New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
the question to before the company for any Official
MISS FAITHFULps LAST VISIT.
HER OBJECT IN CoMING-sHAMs AND ExTRAvA-
GANCE DENOUNCED,

Miss Emily Faithful, who recently arrived in
the city from England, was called upon at tho
New York Hotel last week by reporter Of THE TR1BrNE,
who asked her about her mission in this country her
present visit
81 came America this tme" Miss Faithful replied,
"for purposes viii deliver lectures in different
parts Of the country and wish also to do good deal Of
work for the womsns Emigration Society, Of England Of
which the Princess is the patron and In which the
vicountess stranRford and Mrs. L. L. Blanchard are
active The object of this society is to promote
the emigration OF and families and to help them
In finding employment. going through the west to
Colorado and California and win investigate carefully
the different ompoyments which are open 10 women.
win pay particular attention to artistic employments and
work in art decoration wish to see for my own self
practically what can be done in the way Of finding work
In which may support themselves and wish to
do IT thoroughly, this will probably be my last visit to
America-he voyage across the Atlantic is trying for
me. There immense numbers OF educated women in
England who want freer scope for their energies and
abilities than they find there. and wish to help
them. find that the employments which women can
enter In the Eastern States pretty well filed up, hut
hope to find plenty of work for them In the West have
received numbers Of letters from educated in the
East here since my arrival asking for advice about finding
'Wiil you lecture in New-York before going west'"
Yes viii deliver M lecture upon Modem shams and
ing The Rev Robert Colyer win preside on that occa
sion
"Will You speak of any particular shamsp
81 will speak mainly about the shams of society; about
this striving to keep up appearances by people who can
not aorit. wish 10 point out the danger and difficulty
and OF such extravaganza and TO show what ruin
and sorrow It leads to-"
''why have you chosen this subject for your lecture
tour this yearl'
Because think that ii is subject of the utmost i'm
poTtance now and because wish TO do whatever can
To combat the growing evils of extravaganza and sham
Formerly other pernicous aspirations prevailed hut now
the main things that people 10 think Of are getting
and spending money. l do not wish to say anything
against large expenditure in itself for liberal and Judi
cous expenditure OF money Is most decidedly useful and
necessary III promoting art and industry. But wish TO
speak against the ostenatous and exravagant display
OF wealth which is In itself vulgar degrading and
leads only To shans, TO ruin ana 10 misery"
DO you think that your lecture is more needed In
America than. in England n
"Most emphatcaly, mol The evils Of sham and extra
vaganCe quite great IN England as they can be
here. think there's need Of reform In this direction In
nearly every country at the present time But have
noticed in your daily newspapers every day since my ar
rival some instance of the havoc which these evils
are making IN American social iife."