The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 25, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1895. of Mrs. Dr. Harriet Maxson’s paper. She said: Nine-tenths of all diseases are preventable, All violations of divinely given natural laws are followed by evil results. Oftentimes the mediums of contagion are forgotten or over- looked. Flowers or the precious lock of hair may imprison, even for years, the deadly germs. The germs of such diseases as scarlet and typhoid fever lurk in sewer-pipes, under old fioors and sare disseminated bv birds, do- mestic animals, water, etc. Of deaths result- ing from measles, whooping cough and scarlet fever a large majority occur under 5 years of age. It seems almos eCessETY 0 SpeRk 1o such an intelligent audie this carelessness of which so many are g & woman who takes a child suffe whooping cough into & room filled with peo- ple, as is frequently the case, is absolutely guilty of murder. Theé tobacco &nd liquor habits are responsible for thousands of deaths. If not directly at all times then indirectly by making the vitality so that disease cannot be withstood. At some time during our lives we Lave the seeds of some disease in our system,and it depends much- on ourselves whether those diseases develop fatally or are overcome atthe outset. Then, too, miuch depends on the wives and mothers of the land. y time we place strongly spiced sauces and stimulating condi- ments on the family table the neryous systems of the partakers receive a stimulus and shock that leads to evil results in time. The mother of the coming race has responsibilities which should warn her against that pernicious style of dressing called pends on her di i zht lacing. How much de- retion and intelligence? If 1 o suffer we might [results of her folly and d on the coming genera- vain pride § tion. “The sty ss spoken of prevents the r growth ny of the organs, particu- i tive, and her offspring is de- titution and strength which elongs as a right to the child of every healthy mother and father. Thet is coming when Women must open their eyes to the necessity of bringing up their daughters in the knowi- e hygienic laws, and all other matters im- peritive to the health of her posterity. Mrs. McComus of Los Angeles opened the discussion. She knew of no graver or more important question than that of proper_dr would dry such cow 5 Mr thought the leaving off of corsets would be all right for slender women. but the fleshy woman would find it not only unbecoming, but uncomfortable and inconvenient. However, she thought that after hearing the last paper she would £0 home and take off her corset. She also anted to see women practice what they ch at all events Dr. Maxson said if the lady would the anteroom after the session d be pleased to demonstrate that they did practice what they preach. s. Dr. Kellogg Lane held to the opinion tt no reform, either in dress, food oranything, however important, ¢ be brought about by either one of the sexes alone. All reforms must be accomplished by co-operation. Mrs. Maynard was not willing to admit that the fleshy woman must necessarily be more nncomfortable and uncompromising i than ber slimmer sisters, the n notwithstanding. She th sed a pulpit gown of her own which something after the style of a Mother Hubbard, which made her look slimmer than any other dress in her wardrobe. She believed that with the re- form in dress would come a healthier race of women. “The Physical Development and Its Re- lation to Health,” the last paper of the afternoon, was read by Mrs* Dr. Sarah I. Shuey. She began with the infant in its first cradle and showed the effect of pil- lows in retarding the development of the muscles of the neck. Leading up to the corset she said: It is no wonder that women who wear corsets find it uncomifortable to go without that article of dress. The cause is the corset itself. It weakens certain muscles of the chest and abdomen, and when that brace of the corset is removed they feel tired and weakened. But the chief evil of the corset is in its deforming results end in the reiarded development of some of the oreans. Think of the weight of twenty-five feet of intestines being crowded onto the organs of the pelvic region! Then, again, consider the weight of some of the modern skirt, een pounds is the weight in Women, she thought, s they should if they were not oracular some instances—together with all the other arments being brought to bear on the waist. Reform is needed in more than the corset. We cannot expect to be freed from corns and bun- ions until we wear shoes better shaped to the feet, As to overcoming the effect of these de. forming elements by a practical system of ercise, great help may be found in the bicy Horseback riding is beneficial, but it wi never be what it should be for women until they ride as men ride. In the sidesaddle there is an ememy to her perfect gnjoyment and physicl benefit, 8s the position necessary to preserving her equilibrium, if maintained too Jong, is felt in the spine. But the reform we speak about e s 1o the daily occupa- tions of our women—the preparation of food for her family, the ventilation of her house and the training of her children., Mrs. Shuey laid much stress on the necessity ot gymnastic exercis citing numerous instances coming directly under her personal notice where women had cor- rected deformities and rounded out a faulty development by systematic and practical gymnastic exercise. The age is close st hand when we may expect Trilby feet and Venus de Milo forms if woman does mnot weary of her good work, and finally succeeds’in gaining the co-operation of the other sex. The discussion was opened by Mrs. Char- lotte Perkins Stetson. She claimed that the first and grandest function of a woman is maternity, and that she ought tobe so perfect an animal as the fathers of the race. Mrs. Dr. Kellogg Lane explained the dif- ference between wearing corsets and bones in the waists of dresses. All corsets are two inches too small in the waist measure for the bust and hip measure. She had measured over forty different makes of corsets, and found them all alike in that respect. A gentleman named Guthbold speaking from the audience indorsed the women’s reform movement, and said he had been inestimably benefited by listening to the papers and the discussions. He also hoped women would be successful in their suf- frage ambitions. A Mr. Carson spoke about the change in women's dre: in connection with the chanre which it was recommended she should make in the preparation of the food for her family. He believed that the ma- jority of men would lend assistance rather than seek to discourage their wives and sisters. Miss Dr. 8haw kept the immense au- dience in continuous laughter for ten minutes by her facetious observations on woman’s slavery to fashion. “I cannot understand.” she said, “how women can wear corsets and yet live, move and have their being; how can they be good, kind, gentle and tender and be hooped in? Yet there are a great many women who wear J ts and are still good, kind, tender and g. The great trouble with women is that they do not look after their physical development and take enough healthful exercise. I never heard of a girl injured by bard stndy. I have been in many of the educational institutions of the land, and the general complaint was under-ex- ercise. Boys run, jump and breathe the pure air of the green fields and resinous woods, while the girls stay indoors and do tatting and all kinds of fancy work. I be- lieve that over the tombstones of many of our girls who die young should be written, ‘Death from worsted tatting and silk pin- cushions.” ” She wenton to speak of the arbitrary and autocratic sway of the dress- makers, and related amusing incidents she had experienced in the effort to get enough vockets in her dresses, etc., and the great dressmakers are men. WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE. First Step Taken Toward the Or- ganization of a State Asso- clation. From the action taken yesterday, imme- diately after the conclusion of the after- noon session of the Woman’s Congress, something more than the entertainment of large audiences by the reading of clever vavers and the delivering of eloquent ad- dresses is to result from the enthusiasm and sympathy engendered for the cause of woman’s right, by the daily meetings of the past week of the Woman’s Congress of the Pacific Coast. As soon as the discussion of the last paper was concluded Mrs, Sarah B, Cooper announced that it was proposed to hn!é at once a business meeting og all in- terested in the cause of woman's suffrage. On the motion of Mrs. L. J. Walker of San Jose Mijss Susan B. Anthony was elected chairman of the meeting.” She asked that all who were not interested in the work of securing the right to vote for women and all who were not willing to put their shoulders manfully or womanfully to the wheel in the cause should not re- main. Quite a number took their depart- ure, but there still remained more than three-quarters of the vast throng that had jammed the auditorium of the First Con- gregational Church. This led the veteran advocate of woman’s suffrage to remark: “Such a sight I have never seen in all my forty years’ struggle in the cause. Never before have I seen so large a number at a meeting of this character signify their willingness to be fellow-workers.” Mrs. Hester A. Harlan was elected sec- Tetary. ¥ Miss Cooper then again addressed the assemblage, exhorting it in making its se- lections for offices and_committees to see that every interest—political, social, re- ligious and industri s represented in the organization. e also admonished her hearers to devote their best energizs exclusively to the work of securing the ballot for women, for only in the accom- plishment of that object, she said, could all the problems that now vex their sex be | solved. : g It was then on motion decided to effect the temporary organization of a body to | be known as the State Central Woman’s Suffrage Amendment Campaign Commit- tee of California, with the object of secur- ing an amendment to the State constitu- tion which shall enfranchise women. Miss Cooper more fullv explained the purpose of the committee as follows: The work of this committee will be to ar- range for the selection of & permanent State Central Committee, whose duty it will be to correspond with the people in all parts of the State until there is a county committee in every county in the State. It will then be the duty of these county committees to organize to: hip committees. The work of all wiil be to take part in & campaign of education on the sufirage amendment proposition. Appeals will be made by the State committee to every State organization of whatever kind that holds a session in California, particular attention being paid to the conventions of all the political parties. The county committees will look after county gatherings and the township committees will seek to influence town-meetings. In thisway a widespread pub- lic sentiment will be created in favor of woman suffrage. The indorsement of all political par- es is the ultimate object to be sought by this campaign, but the rank and file muast first be educated on the subject. Nominations for the officers of the tem- porary organization were then declared in order. As the result of the election which followed, the following were chosen: President, Mrs, Sarah B. Cooper: vice-presi- dents, Mrs. A.A. Sargent, Mrs. E. O. Smith of San . C. Avery, Mrs. Sturtevant Peet, Mrs. . Bwift, Nellie Holbrook Blinn, Laura de Force Gordon, Mrs. Horace Davis, M prague, Mrs. Alice McComas ot Los Eisler, Judge Spencer of Susan- tor McComas of Pomona, Senator McGowan of Humboldt, Mayor Sutro, Sarah Pratt Carr of Lemoore, Rey. Ada C. Bowles, Charlotte Perkins Stetson, Sarah Knox Good- rich of San Jose, Mrs. Hester A. Harlan, Mrs. Armstrong of Yolo, Mrs. Margaret B. Longley, Miss S. M. Severance, Mrs. FgH. Loughead 0 Santa Barbara; recording secretary, Ada Van Pelt; treasurer, Madame Sorbier; correspond- ing secretary, Miss Harriet Cooper. After the organization had been thus effected Miss Anthony suggested to the newly elected body that it immediately set about the work of selecting an appro- priate board of counselers from the gentle- men. She also cantioned all who might become active ‘in the campaign to abstain from asking any personal favors at the hands of politicians, but to use their active influence in securing the success of their cause. Mrs. Cooper then announced that a meeting of the new committee would be held to-day immediately after the con- clusion of the morning session of the con- gress, and adjournment was taken until | that time. Eretels i THE EVENING SESSION. Cheers for Two Queens, Vic- toria of England and Susan B. Another big crowd in front of the First Congregational Church last evening, await- ing the opening of the doors, attested very plainly that interest in the congress keeps up to the highest pitch. The women were in the larger majority, as usual, and the way they piled into the edifice when the doors swung open was a caution. In less than no time seats on the lower floor were not to be had and the galiery was filling up rapidly. It was not such a large crowd as on Thursday evening, when the women were talking politics, but more than large enough to have turned the cheeks of a theatrical manager green with envy. Dr. Kellogg Lane of Oakland, the first woman in the United States ever appointed on a board of health, was introduced by Mrs. Cooper as the first speaker of the evening. Her subjegt was *‘City Mothers.”’ The congress, she began, was asking questions, which each one must take home and answer for himself or herself. The Eapers offered have been many and varied, ut theg were more of a suggestive nature than exhaustive. We have city fathers, she continued.and I cannot see why we should not have city moth- ers. It seems to me there should be, and I will give you some of my reasons. Psychologists tell us that in every human being there are two minds, the subjective and the objective, The subjective mind is intuitive. It does not reason. God does not reason. He knows and does. We hear of women striking by intuition that for which man,has to go through a long course of reasoning to attain. Women have the giftof intuition. Man has the objective, reason- ing mind, and goes on in his calm way.= The home is too exclusively mothered and the city is too exclusively fathered. We haye too much of the slow practical method, too lit- tle of the heart in the city, and when we go home we have too much of the heartand too little of the head. They say women are emotional. Well, what of it? That's just the reason we want them there. If they were like the men we would not need them there. If it would makea woman less womanly to go into the world I would be the last one 1o ask her to go there. God made man and woman to go together. He planted them in_families, the families in cities, the cities in States, all to make a mag- nificent whole, and we hare subverted the work of God in making the conditions that now exist and we have made an egregious fail- ure. It will never be better, never until man and woman rise in their might and say, “to- gether we will make these things different.” In passing, the speaker gaid a beautiful tribute to motherhood, and stated as her belief that the mothers of the Nation do more in bringing up a family than they could by engaging in any other work. These mothers must make their boys safe in places of temptation, and in cities these places were the streets. “If you expect to give them physical health, dyon must have the atmosphere you send them out into sweet and pure if vou expect them to grow up to manhood. Thank God that human nature can change and is changing, and human nature is to be so much better a hundred years from to-day than it is to-day. Tell me if we are not. having a new birth? Out oif that new birth we shall yet have a higher civiliza- tion, which will not be putting new wine into old bottles.”” ‘When the applause had subsided the chair recognizea Mrs. Sturtevant Peet. “Dr. Lane spoke of the fact,” said Mrs. Peet, “‘that to-day we are thinking more of property and purse than of our boys and irls, particularly in regard to their morals. his was especially illustrated in our work in the Legislature this last yearin our efforts to pass an anti-cigarette bill. The only argument made against this bill was the amount of money invested in the busi- ness in this City, which was said to bea million dollars. And when we were told that the bill would not pass and attempted to work a little longer for it, 2 man said, ‘Do you know that there is a million dollars in- vested in this business? and oneof our ladies said, ‘Yes, and there are a million of boys at stake as well.” The bill was padsed and the Governorrefused tosign it.”’ “The point I wish to refer to,” said Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, n:linquishin%eher chair, “is this: That we possess eyes behind eyes, ears behind ears, which we use sometimes. In other words, sight and insight. Now, the reason we have so little of the intui- tive power which we might have is that we do not use what I believe we have—the sixth sense, and if you please the seventh. They bad this sixth sense in the earlier times, but it is becoming sloughed through disuse and inanition. We do not listen to the one voice; we do not listen to the mandates of the soul.” A Mrs. Smith in_the gallery recited the list of present evils discussed by the con- ress, and said the only hope was in the octrine of the abolition of the rent, in- terest and profit system. . She was loudly applauded. Mrs. Stephen Matheson of London took the floor to say that snhe had been re- minded by the “secretary that she could | have a minute to ask a health to Queen Victoria on her birthday. Taking advan- tage of the offer Mrs. Matheson extolled the virtues of England’s ruler as a model mother and as a woman who took a great motherly interest in the United States, her grown-up daughter on_ this side the big drink. She concluded by asking those present to join with her in wishing the Queen many returns of the day. There was considerable_applause, and & great deal more when Mrs. Van Pelt suggested. that the Rev. Anna Shaw sing “God Save the Queen.” : “This is very interesting,” said Miss Shaw, “to think that I am a prima donna, for I never aspired to any such position. One thing I always wanted to doand never could do, and that was to sing. They say that those who cannot sing on_earth are forever singing in heaven and I expect to be forever singing there. For the sake of the world, however, T will wait till I get there before I begin.”” Mrs. Emma Gregory, as a British subject who had declared her intentions of becom- ing an American citizen, seconded Mrs. Matheson’s motion, suggesting at the same time that the air of “‘God Save the Queen” was identical with that of ““‘America.” As she seated herself several gentlemen on the platform started the hymn and the entire audience, rising, sang, some the words of the English bard, many those of “America.”” At the close of the first verse Emily Pitt Stevens said she was an American woman and asked that honor be done to a_queen among American women, Susan B. An- thony, and the crowd joined her in en- thusfastic applause for Miss Anthony. “Death by Dust,” the subject of Mrs. Dr. Amy G. Bowen's paper, was not read, as that lady was unable to attend on account of sickness, “Physical Means to Moral Ends,”” by the Rev. George R. Dodson of Alameda, therefore took the precedence. He said: Moral character is_greatly influenced b hysical conditions. We see this in the dif- erent races as we read history. Man is a dual being. There is & body and a mind, a higher something. Some regard the body as an in- strument of the soul. There is no reason to believe, according to scientists, that thought and feéling have anything to do with the movements of the brain molecules. The brain carries on its functions independently. From the brain run little nerve tissues to all parts of the body—the lungs, stomach, heart, etc., and in thinking the communication from the brain to these several parts of the body is s0 clearly defined that the body works with the brain, Therefore, aiter a hard day’s brain work one feels, 10 use & common expression, “dead tired.” With unusual activity of these brain molecules the body, muscularly and neryously, sustains a general shaking up. As we find that the brain _works on the y, 50 do we find that the body acts the same on the rain, In tracing the causes which lead to moral changes of character, it will be found that the physical has as much as the mental to do with moral variations. 1f one does not have a good and healthy night’s sleep and gets up in the morning feeling out of sorts, one becomes im- patient, inconsistent, peevish and cross. Thus do we not find that the physical is a causation in moral changes and variations? Wiggins said he had changed a boy’s moral character several times by placing leeches inside his nos- trils. Many of these moral phenomena result- ing from the physical are psychic expressions of organism. The expressions of direased or- ganisms cannot be the same as those of a well man; a sick man cannot be good, the best he can do is to keep from being positively bad. The animal L‘ln of man never gets out of or- der so long &s his organs are in good working order—that is to say, that partof man which comes from the animal, so long as_the organs are intact, is always the same. Butwe have seen that his moral character is subject, not alone to his environment, but also to his physi- cal organism. The seat of ovr character is in our nervous system, and the habitsand tenden- cies we form &s we mature are due to certain modifications and alterations in the condition of the nervous system. To scientists it 1s well known that as the result of sickness many startling moral phenomena take place. We will take two nerves, to simplify the illustra- tion., From some cause one of these nerves be- comes paralyzed and a portion of the body does not receive its usual nutrition, circula- tion, etc., and as a result that man displays an astonishing tendency toward moral degenera- tion. This scientific reference is not neces- sarily on the line of materialism; neither does italfer the fact of that subtle relationship ex- isting between the body and the soul. The ten-minute discussion was started bty Mrs. Dr. Maxson. She thought many of the principles laid down in the paper were illustrated in the cases of children. Mrs. Dr. Kellogg Lane said she was not afraid of materialism. She thought no mat- ter what the ghysical condition and its in- fluence on the moral character, that the sgmt of God would carry us through under the most trying circumstances. Dr. Brown followed on the same line. ““If sickness impairs the mental and moral character to the extent which the scientists would have us believe,” he said, “I can- not understand how Milton could do his grand and sublime work.”” Other names were mentioned of those who have given to the world the finest productions while suffering the severest afflictions, including Bunyan and Morton. Miss Dr. Shaw said she had neyer given the subject much thought, and, therefore, skimmed over the surface of the scientific principles adduced, and hastened on to speak of a matter closer to ber interest. She called attention to_the remark made by Mrs. Dr. Kellogg Lane, to the effect that a woman who had reared a family of children had done as neble, if not nobler, work than those women who go over the country preaching to her sisters. “I do not believe it,” continued Miss Shaw, with more emphasis than she had shown in speaking to the previous question. ‘No; I'do not believe it. The noblest work for woman is not in motherhood, but in true womanhood. After that let come what may, motherhood or spinsterhood. If I had my way there should not be another child born in San Francisco, California or the United States until municipal, State and National Government guarantee pro- tection to the mother in her child.” Charlotte Perkins Stetson took up the time allotted to Mrs. Dr. Amy G. Bowen, whose absence was due to illness, and discussed on the subject of the animal and spiritual men and women. ‘““We have been told so much about the superiority of the soul that we—many of us have gotten into the habit of overlooking our animal inferiority. Men and women should be fine animals. A prominent writer has said thata man to be a gentleman must first be a perfect animal. The trouble with mostof usis that our souls do not fit. Itistime that we outgrew the idea, transplanted from the dark ages, that the body and its con- dition did not matter. Itis the advance of the race that counts. The first care of ‘til\e m’ol.her is the physical care of her chil- ren.’” Mrs, Laura de Force Gordon opened the discussion to heartily indorse the words of the Rev. George R.Dodson and the last speaker concerning the physical require- ments of men and women. ‘“We have the Bible in support of those principles,” said she. *¢ has it, ‘First the natural and then the spiritual,’ Again, he says, ‘Ye are the temple of the living God. Here is the text for man and woman's emancipation. Take care of the natural and then the spiritual. If a man or woman comes to you starving and you offer him or her spiritual consolation and instruction you are doing what Christ preached against—casting pearls before swine.” Mrs. Dr. Lane rose to reiterate her former belief, notwithstanding Miss Shaw’s refutation, that the noblest work of woman was motherhood. Mrs. Bowles wanted to know if Mrs. Stetson thought the souls of the ancient Greeks were commensurate with their elegant bodies, to which she had referred. Mrs. Stetson emphatically did, and she rattled off a string of familiar Grecian names, beginning with Plato and ending with Socrates. : “Do you think that Thomas Starr King’s soul was commensurate with his diminu- tive body ?”” asked Mrs. Bowles. returning to the charge. She had also understood that Paul’s body was usuaily depicted as being rather dwarfed in stature. Mrs, Gregory put an end to t®is side de- NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. TEMPTING FROM OUR GREAT FORCING-OUT SALE:! T LEADERS As samples of the POWERFUL ATTRACTIONS with which we close another week of our great forcing=out sale of surplus stock we present a few of TO-DAY’S WONDERFUL SPECIALS! VEILING ! VEILING ! At 10c, 15¢ and 20c per Yard. TUXEDO VEILING, single width,in black, brown, navy and cream; new designs. At 25c, 30c and 40c per Yard. TUXEDO VEILING, double width, in black, brown, navy and cream; new styles. At 15c, 20c and 25c per Yard. 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She argued that unless fatherhood is the crowning gklory of man- hood then a woman’s work cannot be limited to a purely animal function. —— MENTAL KODAKS. Jane Eyre Tells How They Operated at the Woman’s Con- gress. The ladies who participated in the Woman’s Congress yesterday sat before the camera as many times and in as many different poses as there were pairs of eyes in the audience to behold them. That the photographs carried away by the members of the great assemblage were mental ones makes the fact all the more significant. Instantaneous photography has been an accomplished fact ever since Adam looked upon Eve after the ceremony of rib extraction and was pleased. We call these more or less crude likenesses “impressions,” and fortunate is the sitter who never fails to make a good one, for nine-tenths of the success in life he owes to that faculty. Surrounded by a half dozen ardent new women, who uncomplainingly stood first on one foot then on another, and finally took a lowly seat in theaisle of the church, Iin company with the others produced my mental kodak and proceeded to make “snap shots.” It was at the afternoon ses- sion. Many of the amateur photographers thought the light ‘“‘just right.” A few might have insisted that the softened light within four walls of home would producea more beautiful picture than does the fierce glare of public life. But then the photog- raphers were satisfied with the results of the sittings, whether the photographed ‘were or not. Dr. Elizabeth J. Corbett posed well as a woman who thinks. She is nothing if not onfimd. Life’s problem is not so ing to her as to most women, and every day she solves some portion of it. There is nothing negative about her, and yet hers is not one of those positive personalities that rasps every one who comes in contact with it. Essentially practical and essen- tially strong, Dr. Corbett's nature can be clearly read in the strong and matronly figure, the steady gaze, the fresh coloring and the gown—serviceable as to texture lng colm'.h St nd what flattering photographs the intelleotual “kodak flends’ would bave liked to make of Mrs. Steven Matthews, the dear little English woman with the cameo face, trim figure and flute-like voice. What a fund of kindly humor she has. “Voting has not ‘unwomaned’ me,” was her modest claim ; and the hardest-hearted 3{ Ler :wn or the opposite sex could not eny it. Dr. Sarah I. Shuey, introduced by the residing officer as a member of the Oak- and Board of Health, came to the front blushing .rasi red after some humorous allusion in the introduction. Here were refined enthusiasm and unlimited zeal, but with genuine womanliness always rmost. hen Mrs. McComas came forward as an exponent of dress reform a kodaker near me disposed of her as ‘‘that woman with a wrapper.” And so strong is the instinctiye regard for external beauty in the ferminine mind that notwithstam{ing her wise words about the necessity for dress reform and her true words about the courage required to adopt it her picture will remain conspicuous chiefly because of the *‘wrapper” effect of the Watteau pleat and gathered front. Dr. Kellogg Lane, imposing in appear- ance and forcible in argument, makes a igod impression, and Rev. Mila Tupper aynard’s fine intellectual face, youthful vigor and sweet compelling voice charmed the most fastidious. The lady from Le- moore, who told of the wonders in sanitae tion produced in that little city, is energy personified and determination in feminine guise. The Rev. Mrs. Bowles would im- press a stranger, like the writer, as an aspirant for leadership “in any shape, in mfi' mood,” a born manipulator of wires. xcepting, of course, Rev. Anna Shaw, whose jokes California dames and damsels anticipate with subdued laughter and reward with prolonged and echoing applause, Dr. Harriet Maxson made the hl’tr gf thednftemoon. e audience was informed by the presi- dent that Dr, Maxson has charg{a of apsani- tarium at_Saint Helena, Cal.,, and it thought, “What a ‘wholesome, airy, sunny, stimulating place that must be! "I shoufil like to go ‘there.”” All this because a bright-faced woman had come forward and begun reldmg a carefully prepared paper on‘‘Preventable Diseases.” ‘But the woman herseli—what a urnion of strength and sweetness in the face, what a repose of reserve strength in the attitude, what a world of restrained strength in the even tones of hervoice! It is evident that if there is a perfectly healthy woman in the congress it is she. The crimson tingein, the clear brunette cheek and the perfect {freedom of movement bespeak health of body, and the noble sentiments expressed indicate healthfulness of mind and soul. No “Americanitis” or nervous prostration for a woman of such abundant vj 0T, N0 moral or intellectual astigmatism for one of such clear mental vision. JaNE Evze. SKETCH CLUB PICTURES. Young Lady Artists Receive Their Friends at an Interesting Exhibi- tion of Paintings. A reception was given by the young ladies of the Sketch Club to their friends last night at 508 Montgomery street. The rooms were crowded during the entire evening. A number of selections were rendered at intervals by the Sketch Club orchestra, consisting of Miss Char- lotte Gruenhagen, leader and violinist; Mrs. Hermione Sproule, ’cellist; Misses Nellie Murtha, Stella Austin, Helen Rey and Josephine Hyde, bandurrias; and Misses Blanche Letcher, Adele Hyde and N. Treat, guitars. There was also a vocal solo by Miss Mary Carr. A number of the] strength of handliug an Mrs. L. Sleeth exhibited portraits that received attention. “Springtime”’ and “Foothills of Tamalpais” were two beauti- ful bits of landscape by Marie Rey Sander. Mrs. Bertha Stringer Lee had pic- tures on the line. A clump of eucalyptus trees, with a background of lpfiroaching fog, was ex- hibited by Miss J. M. Hyde. Among the pastels none were more striking than sketches by Blanche Letcher. Lillian Vesaria contributed landscapes in water colors. A water color sketch of the ‘“Alameda Boathouse,” the contribu- tion of Annie Frances Briggs, was much admired. Pauline Dworzeck had three water colors hung. _Albertine Randall Wheelan and Helen Hyde had nvefi fine showing in the room devoted to biack and white work. Mrs. Wheelan had studies of heads, and also showed pictures designed for illustrations for the new State readers. Neliie L. Murtha exhibited.sketches of young women. 23 There was but one etching, ‘“In the Cool of the Afternoon,’” a pretty bit of work by Helen Hyde. An odd design for the cata- logue cover by Miss N. Treat was engraved ictures showed power in color. in wood by Bertha H. Taussig. There were several portrait busts in clay by E. J. 1. Rumbold and Lucia Wores. Their exhibition will be open to the pub- lic during the next four days. No admis- sion fee will be charged. FISHING-BOAT OAPSIZED. The Farragut’s Master Thinks the Occu- pant Was Saved. The captain of the fishing steamer Far- ragut, upon coming into Fisherman’s wharf yesterday evening, reported the capsizing of a_small fishing-boat outside the heads, off Point Bonitas. 2 He picked up the boat and brought it in. He said he thought its occupant was saved, but*did not know. 3 5 Inquiry at the life-saving station failes of any further information. The waves dash against the rocks furiously where the | boat overturned, and a man would have to be more than fortunate to get on dry land. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Sireets. | CARRIAGE PARASOLS! At 65 Cents. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in Gloriasilk, in black only (unlined) will be offered at 652, At 75 Cents. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in twilled silk, in black only (unlined) will be offered at 75c. At $1.50. | CARRTAGE PARASOLS, in gros-grain ;1156 ruffle trimmed, will be offered at Coldred Silk Parasols! At 50 Cents. LADIES’ COLORED SURAH SILK PAR- ASOLS, 22 inch, all pure silk, value $150, will be offered at 50c. " GOWNS LADIES ! At $1.00. 50 dozen LADIES’ GOWNS, made of heavy mustin, yoke of tucks and insertion, finished with ruffle of embroidery, good value for $150, will be offered at §1. At $1.50. 50 dozen LADTES’ GOWNS, made of Wam- sutta muslin, round yoke of insertion and tuck finished with ruffle of fine embroidery, extra full sleeves, plaited back, regular price $2, will be offered at $1 50. LADIES' DRAWERS! At 75 Cents. 100 dozen LADIES’ DRAWERS, made of fine muslin, finished with_cluster of tucks and deep ruffle of embroidery on yoke band, good value at §1, will be offered at 75¢c. Murphy Building, Market and Joues Stregts. RE CLOSE ON HIS TRAL, Heney, Accused of Compli- city in the Carson Mint Frauds, Wanted. He Was Last Seen In Colorado, but Is Now Supposed to Be in California. Secret Service Agent Harris of the treas- ury is hot on the trail of James Heney, the man accused of being the chief swin- dler in the Carson mint frauds. Heney is being hunted in a quiet but systematic manner. 8aid Dudley Harris of the Secret Service Agent’s office yesterday: ‘“Heney left San Francisco for Mexico soon after the inves- tigation of the mint began, and he has not been seen since by any of the Government officials. We know that he changed his mind in regard to his Mexican trip and James Heney, One of the Carson Mint Suspects. [From a photograph.] went to Kokomo, Oolo. There he stopped fora while at the house of an old friend named John McKlosky. “The secret service agents got word of his being in Kokomo and they laid their plans to capture him. They surrounded the house and congratulated themselves upon having Heney as good as in their hands. They were 1snpfiinted. however, as the man they were looking for esca; d in some miraculous manner. Since tie time no trace of him has been found. ““Secret Service Agent Harris is very anxious to catch Heney. He is supposed to have been the chief manipulator in the mint robbery. To him has been traced the gold bar which was replaced by a copper one gilded. . The United States secret service is leay- ing no stone unturned to capture Heney. His description as spread broadcast all over the country is as follows: at Six feet tall, smooth shaven,awkward gait when walking and stoops forward, quiet dispo- sition and has a rather stupid look. Heney is still supposed to be in the United States and probably in the vicinity of San Francisco, where' he has many friends. THE SILVER DEBATE. T, C. Spelling Scores President Cleve~ land and Secretary Carlisle at the Iroquois Club Meeting. T. C. Spelling criticized President Cleve- land, Secretary Carlisle and John P. Irish at the meeting of the Iroquois Club last night, when the silver questiorwas de- bated. Mr. lling was the essayistof the evening. He said in part: Mr. Carlisle, Cleveland’s right hand, who pre- sumably acts without his leit hand knowing it, is doing missionary work in_the Democratic ranks in favor of the single gold standard. At Memphis he argued that the proposed change would put this country on a silver basis and that we could not trade with commercial na- tions doing business on a gold basis unless we used our silver at its depreciated coin value. He contradicts this proposition in ihe next paragraph of his speech as reported, for he truthfully admits that in international trade no coin of-ny nation, whether of gold or silver or paper, is used. Gold is invariably used in the form of bullion, and the balance of trade being invariably in our favor, it is as plaio as | sunshine that gold would be every year com- ing to us. Inorder to &ive some color to his prophecy that silver will drive gold out of cir- culation he refers to the panic of 1893 and its causes. Now I despise all shams, evasions and fraud- ulent uses of the facts of history, however high the authority, whether Mr. Cleveland, Mr. Carlisle or the Pope at Rome. He tells us that the coinage of silver under the Sherman law turned the tide of gold away from us, because it weakened the credit of the Government. But the actual facts add to the strength of m; ition that the currents of gold are gove: y balance of trede and not by the internal fiseal policy of any nation. Every intelligent man knows, and Mr. Car- lisle knows, that the panic in Australia and in the Argentine Republic and the undertaking of Anatro—!{\mgur to create a gold reserve raised the rates of interest in those countries and called English money-lenders to call in their gold investments from the United States to be used in a better market. Healso knows that the uncertainty of the action of our Gov- ernment on the tariff question interrupted international commerce and gave the balance of trade against us for the years 1892 and 1893, which all_goes to demonstrate the danger of ruinous panics as long as our currency system i‘i based on as narrow and shiftless a founda~ on as gold. ¢ The :fi’erdan of the learned Secretary is but an echo of the reckless and interes state- ments of the Wall-sireet organs and other hired clacquers in an attempt to further degrade sil- ver, to stop its coinage and grasp additional powers over the mbney of the country and the Tights and liberties of the people. r. Carlisle, Mr. Cleveland, Professors Wells, Atkinson, John P. Irish, Laughlin and all the professional teachers in money matters recite & long catalogue of doleful predictions and of evils to accompany the restoration of silver. These constitute their stock in trade. They can point to nothing either in the past or in the future that gives us any comfort under the gold standard. SOLDIERS’ FUNERALS. Bullis Directed to Allow the Relatives of the Deceased to Name the Undertaker. The matter of the removal of E. A. Bul- lis from his position as superintendent of the burial of indigent soldiers was before the Health and Police Committee of the Board of Supervisors yesterday. There was a petition signed by some un- dertakers complaining that Bullis discrim- inates in favor of certain undertakers and that relatives of deceased indigent soldiers had not been permitted to say who should conduct the funeral. The matter was gone over thoroughly, and the committee decided to report against_the petition for Bullis’ removal, but to direct him to always hereafter per- mit the relatives of a deceased soldier to select their own undertaker. e Irving Institute Reception. A reception 1n honor of the young ladies who graduated from Irving Institute at the end of the Easter term was held by Rev.and Mrs. Edward B. Church in the hall of the institu. tion last evening. Dancicg was indulged in till late in the evening, reireshments were served and nothing omitted which would afford a pleasant evening to the visitors,