The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-04-28

result is that the former does her jus
tice and she does the latter justice.
To repeat her a ,guments is impossi-
Sble in this letter, but that they are
/ powerful is proved conclusively by the
immense crowds that go to hear her
Our great fremont temple was throng-
eltwo Sundays ago when sac p,kc.
But what Is much more noticeable,
the same great hall. with its two cir
cling galleries and its large stage was
crowded to the very last inch of stand
ing room yesterday noon,. when she
spoke in answer to DIR. Crosby's Calm
View of Temperance" 1 never saw
fremont temple 50 thronged in my
life, and she swayed that whole i'm
mense audience at carried them
with her through every phase Of feel
ing. Upon the platform were the
mayor and many of the Legislature,
clergy and other of our greater lights,
at one and another of whom she occa-
sionally fired a shot that dropped IFS
man every time, to the no small de-
light of all hands, the victim included.
The special object of all this excite
ment, just now, is the bill that is be
fore our legislature, petitInning that
constitutional amendment be made
forever prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors in Mas
sachusetts, and that the question of
the amendment be put to vote Of
the entire adult population of the state
male and female AIrs. Foster made
the principal argument at the hearing
before the committee, and has been
speaking twice a day for the past ten
days on the same subject, III and about
Boston, and she has certainly walked
US all up in a most unusual fashion.
But It's hard work for her.
can believe that this woman could
move a jury. can believe the story
which l heard of her not many weeks
ago. A woman in Indiana had been
tried for murder and sentenced to be
hanged. Her counsel succeeded in
securing a new trial, and as a last re-
sort retained Mrs. Foster to aid them.
Women are not admitted to the bar in
Indiana, but the court did not .xenturc
to deny this Iowa woman the fight to
appear before them. The trial lasted
ten days, during which time Mrs.
Foster siGted the evidence and let no
point slip; then she made her plea,
and the jury brought in a favorable
verdict.
Well, now, if ever there was a
beautiful, dainty, lovely-mnnnered,
exquisitely attired lady in the land, 1t
is she of whom / have been writing
When she spoke in fremont temple
yesterday, she wore a dress of rich
black brocaded silk, that hung in full
graceful folds all around, and swept
the floor in q short train ut the back.
| No ruflles or puhs distorted it, and tho
plain, cIose-iitting waist was relieved
only by cascade of fine white lace
from the throat to the belt A little
close black velvet cap with dropping
ostrich tips was set back from her
forehead, and straw cOlored kids en-
cased her hands, though she pulled th c
right one off before speaking long, as
it impeded the freedom Of gesticula-
ton. Her whole carriage on the
platform is graceful and winning in
the extreme. She evidently has all
woman's love for fine laces, for she
wears beautiful ones. 1 noticed the
dnintiness of those at the neck and
sleeves Of the simple black silk she
wore at East Boston.
And in private the lady is more
charming even than in public, if [
may Judge from the short interview
which I had with her one morning last
week. I called on her at the beauti-
ful home Of wealth in the most aristo-
cratic part of our city where she is a
welcome guest, and being informally
received, found her in pretty, pale
pink morning jacket, with long loops
of real lace at her throat, and a be
coming little morning cap on her hair.
Did I say Mrs, Foster is a western
woman So she is now, but she was
a Boston girl, which is one thing that
makes me enthuse so about her, and
another bit of gossip that may interest
you Is that she Is forty years old,
though looking five or six years young
cr, and has a son eighteen years old,
in western university Mrs. Foster
began to read law after she was mar
rieI, Just because her husband did,
and was in his Office a great deal from
love of interest in his business, be-
cause it was his. But at last she
grew to love it for It's own sake;
sought and obtained admission to the
bar, and the husband and wife formed
a business co-partnership. Iowa stat
utes allowing married women even
this power. which Is forbidden them in
, Massachusetts. The success which
has attended her, Mrs. Foster very
modestlv attributes pripcipally to the