New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
HONE NEWS.


NEW-YORK CITY
The Hungarian Literary Society OF New-York, an
organization which has for its object the promo
ton OF hungarian literature In this country by
;ranslating the works of great Hungarian writer's
into English and by giving lectures weekly in its
,iubrooms NO 93 St Marks Place. has for this
one occasion stepped away from its literary OBJECT
and = about TO arrange on December 81 peasant
ball, which will take place at the Grand Central
Palace Forty-thrd-st. and Lex.ngton-ave. Hun
gar.an peasant ball is worth seeing. The receipts
of this affair will be used 10 clothe poor children.
The pupils OF the Madison Avenue School No. CT
East Eighty-seventh-st. will present a Christmas
play entitled Three Sombre Young Men," this
afternoon at f:3O o'clock.
A regular meeting OF the Ennaean Society OF
New-York Will be held at the American Museum
of Natural History Seventy-sevenths and Eighth
ave- on Tuesday evening at O'Clock Raymond
l.. Ditmars will present paper on THE Snakes
Found Within Fifty Miles OF New-York City
Mrs Clara a. Williams. secretary and treasurer
of the New-York Free Circulating Library for the
Blind wishes 70 acknowledge through The Tribune
the gift OF $40 received by her from the Rev Dr.
David H. Greer. The Society for Providing Evan
gelical Religious Literature for the Blind In Phila-
delpha through the kindness OF II. l.. Hall. has
given seven volumes OF its publications. The New
York society has no permanent home at present.
and the books will be kept in Philadelphia until
one is secured At present, money may be sent or
Information obtained by addressing the secretary,
at No q East Forty-seventh-st.
This evening the Rev DR.. Madison c. Peters, OF
the B.oomingdale Church. the Boulevard and West
Sixty-e.ehth-st Will begin q series Of sermons
the sacredness OF the marriage relation. The sub
iect this evening will be The Wedding Ring; on
December 49, Young Men and Marriage; jan
uary j. Young Women and Marriage" and Jam
uary 70. 'FIow to Be Happy When Married.
The Rev. Dr. Newand Maynard will deliver ten
thA
ngdae Reformed Church, Sixty yeighth-st. and the
Boulevard the Rev DR.. Madison c. Peters, pas
tor The first lecture. The Cathedrals OF Old
England" will be given on January 8 at $50 p m
The Rev DR.. Charles H. Eaton will speak at the
Christmas service In the Church OF the Divine Pa
ternity this evening, "Was Christ One Of Many
Incarna tions?
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art s open free 70
the public from 10 a. m TO sunset on Tuesdays.
Wednesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays on Sunday
afternoons from l o'clock TO sunset. and on the
evenings OF Mondays and Fridays On Mondays
and Fridays from 10 o'clock until sunset copyists,
art students and members OF the Museum only
admitted free: others have to pay an entrance fee
of % cents on these two days.
The Museum OF Natural History IS open on week.
days from Q to o'clock On Tuesday and Saturday
evenings from 10 10 o'clock the public Is admitted
free. On Sundays 1t Is open from to . O'Clock.
Admission Is charged on Mondays and Tuesdays.
CLAUDE Falls Wright. secretary to the late Nine.
Blavatsly, will deliver a lecture this morning
Chickerng Hall. under the auspices OF the Aryan
Theosophical Society on 'Srhe Coming Race" An
Interesting phnse OF the lecture will be the treat
ment OF the Monroe Doctrine from an occult and
theosophc point Of view.
A comprehensive exhibition OF Water-colors by
prominent Dutch artists and OF landscapes in char
coal by j. Gurner Fisher forms a prominent part
OF the holiday exhibition at the Holland Art Gal
lerics OF A. Preyer, No. 92s Fifth-ave The coec-
ton will doubtless attract the attention OF the art
lover and enthusiast.
Coroner Fitzpatrick has set down the inquest in
the Of the nine killed by the explosion
the steamship st. Paul last Wednesday for next
Thursday morning II o'clock. He Will select a
jury OF mechanics familiar with the use Of steam
and machinery