National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-11
"A MoMANs aoss,e
Henry ward Reeeher,s coua,r ,,a
Dress Reform and Other Natter

I -OCCnGE8 COUSIN and
Dress Reform and Other Matters.
Correspondence Of the 6Ir.nhIc
Having heard that Miss Catharfne = R.a.h.,
had established training school for RirIs wbaro
! they might acquire tie domestic art Of cooEinsr
went to Hartford Win the ayoved and sTnrssI
pnfpose Of whiting It. Reaching that city, and
cleaning from casual small boy the Jnforma
ton that Miss Beechef's school was to be found
ct No. 10 Pratt street, rang the door bell OF that
pleasant mansion, and was ushersd into reesn
tio.I room hung round with drawings done bV
s IhsIe sS.sd ITasiS rIIn PsHe annGfa
ssals And moses Of the eherubs while awaiting
for IAe moment tnsgined thai Henry Ward
E.eeelsr In petticozts stood beiors me- as saw
an ample torn and . face that was fac-simile Of
"AIiss EsocSsrT" !speried. rising. The lady
inclined IN head "Iealled 70 see your school
iUT' SesI Of Your Sdirs5is %stbcd OF Of max @Sk
ing bread ard Offering premiums to pGPtls, and
would be very glad to see tbs process and take .
turesqus dresseFss bakers, coSEs," &c 'H'" '0-
Yes. eertsinlyfplease be seated, !" responded
Miss Beseher g-aeiopsiy. ~ only see a few
/ have no y0ung lazy bakers or cooks; In the
next place, have 10 school for srainins them;
ard finally, I am not Misc Beccher&st lsast noE
Mise CathGrtne E Besoher, the lady you wish TO
see. She is at present n Psughkespsie, but she
hasn't any such school apd never aid heTs."
take h0sd Of. Miss BeeeIsr was evidently struck
By my 1onplusssd appearance, and kindly eK-
had been principal Of the hartford Seminary, =
Eenteel edFeatiOn1l hall for 5oung ladies' for the
past si1 yars Previous u that Miss B. aud
and had gtysn prizes for the best brad made By
the pupils. ne project had died out for want or
themselves, ana the Daughters we're too friTol-
eSs- They preserved jsEslry anapsck ribbons to
Dte and pot hOSks 1i K s SSthaT9es
seventy ave shoSOes not despair Of accomplish
ing Il, but her c5dsin believed It hopeless task
AmSurssSs Bescses. SbGt there arstshs he pr T
diced mothers to Oentend with To the task
seems hopeless"
l rose 70 90, not - sill eonsentingto to -dIssp-
polntmentr but resigned to the Inevitable
Miss Beeeher pulled sat her watch in the quick
eaid: Suppose you gO with me to the Lsdies'
Unions We tan have . model cup Of co5ss and
the place may interest row."
I.Wsited WkfBe she distressed bsyy Of srfght-
eyed, Intelligent looking girls, and then com
meBeed to hslt for ruS%ers and wraps. nm
less Of moptsls, but he sa3S he has a place for
everything. Herr, Sambo- put those ru6bers on"
foot; though she Is herself above the average
size Of woman, cad Samb0 grinnod with good
hutnor as he put oRthe dainty elastic shoe with
pleasant. Just yer shove lestle, Miss
Am'rette," and then noticed that Mics Beecher
was the best dressed woman | ever saw. She
wore address, that has all the best features OF
reform dress and all the beauty of the most con-
sentative costume. sac assured me that she had
WornthisstylsOf dFees for twonty years. Il was
a narrow, stand-up co4lSr. The trimming was Of
the same mateaGi, bisch, IusErelsss alpaca, made
ground ali around: y sever wore a trail IN nv
life " said Miss b. "bsheald never do seAVenVeI-
mSTx wsg9Ts Sns ,b pete Tor People LOOK Hs
form, but you see my dFoss is as fashionable a.
any one else's. Itisl saough to be comfort
jeWelry and her Every own" smooth hair COM
pleted . tout ensemble Of wemanly comeliness
that at hfty-tHo years Of agS made Miss Bseeher
a decidedly handsoms womanE As to her face, Il
was softened reproduction Of her cousin, Henry
Ward Beecher's while her manner and speech
are original and Individual as his
We spent plsssarS hour at the Ladies' Union,
Of which Miss B. isSvfce president; saw the mar
5s the sssiTsI yoS4S 0 SGtcSo.
with his VINE APRON the room where the little
four-Pound bags Of sugar tes, rice and oatmeal
range and coEoEod servants and the eoffee-rOOm,
where q delicious meal Ia served. We then went
into the department WhereroWs sHd rows Of clean
looking babies szs kept for what the mothers can
anordto give, wAileNthey. work out the theory OF
Ehat women was created for over the WSshtuo or
women who could not go home, and beds are fur
1ished those who have place 70 lay their heads
adde's in the CITY Of Hartford FfOm the Union
We went direct to Mrs. Harriet Beeeher Stoves
9Iess1 ,h nome, EHsLs spens an noST tooSiag
avery nook and Granny OF the house Mrs. Stowe
8 herself in Flort4aT where she spends her win
,ers, but the house 10 taken Of by q lady sud
her daughter, vho-hAye NOT disturbed any Of its
arrangements.
appear many OF 1hss leading autographs Of the
nobility of Europo,-who subscribed their names
n approval Of Mrs.. StOWe's' efforts against
slavery, stands in the hall, and Will doubtless at
some future day belong to the people Of America
Mrs. Stowe wrote @'Upcle TOMS Cabin" She
has gathered q greatcOlleeeioa Of riOA and valid
able souvenirs, Vnlusd (H indeed there can be
money price attached to them)at q hundred
thousand dollars. Among these are paintings
by the old masters, and engraYings Of paintings,
the originals OF which have been lost or de-
5troyed. After We had tahSa. . brief look at
Mark Twatn's queer, quaint castle, Just back OF
Mrs. Stoves, with its innumexable small win
lows and dark red tiles. said goed-by to my
courteous companion and left Hartford, fain to
admit that, however much was disappointed st
not seeing Miss Cath8rine and her cooking
school, my time had been both pleasantly and
Drohtably EMPLOYED NJ. L. R.