New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-18
RELIES AND DIPLOMATS.
FAMOUS WOMEN WHO HAVE RULED THE
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL WORLD
TEE ENGLISH DrCn-ss WHO KISSED : DurrHEn

TIE ENGLISH DJCn-Ts WHO KISSED : BUTCHER
WOMEN IS LEADERS AND As PATRIOTS
An expcctant audience gathered yesterday morn
,,r =, tho horne Of Mrs William G. Campbell No z
West Forty-nin,h-st.. TO listen 70 Mss Marion Cop
,o-noU's lecture on Bellies and Diplomats" Tho
Subject suggestive o. courts and drawing rooms.
was presented in the order Of sequence begin
.nS wiki those French women who were exert
ing such influence IN political circles IN the time
a. Cardinal Nazarm IS 10 lead him 20 declare that
IN returning TO FrC9cc he could not expect rect.
rs there tho feminine politicians Were more "a
Re dreaded than The masculine.
Miss Copperrou gave an epitore o. the career
o., the Duchess OF Portsmouth. that great French
woman Who was sen: by Louis NV 10 secure
me secret treaty hc was endeavorng TO effect
with Charles H. SO great the Influence Of 4
clever woman then felt 20 be in the regulation
a. political affairs that Louis selected as his
en.ssarles in a time ct stress two women In
stead @. To the sister Of Charles II, Hen
-A,ta Duchess Of Orleans given the COM
mission Of introducing TO her royal brother the
puches. OF Portsmouth, who accompanied the
former TO England in the capacity Of lady IN
waiting The desired treaty was. by the Duchess
intervention effected. and becoming all-powerful
IN ne- influence over the English king. she worked
.or both country and the Roman Church.
Nine Rolands life. in Its many bearings was
taken in turn and the te-rors Of the age In which
she lived were again Eel, with renewed venera-
ton FOR her courageous spirit. Next in order was
considered Sarah. Duchess Of Marlborough 'he
wife OF the Crea; general. This woman mad as
the lecturer said exerted more political power
than am other woman queen. She ruled
Queen Anne and used such influence over her
INTREPID cold-hearted and indomiiah,e husband
that as Macaulay said. She enjoyed the distinc-
io- ~ being tho one human being who couid
mslead tina, farsighted and sure-foo,ed judgment.
Of
reign Of George III. who was so enthusiastic IN
her lahors tor the Wing party that her efforts 10
secure Fox's election alone would mark her TOT
an unusual woman. II was told OF her that she
with her sister canvassed the London streets 10
sol.ci, votes FOR him and that when an audacious
butcher refused TO vote unless she WOULD give MN
kiss she gave 1t promptly.
Taking UP the women Of America Miss copper
nol spoke Of Mrs Washington and her influence
IN society and in politics Of Nellie Custis. OF Mrs
John Jay and Of Dorothy Quincy Hancock. the
wife o. Governor Hancock Mrs Hancock, The
,eade- o. society in Boston. had been married
bu. short time when a price was put upon
her husbands head. and their fight might be
necessary at any moment. Later on. when u was
demanded Of John Hancock that he should be-
the president Of the General Philadelphia
Congress she started on the then most difficult
and tedious Journey from Boston 10 Philadelphia
With fortnirht-old infant in her arms. Soon az
ter Hancock. warned by secret letter that the
that city 10 prevent it's falling into the hands Of the
British told his wife that ne had signhed his
consent although their entire possessions would
thereby be sacrificed.
An incident Of John ,Hancock's irasc,bie temper
use In the family OF the set OF china dishes IN
isting that the pewter be kept for ordinary wear:
The pewter was more df1cult 10 keep clean. and
those in charge Of q apt 10 substitute the
china when the Governor Vas not present. Being
aid up with the govt one occasion he sus-
and ordered the whole pile Of china dishes 20 be
brought 10 his room. The negro who brought
the dishes was told 20 open the window and throw
them out The opened a window. but one
looking upon the garden. and beneath which was a
bed Of sOt; earth: he also managed 70 throw the
dishes one bv 20 that they fell without Striking
each other. md OF them was broken.
Il don't hear anything break" cried the angry
Governor and President OF a revolted nation 60
down stairs and bring Them up again The ser
obeveG Now the vindOV over the
paved COURTYARD and throw them OUT was the
command So the offending china was really de-
The story of the handsome Mr. Bingham: Of
Phiiadelphia and the attention She attracted In
London a. given BY Mrs Adams in a letter. was
amusing Tho manner IN which she refused her
daughters hand Louis Philippe when he became
actor!s..c II you arc restored 20 your position.
she said YOU too great for her. and II not.
she !s too great for YOU
The stirring DAYS of 1872 and Ms. Madisons
perilous and courageous part in them closed the
The next lecture Of the course will be given on
March q at Il o'clock in the mornins, al the
homo of Mrs. John Mclaughlin. III have and
One and twenty siXth-st. The subject VIII
be clubs and Coffee Houses