New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
NETWORK CITY.

Painted kid fans are among the latest noVel'ies'
Wholesale houses are displaying Spring goods on
| their counters. -
Cretonne work Is tho favorIte needlework of fash
| ionabe ladies'
The latest device for arranging bouquets IS IN che
form OF an open fan. 49,
| sasbes tied or draped low Oh trained skirts are
| graceful and fashionable
Among the new prints are plain cardinal red and
| plain dark brown percaes :.
| Fnlton-st dog of grave and reverend men dis
| tributes circulars to wayfarers
Flat SQUARE heels ladies' boots are preferred 10
| the high mar French ones lately used
| Several of the shop windows Oh Broadway nave
| appeared prematurely in Spring dress
| The Lotos Club will give a complimentary dinner
| TO Mayor Ely Saturday evening of this week.
| Invitations to breakfast parties are engraved vi
urtten on small ordinary visiting card
| The latest trick of the "sponger" on n broadway
aoe is 10 give the driver quarter for change, and then
swear 1t was a half
Ecclesiastical lace is the latest novelty for trim
ming ball dresses carry out tho figure 1t should certainly
| be cardinal in color . 80 !,
| A rare flower. bearing the name of the Lily OF
p, IA xbbcd by sixthave florist and is for sale at
5Oc for a single blossom
| The new specie portemonnaie is cylindrical III
shape and plated Tencen pieces are evolved o Que
end and ive-cent pieces from The other'
Fashionable dressmakers now trim rich dresses
with nen bobbin" like that put on oldfashoned piio"
cases IL is revived under the name OF Torchon lace
The seizures brought to the Custom-house yester-
day consisted Of one keg and one case Oh pianuy HUH '
steamer Labrador $50 cigars and 235 reels cigarettes
The chestnut geldiug Richard" who mas rec
ord Of 225 1926 22j D. at Saginaw last summer mas
be.n sold by his owner Richard Perrstan to MI De"e! Oh
this city for $1,000
The pressure of necessity was shown yesterday
when Sanford f. invcgled John Fnngan into the
basement Of No soventhave and robbed him oil twenty
cents and an old knife ~,
A leading clother paints his name in mammoth
letters on the of yacht and sends the advertising
argosy Oh River cruise Like that OF the BIBLICAL
widow 1t will probably prove TO be cruise that iaeth not
In Yesterdays TRIBUNE, William Allen Butter was
referred TO as receiver the Peeksk Iron Company Ihomp
son = Flint a wellknOwn merchant Of this city, was ap
popted receiver company by Judge Gilbert IN an &C
ton brought by MT Butler.
Skilled mechanics are now being sent from tins
city TO Australia II could only export London
does that class accomplished artisans who work nights
piesantes village of the plain" would no Longer be dis
figured by an ugly prison ,
memorial engraving commemorative OF the
BROOKLYN fire sse and the proceeds OF It's sale are
10 be devoted surviving sufferers by the fire. IL Is ded
Schroeder and is for sale at all the principal
music stationery art this city and BROOKLYN
Assignments for the benefit of creditors were filed
Yesterday with County Clerk by Samuel Harris to Her
man arris by Rogers Ia John NJ Barlow ana Dy
Charles f. Rogers NJ. Barlow Herman gersenhem
has filed his of Common Pleas stating
his liabilities at sS2 9i7 |, and his assets at $7O95
A Long Island woman named Frederick Buck has
been hailed before by her economical children VINO
thought she squanderng her susancethe interest Oh
81 300 at six per cen-and demanded reduction OF TINS PIT
taee The Judge increased her allowance - % per week.
and there doubtless much gnasing OF teeth among he
prov dent progeny.
The veto of the Supervisor at Large of the appro-
pratiop 10 provide nrmory for the attn eGi
men said with general appreciation The armoFeS
have Brooklyn since 1870 over $'3SOOo Ihe Military
Committee OF the Board Of supervisors met some oi "e
at srnoy Friday and Col Austin "u inc eoht'ee
that he WAS opposed repairing Of the old building pre-
e ring wait for new one
An attractive water-cclor painting representing
Meissoniers studio been placed on exhibition at A. l.
t.warts Tents large show rooms On the nfth
floor Hangngs coors, Turkish rugs arnor casques
sketches statuary and all the appointments OF the artists
studio 20 make beautiful INTERIOR ana Meisoher'
picture Of 1907 painted for the late MI stewart rests OH
an easel in the ground This picture Is the work OF Ma
uf one OF favorite pupils and is said TO have
900 francs.
The Baldwin Pavilion, at Lexington-ave and
Fftetlst companion institution to the Womans Hospital
which has been building for nearly four years was submitted
Yesterday 10 the Governors Of the hospital After an nspec
,io, nv the Investigation the hospital was
approved pronounced ready Tor the reception Vi pa
TENTS The Pavilion four story brick bulcing WIN ac
for seventyve patients The cost has been
about 100000 The fund raised by contributions
among the principal 100000 from MI BaldWn
s25 900 each Mrs. John ]. Astor and Mrs "ilam
AstOr. .
The Commissioners of Public Parks yesterday dis
charged r. L. Cooke George Crshng division engineers
n RaiIey assistant engineer and Thomas Fox and
Mathew Cox rodnen. All belonged to the ANA opo
graphical engineer force for laying out the Twenyrd ana
Twenty fourth Wards They dismissed because the de-
partmen afford them under the present appo
,r,tions John Rccket messenger also discharged
Henry Bero appointed bridge keeper on the Central
Bridge and Daniel DAILY brdgekeeper the Thirdave
bridge each at a salary Of 81 900 year. .
The committee of the Aldermen OIL Croton water
suppy Yesterday continued their investigation into the con
tract for tapn cocks furnished the Department OF Public
Works W Brsa assistant engineer oil the Croon
A0ueduct testified that he had supervision oil inc pipe ya
and had approved bills for these tapping cocks The taps
are AS good samples furnished IN material ana WORK
mansb,p John Clonghen Daniel A. Webster and William
smith were also examined Cloughen Thought the articles
were workmanship The others said the appBeoeAs
were made of material and were not TIT FOR uso
Justice Duffy, having occasion yesterday to sum-
mon stock broker Tombs Police Court seut officer
George Brasted to serve the subpoena The ohcer was
above TO pass the Long Room, bur the moment he hah
entered by eight or ten OF the inmates anu hze
numerically knocked down, rolled In the dirt and
az length elected truly pitabe condition
The officer reported reception the stock brokers' and
the Justice granted warrant for the arrest OF inc
and sent the same officer o execute IT, lie coum
identify only one assaants whose was Edward
prudeny served the warrant upon him by
me senger At the Tombs Hornsbartel that he
part in the assault the officer and was dis
charged. o1,,,,--
Charles IT, Reynolds, while excavating for a well
Oh Newtown Creek vein Of mineral
water strongly impregnated with IRON
The Kingsley * Keeney suit against the city for
called yesterday before the referees and again
adjourned until Feb 20 on account OF otr ehgaseehso Vi
counsel.
An old-fashoned Southern cabin, made of candy,
with Uncle Tom sitting at the door in all the glory OF tall
and shining worries, attracts attention In Fuiton