New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-23
NETWORK CITY.

Sayal Academy.
NETWORK CITY.
The "Fanchetter and Camille" are new
chip bonnets.
Gray will be one of the favOrite cOlors the
coming season.
In silver tea-sets the "Minerva" pattern is
one OF the latest
Canoes were never so much sought for as
now and never so cheap.
The fashionable mOOnstone is out to repre-
| sent the man IN the moon
Brocaded black silk will be used in combin-
alton with plain black silk.
Signs of approaching Spring begin to DIS
figure city houses with the words TO let"
Semi-translucent stones are again worn, after
having been out OF fashion for nearly ten years.
The Byron collars and cuffs for ladies are
tho latest those in gupure embroidery are the pretcst
| The newest fans are of rich white satin,
with the monogram Of the owner painted In dencate
| flowers
Numbers nine and twelve ribbons will be
the widths most Used this Summer for trimming mats ana
bonnets.
Pure white damask is preferred for table
lncn 1t shows to advantage the coored chiha no" ~
much used.
Linen dresses will be made with pOOnalses,
and with beted blousewaists trimmed with linen fringe
| lace, aud embroidery.
| Undue scarf pins in japanese designs are
shown composed of two small canes with ran OF
! clOisonnG enamel attached.
Satin will be much used for trimming Spring
and Summer dresses. Some OF the new grenadines are
! trimmed entirely with black satin.
| The new col0red embroideries are used for
trimming chldrens white dresses Those with scalops
| OF blue cardinal red are prettiest
A curious little volume, just published, is a
reprint Of the directory Of broadway in ls5 IL Is pub
! lished by W. Worden. of No. Gl9 Broadway.
Plain black silks were never SO low priced
as at the present time. Handsome Cheney silks, which
formerly sold for 50 yard be bought for 81 90
! yard.
| The Commissioners of Emigration yesterday
reflected Commissioner Forrest president OF the Board
and rcapponicd H. s. Jackson as superintendent aud
secretary.
A Thrd-aye florist exhibits in his shop
window a miniature mill, with revolving wheel which
spnticrs the plants with water aud keeps them well
damPrncd.
TIE next lecture in the Cooper Union Free
course will be delivered this evening, in the great hall.
hy =. Austen Pearce, on " Musical Instruments OF All
| Nations" Illustrated.
A very rare and elegant bracelet at Stars
lu the shape Of cocd scrpen- holding topaz which
In, deem succcd to volcanic actoand then carved to
represent tie Egyptian beetle.
Between The second and third acts of The
the National Anthem played 10y he orchestra, the
large audience rising daring Is performance
A beautiful flower-holdcr is in the shape of
a cross aud Ihe crown Is attached Ito the arms
the cross. and holds glass vase the bottom Is in re-
ro-,c work it'll amy silver birds pcrched at the foot OF
he cross.
In a window of Bowcry pawn-shop is dis
played silver tea-sot which presented TO Captain
Thomas Budd by the passengers of the steamship Union
for hi. skllfnl manag mcnt during violent passage
fran New %
Ladies are making new rugs that closely
rescmbos the popular, but expensive Turkish rugs.
They yard and half OF some rich dark pattern
Of Brussels CARPET aud rayel it out. then with two
coarse steel needles they knit these rivced threads
Mrs. Sarah Ritter, of Frankin-aye. and
tyseY enlist, MorrsanIa lately
employed two young girls, Isabel Palmer and Lulu
smith, "a waitress ana chamberral. They were mis-
yesterday, AMI cwciry, slEcrwaie ana clothing,
worth over $500. disappeared with them
The thrty-fourth anniversary of the Brook
Ign Institute celebrated last evening, at the build
ing In Westinghouse. The report OF the treasurer
showed the receipts the to have been S53 II,
aud The expenditures Sl79s i. me R.y. Dr Henry
NJ scuIdcI. OF the Central Congregational ChueG, made
"a address OH Abraham Lincoln.
"Nip," one of the chimpanzecs at the New
York Aquarium. died. yesterday OF consunption There
will he Il post-mortcm examination this afternoon.
"Nip" arrived in this city from Africa three weeks
with female chimpanz"r He caught severe cold III
the long and This resulted IN quick cynsumption
The steamship Athenian. from Galveston for
Liverpool, put into this port Thursday night with loss
Of nddcr She stopped at Norfolk for additional cargo.
soon after leaving the latter port she encountered
heavy northwest gale IN unusually heavy sea broke
over the ana broke away the ruddrr She put into
this pon Tor revairs and Owcd to Erie Basin where
survey WAS held II hoped that repairs be made
without dlschargiug cargo
BROOKLYN.
During last week there were 1877 deaths, II
marriages. aud 2l9 births.
The value of the property stolen by n sneak
thief from the residence OF Northumberland Bradley,
No. ~ COycr-st,, is found TO be $500.
A frequent spectacle in the streets of the
Eastern District is bearing upon It's side, in
large letters. " Travelling stationery store"
A pistol shot entered window of the resi-
dencc Of Dr. Ryan, No. PA Bridgest., Thursday
ing. breaking Il mirror but doing no other damage
Ellen VI. O'Grady, who died, February Is,
in Bergan.st, Jcqucathcd $500 to the Home for the
Aged under the of the Little Sisters OF the Poor
Robert IIalisch age thirty-nine, of No. IS
Ten Eyck-st. attempted to commit suicide, Thursday
afternoon by cutting his throat and the arteries OF his
lett wrist His injuries probably Will not prove fatal
a solemn high requiem mass for the rcpose
Of the soul OF Plus IN celebrated yesterday morning.
in the Church Of the Holy Trinity in MontrOseayc. The
church filled with about 1000 people. Father May
acted rs cclcbran and also delivered short
mon Father Carroll celebrated mass in ST. Vincent de