New-York tribune., 1877-11-23
NEw-YORK CITY.

With the satin brocadcs and embossed yelvets
has come in the Queen Anne style OF dress, high ru and
all.
The sem-dress coat for gentlemen this sea-
son is the oub-brcasted frock-cOat, known as the
"PIince Albert"
Some of the handsomest imported dresses
are made with the round waist, which, of course must
be with a belt
A Fulton-st. broker exhibits three "dollars
OF daddes," OF the coinage OF 1913, lor "hcn ho
demands ~ 80 each.
Peter Davie has been elected assignee OF
John Jacob Peter Wilder who failed some time ago with
Liabilities Of 10000.
The Rev. Joseph Cook will deliver the sec
ond lecture OF his in Association Hail. this even
ing, on " German Rationasm."
Handkerchefs must be slowed away in pock-
cts no more but be carried in the hand orattached to tho
waist; consequently costly ones must be used.
Street peddlcrs are now indulging in Japl-
nese toys many OF which ingenious in device and
furnish an abundance Of amusement for the 1reside
Valenciennes lace Is more in demand than
poin-ace The d" Holy Gran pattern and other sacred
designs copied from robes in converts are the choicest
The new material for morning dresses very
much resembles the old Dolly Warden cloth; as 1t IS
covered with large designs, such as birds insects and
flowers.
There are about $1,000 Bohemian cigar
makers in tins city, and 1000 Poles, the latter mostly
merchants and not few OF them professional and lit
eTary men.
Francis Grumb, homeless man, committed
suicide at Is a. M yesterday by hanging himself IN the
hall Of No $50 Eleyenhaye. The Coroner Will nyesii-
gate the case.
\ japanese folding toilet glass is the latest
device; when placed upon dressing ladies are
able 10 get front back aud side OF their heads,
without changing thcIr position
The fashionable style of halr dressing is very
low in the neck. The rows OF pulls worn outside The
front Of bonnet and resembling false teeth in their
s,In regularity, are no longer IN vogue.
The President OF the Stock Exchange gave
notice Yesterday that any member selling puts" and
"cqis ON the floor Of the Exchange would be punished
under the bylaw pertaining to misdeneanoIs.
During the thIee months ending Nov. !, 40l
nateuts have been admitted TO 81 Fraucs Hospital, IN
E.s Fifthst: 81 nave been discharged and hf.y-six
was los.
The series Of lectures at Chickerins Hall will
be opened by Y. j. Dc Cordoya, this evening with his
new lecture, The rpIey Family (of sumyil) IN Eu-
rope" Reserved nave been placed at The low price
Of - cents
The expenses Of the Womans Hospital
during the year were 1479 81, and the receipts S22
10f03 There is sr an unpaid debt Of $1,000. The
Rev Dr. Hall and Dr Hamilton deNered oici addresses
at the auuiNer. agy yesterday.
The Board Of Police has decided to give the
1a1ngs Of the streets and other dirt TO farmers and
others free of charge material to be delivered at the
docks Iuc rsbmgs have been sold heretofore TO tanners
for mauurug purposes at 20 cents 70 cart load.
The body of William c. Kneclaud, the real
estate dealer who committed suicide at No. 3l6 Hudson
St. wednesday. was taken charge Of yesterday by SIR
Place. one OF his friends. and preparations arc being
made fer the funeral Tho inquest will not be held Tor
several DAYS.
There are about twenty first-class costumcrs
in this city. all of whom do good business during the
Winter. the Summer being devoted to making and ar
~ 900 AND be brrd Tor $50 night. The more COM
mon suits may be hired ior from 50 t0 Slj each.
At the meeting Of the XYlIth Assembly Dis
trict Republican Association last evening, resolution
was offered providing that the Executive Committee
announce the ticket be voted fo at The next primary
election one week before me cecton As many ONCE
tions were made the resolution was Withdrawn
Cyrile Dion has replied to William SeXt0n's
proposal discount him in five Of billiards Of 200
points each, after sections return from ms southern
imp Mr. Dion, in eiter state that ihis delay Is IN
south and play in any CITY which he mly select
The La Crosse Clubs of the University of
tie City Of NeW-York and of Maunatianyiie College
played their nrst game at Central Park on Thursday af
The first two goals were won IN five minutes
minutes, and when time was called neither side had OBJ
tanned goal.
Thirty-two race horses from Colonel McDan-
ies's stable were sold auction in this city Yesterday.
Among the wclLkuoWn horses were the following ST.
James 81 GG5; LADY salycrs $3.50; Glen Dudley,
500; Princeton, $500; Mary Buckley, $500; Eastern
star, $3.50; Madse $40; SISTER 10 Glen Dudley, 500
The other horses brought nom %lCO 10 500 each
At the anniversary of the Widows and Or
phans' Society yesterday, Mrs. W. p. Griffin Mrs. L.
Perkins and Mrs. j. I. Johnston elected irst
Ond and third directors, respectively; Mrs G. T. White
head. Secretary, and Mrs. Charles Tracy, Treasurer;
1916 children had been assisted. An appeal was made
to the public for assistance
The wife Of a prominent Fifth Avenue Demo-
the Andrew Jackson homestead. 1t consists OF hand
some fireplace screen and sct which was presented by
Old Hickory" 20 adopted son, and is now being DIS
posed Of Tor the benefit OF the latters Impoverished
widow, whose necessities have become great to
compel the sacrifice oi her personal effects.
The committees appointed to solicit the loan
Of antique iaccs and valuable fam tapestries and
broderes for tine Loan Collection to De held i'm Deccm-
cety Of Of Decorative Art met yesterday. number ~
beaiil spccineus Of antique lace were received some
old Vaenccuucs aud Point de Brabant, also a handker-
chief Of Brussels pomt-ace embroidered with gold.
Camilla Tnoth, a lunatic at Bellevue Hos
plta, attempted 10 commit suicide yesterday. lie had
been very violent since admission into the hospital
few days ago. and II was found necessary to conine him
with straight Jacket Ia this condition, while being
moved 10 uts Island, at The Twenty sxth-st landing,
lie sprane rom bis Keeper and plunged mo TIE river.
He rescued, aud strapped firmly to his bed in
cell. He expressed regret al MS failure, and declared il
TO be his duty TO Kill himself
A large meeting of the silk-hat manufacture
crs was held in this city, action with regard to
i reduction Of the duy silk plush. An the prominent
NtW-N0rh manufacturers were present. There were also
representa- from Chicago, ~ Louis, Cincinnati EUs-
and Philadelphia. Resolutions adopted urlIng
necessity of reducing the duty silk plush from
sixty twenty per cent aud Mc,sfs. Cook Dunlap aud
Morris appointed committee 10 e. TO Washington
uuu ldy tho matter before Congress.
BROOKLYN.
No less than seven "annual fairs" in aid of
churches OF benevolent institutions Ia progres this
week, in Brooklyn.
No chances were made I'm any of tLe city