yer umnrs!-
- most OF the umbrellas Drought In were NOT worth
being checked. At this moment tall long haired
Yankee, with green spectacles. and having q de-
. the umbrella boy haiiooed at him:-
rps,d nv ff,y s centsHi dd." '''' 'n' u~0'e''a'
Our reporter found his way into the hail. which was
ladies Of Very bold Ssnavor passed him at s aas
door, evidently professional and unfortunate In
looking peope-men aud womcn-some fe n. OF the
latter having cultured faces. the red.headed giri
e. sas ss eoms s sr nos
N all this rainn and then she Gounced down into q
q . which occurred very rapidly, our IT. reporser @
paid visit behind the scenes to cali upon Mrs.
a2 IN Gons ySS% ne
passage. Standing talking to her sister. Tennie O.
C!ani1 win roll % OF n manuscnps11& Isc & her hands
vas very evident that the spirit Of De.
nostnenes, familiar Of. OF hers, was upon
woman who must hereafter throw Anna Dickin.
con and Olive Logan In the shade BY the bodness OF
4ium height, small waist little feet, Whine and regu-
yressed dre, and Of color that cannot be described
Mnen seen at night only. she was dressed very
Ssr fair neck at ner throat she wore fresh pea
rose, which enhanced the fairness Of ner SKIN and
fonbaited with the blushes In her cheeks Tor pre-
al am glad to zee the HERALD reporter she said,
stnat paper has has neve, misrepresented me ana
EMO; am not AFRAID that we WIN be misrepre-
sented oy the HERALD q any time least OF all this
dressed in black, and who managed dexterously 0y
e occasional movement, sudden as her speech TO
psesenisa Companion lea rose Of the one fastened ned
1ilton, the blonde poet entered with friend Of MIS-
Ar, MoulsoD being @ 10Th desir9ys q snc9gragipg
As SaSh Shd sES Sas 2 2ssa e q
ss ana sen2E.n sEs nu%Sss Ss FSs tie .sf .Sss
SseIhen Pearl Andrews, the Great American Pan
Scod speeSS before sue went S on n the stage
Fsnally, al having been said, Mrs. Woodruff fol-
and preceded by the God-liKe luton, marched
.a ns tine frsnS ssaSe nan,,o Triton got on the
SoH H,son sSns 81 70 introduce Mrs. Woodruff to the
no one else % has tie pluck 70 40 ' it" A"o" 'n'e
A Mrs. woodhuii walked on the stage timorously
her from the audience which had literally packed
eyery seat on the ground noor N the Two galleries
SSs 0 Ss! u
audience, and not less taan three Inousand
Belonged 70 the gcnHer sex Of tho Free Love per.
kuaslon. me Immediate friends, both mae and
either side Of the stage, and Miss Tenne q. Claim
OO0rte0usly offered the HERALD reporter q seat in
. bon with her. which he was compelled to decline
q he had Jake notes ON the stage In one Of inc
boxes sat Mrs. Brooker sister OF Mrs. woodruff
lady OF very nne personal appearance, v no Is di.
Eecsy antagonistc IN principle TO ner sister In her
FREQ Love theories.
TIE LECTUKB
A Mrs. woodruff came forward TO the front OF
sss stage & % , read nsa lecture which she did In
wiia much gaantry, particularly the % ycunS q men S
0he spoke IN substance as folows:-
M BforBEHs AND slsTExs-I appear before you
oDGm 10 dscuss the most delicate and In
utycA human inerests involved which every.
body tnteyeete< ~ well directly inmstev COZ.
ensd but which, on account Of IA decacy and didcuy,
almost everybody ipstncvey Avods: refer the pruci
Eat)oaS between The seyea