New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-20
WOMEN IN WASHINGTON.

MISS WINNIE RFAM AGAIN-MRs. wOoDHULL-
THE ADVANCED WOMAN IN CONGRESS.
nrRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUYRl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-One of the first marks
OF attention bestowed upon visitor in Washington is
usually an invitation TO inspect studio Pennsyya-
piaave where Miss Winnie Ream has gathered a number
~ tbose works of art which have made her famous all
over the country II is pleasant to know that the young
lady pursues her noble vocation with industry untred
and confidence mistaken by the adverse criticisms Of
n continent. The marble Lincoln, In the attitude
OF botel-waiter presenting an extortionate bill. still
stands In tho old Representatives Han an awful
warning; but Miss Ream continues TO run about the
Captol with a chsel and a hammer, begging for leave
10 chip out something else and you need not be sur
prised 70 learn any morning that she has secured
other appropriation. 1t 10 rather curious fact that
with all the reckless expenditure for the decoration OF
tho seat of government, Washington thus far has no
work Of art TO commemorate the achievements OF tho
navy - unless indeed may reckon such
vanderlyns Landing OF Columbus or Weir's picture
of She Pilgrim Fathers getting sea-sck ON board the
speedwer A few years ago Horatio Stone made a Sc
ries OF elaborate studies for statue OF Faragut from
these he subsequently, executed a sketchmOde now in
this city and he has asked Congress TO contract with
him for bronze statue to be erected, at cost Of $4,000
in Farragut-square or other appropriate public
place The project has been favOrably considered by
the Committees Public Buildings and Grounds of
both the Senate and the House. But here Miss
Winnie Ream, insisting that the Of Horato Stone
shall be taken out OF the billiard what is TO follow that
of COARSE guess She is working away for dear
life on Farragut bust OF her own She
has asked leave to send 1t 10 the Sen
ate Committee-room. Her curly head shakes am
brosia perfumes all through the Hobbies and her soft
eyes are boring right through the average Congress
wastcoat in the usual dangerous and penetrating man
ner have not Mr. Stones design, and say moth
ing Of the proprety Of giving the contract to him but
have Miss Ream's Lincoln, and have decided
opinions about the justice Of giving $4,000 to her. The
young lady is modelling equestrian statue OF Gen
Thomas and it is interesting know that she OCCASION
ally has horse led in front of her window Pennsyl
vania-aye. for the purpose of anatomical study.
Persistency does more for Miss Winnie Ream than It
does for sOme other celebrated women in Washington.
There is Mrs Woodruff, for instance 1 her the
Capitol the other day. trying to reach the heart of sena
tor Carpenter She walked him about the corridors, and
beamed upon him in such a soft and confidential way
that feared no lost But the Wisconsin statesman
was only laughing at her and in her lecture on Friday
evening treated him without either love or respect
Well Mr. Carpenter is good speaker but dare say he
Is not equal TO Dem0sthenes. Mrs. Woodruff once
ina gned that it would be great thing for the cause
OF female equality II she could get sort OF official
Endorsement a. representative of the Press. So she
wrote to Speaker Blaine setting forth that che the
editor of journal Of strong influence and wide
circulation and asking TO be assigned place in the Re
pOrters Gallery OF the House Of 10 presentaves. Mr.
Blaine replied that every eligible seat already dis
posed Of il she would select place the front
Of the Ladies' Gallery, adjoining the reporters pen, he
would instruct the dOorkeeper to It for her every
day. OF course this not what the lady wanted Any
woman can 20 among women. She wanted, for some
vague and shsdowy reason, TO be placed especially
among the men and she said afterwaTd that the speaker
had got ahead Of her she never accepted his offer.
Some Of the advanced women profess TO feel cncour
aged at the recent the House Representatives
refusing leave appear at the bar OF the House
and plead their in person There was not they
say such very large majority against them after all
II they could only hear the explanations which honora
BILE gentlemen have privately given OF their action The
resolution never had the TcmOtest chance OF passing
and large rnejnriy ~ fboso ~IV 'Utcd 70" ~ would
nave voted the other way il they had not known that
defeat was inevitable. yielded to personal blan-
d.shments and had scruple IN promising vote
which they we're certain could not affect the result
And eoToe-I nm really almost ashamed 10 let the ladies'
know it-ooked at the whole thing huge joke ana
voted Ave merely for q lark. xbe truth is the female
lobby has worked hard all Winter and done nothing
Even Mrs Major Dr. Mary Walker has been little better
than q failure aud when Friday Immediately after
the adjournment. she rushed upon the floor Of the
senate, pantaooDs and ALL to congratulate Mr. Upton
Oh his arragnment OF the COnkug and Morton tyranny,
the unfortunate Senator seemed 10 be unhappy In her
evmpa ty and broke way with haste than dignity
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