New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-26
majority tho occurrence mas no special political sig
niuolnce.
BOSTON.
SOCIETY NOTES - CLUBS - THEATRES -
MUSIC.

Rosros Dee 25--Cbristmas week is not usually gay
one outside the family CIRCLE and this year Is no excep
ton There have been several dinners, recepuons anu
high teas, but shopping has pretty generally taken up
the time to exclusion Of other claims one OF 'he
peasantest receptions that OF Mrs b. H. Ticknofs
wife of the publisher for General Lew Wallace wins mas
been Mr. Ticknors guest during his stay In town Among
tho people invited and present DIR. o. W. HomeS'
Mr. and Mrs. I. b. Adrch Colonel T. W. Higginson'
Mr. Bynner the novelist; General Walker Mrs kate
Gannett Wells Mr.. +. r. Vlnton, the arust' oeheia'
Corse the new postmaster; and Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Howells On Thursday night General Wallace was en-
tcrtained in Cambridge by Mr.. II. o. Houghton his
former publisher.
The first Cotllon party will take place Tuesday NJ
Berkeley Hall Mr. T. f. Cushing will lead the german
The decorations will be OF Christnas nature ScVer
New Workers. are expected 10 be present
The Round Table Club have had the pleasure OF listening
to Justin Mccarthy "The Government OF Ireland ae
the monthly meeting this week, Colonel Hggnson pre-
siding Mr. Mccarthy and the Rev. Brooke Herford had
q little tilt over the government OF Ireland.
Several OF the more prominent clubs had their annual
meeting this week and elected officers for the new year.
At tho Union Club which still suffering for room In ts
cramped temporary quarters in somersetst, unti its
handsome club house next to the Tcknor mansion III
Parkst shall be reopened, Judge John Lowell was re-
elected president and among the vcepresidents are
Charles u Goldman George s. Hale and Solomon Lincoln
The Botolph Club which entertained General Lew Wal
lace last Saturday night, elected General f. A. walker
again for president, and Judge Miller Chamberlain for
vice-presidert
At the annual meeting of the Puritan Club, which Is 70
the younger what the Somerset Club Is to the older
Edward NJ Atkinson son of Edward Atkinson. chosen
president, and r. M. Saltonsta W. Il. Russell and '" H.
Castor, all young whose fathers are Union ana SOM
erset cubmen vicepresidents The limit Of membership
was placed at $50.
The Union Club lost heavily by death OF prominent
members. during the past year. Henry p Kidder, William
Gray IT,, and Charles Perkins being among the num-
Der.
AS II Boston was not already getting to be dubbed city
OF clubs still another is the tapis This time 1t Is
swell athletic club patterned somewhat after the Athletic
Club Of New-York. number OF gentlemen interested IN
the project met recently when 1t was proposed TO submit
clubs, and allow any Of them to enrol their 4
club house the Back Bay will be in order as soon as the
At the I7sd regular needing Of the Commercial Club
last Saturday General John M corse, the newly APP
Statistics Of his department. The subject Of Paper Its
Manufacture and Uses was discussed by the Hon VIII
der H. Rice and other prominent paper manufactures
The Womens Club, not To be left In the background,
will give Its annual luncheon TO Professor Maria Mitchell,
OF yassar College, on Tuesday at It's Parkst rooms Mrs
Julia Ward Home will preside.
The theatres have not presented any special attraction
s the e her
engagement Monday night with the Chonans." and
at the Museum the first presentation OF Held by the
Enemy" will superoede the reeeeented run Of " Har-
Dor Eghts" At the Globe The MikadO" Is doing fairly
made by the non-arriyal OF the new. Gilbert
and Sullivan opera Nothing else of eonse-
auence will appear until after tho year,
when on the night OF January g. the twoweeks season
OF the National Opera Company will begin with Mr.
Thomas to conduct 1.-THE Huguenos" will BIO the first
In order sale already begun and promises to be
unusually brisk The schedule Of prices Is orchestra u.s.
balcony 81 so, and so on in proportion.
In music this week the Apollo Club celebrated It's one
hundredh public night stately and earnest perform
ance OF Aendessohn's Antigone" music, connected by
MIR George Riddle with selections from the text which he
read with his best and finish At the supper which
celebrated anniversary Marshall T. Wilder the New
York humorist made great hit Brahmss trio for horn
piano and violin was played at the Knesel Quartete
concern Tuesday night served to introduce sOoi5
Xaver Refer the new symphony horn-payer lie mas q
head hair like the OF lion, singuBrly striking
Instrument perhaps, has been In this country foI
years The new Brahms symphony has been presented
y Mr Gerckc at last, but has not created any great
enthusiasm.