New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-06
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

Miss Georgina Roberts will give a new lecture on
The Turkish Question to-day at the Newport
home Of Mrs Frederick Vanderbilt.
Miss NJ. f. Ford gave the first lecture Of hef
autumn season at Newport Friday afternoon at
Chastelux. the summer home OF Mrs. Lorard
Spencer. lovely villa overlooking the sea- Her
subject was Literature In Its Bearing Every
Day Life" which is the first lecture OF her course
OF Life Studies In Poetry and Fiction" The sub.
Ject was treated with her characteristic grace and
visor. which have already won for her the admira-
ton OF New-York audiences
Inc occasion was a gathering of representative
Newport women. Among those present were Mrs.
Willing. Mrs. Aston. Mrs. Pendeton Mrs. Teal.
Miss Pauldlng. Miss Lawrence, Miss Mason and
Mrs. Burden.
During the month of September Miss Ford will
give series OF readings at Newport. after which
sne VII return to New-York Her series Of Life
three courses. Some OF the subjects are Liter
s suSs n rdm s Rsas ssssS OF LIE
phass Of the Human Comedy. According to George
aufeates STUDY OF Life from mn the Victorian
Larger England; The Ancient Joy of Living Re.
The Happy Thought" thea,re-hat support, which
was described in The Tribune months ago. will
be on duty for the first time this evening at the
Casino II is the invention OF Miss Harriet Gross
Cozzino, New-York woman Women who have
become indignant over the theatre hat laws can now
se e snst ONE 81 their has 50 far settled
lature.
1t is Literary Day to-day at the Professional
woman's League, No. ,5Os Broadway. There will BE-
a paper on Robert Browning and His Work. by
Miss Emma Elise West.
The National Temperance Hospital and Sanita-
rum Association will hold its annual meeting to-
day at Chicago.
The Twelfth Night Club will hold business meet
ing to-day at p. m TO decide whether the day for
It's meetings shall be Tuesday. instead OF Monday.
The reason for this is that other clubs to which
some OF the members belong meet on Monday In
the absence OF Viola Allen Mrs. Alice Fischer Har-
court former president, Will occupy the chair.
one OF the peculiar features of Labor Day which
is interesting the mothers is the prize baby show
be held at Bergen Beach to-day.
in speaking Of the coming municipal campaign
Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, says among other
things: THE women OF NewYork are charged
with grave responsibility regards the coming
municipal election. 1t largely depends upon them
whether President Low IL or is not elected as the
first Mayor of Greater New-York n they do not
exert themselves 10 further his election they will
be in great part responsible. individually and col
lectivey. should the misfortune OF his defeat
overtake NewYork."
There than two hundred ordained
women preachers In the United States. and ac-
cordng TO the Rev. Ada G. BOwles. president OF
the Womans Ministerial Conference. they are
divided as follows Unversaliss. 10; Disciples, IS:
Free Will Bapt!sts. 3s: Cntar;ans. "a: Congrega-
tonalsts Is; United Brethren. q. and Protestant
Methodist s. This report does not include mani
testify the coored woman preachers, who are
numerous. and probably outnumber the white
women prea hers.
One of the features Of the Italian festival given
In Brooklyn Saturday evening the marching Of
hundred little girls.
There was womans horserace in Lewiston.
Me. yesterday which was watched with much
interest. A shower interrupted H. and It Will be
finished to-day. The fair eQuestriennes were MISC
I.eoa Elliott. Mrs. l. +. Crosby. Mrs. Ii. h. Mead
er and Mrs. y. +. Woodcock.