New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-21
CITY ITEMS

MrsIcAL AND DRANATIC.-Nss Lnzy Parker, a
young LADY of this city gifted with very fine, cul-
tivated mezzo-soprano voice, viii give tomorrow
night concert at Irving Hall, opposite tho Academy
OF Jusc--a farewell entertainment, as she proceeds
to Italy to prepare herself for the stage. The occa-
sion will be one of interest to the wel-wishers OF
the meritorious lady.
Tonight Monday the opera II Ballo viii be
repeated at the Academy, there being not tine for
the rehearsal Of the new opera till next Monday.
There will be but one OPERA therefore-Mr. Ull-
mans second beneft-ths week, that of this
evening.
Mr.. Horace Waters has instituted what be calls
"a new feature that is, person TO play new
pieces, &c., at his wareroom, as TO expose their
character to buyers.
Mrs. Matilda Heron Stoepel has written play
called The Belle of the SedsoN-belles name, Miss
Upperten; scene, -York-which thus FAR has
had successful run Of two weeks in Philadelphia
EVENING CLASSES FOR ISsTRUCTIoE.-The great
want of our youth in the city, especially those from
the country who have to live in boarding houses,
away from the refining influences Of home, ami with
only such associates as chance may throw in their
way, il some means Of pleasantly employing their
spare time without jeopardizing their morals. The
days work over, a yoang man having no home, or
abiding place that reminds him Of it, is at loss how
to spend his evenings, and craving excitement, is
ready for anything that may turn up. He goes lnio
the Streets and with his companions drifts along the
great thoroughare, finding temporary pleasure ia Its
glare and tumult. The drinking saloon concert hall
and other places of deeper infamy are arrived at by
easy stages, till the unsophgticated youth becomes
vicious man, and perhaps finds when too late, that
the alurements of the town have sapped the founda-
tons of bis moral being A large metropolis is q
place Of extremes and such has been the fate of thou
sands who are drawn into the maelsrOm Of city iie
Nevertheless, self.improvement may be eourted with
the aid Of opportunities nowhere else enjoyed.
Here are the best libraries and reading-rooms that
association can establish; the best lectures on all
branches of art and science that public taste can ask
for; and, more important than either to our IN
guarded youth, we have public classes in great va
riety of studies instructed by practical teachers who
are unexcelled by those Of the best universities.
Among these agencies for good we know Of none
more valuable than the Mercantile Library and the
Cooper Institute.
The evening classes at the Cooper Institute are
already in operation, and have been described in
these columns and those arranged by the Board Of
Directors of the Mercantile Library Association for
the present season. are soon to be commenced under
favorable auspices. The latter embrace range H.
GLIDING French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin,
Greek. Grammar, Mathematics, Music, Elocution,
Drawing, Photography, PenmanEhip, Bookkeeping,
Equestranisu, Gymnastics, Skating, SParring and
/ Fencing. For each of these coveted attachments
there il separate class and the instructors are gen.
orally well known for their ability-some of then
having been employed by the same institution fol
more than twenty years. The classes of the Mer
camille Library Association begin about the LIST o
November, and the subscription books are now opel
at the Library, Aston Place.