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eme from old England than Miss Emily Faith
fl, the able editor OF the Victoria Magazine.
b cannot but regret the churliah action OF the
Ea-King during her voyage; but, if his rude
rHs induces q longer stay with Us, ne shall
b the gamers, surely. Miss Faithful 1s
eentia1ly q woman for women, having devoted
to energies Of an unusually active and helpful
> lie to the enlargement of wonan's ideas and
nrk4 Not neglecting to acqualnt herself with
d the issues of the day, she draws from each
eeat question an answer for women, and, as tar
q practicable, puts it into actual use. But,
4lile Miss Faithful is q close thinker,
SIZE Is 40 MERE THEoR1sT,
# she fully believes that use tests all things.
he began her work early in Life, writing many
4ticles for reviews and newspapers while she
as yet 8 young lady, just introduced to gay
london society. From her came the proposal
t q practical training Of women in professions,
nd in 1860 she founded the Victori1 Press.
Being determined to know the exact extent to
shich women might perform the work in q
printing establishment, she learned to set type
herself; working until the art WAS thoroughly
mastered, and the comely hands. unused to Ia
oor, we're sadly grin,ed at fnger-tips:
lonbters, and proved, in her own per-
lon, that women could become practical
Fpe-setters, she attacked the press-work.
Working day after day, increasing the hours Of
1bor as her strength would permit, she left the
fess after being able to stand q whole day at
Ter work, convinced that this was not labor fit
br women and determined that none in her es-
sabIsh1nent should be put to it. This gives the
Keynote to the character of the woman who finds
herself equally at home in the palace Of the
Queen and the cottage OF the laborer.
In 1868, she started the Ilctorid Magazine.
4s she named her Press and Magazine after her
sovereign, SO her
FIRST LECTURE N AMERICA,
delivered in. New York., was On the
Royal family, treating principally Of it's
CENTRAL figure, Queen Victoria. Hiss Faithful
las clear, sweet voice Of power, which renders
j; q delight to listen, but makes no impression
q effort, aad a musical pronunciation, which
causes one to love anew the mother-tongue.
Her lecture IVES SO gracefully and picturesquely
written that ready applause followed her
throughout. While she spoke SO Loyalty of her
Queer, - woman rendering honest praise to 8
Woman,-on her bust rested miniature Of Vic.
tbria, which she had presented to Miss Faithful
Is tokea Of her esteem and appreciation Of her
l,bors in behalf Of the women Of England.
OF the individuals and associations which de-
Lighted to welcome Miss Faithful to America,
none did SO with greater pleasure than
soRosIs,
the Wonaas Club Of New York, Of which
she was oue Of tie earliest honorary members.
As the society Is largely composed OF busy
women, with some active purpose IN Life, the
formal reception given by Sorosis to Miss Faith
full was held on the day and at the hour Of their
regular monthly social meeting, Nov. 4, at IL
O'Clock. The hour for lunch saw assembled
about 200 ladies', members Of the club and dis
agashea qsss .; The rs1ss n1ssaents Of ths
tarIet etn sorais,s' Sly "schooi Of Design for
Wonen," II. Emily Blackwell, Dr.. Mary
C, Putnam, Miss Maria Mitchell (Pro,,
rnlry other ladies' well known in art, literature,
science. and philanthropy, we're present. Miss
Faithful en5ered the room quietly, in company
with her personal friends and was greeted by
thi ladies' individually as member and honored
guest. When the lunch had been chattily dis
po9ed Of, Mrs. J. D. Voice opened the entertain
iput With piano solo; !; after which the Cor
responding Secretary, Miss Kate Hilland, read
letters Of regret for enforced absence from
Jufa Ward Howe, Charlotte Cnshman, Miss
E,11na Stebbins, Lucretia Mott, Mrs. Anna Ran
1aL Diehl, the Rev. Celia Bnr1eigh, the Rev.
lhebe Hanaford, DR.. Clemens Loyier, and
ohsrs. The President Mrs. Charlotte B. Viii
bcH. in the course Of her speech OF
RECOGNITION AND WELCOME,
sail that, in the early days Of the Victori1
Aatine, number was put into her hands
win this remark: "a wonan's magazine,
edited and printed By women, and very good,
too" That number contained the account o1
tralntg school for servants that had been
opeaed some country town in England during
the yeaafS56; and the report OF this movement
SO encoraged a benevolent woman in St. Louis
that she <tempted the same work. Mrs. vii
bour continued: I'm the early days Of Sorosls
ary mentop of Miss Faithful, pro
proposed her name for member
, ship in te society; and, in the dart
hour that Radowed our feeble infancy, the
words OF M1HsEaithfnl strengthened our hands
because they were the utterances OF q nobls
woman, conteHing with difficulties which nhe
was heroicaly resolved to conquer. From
* sentence Or tn Of q speech made before th'
Victoria Discusson Society, felt that our hon
ora1ymemter weld not be discouraged with u:
if We, too. at u1ler 3 cloud, for abe Bays. -!
neverheard Of an society which escaped diff
culhes and disap]dntments, or which did no
fall short of fsomeof the expectations Of its mos
sanguine promotes; for societies, like ind
realizing tbeir highest aspirationB.' While NJ
we're lost in admlrlion at the editorial ability o
our friand, she wa5 winning greater victories II
other ields Of cultivated labor. She charmed
name Eas associ:ted with those of sages AMI
philosophers in The counselB Of science; sh
was found worthy to fill important places O
trust br direct appointment, and became the in
structoi Of the divine, the scholar, and orator
in the indispensab1cart Of educatlon-"
! MISS FAITHFUL RESPONDED
. in brid speech of thanks, saying it was bar,
+. to replyto such Welcome as she had received
- for the kind words OF greeting Tent to he
heart. She had always felt 3 great interest il
America, and her first realization that ther
were lonng hearts that beat in sympath,
il with her and her work in that distant contiueut
was whel the little tadge OF Sorosis WAS haudet
to her Bone years sgo- q may here add thai
has been Miss leithfull's habit to wea
the sorosis pin on all publ
occasions since Sue became q rnembe
of the clab). Since then, she had watched th
society With great interest," as their work, hk
: =- hers, vad aimed at the cultivation OF women
she was Especially. glad 70 meet with Sorosis a
one. Of their regular gatherings, So che desire
. to see theWork1ug Of tho club The Victori
Discussion socioty Was a,much .graver body
having ndo Of the sociahIty of Sorosis bu
she had to-day received new idea concernin
clubs; ant, ion her return, should found b societ
on. the pleasant model which she saw before her
Miss Maris Mitchell, also an honorary mem
bar. in a few;words expressed her pleasure a
meeting Miss Faithful; and the ladies Of tn
:Iub entertained their guest with their
USUAL PRoGR4aIalE
of raueic, racitation, and essay. Madame Clar
BrinkerhoH and Miss A. E. Fletcher contribute
songs; Mrs. Ella Clymer, 11rs. E. B. Lyman
md Miss Minnie c. Swayze gave recitations
Miss Kate Hillard read plquant original poen
ssThe Io5crs' Quarrel;" and Miss Fam