The daily critic., 1890-09-10
BESSIE BEACH
WRITES OF HER RECENT ENJOYABLE
EXPERIENCE IN NEW ENGLAND.
Women who Are Known All over the
Countty-st standing on Plymouth
Rock-Successful Liter
ary Persons

IN Boston # Is not strange that one
should mentally rcvolve in the brilliant
orbit Of the Hut and borrow light
from It's galaxy Of fixed literary stars.
Patriotic sentiments attracted hun
lreds to the historical landmarks Of
this great Commonwealth during en-
campment week, and curiosity 20 eX-
plore its narrow streets with their queer
corners, and complicated up hill enig-
mas gave no end of trouble to the In.
quisitive rambler. Individually the IA
nous Boston Commons was first sought
as the common centre. Here, high and
low, rich and poor are free TO stroll
and rest under the great trees or make
a short cut through the city.
The beautiful public garden set Ia
/ floral gems OF patriotic design In honor
| Of the National Encampment was a
| perpetual pleasure to visitors and The
pride Of Mayor Hart and Boston 10 Ken.
| Cral
Park street, adjacent to Beacon street
| and facing Boston Commons, Is where
| the New ENGLAND Woman Press AssO.
| citation has It's headquarters, and at No.
| 3, two doors distant, Lucy Stone Black.
well is located and here The V0B,IHs
| Journal Is published.
Lucy Stone Blackwell celebrated her
! seventy second birthday anniversary by
| giving a reception IN her spacious par.
| ,0ts Mrs Mary A. LlvcrmorC, Mrs.At.
| kusun and Nlr Blackwell assisted in
! rc,iying The guests. Julia Ward Howe
expected TO BE with Mrs Stone but was
detained, hat the following day Sue re.
c,ivrd with these ladies
Lucy Stone will RceCr grow Old Her
81 iIIli IS as young as ever and 10 lights
| up hCr placid !aCe with an irresistible
charm. Her daughter Alice Stone
Blackwell, Is another tyne entirely She
has very dark eve and hair dresses With
great plulnness and has the air Of a gen
ulue business woman aud the sweet
gentlCness noted Ia her mother. Dr.
Emily Blackwell Dean Of the Woman's
Medical College u New York looked
as She is--the solid Clear.healel leader
in the medical profession
Watching these famous women one
could recall scenes IN their history
whore real heroism and unutterable
devotion % principle cost more sacrifice
than Il would % face Confederate guns
scoTu. deTision and ridiculG made a
continuous b1mbardmeut which failed
10 move these women from their hXe1
purpose. They are sweet lovely and
refined, and age only adds 20 the lusteI
Of their record
Who can estimate the influence these
fearless leaders have eXerted over the
welfare of woman during the last City
years. They are types Of intellect and
character worthy the historic name and
fame of our Puritan mothers.
Surrounded by all the environments
Of patriotism il was not strange that
one should seek the famous landmarks
Of liberty and make pilgrimage to
PLYMOUTH
and sigh 20 stand on Plymouth Rock
When IL was announced then that TO-
00O people were going 20 Plymouth 10
eat clans the prospect was a triile du-
bi0us Not only were there clans in
abundance for 10, 900, but there was an
opportunity also 20 stand on Plymouth
J Rock without being crowded. Pic.
, tuTesque Plymouth might be taken for
a small edition Of Boston with It's mar
row side streets, crooked corners and
uphill circuitous routes, 70 stamp It as
a part and parcel of the Cradle Of
J Liberty Such lavish hospitality too.
and such gracious ladies 70 dispense il,
such loads OF exquisite pond lilies in
pink and cream tints were never seen
before.
Our hostess, Mrs. Sarah S. (HolmesJ
Sherman, and her sister. Miss Helen r.
Holmes, secretary Of Potomac Corps,
! w II. O., Of this city, are direct dc
! / sCendanls on theiT mothers side Of
, Ayies 5tandish, John Alden, Isaac Al
I leItun, William Aullin (he father Of
z ! PTisCilla) and George Soule, who came
: in the May flower, also 81 Robert Cush.
{ man, who come ia the Fortune IN 1921
, and d Barbara Standish second vile
/ Of Ayles Who came over IN the Ann Ia
1923 ON iheir fathers side they are
descendants 81 tie HOlmeses who came
g over soon after the pilgrims. hrs
3 sherman Is one 0I the finest types ot TIC
/ / real New England woman % be found
J OF imposing presence elegant form aud
beautiful face fair as the lily aud
cheeks like q wild rose. iHe, clear, blue
. gray eyes high Intellectual forehead
3 win waves 1f gray and gold clustering
i about her shapely head she looked
Z queen m her gWu right. Her dainty
cottage has been the home Of -four zen
eIati0uss and the ground on which 4
is built YVES 3 part Jf the garden o
Francis Le Baron The uameless noble
3 man, from whose Descendants the lanl
{ was bought Relic hunters would 9 Il
3 eCtasY over Jhe rare specimens IN tui
& AeW Eagland cottage.
! Very old paiudugs. China pI4t'
brought over ID tie Mayl0Wer tW0rtl
: ifs weight in sal1b curious quaint o..
z saogHs unique pieces OF furniture an
d Ike any 10 he seen except ia museums
I made B collection gl rare value.
Among tla literary relics tae hrs
history 81 Plymouth rebound but vel
I preserved and illustrated was as stIau-
= as tle 1scr.pl ou lbe pilgrim tomb
stones
4 Ou Tie I5y of The clam bake th
d beautiful SABBATH wgs brought int
j. town bg lLe waEan load aud slill lL
i demand exceeded Tie supply tqr every
body wanted cluster Of ils lovely pin.
. blossoms
a Il Was mystery where ne lulal5
8 supply 81 pond lilies came fLQmt ant.
/ olt hostess informed IS tla' there NaI
i. Llle hundred ana sixty lFe ponds &
and bout FsyauaaA where lilies -e
= "a abaudalee aEi where one could a5.
ale8 pond every GAS 10 tl- year,
III grand 1ld Boston prlaei herself p
Egl lavish hospitality. So mi-at Plgm
q l4b Wear III slrsls l9l 59 generous.
p entertaining lie mHl.llHtaa ah
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