The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-15
THE SOCIAL PROBLEM.
Mrs. WOOdhun's lecture Bt Fields
Theatre To night.

Mrs. Woodruff, known by name and
fame only to the major portion of our
citizens, will Ieliver Il lecture at Fields
theatre tonight. Those who have
read and heard of this able exponent
of the claims of her sex will doubtless
embrace this, the only opportunity, of
hearing from her own lips the telling
arguments she knows so well how to
adduce in support of her theory. In
this connection we can not do better
than to quote the comments of the
Galveston News-a paper too con-
servative to "run after strange gods"
unless the idols be peculiarly attrac-
tive. The News of the 28th ultimo
says:
The announcement that Mrs. Vic
toria G. Woodruff was to lecture in
this city was sufficient to set every one
agog, aud develope the greatest
amount of curiosity and comment MS
to the character of the entertainment.
Sunday evening, the appointed time
for the first appearance of this distin-
guished lady, the Opera House was
completely filed in the parquette and
parquette circle, while numbers were
obliged to seek seats in the circle in
the second tier. Promptly at eight
o'clock the curtain rolled up, disclos-
ing the set drawing-room scene, and
Immediately thereafter Mrs. Woodruff
made her appearance having in her
hand small morocco bound copy of
the New Testament. Her costume
was rich and fashionable, though not
in the extreme, while her hair was
gathered in simple knot behind, In
which was fastened u white rose. AT,
ter most flattering and enthusiastic
greeting from the audience, which the
lady acknowledged by merely bowling,
she opened the Testament, aud in low,
reyerent tones, read her text from
Corinthians, third chapter, 10th and
18th verses. Beginning IN u low earn
est tone, Mrs. Woodruff gradually be-
came infused with her subject, until
her words rang out like hailstones on
"a roof, and carrying her audience
along with her she won repeated aud
HEARTY, applause AS the telling points
were made. AT the conclusion of the |
lecture large number Of gentlemen |
who had ladies with them took them
on the stage and were introduced to
Mrs. Woodruff, thanking her for the
fearless manner in which she spoke |
her convictions, and for the new light
she had thrown on them. A
And that she has one ardent admirer
among the women Of the South, the
following letter, published in the
Memphis Appeal of last Sunday, will
conclusively prove:aa
Editors Memphis Appeal:
am one of the quietest old women
In the world, and I've never written u
''composition" since left SHOOT; but
do feel so proud that so many of my
"sectp are coming to
the front, want to "speak right out
In meeting" think genius is, like
the yellow-fever, infectious I've felt
symptoms of IL ever since Vic Wood
hull was here, and since-I read that
letter by "E. l.. L." Of New Orleans,
Pm sure I've caught 1t. wish / had
time, Pd write big book.
/ really wish Vic, or some other smart
woman, would give the doctors a
turning over" Ever since Galen was
a boy they have been pretending to
cure all the ills that flesh is heir to.
and yet we are worse off now than
ever before, for they are continually
inventing some dire diseases, with a
Greek or Latin name, so that poor, IL OF
literate people have to die with w
out the satisfaction of knowing "
what kills. Pm so glad az. L. X,
L." told us that imam has
'eached his zenith.n always n,