New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-11

giIls-some examining books and pictures and others
taking books to their homes. Names OF suoscrioerS
have been received even from remote peces-aariem'
Fordbsm, Astoria, Eew-Jerssy, aud Brooklyn. Filth
avenue, Madison square and Gramsrcy Park are rep
Ie,ented among s subscribers for the fair ladies from
those high localities cay that they take an Interest and
pride in tbia Womsps LIBRARY and Intend to heipn
all they can Mics Elizabeth Black well, one Oh ths
most cultivated women in New-York, visited the Id
b,a1y. dey or two ago. and seeming highly pleased
With the plan of the institution put down her name,
and took ont book.
Tire walls Of The Library ere adorned with some very
fine pictures, including Get OF cartoons oil hapna'i
There are alec charming views Of Paris In chroino
ltbograph few oil paintings, and choice engravihgs'
large table in the center Of the room is covered win
illustrated works, richly bound, and OF KIND whicn
will most interest women. Among them is maguin-
cent copy Of Millions Paradise Lost," Illustrated
with Martins sugerb mezzotiut engrayings. Thsre Is
also Goodricb's Court of Napoleon" the "Court OF
Queen Victoria" the women Of the Republican
Court" the "Womsn of Beauty aud Heroism," and
the Women Of the Bible" glance at the book
shevss lie efficient to show that the works have been
selected by those who know what women like, and
what they require in the way of mental stimulus.
The PRIscE's BALL.-Vaaty Fair, for the week
ending Oct Is, contsips poem entitled The Princes
Ball written by Mr. L C. Stedman aud ILLUSTRATED
by Stephens From It the following extracts are made:
For the honor and commerce Of the city,
Twas plain there must be Committee!
So Zen Of means end mi ht were chosen,
Score by score snd dozen by dozen
In all, four hundred noble names,
With General Scott to lead them:
So rres, their fortunes and their flames,
Tbat when the Aldermen came TO read them,
Trey bessed tkeiL luminaries stellar,
And hid abs,hed in the City Hall cellar
Thirty Presidents Of thanks
Were in the Committees foremost ranks
Half as many had bsnAs Of their own
Nearly score o rich had grown
Each could ssrt oaily paper alone;
To give tire lat variety,
Plenty Of lawyers were scattered through
With lodges ard editors not few,
But these CT the orthodox ssfrcn hue,
The golden CT society,"
The His, orica Rooms represented,
And the Clubs had cause to be well conteniedi
Lots OF the rising ticket-shares
Were held by the " Union millon.res,
Apdthe "AtheIaun" counted In,
Though famous rather for numbers than tin;
The classic Century fupished severn
Then. to give the loaf proper eaven
Ofbiblopolcal tsste antique,
A note was sent in Coptc and Greek.
Requesting the Bradford Club to assist
In liking out the Commttee-lsti
An snsver came, in cureborm signs
When read by paleoogist,
Il said: 1.-THE Bradford Club declines,
Engaged on business yitsl'
They were reproducing "by special permission
The Book Of Genesis lst Edition,
u. C. l49l,"
With steel facsimile, fairly done,
OfMossss book plate n the title.
In fine so stylish ard wealthy set
Were never gathered together yet
Full of BANKERS, clubmen and scholari
Herald reporter who knows how to count,
Added up their estates to the gross amount
or Two HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
The Committee me. to di,cuss the question how to
honor the Price.
Then from their sofas uprose ten
yery wealthy and righteous men,
With consciences sorely troubled:
THEY'D dance If they must" but II they could call
The ting Reception, instead OF a Ball."
They'd see their subscriptions doubled"
-Four were PTesbyterisns bue
Pigh Church EpiscOpssns two
Iow.ctuich Eniscopslsn one
Bread. Chu1ch Unitarian, nonsi
Three Bsptists, open and close
AL pillars IN firm position
For two tue Ball wa too much OF q dose
But the eight resolved with one accord.
Thlt 90 David danced before the Lord.
They'd foot Il once. for the royal nonce,
Despite the ri,k Of perdiuOni
Yet the better to wssh the sin away,
Each secretly vowed to shortly pay
Very much more than ever before
70 the AeLsristsn mission.
Thereupon the Conf ittee voted. ll
That Ny Lord should have Academy Ball,
And the matter settled without more ado;
| Their ss knowing umors began to creep through
The daily ournsls. of what was in view,
| Very area. uer the Committee grew
| In eytryore's estimston.
| Little By little the news ran'pired
| That the grand Academ- had been hired
At fabulous mputaton
That after this, Aladdin himself
Msht lay up bis rusty old Lamp on the shelf,
| For the splepdo1s familiar to Genius or Elf,
Would ptle by the side Of those supplied
| For Lord Renfrsw's deleotston.
To think how the four hundred members haIas,ed
By Thousands Of friendly requests for a card!
Married and single alike embarrassed
(sorne say they enjoyed 1t. but that e cansrd),
Whether eating talking riding or walking,
Almost while d.e,sng themselves and undressing
| With pretty lips poutng and white cares,iug.
And sweet voices hing naidenly blessing,
| Auesipg to dance with kiss, lave, wed,
Those b. whom the dear girls to the Ball should be led!
CHESS IN NEw-YoRR.-Paul Morphy and Louis
Pausep may be seen often at the Club and although
one Of them at least is very eager 70 encounter hi'
rival the prospecle of match are becoming quito du
pious II is to be regretted series of open and even
games duly carried by such adopts as Paulsen and
Morpby, would certainly prove highly interesting to
amateurs generally, would sift out two Of the
most important opeDiUgs-the Evans gambit, for in-
stapce-aDd revive the cause Of Chess, which of lac
| 1as been rather drOoIiDg.
| Wh.n they first net at the tournament in 1857,
Psulsen displayed power of auslyss and tkl which
| rea an mncb the more surprifng that he possessed