The New York herald., 1871-12-15
W0MAN'S RIGHTS.
Meeting Of the Female Friends Of the FOflOru
Franchise at Chickering Hall.
Speech by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe-A subsc.ip-
ton Taken Up-One OF the Disaf-
fecied Speaks Her Mind

Chickering'S Han on Fourteenth street. few
doors east OF Delm0nico's is usually devoted 10 the
purpose Of having young ladies' practice on grand
pianos, who are about to mako debut either Ia po-
lite society, before the august smiles Of friendly
corerie or when they are intended to break ground
on the operate stage Long-hared gentlemen with
aesthetic souls and brains fire, from the Rhine and
the Po are In the habit OF visiting this scene OF musical
joys to test the power OF their lungs and the
patience OF Indifferent managers who may be
tempted to listen to their frantic warblings but
last evening phase exhibited itself at Chick
ering's Hall, when the New York Central Woman's
SuffraQe organization" met to expound their pet
theories in presence Of an audience OF about one
hundred persons oil both sexes.
1t was q curious study to look at these people as
they came In to hear the Ideas which have been
broached with but very little during the last
I'VE years. since the rebellion exploded. Since then
these "women's rights' people have had very
toerable swing in the public prints, and nave made
hay while the sun shone, creating o good deal
OF factious excitement here and there
which Ia only ephemeral after ALL and does
not seem to impress even the audiences
VINO are brought together to listen to them.
This fact was visible last evening at ChicSering
Hail. for the majority Of the males in the hail. while
they were being denounced as beasts and tyrants
ana s.horrid men," laughed heartily, and seemed to
enjoy the scene as only men can when they are
ridiculed by women. There was sort Of beautiful
respectabilty about the people that made ,e tne
that il would be very lnjudictous to speak their
mind in meeting. The ladies announced 70 make axe
Old lazy, VINO has one Of the best practices in New
York. worth, perhaps, $50 600 year: Mrs. Juiia
Ward Howe the hgn,onea lazy from boston: $40 G I% oI
At to carry the wisdom OF Minerva's brain IN her
noble forehead. Mrs. Wilb0ur tall and graceful and
hitting dark suit and wore her bonnet as 1t was only
halEdress affair." Mrs. Howe was In evening dress,
Ss' Ss N MayoWer ss Celebrities ana the dvnes q
Greece, and that lesser and later put more , un,
fortunate pepupc the Isle Of M Crete tns M,ss he
as the chairwoman OF the Committee on Public Meet,
sat on the stage robed IN oacS OK SIX aress % @
her her ',ai-f weli-formed neck, German lady,
Mrs. Neymann-iust now Germans are the lasht n =.
made speech IN which she patronlzlngly sald tnat
ming to attain to the full standard Of liberty, and
then all else was undenably aside from me great
believed N BY these ong cae TO % her
waist worth 81. 200, and delivered very good and
in the main very sensible address, She ,e
source Of all tyranny and the sanction Of all liberty.
People who were only conscious OF the opposlsons
sRsS rsoonoss Hss 81 SFFss Jsp5 q
the restraint laid upon women mas been imposed oS
sSs to the On PLEASURE ss part Of ana R
hs o of Of that man. Mrs howe
| very gently here on the necessity OF giving women
are are not in asor @ Of womens Suffrage ana did not
spare the poor ignorant negro whose votes wiz De
Howe eiSqaeny 10 Closed BY deprecatns Violence
either In language or actions, on the
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| Christian platform. Mrs Howe believes woman
last evening, while she said that men were only
/ subject to O civic dispensatton Women were
g Genemen SUPPOSE @ You a
| whether we cannot reason or not. The days OF
force were passed for all OF God's creatures
Mrs. Lille DEyEREUx BLAKE made funny
| speech den0uncing the horrld monsters OF men,
| and crushed them with humorous sylloRisms. Sne
the last election, where not one was allowed to vote
she had listened to Andy Garveys irlghtiul oen
| citizens to VOTE and meanwhile glorious woman
| hood was deprived OF vote.
AT the close Mrs. pr. CLEMENCE LozrER, fine, Dig
nified Old lady, arose and dismissed the audience
and the Iong-naired people OF the male sex ana the
lignt-headed ones OF the feminine and better sex
| AS the HERALD reporter was leaving the hall q
married lady, welknown IN the ranks OF the female
always women who win betray women-and said to
him In nuttefng way, being afraid that the Others
would hear herr
II am sorry that we are not better represented
here this beautiful evening by the practical women
| OF the mee-trow-polis You may see for yourself
that these very exclusive people Of the SOross have
excluded those noble and virtuous sisters, Mrs.
woodruff and Miss Ulann; and why Is It sol Why,
because their husbands and fathers are AFRAID and
they govern those who are here tonight Sorosis
is exclusive and must keep out; but came
without invitation and subscribed
to the collection tonight. Forty dollars was paid
for the hall, and paid my share. Not one Of the
exclusives were invited to the Grand Dukes ball.
md m
newspapers about the Tammany thieves has made
the public forget all about them for the last three
months II takes ladies OF high social position, like
Miss Buruett Coutts to achieve anything tris way
but all the ladies here poor, and the wives or
daughters OF workingmen, SO 1t Is very hard work
with them.' Here the reporter and the lady left
the hall