New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-01

DELTA Psi FRATERNi 1.-THE annual gathering Of
the Delta Psi Fraer lily was held in Philadelphia
Dec q and 2S' Nearly one hundred members were
present, emf racing representatives from the Universe
ties of Mississippi, Virginia, and North Carolina, Co.
lumb,a College of New.York, Williams College, Mass,
and several other institutions The public exercises
were held at Concert Hall on Friday evening" Dec. %.
Although this hall seats 1000 persons, it was entirely
filed with a very brilliant audience. Stewart l..
Woodford Of this city delivered the Annual Address,
taking for his subject "Garibaldii" and William r.
Woodn, also of New-York, read a Poem on the
"Progress of the Age" pleasant social reunion
concluded the festivities of the evening
H. N Elbridge, esq, of Chicago, ILL.,, will deliver
the Grafton before the Society in this city next year,
and the Rev. ]. T. Weres of Bangor, Me-, the Poem.
THE WoaANs LIBRARY.-This lie one of the pleasant
places Of resort in the city at this season OF the year.
and all who choose, welcome to enjoy its advan
tages Many beautiful books have lately been added
to its former handsome collection, among which are
two splendid editions of Shakespeare and other rare
and valuable books from Blwions Library. Of the
Shakespeare, one is the edition of johnson Stevens
of l77S in twelve large volumes, and the other is Han
mers Oxford edition of 771. Thereare also Boydes
Plates of Shakespeare, and Hobeins Court of Henry
VIII Ladies will get some new ideas as to the tash-
ions of beaddresses of the greatest beauties OF the
Court in those days from this volume But perhaps the
most ACCEPTABLE addition to the books of the Library
will be the books Of fashion, which will be imported
direct from Paris every month, beginning with De-
cember for the benefit Of those women engaged III
various branches of millinery and dressrnaking,
whose lack Of have prevented their access to
the highest authorities in fashion, and whose oppor-
tunee for Improvement in their business have been
thereby cramped and delayed. The subscription price
to the best magazines of fashion published In Paris Is
from $40 to $l5 year; and the Womans Library has
ordered nearly dozen Of the best comprising those
containing plates and new patterns for needework
and crochet well those for dresses coaks,
tlas and millinery. Paper patterns accompany the
magazines devoted to the latter and the subscribers TO
the Library will be permitted to c'lt patterns from
them. Thus they will have artistic rules TO guide
them and may become finished artists IL their work
themselves. Would not the gift of years subscrip
ton ticket to the Library be acceptable 10 most not
over-Tieh young women2
FIRE IN WEST BRoADwAY.-At 10 o'clock last night
fire occurred in the tenementhouse, of West
Broadway and Worth street. but it was speedily ex-
tinguished the damage sustained being immaterial.
KILLED.-Last nigh man, name unknown, fell
from the maintop to the deck of the ship X. L. Lane
and was il SANITY killed The shis lies off the Battery.
CouSrFaFEITs-Last night gang Of counterfeiters
made an attempt to food the city with counterfeit 81
bills on the Union Bank OF Haverh Mass, but their
plans were frustrated by the police.