Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YORK, March 10, 1890.

NEW 1oRh hldIcu III, 1871.
Editor of Womans Chronicle:
The signal service has resurrected winter to car
ry ont the official representation. Sleigh-bells
jingle right merriy; the small boy, and the big
boy too, coast to hearts content, and the Their
mometer drops to 10 degrees, while the croaker
who sang the failure of the ice crop, ties up his
ears and forgets all about the price of ice in Au-
gust of 1890.
Prof. Stoddard is giving course of lectures at
Days. Illustrated with stereopticon views during
Lent on Tuesday and Friday mornings, which are
largely attended by the best people. Two of the
most charming lecture in the course were given
this week on Napoleon. Prof. Stoddard is an ar
dent admirer of Napoleon, and under his brilliant
rhetorical handling follies become virtues He
dwelt very touchingy upon the attachment of Ma
poleon and Josephine, presenting some beautiful
pictures of domestic happiness, ana afterward of
the suffering of separation, after which his star
was no longer in the ascendant.
Prof. Stoddard lectures always to crowded
houses, with tickets at $1.50 and presumably calls
out a representative audience of New York City.
The Woman's Suffrage League met last Thurs
day at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowell
on Lexington avenue.
The address of the evening was notably fine. 1t
was given by Miss Harriet Heyser, and the subject
was "Nationalism VS.. Indvidualsm" She spoke
without notes for forty minutes, and the address
was intensely interesting. Responses were given
by two gentlemen, who disagreed entirely with the
speaker, but she was equal to the occasion and
replied in words well selected and quite to the
point
The association was presented by Mrs. Margue-
rite Moore with fine marble bust of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Blake, executed by Mrs. Josepha North.
Mrs North was called to the floor and was heartily
cheered.
Mrs. Moore made fine presentation speech
She IS an orator OF pronounced type, and the
ASSOCIATION is fortunate in numbering her among
Its members. She represented at the International
Council, years ago, the Irish Woman's League of
Great Britain and Ireland Mrs. Blake responded
very gracefully.
Various papers were drawn up to be sent to the
legislature, relating to the municipal SUFFRAGE bill
appointment of female factory inspectors and no.
lice matrons, and petition to be forwarded to the
Gar of Russia, relating to the treatment of She.
rlau exiles, on which meeting held in this citv
last week passed resolutions, was laid open for
signatures. His majesty is appraised of the fact
that the eyes of America are upon him.
The Woman's League is to tender reception
to Mrs, Isabella Beecher Hooker at the Park Ave.
nue. hotel parlors, March 90
Your correspondent has been requested to read
the next paper before the Woman League at their
April meeting HARYoT Horn
DETRoIT's woman awyer-Mrs Martha Strick-
and-has recently won case in the Supreme
Court OF Michigan, which has been closely con.
tested Tor two years, and which all acknowledge
would have been lost but for her faithful and skill
lul efforts In behalf of her client AS often as
defeated in the lower court she applied to the Su-
preme Court for relief, and has won three succes-
slve victories, the case finally terminating in her