New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-23
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SOROSIS AT DfNNER.
.prpcBrs MADE BY BOTH LADIES AND GENTLE
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coros;s held its annual dinner Mt DelmOnicO's
,as, night There were $50 covers. Mrs. David G.
Croly presided Among those present were Mrs Julia
Ward Howe Miss Msude Howe. Mr. and Mrs. lie
ponreop Colonel Fellows, the Rev Charles H. Eaton,
Mr. and airs. r. II. soddard, Mrs r. j. Sargent Mr. and
Mrs James c. Bay!is. Luther H. Marsh. Mr. and Mira o.
p Bunce DR.. Fuller Walker. Mr aud Mrs. J Wells
Champney Mrs j. s. 7. Stranahan. Mr. and Mrs. Mon
emo d. Conway, MIR aud MIRA John Towushend Pro
fessor and Mrs Boyeson. Commissioners and Mrs Squire,
DIR and Mrs. Doromus and Dir. and Mrs. Guernsey.
The feast the flow Of soul found express
sion after o'clock In n.usic bJ Mrs G. L. studwel
Mrs William Courtney. Mile. Anegliana Mss Clara
slursmau and ivan Morowsky and responses TO t"asts
nv the ehosen few After welcome had boon extended
by the president and song had boon sung by Mrs Sd-
we'll Mr. Conway entertained tho company with witty
account OF the Princess OF Wesphala, who ruled only
women but found ii necessary TO have hohainpioa
In the form OF man he was pledged to
keep himself not less than ten miles from the palace.
and strange to say he never btok1 hs pIedRe mr. Con
way declared that since the times of the Anszons
sst6e men had been the biggest aud the women the
smallest" The reason OF this lad lately been dscov
srsd reat expectation vsib. the faces of SOruss
never let out the secret Corresponding detection
Mrs Howe bad wOndernl changes In this the city
ri her birth since sho left to reede elsewhere nearly
forty years Tue associations under which women
met had opportunity I" advance their cause were
nsp s%a ,"p' Mrs lowe read several verses
q poem by Mrs May Reilly smith advising tho members
OF sorosis to speak good OF each other tonight when
the re.e 10 done was received with tuiuultuOus dp
MIR Chsnpney. introduced as one of the husbands OF
sorosis paid warm tribute to the sisters and dangh
fers and wives OF SorOss I'm return for the compliment,
and Ihen Eliza H. Common made tho wittiest speech
of he evening. which evoked almost constant applause
She was all sarcastic In Tone yet all the
WINGED terribly although trying desperately To laugh.
Sine said speak to the other sido Of the fencc-the
gentlemen. Their sweet smiles and bright faces con
nuer us every time when we 90 home from the toIling,
al ma
win one sniie from their lips could suffer all
things; We adore theu-wheu they keep IN their
rroer sphere nothing shocks us az 10 lose
that uatye monesty, that peculiar softness peas of
lsughter which is his highest attraction In our cyes
Gentlemen. don't lose your sOttness. LaughtoT IL
ever In the alton OF souls become man. I'll
take revenge for the number OF mes heart has been
bro1en should want to hs New York Han he always
sa.JA M for the women at hveeent hours Let ms
drink To health Of the OF NcwYork. the best
1oolirg hest-dressed Ia America Great ap-
plausel The festivities continued until reasonably
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