Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-27
CITY AND DISTRICT.
HE Ta1ks Of Learned Women I'm the
Cou0cil last Night.


HE Ta1ks Of Learned Women I'm the
Csuaeil Last Night.
Last nights session OF the International Coun-
tn OF Women was devoted 70 hearing addresses on
education. That the subject was not considered
sininseresting was shown by the very large at
tendance. many persons leaving unable TO obtain
teatS The stage and the theater present bril-
liant scene The neId or gay colors presented to
yne eye by the collection OF richly costumed ladies'
on the stage had two conspicuous spots In IL one
was a spot OF pure white, where the little Rama
hat the learned Hindu woman, who came attlred
IN the white flowing robes worn by her country
women. The other was a spot OF black, where
bessie starr Keefer, OF Toronto, sat- attired in
university cap and gown In honor OF the occasion
Mrs. Keefsr Is undoubtedly good looking, and the
cap worn IN jaunty manner was voted TO be very
Iecoming. Rev. Annie ii. shaw offered the open
Ing invocation.
MRS. sEwAIL's ADDRESS
Mrs May Wright SewaIl. OF Indianapolis, read
The opening paper. Her subject was: 1.-The Higher
Education OF Women in the United States" The
objections urged against the higher education OF
married thus: First. wOusa's nature Is too weak
10 bear the strain, and she ought not TO be sub
Ject 70 10: second. woman was created for man,
and her education must be governed by It's effect
upon him: third. the higher education OF women
was q menace To the state. TO society, and TO the
Ilrniiy. All these objections nave been many
Times overthrown--frst. by "a priOrf reasoning, and
second more cOnyincingly. by experience. women
endure equal educational tests With men and re-
lain their health; men are improved by every I'M
provement In their wives and daughters, and So
siety and the state have steadily developed and
Improved with the progress OF woman education.
Statistics show that In 1886 there were 529
higher Institutions open 10 women with a total OF
1886 women as Students. Making all needful
allowances, this Il an immense advance over The
record OF rfty years ago. 1t Is now admitted that
higher education Is essential TO the success OF
rellectual service. Women, standing Tor the IDEAL
should not fear, also, 10 proclaim that the higher
education adds its own intrinsic value 10 that OF
The SOUL
The Pundita Ramaoal spoke in an Interesting
manner OF the women OF India. sac said she did
not blame the men for keeping women In ignor-
:nce. In India man Is held up as woman's God.
How could an Intelligent woman believe a bad
htan 70 be god Priests taught that woman
didn't need any education, as her husband would
lake care OF her. Besides, II she were good and
thought OF her husband when she died, the next
time she was born she would be a man. There Is
some education In India for girls OF eight or nine
Then she is taken from school and betrothed 20 a
The dear mothers-in-law are opposed 20 any edu-
cation. as most women are the world over. There
are exceptions Here are the exceptions.
orHKK PAPERS.
A paper By Sarah b. Cooper, president OF the
Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, on 1.-THE
kindergarten In its Development OF Faculty. was
read by Mrs. Frank Parker.
Mrs Louisa Reed Stoweil, OF the Michigan Uni
versity, rad in an effective manner paper emit
progress OF the movement for women's higher edu-
cation. Prof. Rena n Michaels. dean OF the Wo-
mans College, Northwestern University, delivered
an address on co-education. Cora Agnes Benneson
read paper on college FellOwshlpS for Women" y
The speaker Is a Fellow In History at Bryn Mawr
college. She said the fellowships open to women
are eight at Cornell University. six at Bryn Mawr
college and one at Wesleyan University. Martha
AfaI alIar
lege, also delivered an address: and resolution
was adopted favOring the opening OF all colleges
who was 70 speak last night, was detained home
by illness.
COUNCIL NOTES.
Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first
woman ordained minister In this nation or any
nation upon the globe opened yesterdays meeting
with prayer. She IS plain. patient faced woman,
with her gray hair IN plain bands upon her face
and fastened In Knot at the back. She waSsimply
dressed In black alpaca.
Elizabeth Boynton Herbert read for the arst time
yesterday her poem OF Greeting. she read it with
dramatic eject Mrs Harbert Is an animated
ngure, chic IN appearance her gray hair In rings
gure; she IL the ideal OF the rong minded woman
OF the second period
Miss Anthony was en- fete yesteday: she wore a
black silk dress, crimson silk scarf about her
shoulders. and gold-fringed badge.
Mrs. stanton, president OF the Womans' National
suffrage Association. Il the very opposite OF Miss
Anthony In physical outlines. and the two are
stanton was ever the brilliant writer In the cause
Of woman; Miss Anthony the brilliant executive
Mrs Stanton's short, stout ngure clad yester-
day IN plain dead black silk with black silk peie-
rine edged with lace and over IT a scarf of white
net, carried about her linen collar fastened with
a brooch Her round face Is as rosy as
babyS her white hair arranged in soft
roLs, and her eyeglasses were the dainty black
riiamed nez pins Of the swell Mrs stanton read
her address with ease of manner and a rich, fuu
voice. with never a falter in it. while She calmly
SAID: III our saxon fathers do not give women the
rights they demand they VIII strike hands with
The labor unions, anarchists and socialists, and
they will have re-enacted in this country the
bloody scenes OF the French Revolution"
spoke with delicious foreign accent. she is a
dashing, animated young woman, with rosy CON-
pisxion, Joyous and aoounding In high spirit
Baroness Alexandra GripenDerg, wearing
walking hat and dark Dress, has a young but
grave face expressive OF sense and responsibility
lion when she came upon the stage yesterday In an
esthetic dress OF terra Gotta liberty silk. She IL
Moderately stout, and the fun honey combed yoke
and blouse waist gave her a full rounded outline
she wore straw poke bonnet, trimmed with full
folds OF terra Gotta SILK. She represents sweden In
Mrs. Ormiston Chant Is little woman with
beatinc expression OF countenance, who uses a
graceful nttle gesture in speaking.
Mrs. Mcdonald, of Toronto and Mrs starr Kee-
Ter, of Canada, should be treated with due con-
SHERATON The women OF Canada may have sllf-
than here.
Miss Helen o-Deu and Mrs. Anna Agnew. OF In
NE.na, arrived al the Riggs House Saturday 10 at
tend the Woman's Congress They are PERSONAL
i1ehos OF MS Helen NJ, Cougar, and Mrs Agnew
l. the author OF 3 well-written book, entitled
Prom L nder a Cloud
MS Helen N. Cougar was obliged 30 return TO
her home In Indiana, called there by the death OF
her husbands mother.
Ma Sevail, who spoke last night a tail hand
some woman. blooming complexion and dark
nalr, mad the commence OF the house In coming
forward She wore an elegant toilet or BLACK
satin and velvet brocade. with vest trimming OF
white lace.
Transfers oI Real Estate.
Deeds In fee have been nled as follows: Come
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a A Elliott 81 al, TO same, same PROPERTY: 6.
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