New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-16
PEACEFUL MEETING oF soRosIs

"What do you do at SOrOsisq' is not seldom
question OF outsiders, especially Of country friends
The idea to prevail with plenty of people whose
good sense should teach them better that 1t is society
OF frantic disappointed ones who meet TO talk politics,
smoke sit sdewisc on chairs. and behave as unwomanly
as possible other ideas hold the Club as coterie OF
the most select brilliant and impassoned women OF the
city circle OF occidental Corinnes, ia short style OF
woman with whom 1t would be impossible for common
humanity TO exist We never could blame Benjamin
Constant being unfahful TO DE Stae and hundred
such women I'D be too much for any state to tolerate,
when they get speech OF THE TRIBUNE SOross Reporter
For want OF better word, must call soross club
OF ladies', but club where the gentlest manners are
studied az least where women meet to amuse them
seyes with the wit the good humor the sense and song
that are to be found in eighty OF more than aver
age thought and talent The last meeting which TOOK
place yesterday at Delmoncos usual, was graced oy
the presence OF Mrs Louise Chandler OF Boston, guest
of the Society and by the infrequent attendance OF MIS-
Cakes Smith.
Mrs Jennie juno Croiy, the President, was supported
as usual by DIT. Anna Dinsmore. most refined ana
practical woman and Miss Hllard. piquant Brooklyn
essayist takes the precedence OF business ana
cosy are the gatherings round tables where tea and
lobster salad aud chocolate cellars are shared
with bon mots and delicate criticism Al the lunch you
have the soul OF Soross. Condolences exchanged,
fances Jokes and harmless gossps but In corner or
the meeting will the keeneseared imp catch word OF
malicious gossip As rule IL is frowned down by the
Society Women who are capable OF better things don't
care TO talk scandal what do they nA to talk aboutf
Wethere was some play diminishing about PoSitivsn
for one thing and that led to The Gates ana one
sweetvoiced began describing her ideal home Ia
Paradise, and somebody compllmented somebody VINO
was absent, and one writer spoke well OF another
womans book coterie discussed their early enth
siasns in literature and funny little Jokes about publish
ers were made. Those who could be were witty, aud
those who could not. at least genial when women
have neither scandal politics to talk, they muSt IAN
back good humOr. A., c
In the way of business Mrs. Bureigh, from the CON-
mittee Literature, read request 70 the practcai
women the housewives and home genuses 10 give LeIr
ideas to the Society Precisely the thoughts OF these
silent modest workers. who never Imagined that they
had any talent were likely To be Of value and freshness
The Committee Music TO prepare rehcarsas OF he
beat paror music Memberships quartsttes ana Engsn
ballads as protest against the weak trashy alrs ana
the ambitious operate failures common In society ORA
matte performances 10 be part OF the winter pro-
gramme. Mrs. Wibour appointed ChalrWoman OF
the Executive Committee for the rest OF the year. ta
office being vacant through resignation. On motion OF
DR. DlnsnOrc, the number necessary FOR quorum was
reduced FROM 30 to IT, the latter number repcsohlsa
f,trer proportion OF average attendance. -
Mira Cakes Smith read selections from an nnpubusDed
poem on Woman's sphere winch is to DO gwen 70 tue
bubble entire. Shirley Dare gave an itnproptu sketc
comparing the of society to-day with those OF
Inc same position in ante Revolutionary umes-pur
porpR to be a re violation from her extinct grandmother
given ON her way to SOrosis. Preparations were ais
clissed fancy dress party at CAristnds ana TIC
Society adjourned I'LL the first Monday III DecemDer