The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-05
TALKED TO BY A COUNTESS.
.,oRToUs WIND-UP OF THE CLUB
Wv" WoMEN's CONTENTION.

shytiop, and Told Them How TO Acquire
Good style in WritinE-The War Spirit
,s,.Ls out Inopportunely Mt the End.
rA.r. WAS a Countess In own yesterday.
- I,vned upon the clubwomen's conven-
pm IN Mendelssohn Hall at 10:40 A. NJ. and
VIZ ,hsm Eve minutes Of keen dellaht. The
as..,,ess was all the more welcome because she
W nnexpected. She was a complete sur
~. N the women OF the State Federation
Va NJ those happy surprises with nreter-
-.,nrolly blond hair and a complexion which
," ,t.nd the test Of all kinds OF light and Of
lind Of weather not too damp. Somebody
l. .sked how a good style in writing could
.obtained and. by a lucky chance, the Count
-, was there TO settle the point.
y,hodv knew the Countess before she
"".,od the platform, but that was an over
IISS, .oon remedled. The remarks made by
-. i,dv were photographed, but no less In
,.rsstine on that account. Even when the
countess SAYS nothing at all she fascinates.
I'd when she spesks-but listen to what
rlsmept Scott says about the Countess In a
.ooatlne part. Sho had asked him II he
thought she could write.
sSonr,ess." said Mr.. Scott. 1T must be that
,ou could write. you speak so beautifully"
~ y was A misfortune in the family which
JrNvA the JOulleSs W lSl pth' ~ iS bOAAAbiO
.hs WV misfortune has OF seeking out Count
Hs,s hut Il seems, like envy. to love a shining
rsrt Al any rate. goaded by misfortune and
sDnonraced by Mr.. Scott. the Countess wrote
!, ,bousand words and he traded her two
rlneas for them.
you ask how to obtain a good STYLE" said
~, Countess. There is but one way. One
must be born with IL. as l was.'
Tut fate continued to pursue the Countess
-ith relentless hand. Editors began to offer
har ten shilings instead Of two Ruineas, and
,h.r the worm turned. It turned to South
Africa. for a change. and the Countess became
n shining light in Johannesburg journalism.
Hare as she confdentially informed the wo-
mon. her success was again due to her style,
lint Mus the fact that she does not drink.
The Countess was the most refreshing incl
don't Of the convention and quite took way the
breath OF the delegates. The country men,
hers asked in awed tones for the lady's card
md nore away in triumph the bit OF pasteboard
inscribed:
"torrespondeut OF the Standard and Dig
GERS Ners."
II was with a sigh OF mingled regret and re-
lief that the women adjourned yesterday after
their four DAYS love feast, which had been ad-
vertised as a convention. As a love feast IL was
moi so wonderful, but as a convention II was a
record breaker. Not a serious s~quabble. had
enIiyened the sessions. Not a tear had been
Shed, at least, none except tears of deligh
Nevertheless. the adjournment came Just in
time. Yesterday afternoon there we're signs
Of conventionttis. Conventionitis is an affec-
lion Of the nerves. When a woman goes to SEES
sions." morning and afternoon. for four days,
she gets conyentionitis and there Is trouble
ahead. The trouble came near materiallzing
deafness and blindness of the Chairman the
dove OF peace. already mentioned. as roosting
this week over Mendelssohn Hall.:might have
been a badly ruffied bird.
In fact, the s~quabble which did not occur
was stirred up by another, dove Of peace which
Political Study. The Committee had decided to
make a sort OF a peace jubilee out OF its hour at
the morning session. It thought peace jubi-
and It provided papers about the horrors OF war
and butchery and other dreadful things.
The arts OF peace themselves are not milder
woman told of the fearsomeness Of the ethical
aspect Of war" And then another woman
mourned over the horrors Of the commercial
enthuse. until finally Mrs. Sarah sumner Teall
Eot permission to say a word. and said II for
v SnS he best way way" Of helping their County"
That was different. The women almost
cheered. Then Miss Harris Of Staten Island
said, Let US not dlsparaGe the government
which goes to war In order to give freedom to
the oppressed. How did we get our W free
dom;' which was greeted with such rounds of
applause that the peacemaSers could not
stand it. and Mrs. Ravenhill rose TO reply. She
wanted to know II we had lived to this day
without hiding a better way than war of set
ting problems.
4 am surprised" she exclaimed. that any
woman would raise her voice to-day in behalf
OF war"
There were loud OF dissent and
three or four women jumped up to reply. but
Mrs.. Helmuth, the Chairman. took no notice;
She calmly looked at her watch and announced
that the time for discussing peace and war
was over anu they would proceed with the pro-
gramme; Later some one that one
and wanted 10 reply. But Mrs. heimuth re-
NAMED discreet.
here mas been personally attacked. l. felt n
little while ago that We we're getting a little
a little warm. and. ladies. when l did not hear
INV one address, the Chair. there was method
10 my Deafness
Another feature Of the morning session was
an ovation 10 Mrs, Lille DevereuN Blake, the
Eeii-known woman suffragist. Mrs. Blake,
Mrs, Augusta Raymond kidder and Mrs. Teal
Share aEronG them the honor OF having been
eneOred.
4 DON'T think people ought to be talking so
much. about our ,usurping mems preroga-
have been, usurping ours. The other day a
ONE man. was indicted as a common scold.
anu | read. TOO, oil Il man being found dressed
as woman because he could earn more money
ne passed as a woman. Now. I'd like 10
know who is usurping prerogativesr"
The report OF the election was made at 3 =.
~ NltII. tlt lpllONlHE OuIctIS WtIG uttldreu
elected. the majority in every case being SO
!!arse that, there wasn't any question as
70 the wish Of the convention: AIRS. William
NNlrs. Cornelius Zabriskie of Brooklyn. First
yylse.PTesidegt; Mrs; Harry Hastings OF New
York, second, yice:President: Mrs. Frank b.
Sthurch Of MellSville,. Recording Secretary;
MSS Anne Rhodes q Staten Island, Core:
s%yraeuse' Treasurer; Miss Marion Carpenter
q lli9n. Mrs, NJ. y. Trautman OF New York.
Htrs. y. G. Gouinlock OF Warsaw and Mrs.
q the Executive Board to serve two years. and
Mrs. William Eastwood of Rochester. Mrs.
Henry Altman OF Buffalo, Mrs. Caroline DEN
ms Of Auburn and the Rev. Phoebe Hanaford
1--WE Board.
The women looked tired. but happy, when
me meeting finally adjourned. They had been
Unite On edge all day. owing to the attack OF
eohyentionitis above referred to, and the last
session was more confused and disturbed than
~ The other seven put together. But they got
through all right and when the Presidents
gave finally fell the convention broke up with
= pleased expression on the delegates faces,
eSmuch as to say:
Have YOU been keeping an eve on us?
haven't we been good little girls? Who says
and harmonyf'
The Committee on Resolutions brought in a
TTSImuer which were adopted by the convention.
ddhefe were the usual bouquets of thanks for
He pIesldent, the officers. the press and so
~, lhere were also resolutions OF condo
renee 10 be sent 10 Mrs Ellan Hardin Wal