The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-18
SUFFRAGISTS IN TABLEAUX
POSERS an PROPERLY SILENT
ENCEPT 1 BABY.
lie Forced Mrs. 4. -. Gibson 10 Portray
Motherhood" Alone Mrs. Mackay
~ Florence Nightinsaie Mrs. Gould
aSlatherInp, Mrs Vanderbilt as Joan.

as Florence <ightinSaf, NTs. SOu'u
asGathcrinc. Mrs. Vanderbilt as Joan
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noon seemed 'o 'h'hk una, 'ne v'sn""nH .,
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o"n,e d. surprise 'l''' II capture" more
"P."''s. 'ii''l any o'ii'l.
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''"ns' "'ps'n 'l'''r 'ne f1'Piitei Madonna
wv '"e ''esueh eaIlery' "heh Il ia'ht
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the ages, and it Is
The remainder Of the sentence was
drowned hy , ..cnrd and rnr. ,rs;.,s,,
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why. IL baby. announced woman
in the fourth row III IA stage whisper
Again Mrs \lackay essaved a descr;p.
,ion nf ~. sis,ir. liadnnn. ,,,, BE- -,
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''mp' was iut'Ie' The walls came IN
more RAPID succession and III increasing
violence Finally they settled down into
the good old fashioned ,ndatnite,y n,o-
l,,,,ad hal ,t,, 49,, -, -. ,.
'''S'" nv" ''a' may 'iiea' munger pms
gone astFaf or insomnia.
Mrs, Mackay talked on resolutey until
Tia. sense of humor in her hearers mani
f.s,.d ;ts.,, IN n sbou, 80 Iau,h,ar l.,
'.,,,,,n ~ ouou. Va 'ausi'e'' III
WITCH she 'ouiu not heIp joining
Then the lights went down and an
empty armed Madonna WAS revealed
In tho ,lird nr.son,a,ion -, Tho ,,;o,,,r.
b,w.,,..r ,h.,. >,.,., ,,a,,, ,,,u.,.,,,,,. 20
,''o'e "e.' many ''u' i'iu'' oi
oh ish lie sweet he was snuggled
down on Mrs Gibson : shoulder and wore
a charming EXPRESSION of wide eyed
wonder
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MISS ihez Milhoiiand' who posed in
whlte ana gold Grecian drapery as Cor
nehd. had better luck than Mrs. Gibson.
Her l""ris, impersonated by the Bailey
Twins, 10 whom gold tliets and togas
are extremely becoming. posed meekly
and irnmovably on either side OF her
wanted another. but Mrs. Mackay thought
there WASH tune. and announced that
Mrs. Bourke Cochran would pose as the
Ill lated MdrU Ndtsfohecrdf after the
Ople portrait:
10 none oi ina women portrayed did
Mrs MaCkay pay finer tribute than TO
n" on" who has been severely condemned
ny scoh"r- AT the suhraE" movement
who point her out as warning to women
with advanced" views.
she dared TO write her vindication
ot the rights OF women in spite of the
violent ana unanlmous criticism of all
sorts OF people, Mrs Alackay said Here
'7 me great phrase, " children would be
educated TO Understand the true spirit
oi pattiot'sfh 'heir mother must. ne
patriot.
Mrs cochran; IN quaint blue frock
with white iichu, with book demurely
clasped III her hand ana shy pensive
smile, was so irresistlbly charming that
no one regretted mat she didn I answer to
the description OF "A woman who had
run the "hole Rainnt ot human emo
tons
When Mrs. Pearce Bailey: attired in a
snort red ana whit" striped skirt and II
pIue blouse; appeared as Mouy Ptchsr
standing 10 her gun IN the battle OF Mon
mouth tornehds Jewels. who at that
time We're occupying seats IN Mrs. Philip
';ydlgs box, momentarily abandoned their
classic CAIN ana leaning perllously Tar
over the raiiing shrieked Mamma"
III Delighted unison.
But MoHU Picher didn bulge. She
Kept right on standing by the gun and
sighting the enemy. She got.round after
round ot applause.
Mrs Mackay was me only performer
who didn't pose in the gilt frame. Her
battle scene took up the whole stage, and
the grnesomeness was relieved only by
III" slender, dark haired woman in gray
tSl her right sleeve. Fiorfnce NighfIn-
rates face as she minis'ered To dying
soldier revealed so vivid comprehension
of the depths of human suffering that the
audience gave her picture the tribute OF a
moments sympathetic silence before
they applauded.
the series was Mrs. William X. Wander
bilt Jr. $ Jeanne Arc. after the picture
Sy Bastien lie Page in the Metropolitan
Museum.
"Th" Maid was barefooted and clad
laced gray wool bodice over faded