MRS BESANT.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2992, 17 September 1878, Page 3

MRS BESANT.

Mrs Besant, who lectured.^at Derby lately^ $ thus described by a local rep'or- ; { er " s ui«»Mrs Besaht'iSklady on< the besfc* 'side of middle'agei 'gi'fttfjl !ii 'countenance of a very prepb^sessing'typei -With' a head.o^intellectual ..shape, set off by the'■trimly-c'oiTfferea luxuifiant black hair, matching dark'knd 1 e'xpressiW!eyeV; jife 'a'ddp a coittin^efarniore ornate than that v t p!' Ifemale''bra'fors' in general 1; ; A '"black silk,' dress,.„with_ a fashionable length of train,^ isl relieved 'by the gold watchchain- r ahd a ■; large flocket T and ,chai^" 50n herieft han(Tfli»B w rings make a-, conspicuous, appearance* but they dondi include' a ' wedding ring. in ( gesture, Mrs Besant is most anipated,| iinjljher.' arguments are .accompanied "bys an'«im6^nt|o£ ', physical 'demoiastraijiipjn'that, leayes hqr, t at ,the,terminatibnof'her leer, turei greatly exhausted.'' ,: The maiter ,pf the Rolls, by the w, was { wron^,iu supj posing that no" "decent, } and' "respectable •woman wpuldfpr the future associate withIVlrs, Jjes'anli.. r,Here'is a lette^ from a laffy, ( to'ajn evening paper which proves the fcon- r trairygt rt» foXflVPt'&P PP* .jtesitate t 't'o»,c.ome'i forward and.declarejthat there.is at,.]|east. one. respectable woman in,th'isACOuntry,.; thei.denunciatipns ,of the Master, of • theißolls do not deter>i from associating, yn.th /Mrs Besant; andh who .deemsiiti aaf honor, tot work by her-sideuinvihepiphilail,* thropic 'efforts to ameliorate ithe'eondi^ tioti'of. thepobri'^There^are'Bc res of my cbuhtrvwomehVwhd'are proud'bf'ttie'-saitfe privilege.— I vYe'inaih', ;:siri:";y6drs r iSc^.y Elizabeth H. Rennich, 42, St. Charle's'i Square;'North;iKensington'; peaii Mail.'-"' y': 1 ""•■"• •"'■ •-•■"■'•■■"'" :-"':' it;;f; -■•