The Republican journal., 1871-03-23
Feminine Strateuy.

Legislature which resulted in the election
of General Logan as United States Sena-
| tor, was remarkable for the powerful sup
port rendered the successful candidate by
his wife. The result is hailed as a wo-
mans triumph. A correspondent of the
St Louis Democrat thus sketches the
heroine.
The levces which Mrs. Logan is con-
stantly holding in her parlors of the Lee
land have not been properly written up"
but their interest is certainly sufficient to
justify mention. Here, directly over the
head quarters Of the General himself, is a
levee, always in session, presided over by
Mrs. Logan, who is assisted by her hus-
bands younger brother andhi handsome
cousin, Miss Logan. In this room all are
welcome, and all are graciously received
and to this room all of the members of
the first, second and third houses have
beat Il retreat NJ some time during the
heat OF the contest 1t is where they 90
to escape for Il moment from the fetid at
mosphere OF politics. In parlor No. 26
politics is not among the refreshments It
is an oasis of peace in Il desert OF wranp-
llIiS. 1t - u ittltlt---.l tltlitl III
which the combatants OF both sides fly to,
to get their soured hearts sweetened with
music and their bewldered brains cooled
by sensible conversation.
Mrs Logan is native of Missouri.
transplanted to Southern Illinois--a small,
fragile lady. with an attractive face, a
mass of turbulent black hair, and sharp
eyes selected to match it, a wide expert
cnce OF the social world, good fund of
information, abundant wit. and 4 ready
tongue freIghted with complaisancc and
suavitv. She certainly impresses very
pleasantly all who come within her in
1luence. Having accompanied her hus-
bana IN the lelu' she Is familiar with camp
NE IN It's varied phrases. AT belmont and
OFT Hehry, at l'onelson ana Vlcksburg,
she hoVefed on the cage OF the battle, and
| KEPT her eye iondiy on one particular flag.
Is 1t extraordinary that she should follow
ms fortunes with equal fidelity now : And
| Is 1t any thlhg less than infamous that
her fair name should now be made the
SUBJECT OF insults IN the Chicago Repub-
licah whose editof' wheh Il correspon-
ueht Ia inc llelo' broke Tree ofeaa At het
table lor weeks together and rode her
hasnanos morse ana drank gratuitously
oil the cohlnllssary "hlskcy:
MIS-: Logan dresses neatly ana plainly;
black SILK edged with satin, point lace,
s!lkeh Knot at the throat and gold
clialn. iiel parior IS an cNchahSe OF
suaVltlesi she never herself introduces
the suolcct Vi polltlcs' put IL ASKED mas
no hesltalloh IN cohiesslhS mat she IS
stro"s'y pteluuleea IN favor OF Logan
"lu III st't'ihs Jersey why she thlnks he
ouSii' ~ NC Sei' " washington.
ohe IS never aggressive OF intrusive on
'hi7 Po'"', put - fearless anu cohluehl'
ana exercises hef woman rIght OF speech
WIN such persuasive s1 tact that there Is no
uoupt Whale'ci tna1 sue mas iiiaue some
VOTES lor the coming man. Douotless
louilu a u: Vi sehllefhhe rom 'he I'M
pl'eu uls'rlcts haVecrosseu that ehafmlnS
u tnr1snuiu' .onl,.cnI 'litt Lhey were lof
Oslesoy or neural 1:' VINO nave ever since
MorAeu steiuiiy lor inc s"arthy little
u14elal' anu maven ~ any 'oea WHAT cil'lhS
~ sneil hn''ius. ne iaselhatioils are SO
w. ouSHiy u'a1! ll.''' e'en INC oSies-
ny man ~ uisa'lieu III ,'lelr presence Out
~ nc rI:i' .no! PotIney
ms ~ s In' aoou' suPPoi 'ilile' oSles-
~ wv . MS -, ir's"n, oi.. acqoaihlahces,
NV. ~ .nT "''''' :'io ai'el eii''hse Vi
a uI1InrIp
v what i l;le tLs 81 '''''"e e'S"e'' S''ie-
VIZ NIu, ny 7 a .n, AL ro,
.ra tnrnatt;n1r ~ IA I' aoi, l1.i you
that nsa1 to hecon ma vow u, s.u o,, pua,.'ness
nor NOR called On mo- WI ~ "e'' you i'''' {
uolashrN Wnl1 MADAM, fla a.. ;.
am Afraid ~ snh;aot ,n,.sa1f ' g. 49,
bnra. , am of,o;d 7 ', ,,; n.L'tNi 49, .l"uoie
nresanca + .o~a nv, man ~ ~ ''"'e so"'
Mrs IooanSNow a;enar,l DON'T ;o,o
would Flo 10 500 rar ,no;shl,,! oAo
o mb noat A o w az W." S"ea''niy suu
~ I INV rnoms II would id' do p uom nop aJope
0a,oshn II on, not S,,ro ! ,ba,5t tho+ T
,,,;s57 ro, would Iaa,,, so,un Wus T . n'.s,
Won SOC am foreett;nc NV nol;teneSs
R,t T re,l,v th;nll # 10 ~ mnf,;r ad~.nt
ara
oNirs on.n Not Of all Wv, o.o s,f
farnn nna nf thn d;sah;l;t;os of haoh1"n