New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-01
IT WAS WOMAN'S WEEK.
IN COUNCIL AND CONVENTION AT WASHING
TON
SOCIAL AFFAIRS SECONDARY TO SUFFRAGE
TEMPERANCE, EDUCATION AND CHARITY
SENATOR CAREY AND THE
NNONING.
WOMEN VOTERS OF WYOMING.

WOMEN VOTERS OF WYOMING
Washington Feb 25.-Womar in council and woman
In convention have made the week much OF d Woh''
week. in lesser magnitude. it has been repetu0A
Of the great International Council OF three year, so
and in scarcely lesser degree, the National OdpI'1'
las been given over to the power Of w0nal' WHO "a
Lad her own sweet will in having her say" on INC
woman cau,c for a whole week. The few dinner
parties, here and there a luncheon and one or t"o
unobtFusive hlusicaleS were lost sight Of
The interest Of women, and also Of not few mci
| gravitated to Albaughs Opera House ana cehtrc-
| there. Bright flags, suggestive banners, top!c"
foliage and Gorgeous blossoms made an extremely av
| ractve setting for the woman speakers 'Iau ti'S
these same women entered into q combine ticJ
would not havs presented IA more effective and as u
future will no doubt prove. formidable array Nj
| the week thc platform gaced by an uhuSuil h'i
Der Of young and beautiful women, tHihs Uhcr PIN
sd. by side with the white haired pioneers. Inc
| power and influence on the future OF inc "o'no"
Of such a combination OF young brains cu!'ulc
| and beauty. with the brains. culture ana r!Po ca
pcrencc OF older women, also beautiful with the sf'ce
oi Yeas. is 10; to be lightly c'tmatcd' Inc NUS
wOuany part OF 1t all the difference sho"h W INV
young women to their elders. Tic brilliant ne" sal
do not seek to oushnc the great lights D'' 40
whom they might rot now shine at all, perhaps 30
much rs twinkle in thi, constantly growing ana ca
pandlns world Of woman. But, at any rate, however
equal all other things may be, the fact remains Una
the i.rsh JOYOUS beauty 0. youth adds much - INC
attractions of the woman's platform. Ahd' WIZ
may bc Said about personal adornmcht' IL - J",
tue that handsome gowns Of becoming 'haucs' VIZ"
the smaller Dat equally important accessories 'i'"'
a potent factor Gray -harcd women In handsome
gown, of bIacb silk or satin and bit of lire lace
al the throat are a, fair to look upon as youHs
women in SHADE, best suited to the brunette or Dne
buncl, Of flower, i, H. harmony with age a. we"
as youth and violcs on the grandmother arc a. sweet
d, yio,ts ON the maid
II has taken Il quarter of a century T. MAKE u'''
woman's rcetiuc, fashionable. Twentylv years -
not loac in which the mu"hr.diculcd ana much
scorned cause ina, become popular In certain sc''SC
and fashionable. In tie quarter Of q century "'"''
La, learned that she i, not only 70 MAKE t"c pP''
use Of her intellectual powers, but tie pest III "''
personal appearance, in snch adornmcht of are, 10
will make hey attractive Oh the PLATFORM a. "cH o.
In ~, drawing room.
The Woman, National Council, which co'eu o"
Wednesday evening. quickly followed Dy l'''
Wou,au'. National suffrage Convention, which opened
on THURSDAY morning. Between the two organizations
there f. ut;!e difference except In name. IHcIc "r''
it i, true some members Of the council WHO a.' "''
avoved sunaci.ts bat suffrage Is TIE ulurf' '''"'
and /, thc p,ryadins ,rnit ana INSPIRATION u '''1
LEADING women This TrcnHal Counci! Is the ou'
eovt M H, International Council. ana that wa c"i
hv :rc >igr,-, Association. They are pariidHeh'
cations tne International holding sessions every
five. wears and admittiu; delegates from all pF' 9"
The void th, Tr!cnaial tolilns sessions every 'r,
wear, and admitting delegates from th.' country Inc
officers Of tie two organization. are. with scarcely al
,>c.ptlon lea ling advocates Of woman suffrage
The Iu,uc-, at the council and at the convention
chi. week. was mach the same. IL was not % m'th
tno question Of suffrage or nonsuiIaSe 20 auuehocS
n 10 20 ON with the feast OF reason ana h"" o '"'
offered by the -peai'cis during oh"-i'li % ",'
wei, in the council and the other half Of the "eek
srl ton
ucrcepiblc for the objects. though embracing IN to
rou,ru charlie, and ph!lanthrOpe,. women IN me
churches temperance. education and the p'hu'"l
.tatu, ~ women, were all In the lonS run lhdhc o>
the able speakers Ia depend for ultimate success ."
the ballot IN the hands of women ON the "t'er manu.
thc subjects treated 10y many Of the same tPctAer' IL
,,o convention though by their titles more tuSse'''o
~ ,oufic, carried with them arguments for SUI
fr,ee Temperance education, religion, charities ana
the phantlropIc- ,, ,
Tio one visible difference was the striking ana
sicniHeaut featured added 10 On" decorations Wien u'
council became It's convention. THIS was III '"o
large ias- lung as the back OF The stage ana III ~"
view ~ the audience. They were tie "o'n ma
with tli. diG.r.ncc-,n The blue ground corner ="
one instead Of the forty four STAR, there was ''s!o
,rhitc STAR and the word "WyOmins. ON me DINO
ground Of the other there was single yei"" S' luz
first wa, the emblem Of The new Nlat'' WIZ" ~
suffrage 10 women and the second was the GUM w
the suffrage Association. The hagS at|A' "a u''
vcr,al attention. and tho presiding olh'eF oi t'' ''
vcrton Mis- Susan y. Anthony, said that ho'h"- was
molc certain than that more stars would be ad''H u
IN. w,u,u's IA. wyoming had led tho way ana
other state, would follow in giving suffrage 20 W'hI"l
The council closed with large and brilliant a>'Vm
Jlacc The Presidents wife AID daughter accom-
panied Ly Private secretary ldliou' o''upI~u '"l
lower RICH hand box near the sage superb io'0'
wcr. sent from the White House ana were ON the
tI., rIpdklNg
that evening wa, Mr.. Potter Palmer. the president
~ tbr Lady Do,rl of Managers for the WOrld'o Fair
Mrs Palmer i, not only beautiful woman 81 pure
brunette type. but -hc has II sweet, strong NoIce'
which added much to the reading of her paper III
which she gave a sketch Of what women expect ana
hope TO accomplish by the exhibit IN tho woman
Building of the Fair.
Mr.. Elorcpr. Ualc7,ruic the only foreign delegate
in the counclI followed Mrs. Palmer. and was
striking contrast I'm her blonde type and equally
beautiful woman. Mr., Balgarnie = younger "o"H
not above twenty five apparently, with tlII' H'lc
figure and smiling face she represented inc hIl"9"
Woman's Temperance Union and the Woman'S Liberal
League OF which Mrs. Gladstone Is the pic'uc"l
With a charming manner and clear statement OF facts
she wa, an attractive speaker. Her subject before
the council was: "What ORGANIZATION has done TOT
English Women" in the convention size 'poNo y"
THE status of Women In England
The most scholarly paper, perhaps was Iedu ~
Mrs. Anna Nathan Meyer, Of Ncw-lork' grSuua'o .,
Columbia College, aud now a trustee OF haI"d'"
College. Mr.. Meyer Is young learned woman. UT
tanly not above twenty-five and she Is graceful anu
pretty women, too. Her paper was ehtliicd' y
new phase OF the Higher Education OF women III
America: BARNARD College" II showed close stuuy
OF colleges IN England and in this country no" open
to women. But Mrs Meyer declares tlat baEha'u
is the only affiliated college in the world for women
Barnard Is affiliated with Columbia ana Is oIhoH,iP
recognized BY Conmbia-the women OF Barnard haFl"s
I'm all things. including degrees precisely the same
opportunities with men OF Columbia
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, in the council spoke On
The Relation of the Woman suffrage Movement ID
Other Modern Reforms and also read paper on
THE Possibilities Of the American salo' III tie con,
Vention The first a concise, convincing ana
consistent snacrh I'm favor Of suffrage for women.