New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20
THE LADIES' GALLERY .
nIsCoMrORTs EXPERIENCED BY VISIT
ORs TO THE COMMONS-HoW LA
DIES WE'RE FIRST ADMITTED.

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ohio Mac and far too small for the purpose 10,
which il was built 1t is an extremely 80,
thing that crinOlineS belong 70 the pass anu az
to the present. II they were the laahlon, Nv" a.
am afraid that half a dozen ladies would DE aS
,nanw as could get into the gallery at once AS
it is a lady wearing dress when tahts ,o ~
lat of room has much difficulty IN preNeIl'''.e
herself from being the cause Oh aiio? ,,,o
other ladies' The gallery is divided lhto wv
parts The smaller. on the right as you ettc r.
IS nominally the private gallery or the Wiz VI =,
tho Sneaker Here have sat all OF the graz
v,opnan of the day-the Princess Of Wales, me
Duchess Of York other Princesses OF our royai
family members Of other royai IdlhIIie'' 10.
countess Beaconafeld. Mrs. Hladslone, , l''
Harcourt Mrs Chamberlain. and many NOR.
There is Accommodate for eight or nine Iah'co
here but IN n very big night ! nav 20
crowded together nearly forty iadlsS, eaSm u
whom lived i'm the lap Of luxury anu ''ii'i't'
For th, larger part tickets are Obtaineu
through members. who ballot for them. -" 'tH tiii9
the wives and daughters ana trlehuS vi tlc
members who are not leading pOltlclanS nav :
to be content. and it is in this portion 81 t ti
gallery that have spent so many ENJOY a e
and instructive evenings. There ~ ROOM III
forty ladies' but any number from thdt uP "
about eighty often manage TO squeeze Chtlh-
selves in The wealth Of dress Whl'h one SIS
in the course Of an evening IN the gallery 10
remarkable. Laiie coming from dinner pa,
ties or waiting for IN .ir husbands To take them
on 10 an evening party n ball drop lhto Ihe
gallery for half IN hour while their conS"rtS re-
cord their votes in the divisions Or get ledEe u
go from the whips. ,
The history IF the admission of ladies' into the
House I'D hear the debates is inter- sung. almost
as HiI. -'''u7 10 ,,', , th, doors of the
VIM" ia -, - -, i,,,',1,. ,,,.,rs II was
the pra,ti,, for ladies' To take their places WIN
E'n'''l'H 81. ~, ,,ii,, ,,il.rv ebuuId
po'H ''7N ,,i,ed ,'tbariHp The
i-ni" vs., ..,,t,,,, -, iirrarsnt IN those of
our time. m.sbenlvcd themselves IN the House.
~ haPp'i'i ." - 80 ,' ,i.'' a. r'.o Lrin,inr
DcI ~ "''t' ''''.' ,t',, c Lf. ana ,,.as
p'Ipi" li', i'''.;P .D,+ ,L ruIIc o,llerv
I'' "''' - 80, 80. ,,.,.',il,,, ~ hi. gantia-
S"'u'I ''''" - a. t.'" h''f,r f ,t, .boorir
men nus ""'-'' ~ - IL
81 captain J"ii''.'H" men ~ ~ ~, 49,. I
Inr HpuN' am '"' " -, l., ,,,,
run 81 !dil'H NE IA ',''l "'''' = "
81 MS H.iii' iH' an 't' ~ 'ii H. ~, ,i
H"N" ll'l 81 80 -
was 'air'' pt, ~" al -, ~ i,
PERSUASION, Een'l' ana -, i =, nor
t'' 'I' "u' - 20" " - '''i.,,. 't, -, Inv ot
Know now many .I'' = ~ '''''y ''' 7''''''' -
IT. o"S'hdi' "'' uP""l9- !;
~" irrd' 49, 20 nat afternoon cost IN" laules
great deal 'pt lnry Wy" ''I'''l'u 10 '"tei
the House dSiiI NOT 4 Woman WIS s'fH IS-
t,nlng - TN" i"palrS IN w f2u9' LoI r't
than haIi century IN IN"f III" iI'u9cS ~
PaTllan"ht wy" pu'I'd upNn anu parry, III
his new buins mad place for the ladies'
The Did order W3< Forgotten the mISDehdNl"i
f"l given. ana ladies' were aHoNrd u near tlt
debates Aehind a peculiar sort IF brass tIeIHS-
work. which has c' mo 20 be iluiiIarly known
as the "Ortle. Nov. 10 nor tnIhk thai mere
IS any part ot 'hr '.aujiius puidinEs Nmch We
call our Houses - Ptrudm-nt NhI'h mas p'et
50 much Sru-S"i rs IN" Grille Donates take
place ON u. pr. "a her about II. very session
ana sometimes non thdn once iuriHS Il session
leaders ar" written about u IN tn" newspapers
and Il IS considered 1t almost every at home AT
which the House ~ Commons and the ladies'
gallery ar" mentioned
There are many objections 20 the Grille.
Members object % u because II prevents them
from seeing IN" pco GpantS ~ the gallery, ladies'
object 10 II bec1uS" II shuts them out from the
view Of the members. Then there are some VINO
protest against its removal because they regard