The Osceola times., 1888-05-12
a NOTABLE SUCCESS.
-. Woman Suffrage Bazaar Recentl
Held In boston.

The Woman Suffrage Bazaar wa,
,.rcer and finer this year than last,
There were nearly twice the number
n tables, more goods, and a more
BEAUTIFULLY decorated hall
The blue and gold banner of Kansas
occupied the place of honor in the
middle of the platform, flanked on the
left by the great crimson banner OF
Michigan, with its motto "Neither de.
Law nor rest" and on the right by the
Nine flag of Maine, decorated with q
nine branch and cones. The bronze
statue of Beethoven which has looked
calmly down upon so many different
assemblages in Music Hall, gazed med
itatiyely at the Kansas table, with the
large yellow sunilower that surmounts
the Kansas banner blazing like great
star at his very feet Next to Maine
came the banner Of Vermont, rich and
beautiful, though smaller than the rest.
his in two shades Of blue, with the
seal of the State in the center sur
rounded by wild roses, and bearing
the motto "Freedom and Unity"
At the extreme right of the platform
hung the banner of Pennsylvania, yel-
low, with heavy crimson fringe and
the motto Taxation with Representa-
ton" On the other side of Michigan
was a large portrait of Wendell Phil
lips, sent by friends in Minnesota, and
3 spirited woman suffrage poem,
printed and framed, from Rhode Isl
and lady Beyond were the Woman's
Journal exhibit and the press head
quarters, and last, but not least, a dis
play of exquisite blankets made at the
Lamolle mills and contributed to the
Vermont exhibit by the manufacturer,
Mrs II. &. Minot.
All down the nall on both sides and
across the middle hung the many BAN
ners of the Massachusetts, local
leagues. of al sizes and colors. and
with every variety of motto and de-
vice. AT the extreme end hung the
white banner Of the Massachusetts
State Association.
The flower table was beautifully
decorated, and presided over by Miss
Gambler and four daughters of the
Governor of Massachusetts,.
Contributions had been sent by indi-
vidual friends in many distant States
and Territories.
The exhibits of the different States
were deservcdly admired, and it would
take columns TO cnumerate half of the
beautiful things displayed on the ta-
bles of the local leagues.
Mrs. Livermore, the president of the
Bazar, ma lc the opening address on
Monday evening. The hall was full.
floor and gallery, and scores of yellow
ribboned delegates threaded their way
through the smiling crowd. Mrs.
Lvemore introduced Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, who said:
addresses this evening are some
thing like grace before meat; they are
expected to be short and sweet. The
grace is good thing because it re-
minds us that we do not live by bread
alone, but by all the Divine words with
which the Creator has filed the uni
verse. The most Divine word Of all is
Justice, and in that sacred name we
are met tonight. In her name we set
up our tents and spread our banners.
10 speak of grace before meat in not
quite so serious way: Don't you think
we suilragists have said a very long
grace 70 our meat, and we haven't got
hyetP The fear in regard to a long
grace is that the dinner may get cold,
and | am afraid that we shall all be
cold before we get that precious dish
Of suffrage"
Mrs. Howe spoke of the great sue
cess OF the Bazaar and the interest
evlnced by so many States, the beauti-
'ul gifts sent by the women of Kansas.
ana sympathy richer than any thing
money can buy. She continues: "ln
shls suspense in which we have solong
waited for suffrage. sometimes feel as
uwe were in dim twilight, in which
~ last single star sheds its ray to
snow Us there is light yet, and then
another and another star follows.
wyoming was the first. the evening
STAR We may call her our Venus; then
came Washington Territory and then
Aansas. What sort of a star shall we
cal Bostonp 1t might aptly be COM
pared to sleepy old Saturn, surrounded
W a'1plc ring of prejudice. But do
NOT quite despair of Boston. DIR. Chan
hihg was asked once if he did not de-
spar OF Harvard College. He said:
no. | never quite despair of any
'nihg. Therefore, following his good
.'fNlle' never quite despair of Bos-
'on, We want our flag to be full of
such stars rs those l have mentioned.
Sow' we shall be glad to have you 60
through this hall and visit the tables
ano get all you can; but with all your
se.ting, get suffrage"
MRS Lucy Stone made brief ad-
aress' expressing her pleasure in the
sesunlul goods sent from so many
1uerent places. Alice Stone Black
"e"' IN Woman's Journal.