The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
WONAN'S WIDENING FIELD.
r,rIEp TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE
CONGRESS IN LONDON.
,,...,,., from Every Quarter of the Globe
,ner,- wage Earning, Voting, Servants
and the stage Popular subjects Fiam-
- I-..,. NrnmnciniIn ton of Spirit allsm.

aud the H."t,..,.'. ~, S,,r,,,.i,.,,
mhr''"
IuSuuN, Jun" 7O'-Deah iaiu Nes'iniu
,t.r. is well accustomed to tho nuiet Footsteps
mn grave tones OF sedato ABBEY diehitarIes.
mi lg. cheerful contrast mas reIoiceo genera
,,1, alter generation 10 echo the iiVeilef steps
mad gayCr voices oil inc westminster schooi-
loys who way III inc CLASSIC Close out tne
venerable walls must nave wondered on MON
day las, what was meant oy thls FEMININE
invasion. Crowdlng to inc ohurch mouse
were women from the ohiteu States anu
Canada. from Germany, o"eueh anu NUT
way from l'hmatk' from ho'ahu. ioh'
France. Swit2eFiahu' i'uiS' hue'io' ""ss'o'
Palestine, lndla from everywhere. even rohi
China. Th"fe were Ehahsh uuchesses anu
c.unt"ssos ana women rom 'le great ci.'es
# III" world clothed IN all 'hat 'ne goudess
If fashion demands lor the present moment
with them were iarsee anu hlhuu women
wearing the gracelul ioIuS OF .he naive sari'
while here. there ana everywhere were CON
siiruous III" Uniform ana bonnet OF the sai-
walton Army II was indeed very epltome
of womanktnd that had gathered from the iour
corners Of III" earth to attend the quinquennial
meeting and IN" international congress- con-
yrncd by the ln'erhatlohal oouheii Oh women
Ofall the delegates whosuppor'eu Lazy hoer-
deem, the thatrwoman. on the PLATFORM none
received warmer welcome 'hah MRS sheh
from China she comes "iei the oliciai APP
yroyaIof therouIt al l'klh. anu was reeei'eu NY
the Chinese Minister MlS' ohen 10 'he daughter
OF the late \iceroy OF Nahhihs' anu was con-
spIcuous among her coHeaEues ny reasoh OF
her native costume Il iieureo anu s'ripeu reu
and white p'tucoa' WIN ah o'efuiese VI p'uo
and back t"hu'l'"IlH eHlot III n'"eiS'
i was noticed" zoe" t,'t ''e ievc !" '"e ''nS
shoes were IN" true 'ot'elins ''iies'
Even II nome u' h'r hrs' H,ss'on. woman 10
allowed by the international ,ounc'. u nave
considerable la'I'"uo IL sne WISHES ior variety
outside the uoin'S''r c'icie' AZ 'he prosch'
congress 'hey nave olscussou or are 70 oiseuss
subjects surh as 'h'erna''ohai al 'a''on anu
Rehcraiiy cousI"cl neal'' every neio VI iioueih
thought anu 'aoor from ps'v"o'osS u horti-
culture ohe Vi the lnIeles''hS u'scuss.ohs
was concerning the eilec' on uoiiies'ic h!e vi
women 5 entry mo .he plo'essiohs' MrS.
f"h"lck N''tr r"au t,'e opening payer anu
sad 'houGh She uiu ho' eApec' lnen " peiieNe
H. was 'he case ''"' many aug women
WON" hoI "e'ep' MAJ .ase ~ heses-
safIE HHP,cu H''i"k ny INC WIN y, s"o'F
cho'ce' anu ehe 'houkh' ~ "ou'u 70 u",
fortunate 'no s'lehh'" VI WIN anu
ao"''' '""' maui e"ccoSSiu' hiote'S,oi'a,
woman were not 10 pe carr'eu ih'o nlo'hernooo
""' maui !" oeI'1i1 t'o ,ieN' soneia no
great FocN on winch sho hau ooser feo the ilar-
l''scs vi ito'eeS'o"ai "ouieh " oe "reeAeo
was 'he pecuhlary one 1t was 30 common Us
10 be appa1iihg LOT men whose wives earned
i"'' " ,he 'hcoiae " kFo" iaH'' vi 10 heiiishS
sP'ho I'LL theS earhea on 'heir own dissipation
"''u amusement thaI s"o couiu nov au'ise any
Ilhl'5SU'Udl NtIuiu " uuITy WIN a NleW W
continuing lcF WORK LOT an income. one urged
,h'' d law Shou.u De PASSED under which a wiie
n''nE with her husoahu couid OBTAIN an oraer
'"' 'ho maintenance Oh the nome IN ehe sumo
n'""", mat si'e no" couiu no III case oi ueser-
''""' IL Wouiu not often DO put INTO iorce'
h''ce Tue rear VI exposure Woulu compel men
"'""eu 10 take up the deRrod'nR positioh Oh
"N'"6 oh 'nc'f wives 10 act uiHerehtiy.
""''h'' "'stussloh "hich at'rac'ou ATTENTION
N'S III the PoiItical section. Where the suo)eet
:" 'h3 patIamehtary entrahchisement OF
W'"'n was cohsldered. over TINS meeting
.''. way wright sewall, from the United
STATE" OF America. presided with great lrmness
".'4 iE"I'y' IWlcc Mrs. Sewall had to exer-
g. hrr authority. At the outset she was
E". /" request the delegates to remove
''.' mas Ih'ldehtaIIy rcmarking that she
'.''' 'Io'A state III which the men had passed
u" '""t'h@ women 10 take OH thclr mead
g. AT pubic gatherings, wherca clear view
'' 700 me comfort 81 "arh person present.
."' % "r'n'lnG hats had been removed
''"H Il. ~ h"hY ana franIeln Augsburg,
.'""" doctor I" JURISPRUDENCE. spoke on the
"'. ''l'a| r'Eilis TO women. lhen Mrs.
an ionic" ont that 1t was one OF the prin-
''.'''' u" lVrrnational Council that every
'''' mount 'c discussed from every point
''.". 50 mat those opposed TO the suffrage
w." zane Fi-h' 10 those IN ihvorof it. She
ven '''"! on Mr.. NJ Moore TO read paper
'H,""''" ~ Mrs Frances Scott President
'.' i">>'"h"~"i'N society, in opposition to the
'"'. me franchise To women. The ap-
III. nee 81 MIS-. Moore upon tho platform was
..'.'' W'ih u storm OF Kisses. Evidently the
.'''' 81 IN" delegates hhd come. not to de-
.'' ,N !" y" confirmed IN their faith They
O." '''"" any Of their sisters tamcly sub
I'VE H&Irr TN" yoke o! h"ndngc. And SO
'H' ''"rd time Mrs. Sowa!l had to inter-
'''A hhhi-'rrng grave rebuke. And even
w. " 'h' i"I'r was received with houts and
4! 1r' cries "t Time
''r!N"'"ay the women talked Of servants
'''~tur". Each subject attracted a
''"!'i house, especially the former. at which
every 0'a' Wa" occupied. and many women
'' during the whole proceedings. SO anxious