The sun., 1899-08-16

very attentive to Miss Anthony. insisted that
she should take her own seat at the head OF the
table and asked many questions about her
work. After supper she called on Mrs. Sewall
for little speech to the girls. Anna Shaw told
OF her early struggles In the colleges Of medi-
cine and theology. and Miss Anthony showed
how different conditions are now from nifty
years ago. Then one OF the teachers and one
OF the girls responded and the Countess seemed
greatly pleased.
Afterwards she led the way into the library.
and we had our coffee asked her about her
baby and she laughed and bushed and said.
%. he's little darling. but those terrible
American newspapers. know what they pub
lished I want very much to come to the
United States but I'm positively afraid OF
theml" She has son Of seventeen. q dauRh-
ter OF fourteen and baby year old.
Hor sister. the lovely Duchesc OF Suther-
land. has been president OF the Society OF
Lady Journalists" during the past year. and
entertained them and a few invited guests last
week. During the afternoon she said to me.
would be perfectly happy II I could give all
my time TO literary work. I'm going to bring
out little book soon and hope you'll be kind
to II on the other side Of the water"
Lady Henry Somerset 10 devoting most OF her
time TO the colony she has established at Dux-
hurst for tho cure OF inebriate women. She
has rented her elegant home. Reigate Prlory.
and is living among these people, wearing
the nurses costume. They are housed in
pleasant cottages and receive every comfort.
She looked rather shocked when one OF our
ladies said jestinely that she was putting a
premium on drunkenness" Her health Ia
much impaired and in a speech which heard
her make few days ago she said Il proba-
bly, shall not address you many moro times"
Her loss would mean to the cause Of temper
ance in Great Britain what that OF Frances
Willard did to America.
One OF the surprises here is to find English
audiences so much more enthusiastic than
those in our own country. Everybody carries
an umbrella which is pounded violently on the
floor. and the cries OF hear. hear" from all
parts OF the house. from women as we'll as
men. are somewhat disconcerting at first but
one grows rather to like them. They are very
liberal with both approval and disapprobation
and do not hesitate to shout no. no." mot so.'
and even to hiss. At every public meeting
somebody reads a resolution from the plat
form and makes speech supporting 1t. Then
somebody else seconds 1t with an address. All
the speeches are made upon this resolution.
At the close a rising vote OF the audience is
taken. Then somebody moves a vote OF
thanks to the presiding officer. speakers. etc.
This also Is seconded and the audience acts
upon 1t. Tho amount OF fiattery and adulation
poured out at the closing butter meeting" as
they very appropriately call it. is sickening.
and it Is past comprehension how the re-
cipients can sit compacently and listen to it.
This reminds me OF two little stories. with
that staunchest exponent OF democratic and
republican institutions. Susan B. Anthony. for
the heroine. On one occasion she actually
undertook to introduce one OF the greatest lords
in the kingdom to two poor little girl employees
on n London and ~ fha
sufficiently heinous. she told him frankly that
she had forgotten his name He did not tel' II
to her Atanoiher time she was in nvited to lunch
con to meet the Princess Christian. the Queens
daughter. After shaking hands with her and
talking a few minutes. Miss Anthony sat down.
Presently someone came and told her she must
not sit while royalty was standing Some OF her
friends say that her eighty years and the fatigue
from the strain OF the past weeks justified her
in sitting. Others say that she could have
stood up two hours IL she had had a suffrage
speech to make. but that the awful breach Of
etiduette was due to that spirit OF her Quaker
ancestors which made them face death rather
than take of their hats to King. Miss Anthony
herself only laughs and refuses to be inter-
viewed"
Before coming to London we were told over
and over. by persons who wanted us to be a
credit to our country. that we must be careful
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