St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-17
HELD SEVEN MEETINGS.
Lively Times at the Art Palace,
Where the Woman's Congress
Is Being Held.
Twelve Hundred Enthusiastic
Dress Reform Advocates
Gather in One Hall.

CHICAGO, May 16.-There were lively
times today in the seven different stimuli
taheous meetings, all subdivisions of
the woman's congress in session in the
great art palace on the lake front The
various halls and even the corridors of
the big structure were crowded with the
fair sex. Topics ranging from dress re-
form to evolution were under discus
sion, and each hall had its quota of dev-
otees. About hundred women gath
cred in Hall No. 2 to attend the congress
in the interest of the Young Woman's
Christian association. In Hall No.
the ladies of the Order of Eastern Star
held series of exercises during the day
and evening. The National Christian
League for Social Purity held short
session and adjourned.
Hall No. was occupied by l, 200 wom-
en-, with here and there lone man, the
advocates of dress reform. President
May Wright SeWall called for order, and
introduced Mrs. Lucy Stone, of Boston,
who spoke of the advantage Of the
"bloomer" and dress reform in general.
A paper on 1.-The Promotion of Physical
Culture and Dress" was read by Mrs.
Seward Forster Avery, who was COM
PEELED to stand on table to satisfy the
feminine curiosity about her costume.
This was followed by a review OF the
work Of the society by Frances M.
Steele. Then Mrs. Henrietta Russell
talked on Lime and Color in Costume;
How Beauty Makes Reform Possible"
Mrs. Sewall introduced, on Mrs. Rus
SELLS retirement, Nine. Henrietta Kei-
ney, of Persia, who told Of the inroads
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She was followed by Jenness-Miller and
others. Speechmaking was INDUCED in
in the afternoon in another part of the
building.
A reception was given by the Illinois
Women's club to the delegates to the
congress and the lady board of man
ayers of the worlds fair. The affair
was an informal affair, and was gener-
ally taken advantage Of by all invited.
Lille DevereauX Blake, of New York,
read paper this afternoon before the
congress in the woman's building at the
fair. The subject was: "Our Forgotten
ForemotherS," but the attendance was
not large on account of the sessions III
the downtown art palace.
Tonighfs session began at 7:45 O'Clock
in the palace. In the Hall of Columbus,
Mrs. DR.. Mary Putnam Jacoby, Of New
OrK, spoke on w omen Ill 6CleuCG,
Augusta Bristol OH woman the New
Factor in Industrial Economy" In the
nall at Washington Julia Ward Howe,
of Massachusetts, and Kate Calvin,
of California, spoke. Hall No. Z
was devoted to the Order of the Eastern
Star. Eight papers were read, all relat-
ing to the order and its Free Masonry
connection. the most important being
that of Mrs. MarV A, Flint. of CalifOr-
MIA, ON the "Value of the Eastern Star
as Factor in Giving Women Knowl-
edge of Legislative Matters" The So
cieties congress was held in Halls No. 6
and II. The national council of women
held forth in Hall No. 8, where the time
was occupied in addresses by the presi-
dents of fifteen societies, among them
the Sorosis and the National American
Woman Suffrage association. Hall No.
contained the international congress
of the Y. W. G. A, addresses being de-
livered by Mrs. Jane Bancroft Robin
son. Detroit, and Mrs. William Boyd,
Kansas City.