New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
TO ANOTHER LIFE.

Is that she That one with the young 'ian
who has the eyebrsws?'
Mr.. Grove waited with great attention LOT inc
answer.
Yes That's Mrs LANDAU
aShe isn't as old as l thought she was We'll
! am glad to see her" d..
old? Well, she isn't exactly chicken p u'
she's one of the kind of women VINO never sio"
old There seem to be a few Of that Nihu , us
truted through the centuries. Nlnon de In
clos was one of them" -,
but YOU don't compare Mrs. Lanoah "i''
that dreadful Frenchwoman"
The deacon heard Slight laugh wl'n 'ne IL
ply. w., 1,ondos with
"oh. no; don't compare Mrs Llandan VIII"
any one" ,,o- want
And ,vbo was that woman to whom the man re-
ferrcd who had such name? Mr.. Grove was It'll
tated that he did not know
For the moment the flowers in his coat did not
sustain him He almost felt like any other com
mon man who lived in the country, and VINO mad
not the faintest idea as to who that Immortal
Ninon was. He would look in the encyclopedia
in the library al the west part of the town he
made a mental note that the word began with
N. and that was as far as he could go.
All the time he was staring with answering
ewes at the lady who had mounted the platform
and who had calmly seated herself in the Chair
there.
He recognized her as the one he had seen Oh
horseback at the wharf.
He also had an uneasy sense that he should not
want 10 contend with her. He didn't know ex-
actlv WHY And as he continued to look his adj
miration increased. She was what he called
"miQhty fine woman" He wondered If being
public sneaker made her carry herself like that
And she was Hates aunt. She might he Hates
aunt But how in the name of everything won
derful could she be Colburn Norths wlfet
sister?
The power Of this Question almost paralyzed
the man to whom it came.
woman in a long green dress, with Immense
fuffs Of lace about her neck. who was sitting on
the platform with Mrs. LANDAU Row leaned for
ward and conveIsed with that lady for brie1
space.
After this conversation she rose and came t.
the very edge of the dais She said that she
knew there was no need of introducing the speaker
of the evening: that she already so vel
known throughout the length and breadth OF tn
land that an introduction wss merely super
6uous ceremony Still there was possibility
that some one might be present who did moi
know what Katharine LANDAU had done, no
only for the Ladies' United Association, but fol
the women of the whole world.
Here a murmur Of appreciation which causeC
the lady in the green dress to repeat for TIT
women of the whole world
Mrs. LANDAU had opened new spheres o
Thought: she had given time, and heart, anC
brain TO the cause of those women who wcr
obliged to work for their living, to whom fortune
had never been kind
This speakers voice might almost be described
as a deep baritone, and she seemed eNcecdingl!
fond of the sound of it, Perhaps she did no
fully take in the fact the people were waitin,
for her TO stop Those who are fond OF the soune
of their own voices very rarely have an idea tina
others are pot equally fond.
Still q restivc but very SLIGHT movement, o
a third lady who was also privileged to SIT on tl'
nlatform. had a quelling effect upon the bailton
voice. so that il somewhat abruptly continued
I'm short, ladies and gentlemen, l have tn
very great pleasure of introducing to you Mrs
Owen LANDAU"
There was tumultuous applause as the speake
of the evening rose and bowed.
She began speaking directly and the applaus
was obliged to subside.
Young LANDAU, sitting in front OF Mr.. GroVe
and watching his stepmother, was aware that sh
would
call lone of her best efforts He knew all tn
SIGNS There was a brilliance in her eyes an
an instant thrill in the low voice in which sh
began that told him what 10 expect
He leaned back and folded his arms, prepare
to enjoy the next half hour with an enjoymcn
which custom had not vet been able fully TO tax
from him.
Something has moved her." he was think
inr aAnd what has done it? Even / canno
ALWAYS tell what does it, This crowd VIII gen "
moneys worth this evening. They'll all tmn
Of the working girl differently after this Than
heaven for that. My step-mamma is really
really"
lie did not try to finish the sentence. J
.r,i,od off into obsourity as Mrs Llandaf's word
penetrated more fully the senses of the people III
tening to her.
There is ALWAYS something about succesfu
sneaker which entirely clndes description. AN
II is that elusive something which. more thnn any
thing else, is the most powerful oil all 'he a,.i
butes of that speaker. And ibis mysterious quaint
had been freely given TO the woman VINO d.
dressed the select assembly at this hotel
She spoke about the girl who works Tor ne
broad. She spoke mostly to people who had neve
earned their daily bread, and who unconscious
tbouoht of those who did so as Of some cnrlou
hind of animal which had the aspect of humant
md which was endowed with speech-havlng 'hl
ASPECT and this endowment chiefly that they' I'll
select few, might be the better served
But for that half hour, If for no longer tlm'
they were compelled to think and to feel dire
entity. The power of an incisive speech. a Kee
hrain and of great personal magnetism wa
upon them. And such power usually sows som
seed that terminates into action, that does nc
waste itself in mere emotion.
Mrs. LANDAU wos very white when she rurhe
and sat down after her speech.
Although she had as yet hardly ackno"ieoee
the fact to herself, yet all the time she hao pee
speaking there had been one lace before her n'ih'
s.rs;tive. weary girls face where the eyes ha
-, .;nos round them, and where there was