The Olivia Letters: Being Some History of Washington City for Forty Years as Told by the Letters of a Newspaper CorrespondentBriggs, Emily Edson
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The Olivia Letters: Being Some History of Washington City for Forty Years as Told by the Letters of a Newspaper Correspondent
Briggs, Emily Edson
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933; Washington (D.C.) -- History
But if the solemn women who represent the “cause” have a desire to
see the world move they had only to look at the reporter’s desk and
see the large yellow envelopes marked “New York _Tribune_.” Behind
the papers might be seen Miss Nellie Hutchinson, who has earned the
title of the “spicy little reporter of the _Tribune_.” Miss Nellie
allows her hair to wander in “maiden meditation, fancy free.” Her
jaunty military suit, trimmed with gilt cord and buttons, shows at
once her determination to win a battle. She is said to be a strong
advocate for the “cause,” and writes it up just as much as the
_Tribune_ will permit. As all valuable papers were handed to her by
Miss Anthony from the platform, whilst your correspondent was left
in the cold, she gives this fact as a slight proof of the kindness
bestowed upon a lady who is engaged upon the _Tribune_. As the
perusal of these papers was not shared by the correspondent of _The
Press_, any omissions are requested to be overlooked.
In a few handsome words, Mrs. Stanton introduced Miss Phœbe Couzins,
who began her brief address by quoting, “Westward the Star of Empire
takes its way.” Then she told us that the East must look to her
laurels, else she would wake up and find them stranded on the shores
of the Western rivers. Had Phœbe read the Scotch Parson in an old
number of the _Atlantic Monthly_ on the subject of “veal,” she never
would have gone so far sky-rockety on the subject of the Territory of
Wyoming. Mrs. Stanton says the subject is settled out there once and
forever.
Mrs. Paulina Davis read a letter from John Stuart Mill, in which he
said he regretted not being able to respond to their kind invitation,
but that he thought Americans abundantly able to take care of the
cause. He then eulogized his wife, and said she had been the means of
converting him.
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