The New York herald., 1874-05-15
MISS ANTHoNY's MUSTARD SEED.
A Large ana Refined Audience ct Irvina
Hall-skstch Of the Movement tho
Movers and the Medley,

lrage ASSOCIATION, wnlcn opened yesterday at
Irving Hall. an audience Of 400 ladies' assembled in
the afternoon and at least 500 In the eveninn
session. The material OF the assemblage was an
Improvement on that OF other years and the In.
crease In numbers decidedly marked. Points Of
change from the original tone and feeling Of these
meetings were noticeable TOO. The early days Of
the movement were distinguished for lacA
OF confidence, want OF knowledge oil
parliamentary rules, an lrruption OF curious char
acters, male and female, into the feeble fold oil
the organization; righteousness and outlandisn,
originality in dress, and many grave errors ioi
policy. This is all or very greatly changed. Thd
women yesterday managed matters entirely by
themselves. There were none OF rHsst
THE LONG HAIRED, PHARIsAIcAL GENTRY t
OF the male sex, who pretended to take such inter-
est In the political salvation OF the women, the
platform. Everything was done like clock work.
much better speaking than formerly, no dtnidence
whatever, and far more logic, If there ever
was any hitherto; superior taste and richness in
the costumes OF the women, and less OF those out
RACES on the prevailing fashions that marked
former times. There was no change, however, In
Miss Susan B. Anthony. In dress, manner and
warlike aggressiveness ON the common enemy,
man, she was unaltered. Tnis 1t was SAID, was
her public style stll, but in private she has
grown as mellow as a Delaware psech. saM
STRIKING CONTRAST. a9N8a
There was perfume OF Fifth avenue about the
audience Carriages in livery drove TO the hall en-
trance. Only one Bloomer appeared on the scene.
She walked about In the vestibule for some time,
before entering Her beauty was not quite ~
stunning as tnat or an old wooden pump covered
with q mantle OF moss Sne was rather proud OF
the neither arrangement Of the garments, aud
strutted at one time to the entrance as
II she was about to make hop,
skip and Jump across the street:
former years, in the almost perfect conformity OF
the manner and dress OF the women to those Of
other women who rule In the fashionable world
errant OF the sex, was not greater than the treat.
ment OF MISS Anthony between now and other
times. In former years they came to scoG at this
wlry and resolute champion OF her sex, Now
every word she uttefs Is received with almost rev.
erent rapture. II is only
since this Suffrage ASSOCIATION held its meetings
IN dingy little room. up SIX flights. on Park Row.
Hall dozen persons made the sum tOtat OF the
early meetings. Many an evening the portly Mrs.
stanton might be found painting up these stars,
gloom with her famous cotton umbrella, which
was pointed at both ends, while the rear would,
positors, their hearts beating with high
hope OF the women's millennium. Perhaps one or
dassd On M @ s M END o. ns
start in New York which yesterday BROUGHT to-
getner as intelligent and perhaps as refined an
CITY. 1t was not the most beautiful. There were
few faces here and there among the many that
but as mass they were charming women.
THE pRocEEDINGs AND TIE PERSONNEL
at TWO O'CLOCK, marching UP the aisle to tue sIasa
amid the loud applause OF the assemblage, among
which was at least two score Of gentlemen, "nang.
the main body Of the ladies'. Miss Anthony waa
dressed with ner usua! simplicity IN Slack slk:
other ladies'. aud, with an easy SQ7lQ>
Jroa, Rrocee5ssd 70 carry, in ,c9l co9nluncsiSn s'
" Tue s 'front.'. sn sne Svessea here
self Of her black cotton gloves and reticule, ar
ranged vase Of flowers, brought ought nsr ne glasses to
started right into business She read the call for
the Convention, and made ,hereupon one oi her
BY this time the ladies' TO the number OF nine,
were all arranged on the platform, ana their ap.
APPEARANcE OF the LADIES.
Rev. olympia Brown sat at the extreme back Of
Ms & sa
and wore pink ribbon at her neck. Her lead re-
clined pensively on her small white hand. and.
as wen as one could Judge OF her away back
among the cane-bottomed chairs she was
. lady who had suddenly Jumped from
delicate face and fair complexion belied the lame
OF her great attachments IN Psychology and other
long speech in rather dramatic tone OF voice.
she ran along 2 very narrow edge at times in
dealing with the intrigues OF women at Wishing
ton; but she was right on the main question
that Washington is about as bad place ior an
American statesman to keep his manhood intact
Mrs Lille Devereux Blake sat about the middle
OF the stage in quiet silver gros grain dress,
dressed d IA TMuue MRS Blake followed Mss
Anthony BY reading various letters recommending
the objects OF the society. and then she maile some
remarks. Her Iace, manner and voice are sort Of
girllsh. but she shows all the energy OF ten ord-
nary women and stands about third in rank in
the association, Mrs. Stanton and Miss Anthony
taking precedence.
DR.. Josephine Mix sat at the lett hand OF the
stage, but mixed freely with the audience. She
was the most remarkable looking woman present.
much by reason OF her dress. She wore coat CT
light black material, opened at the neck From
the throat depended blue loop tie, and outside or
this o white handkerchief, worn ike a mans.
Taken with the massive build OF the lady. hair
parted on the side and cut short and her youth,
she Is many years younger than Miss Antnony. she
was the most Interesting person present. She has
she read the annual report in q more feminine
tone OF voice than might be expected from her
Mrs. Sarah J. Spenser delivered the speech
which, for length, was the ono par excellence. IL
was styled 'sThe Woman Question at Washington
'The ladies have no idea Of brevity except IN the
size OF the loot" wittily remal ked Mss Anthony.
Mrs. Spenser was dressed modestly in black SILK,
wore o dover on her bosom and several in her bon-
net and appeared to have arrived at that stage in
the appreciation OF lie and its excelences rs TO
green rhapsOdies OF the spring. An earnest lady
evidently, bit one whose smile Is extremely TEN
or the other ladies' were Mrs. Martin C. Wright
Mrs. Francis V. Haock Mrs. shepherd, who Was
everywhere performing the details or the conven-
ton, Mrs. Slocum, VINO made speech modelled on
the action q the classic orators, and nung her
arms out freely. EE
THE EVENING SESSION si
was remarkable for large and perhaps more
brilliant attendance than the morning. ihere was
no levity on the platform or In the audience. Tue
seriousness was the more noticeable because of so
many younger faces being present. e 3aaNas
The platform had some additional occupants.
Mrs. Amanda Dcyo, pretty QuaKeress, dressed In
black silk, with q long Overskirt natr neatly
braided at the back, and manners and speech Of
the fairly fashionable kind. She was all sentiment
on the woes OF the women and the wiiiulneBs OF
men, but she touched the audience by the artlees
way she told her sympAthies with sorrow, suffer-
ing and wrong generally throughout the world.
ness OF look and grace OF manner, and
almost threescore. years, made the most
eIIective address Of the evening. replcte with