New-York tribune., 1873-02-03
MISS EMILY FAITHFULLs LECTURE.

Miss Emily Faithful entertained a very large
audience. at the matinee in Association Hall. Satur
day, delivering her popular lecture. " Gmpses OF Emit
nent Men and Women have Known" Varied and In
teresng "reminiscences OF famous English people we're
related in that fully occupied the lesturers
! hearers throughout. She said in substance:
When come into contact with noble natures arc
raised into pure atmosphere ourselves and transported
into higher region OF objects ana aims than that m
which accustomed 20 dwell. The first sOiree Of
lions which Miss Faithful attended, the house or
Lady Morgan The Duke Of Wellington was present,
and is said TO have uttered there the only Joke Of his
life but II probable that Lady Morgan drew 10 ont or
him. Lady Morgan proud OF her rise from the eou-
ditiOn of fOrorn little girl Ia lodgings" Her titles
and equipages were to her as so many scalps to an
Among her intimate friends were Madame de stael,
Humboldt LOckhari, Byron, Colerdse, Sheridan, Jefey
this: give 70 every girl matter what her raIIk
"A trade-a profession, II the word suits you better Cu-
tion for which she has alent-no matter what II s
drawing, music, embroidery; housekeeping even AT
sohn wa a frequent visitor. she has vivid reoo-
Pamerston and Lord Lytton. at which these two wits
finally senced all the Others by their brilliant sayings
At John COerdges dinners she met Keble and also
At Sir James simpsons breakfasts she met English
and foreign ministers, OF learning aud science his
India lame Mines. Rachel and Rstori Grote, stuart
Mil. De Toequeville Mazzini, DT. Livingstone ana sir
Roderick Murchson she had glimpses OF Samuel Rog-
ers. in company with his friend Crabbe Robinson She
had heard Lord BrOugham with vigorous enthusiasm
attribute In life % his maternal grandmother
woman remarkable for her clear Intellect He said
OF his wife. however that Lady BrOugham the only
woman in England who did not appreciate him.
Miss Faithful dwelt with much JUNCTION upon Miss
Bronte and Mrs. GRskel and quoted this from George
Sand concerning the latter: " MIS- Gaskel has done
what neither nor any other female writer in France
accomplish. She has written novels which excite
the deepest interest in of the world, and which
every rl viii he the better for reading" The speaker
could almost hear the soft and gentle OF Mrs
jameson, and counted herself among that adys disc
pies Adelaide Proctor 20 be reckOned
the cluster OF steady supporters who together IS
years pioneers OF a movement for the benefit Of
their sex, unpopular IL misinterpreted. Be
sides Miss Proctor Tennys0n, Thackeray. Miss Mar
tineau owen Meredith, the TrOllOpes, many other
celebrities were associated Miss Faithful in the
publication OF the first book by the Victoria Press.
Frederick u Maurice mentioned with yeneratiOn
a firm aid in the work of womans emancipation Mrs.
Somervile, Lady Franklin. Caroline Norton, Carlyle.
Miss Burdett-COutts, Florence Nightingale. names
around which many tender associations Nnger In the
mind Of the lecturer, and Queen Victoria cuOgzed
for the practical proof she gave of woman ability 10
take earnest hold Of public affairs.