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New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
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\ correspondenf asks How do you know when
A boiled potato il done" The simplest method is
70 tes, il with fork. The experienced cook can
tell instantly whether II mas reached the exact
stage when il will appear on the table mass OF
snowy mealiness and has not yet become water
sodden with overlooking.
Another method is % wiring one Of the potatoes
in coarse kitchen cloth TO extract the moisture
II (, is done II will no a mass OF snowy meal II
is Impossible 20 give any time that will apply 10
all potatoes AZ all seasons OF the year. freshly
dug potlto in August is a failure II II * treated
like old spring potato.
There are three popular blunders into which
cooks ar. apt to fall. and to which We owe so
NAM dishes OF watery. sodden potatoes.
Firs.-A potato should never he entirely peeled
r. should be thoroughly scrubbed with little
scrubbing brush kept for the purpose. and merely
a thin strip OF skin-not over hair an inch VIDE
should be peeled around the vegetable
Second-A potato should be cooked in clear not
salted. water. ,
Third-The potato should be Dolieu sl"duhE anu
Tpon the age OF the potato depends whether it
potatoes should be carefully cooked for thirty
minutes in boiling water Drain every crop o
wate- YOU can of hem Shake Them well Zee
them rapidlv keeping them in thick linen towel
while they being peeled Lay tn"H Dhck IN thc
warm pot under another cloth. one oy one, as soon
a. they are done Deily i'm this process VIII spol
the potatoes Let them stand covered win
coarse cloth in the pan three or four minutes.
scatter salt over hem and serve al once. some
cooks squ-aze all their potatoes. one Dy one IN d
cloth the instant they are done 10 eXtraci me
moisture Half-grOWn potatoes are never meaiN
Emil. grown ripe potatoes should be treated IN
:, ne same wav a. new potatoes until thty nave Deeh
stored forn some months and begin 20 grow OH.
~ Dacsmb.r IL IS .irn- cook potatoes in cold
wafer Wash them rhOrouehlv with tiny brush
p.-l n strip around them. Put them over IN ciedr'
cold wafer. let them come rapidly 10 the DollnE
noirt and cook for twenty-five minutes Try thrm
win , fork and = not done. cook them nv MIN
,,,.s Longer ana test them again Shake them for
an ins,an, in , draught Of cold air. 20 start the
starch Cover them a' once ana pee. lhe" III lnr
an instant under clOtn
There j. considerable difference m various VaTlr-
80 n. notatOes The present aim OF gardeners
seems 20 be to secure quantity rdther tnan qiau'N
Germans pr-ser rathe- waNen. nail grown poI'.o
,o- salad The inv little potatoes SHOWN nv TER
man grOcers ~ winter are importsd TOT MS p'i
pose Large quantities of potatoes are lmporiru
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
IRr MnRES TO BE SOLD.

4 large collection OF modern paintings antique
and modern ceramics bronZes ivory carvings lac
o,e-s ancient arms. cuTios. relics fine furniture
and valua ble hooks formerly owned by the late j
NJ Munoz OF this city. who was Consul for Bolivia
and Costa Rica will be- sold al auction next week
az the American Art Galleries. Madison square
South For Monday afternoon AT 2.S0 o'clock the
catalogue shows niney-four pieces of japanese and
Chinese porcclains no pieces OF japanese pottery
and many examples OF Japanese lacquers. on Mon
day evening will BE- sold number OF oil pant
ings water-colors. and framed engravings.
There f. 4 long list OF JAPANESE ivory carvings.
bronzes and metal work. Chinese norceains and
small cabinet pieces FOR the sale on Tuesday after
noon and for the sac Wednesday afternoon. The
hooks 10 ne. number OF ~. and some maps and
.ngravings will b. sold on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings Glassware silver and plated ware and
manv rurios will be- sold Thursday afternoon.
The valuable old arms and furniture Will b- sold on
Friday afternoon , ,
Twelve vater-color and siXty-eight original draw
ings bv Rufus Fairchid /ogbaum will be- sold by
Thomas +, Kirby the auctoneer at the American
Art Galleries on Friday evening OF next week The
collections will re free view at the galleries from
this evening until the time OF the rat.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
REPUBLICAN WOMEN AWAKE
THE CHELSEA SOCIAL AFTERNOON
TURNS INTO A POLITICAL DEBATE.
HELEN vARICK BOSWELL AND CoRNELIA s
ROBINSON MAKE ENTHUSIASTIC


ROBINSON MAKE ENTHUSIASTIC
SPEECHES
The Chelsea Republican Woman's Club held
informal reception and talk at their rooms. No
253 Eighth-ave.. yesterday at o'clock Mrs. F. c.
swlnney. president OF the club received the guests
and after short period OF social chat the regu-
lar programme began with song. TO guitar ac-
compartment. by Mrs. l.. NJ. Grove
Miss Helen Varick Boswell told OF her pleasant
visit to the Mckinley home in Canton. and OF
Mrs. Mark Hanna. whom she met there. Miss Bos
well said:
Il believe that she will be the beauty of the
Administration. for she is certainly the very ha nd
soonest woman have seen. except. perhaps
Harriet Lane Johnson niece OF President Buchanan
Mrs. Hanna resembles Mrs. Johnson in type-the
same regal style"
Mrs Cornelia s Robinson then gave ar interest
ing account OF her Sunday evening class for politi
cal study in Little Italy This class formed
by the Republican Womans Club and has about
forty members. ranging in age from sixteen to
twenty years The class embraces boys OF va
riey OF occupations including bootblacks. BARRIERS
bartenders students and would-be lawyers. Mrs
Robinson regards them extremely bright and
intelligent
within the years before the next Presidential
election" said Mrs. Robinson these boys, in
most cases will have reached their majority. and
their teaching i'm this class will decide their vot-
ing. Does the Republican party realize what this
means, From such "A nucleus the entire quarter
may become Republican, owing 10 the Efforts or
Republican wOmen-nOt There Is some hing
else b- considered. some thing Of gravsr mpor-
tance \ number OF those boys OF sixteen and
more cannot read write in their own
language. and yet VIII they become" unchallenge1
voters when they reach the Of twenty y-one! !
A. a rule. the fathers Of these boys are naturaIZed
citizens Most OF the Young men nave perh III tnis w
country since they little children and one
would like know why the Compulsory Educa-
tion law is not enforced Such q state OF affairs
is nothing less than scandalOus, Let US have an
educational qualification clause enforced In re-
gard TO voting and a compulsory education law
carried into effect.
These boys anxious TO improve that
they hive formed circles meet on other nights
through the week one for studying history, one
for travels and one for English.
Mrs Robinson's talk was followed by general
discussion
Th. next meeting will be held In the same rooms
on Thursday OF next week AT p. Mrs. r..
Stroud will read a paper on Current Events.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
THE AUTHORS GUILD TEA.
THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON lat HOMES"
APPRECIATED BY MEMBERS
AND CHESTS

The American Authors Guild gave most graft
Tying reception yesterday afternoon. Many mem
oers from out OF town. within a radius OF twenty
i've miles testified by their presence their pleas
ure in having appointed time for meeting their
colleagues. These Wednesday receptions are 10 be
continued throughout the season without exception
Fifteen members-men and wOmen-have been
ADDED during the last two months and number
of books given TO the library yesterday.
The Guild rooms are most pleasant and consist
OF the second floor OF No. 22s West Fiftyeghth-st.
and TWO evenings each month the Guild has the
use of the first story. which is kindly offered for
Their by the Genoa logical and Biogra phcal So
ceIy Tho front room the second story is a IL
ofary and reading-roOm well furnished with current
literature and daily papers I'm addition to he books
Mst are constantly becoming more and more pen-
usui on the surrounding shelves.
a. ne south room has very comfortable air. with
.es carpet and substantial furnishings. Books iine
tne walls. the bound volumes OF the daily papers
...hz the most prominent feature. The members
ttle t hnding this most agreeable place for spare
.y,LIs ami especially pleasant L. the privilege Of
"sTrihe "A friend 10 the Wednesday afternoons
rsshtre was an important meeting last night the
,,,.nclpiI ~, business being the discussion and adOp
81 ~ OF amendments to the constitution on the
ie1lth Wednesday evening OF his month there viii
" 80 d particularly large social function which
A-dLN will he invireS
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
IiV LECTURES For VONEN.

The third years second course Of law lectures
Pr women given under the auspices OF the Brook
lvn Institute OF Arts and Sciences. In IN" AT
Rulding No ~ Montague-st. will begin this ar
ternoon AZ o'clock with an Introductory
address on The Importance Of a Knowledge or
Law no Women given by Albert G Mcdonald. ex-
CORPORATION Counsel. Mrs. Edwin Beers. president
Of the Executive Board will preside.
The lectures are conducted on the plan OF the law
lectures for women given under tho auspices OF
the Law School OF the University OF New-N ork
and cover a general know edge OF law a. applied
TO the ordinary conduct Of business and personal
interests Mrs Cornelia *. Hood. IL. q. who has
heretofore been successful. will continue TO be
the lecturer
The dates and subjects OF the individual lectures
will be as follows. January H. introductory Ad-
dress and Lecture: January q. Contracts and
their Construction January y statute OF
H. Agents and Brokers' February =. .Promis-
s1rv Notes Checks Bills OF Exchange February
y patents Copyrights: March T. Deeds and
Leases. March H. Mortgages.
The Executive hoard In charge OF the lectures
consist OF Mrs Edwin Beers. president Mrs Mary
Croxson secretary. Mrs. =. T. christensen. Mrs.
" Manning Mrs Cornela X. Hood. Mrs David
Roodv Mrs Thomas Goodrich. Mrs Bernard
Peters Mrs Maria Huntington ElwelL Mrs. 9. W;
Conan' Mrs Isaac n Cary. Mrs. y J. Perry and
Mrs James Martin
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
J.,roN UFETNGS FOR MISSIONS

In pursuance OF plan to stimulate interest In
foreign missions decided upon last year
ference IN this city OF the secretaries OF foreign
missionary societies OF all tons. Trough
out the United States and Canada. meetings
held In churches throughout this city last
evening. In conjunction with similar meetings 10
he held IA other cities and towns I'm this country
and Canada. For the purposes OF this religious
campaign the city has been divided into seven
districts and meetings will be held IN the following
churches The Central Metropolitan. Methodist
Episcopal Church. Seventh-aye and Fourteenth
st: Madison Avenue Baptist Church Madison
ave and Thrty-irst-st. Union Methodist Episco-
pal Church. Foriy-eighth-st near Broadway; Rut-
gers Riverside Presbyterian Church Boulevard
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
THEY WE'RE WEDDED ~ SEtRET.

, NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE Of NYACK STARTED
ON A BRIDAL TOUR WITHOUT INFORMING
THE BRIDES PARENTS
Hugh ! McGinley a wel-known young lawyer OF
Nvack left that town by train At noon yesterday
with a pretty young brila the daughter Of wealthy
parents who knew nothing OF the wedding until
,hev learned OF the departure OF the couple
on an extended wedding trip through the
south The bride Miss Edith Lillian
Defendorf daughter OF Or. W. Lee Defen-
dorr who has a house in Upper Nyack, and who
,rac,ice. IN this city. Mr. Mckinley il a popular
Young man in Nyack and for several months ne
has been paving attentions 10 Miss Defendorf
secretly as her parents il IS said were opposed to
tho match and did all they could 10 keep the young
people apart
Yesterday afternoon. when the l2lO train lert
the Nvack station. II had among its passengers
Mr. and Mrs mckinley. who had been secretly
married 4 reporter inquired about the wedding at
the Dcfendorf mansion. when sister Of the bride
exnressed great surprise. and said NO. they are
moi married not thar know Of and she quickly
,ommunica red the news to her mother The TACT
NJ The marriage however. soon became known. but
m. family said little about H.
The bride is about eighteen years old ana AZ
,racfive i'm appearance AMI manner. She and her
two listers are leaders I'm Upper Nyack society IL
* lid that the bride has fortune In her own
,sIFn
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
A JAPANESE TEA.
A DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION GIVEN BY THE
CATHOLIC WOMAN'S ASSOCIATION.

The new year reception at the Catholic Woman's
Association. No. 10 Prospect Place. Brooklyn. yes
terday afternoon, took the attractive form OF
Japanese The house thrown open TO all
the friends OF the association. The large parlors
were appropriately decorated with Japanese lam
terms. umbrellas and ornaments. All the hreplaces
were covered with palms and red roses, and a
string orchestra played during the entire reception.
At the tea tables number OF maids and matrons
presided. each wearing large bouquet OF red car
nations. Refreshments were served to 80 guests.
In the evening there was an exhibit OF the work
in the millinery and cooking departments.
chatting for began last evening.
most Of the students being public school teachers
The ladies who received were Mrs r. l.. Russell.
Mrs Thomas Mccarthy. Mrs. William McCahill.
Mrs Edward Burns. Mrs Gaffney. Miss Mary
Hughes. Miss Edna Ford. Miss Nina treel Miss
May Hickey. Miss Harriet Mcnamara. Miss catha-
rine Carlin Miss Dora Graham. Miss Virginia
O'Conner. Miss Mollie Gurn. Miss A Deluhey and
Miss Mary Burns.
The next entertainment will be on January 21-"A
Night in Dixie"-and a progressive euchre party
will be given the Pouch Mansion Brooklyn. on
Wednesday. February B. Tickets may be purchased
at the association house.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14

,ur CARNEGIE HALL STUDIO CROWDED WITH
BEAUTIFULLY GowNED WOMEN OF THE LIT
ERARY AND MUSICAL WORLD.
Miss Emma Thursby gave brilliant reception
4, her studio in Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon
% Mrs Milward Adams. of Chicago. some of the
nest-knovn men and women in the literary and
s,,,s,ic circles OF New-York being among the
.,ssts The studio is a beautiful place consisting
AZ three rooms with number of unexpected hooks
ard corners. and decorated for the occasion
With evergreens, palms. cut howers-liiies and
,oses-and pots of growing plants On the tea-table
vas bowl OF ferns and orchids, and here Miss
Miss Belle Hartley presided, pouring tea and dis
pWisS Thursby and Miss Adams received, and
both were exquisitely sowned: Mss Thursby wore
color that was most becoming II was made with
fun. slightly trained skirt and had a bolerO Of
she material. edged and trimmed with pearls and
Jewels while the front was filled in with a mass OF
white chiffon similarly embellished
M MS sa,Hn Scdce This dress had FRO front TN' o.
pearl embroidery and with knots OF ecru lace
while cascades OF the same hlmy material fell
from a little below the shoulder on either side to
the waist ,,,.,.-.,.. NJ ,r,...uu,....- 49,.
gown of striped blue silk. combined with white
ehnor and white satin embroidered with bright
colored flowers
Among those present were Nine Clementine De
We're sapio. Mrs. RAYMOND; nee Annie Louise Cary.
70 Continue the work Of the popular Vivekananda
Ms e : Longstree;. Miss Mcleod. Miss Lille
John Zihlee Mrs. George Blanchard sgnor An
coma. Mrs Edward Bull Edward Curtis Tom Carl
Professor and Nine. lie Nincen Mrs Arthur Smith.
Z NJ Welch. Mrs Van Biel. Miss Beckwith. Mrs
Betsey Reckwith. Miss Mary Phillips. Miss Ida
pohfey Nine. MagnusSon. OF Iceland. Miss Emma
Frohman. Mr. and Mrs Austin 5. Palmer sgnor
Nu,in The blind pianist. Of Italy and his manager.
sgn0r 4. Montane
80 sPecis entert%inment was Prsp22rsa for the
guests nsyond the pleasure OF eech Other socely'
sented 20 give a couple OF piano solos. from
"Rig0eftO'' and the other by Chopin.
INT ~ mo New
York During her stay she will deliver a course o.
.our lectures on physical training. voice culture
and the dramatic art the first one being annOuncel
.or today the home OF Mrs. Edward Bodman.
No e. Madison-ave.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
TELASQT FL AND WIRILLO.
AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE on ART GIVEN
BY FRAU CLARA RUGE.

AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE on ART. GIVEN
BY FRAU CLARA RUGE.
Frau Clara Ruge gave an Illustrated lecture last
night at Mrs. Leslie Morgan's School No l3 West
Eighty-sixth-st. Her subject was "Veasquez and
Muro, and Their Influence Modern Painting "
Photographs from original paintings were loaned
for the occasion by Franz Hanfstaengel OF the
Fine Arts Publishing Company. In part Frau Ruge
spoke follows.
The golden OF art IN Spain the seven
teenh century. and its artistic rise simultane-
Gus with its political decline-a phenomenon that
can often be observed in the history OF nations
Its cradle Of art was Seville both Veasquez
and Murillo having been born there the former
in the last year OF the sixteenth century His fun
name Diego Rodriguez da Silva Veasquez
and he began his artistic life with five years Of
study in the studio OF Francisco Pacheco. Here
he learned 10 love his masters daughter. Juana.
whom he married
Some OF Pacheo's rules OF art are very naive
and curious He says Angels must not wear
boards. or be painted withou, wings
THE virgin must have her feet uncovered
" II representing the Queen Of Heaven she must
The Christ-child must noi be shown without
clothes. for his father Joseph was always able 70
earn enough money 10 provide the cnlld with
clothes
Models from life he considered admissible for
the face and hands only Nelasqu-z acquired his
style mainly by teaching.
He WAS then the first artist OF olden times
who understood the OF aerial perspective He
was court painter for many years. and this ac-
counts for certain stiffness in his portraits He
could not In his position refuse 10 portray his
noble stters IN the fashion of the day
In BartOlOmt Esteban Muro. a counfryman and
pupil Of Nelasquez. ind the most amable and
perfected painter OF Spain In him
all the bright rays Of Spanish art OF the seven
t-enth century meet together in a food OF light
He has often. and rigu,ly. been compared TO
Raphael for as Raphael represents the ideal
qulntessence OF the sixteenth century so doe
Murillo represent that OF the seventeenth century
His Madonnas are even preferred TO those Of
Raphael since they seem TO approach our modern
feeling
"MurO's father was a simple mechanic but he
had an uncle who an artist. and through him
was enabled TO begin when quite young his arti--
tic studies. Nevertheless ne had a hard struggle
FOR bread and butter before he became known lie
had 10 paint pot boilers. just like our present
day artists NelasqueZ the first 10 recognize
his genius and after becoming acquainted with
him Murillo's path was comparatively a smooth
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
HOLLAND sOCIETY'S ANIMAL DINNER.

TO BE HELD AT THE WALDORF THIS EVENING
THE TOAsTs AND SPEAKERS
Covers will he laid for $50 men at the twelfth
annual dinner OF the Holland Society this evening
al the Waldorf. The tables will be spread In the
large new ballroom Of the hotel. Justice Charles
Henry Truax will preside at the dinner as the
president OF the society. and will make an address
The. list OF tOasts and speakers : as follows;
The OLD Historic Dutch Broom the Rev DR.
Theodore l.. Cuyler
Dutch Traits or Characteristics" Justice George
&. Barrett r.,, -.
Rev Dr. J VI. Buckley
CITY OF New-York." Controller Fitch.
THE Land We Live In" Hermann Oelrichs:
our Dutch Friends During the American Revo-
luton" the Rev Or. William Elliott Griffis
T'he Committee of Arrangements FOR the dinner
consists of Warner Van Norden. John W. Nrooman.
Dr ID 4 ST John ROOsa. Frank Hasbrouck ana
f,ugene Van Schaick. The eX-presdents OF the
society are Warner Van Norden. DR.. ID; r. ST John
T2oos1 Augustus Van Wyck. James william Be~ch-
man and George VI Van Hoesen.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14

and Seventy-thrd-st: Phillips Presbyterian
Church Madiscn-ave. and Seventy-thrd-st; ffar-
lem Presbyterian Church. One-hundrsd- "A nd twen-
ty-ffth-s1. and Madison-ave. and the Mott Haven
Reformed Church, Thrd-ave. and One-hundred-
and -forty-siXth-st Tomorrow evening an inter-
denomnational mass-meeting will be held in Car
negie Hall. this also being in conjunction with sim
liar meetings held In cities and towns throughout
the United States and Canada. Ex-Governor James
A. Beaver OF Pennsylvania will preside. The Rev.
DR. John r. Davies. the Rev. Or. Richard B.
Storrs and Bishop Fowler Will speak.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: think the Scotch professor spoke more than
he wot OF when he made the statement that has
astonished women 10 some degree OF resentment
II doesn't seem possible that man OF bran-a
quality which We have come TO look upon as sy-
nonvmous with "professor"-could have said. after
cold reflection what the Scotchman did. unless his
acquaintance with the fair sex" has been a sorry
indeed.
That the average" woman reads fashionable
literature" we all admit. must admit
that the average" man reads his morning paper
and nothing else And II is the paper that contains
the of the stock market, net earnings,
ETC. that attracts him. not the one in which he finds
the most correct dictiOn and faithful adherence 10
truth Does the Scotch professor wish 70 have the
literary taste OF his Judged by that standard?
1t l. just reasonable.
Not that condemn the reading OF fashionable
literature" for how modern George Elots
and Thackerays TO take their places in the world
OF letters If book is taboOed because II Is fash
ionable"? Surely the Scotch professor doesn't wish
believe like the Indian that all good writers
are dead writer's and that in order TO possess Tit
erary taste" must select musty tome from the
back shelf. brush off the cobwebs and devour II
with avlditv
am afraid the Scotch professor is a back num-
ber' himself. else he would have discovered long
ago that the day for deriding the gray OF
from the slavery OF the household and has taken
her place in literature. as elsewhere Intellectually
side by side with
She is making rapid strides, Let The Scotch pro-
fessor look 10 himself WENONA GILMAN.
New York city. Jan. T. 1897.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
To BFIp BRING 4BOTT THPROVEHENTS.

The Council OF Confederated Good Government
Clubs has issued address 10 the citizens OF New
York calling upon them 10 organize and unite with
the climbs in work FOR school reform. improved ten
emeni- houses more small parks protection FOR the
citv's propsriv and franchises rapid transit well
pav we'd and clean streets. and other objects. II l.
declared that the Good Government clubs offer "A
nucleus for such work. and Republicans and Demo
Gratis can unit. in w rk municipal reforms with
out giving up their party principles Jacob A. Riis
Is the general agent OF the Council at NO. o. Lex
Lugion-aye
New-York tribune., 1897-01-14
LITERARY TASTE ~ WOHEN.
t,rrrv II GARDENER AND wENONA GIL
MAN AUTHORS, TELL WHAT THEY lhiNN
OF THE SCOTCH PROFESSORS NlENo'


To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. | wish 10 add my individual opinion on the
assertion of the astute Scotch professor VINO re-
Gently said that literary taste in woman Is almost
an unknown quantity for the reason tha'' inc '''
on, of her gown * is governed largely by the pre-
vailing fashion Because some authors are IN VINO
ought 10 be out and some are out who ought ~ oe
in she allows herself TO he prejudced by popular
opinion. This is not taste.
The criticism is not unfair, in my opinion Il "
sirrply included all mankind instead OF oeins All
attack on woman Ii Is perfectly legitimate crlu-
,isro and il is true in a large measure OF tne Az
ora human being masculine and FEMININE oeCause
me average human being follows leader anu II
50 haDpens that in the past men nave "seH III,
leaders Of public opinion. and therefore an othe
men as well a. almost all women. nave ioIlo"t"
these masculine leaders and as the professor JUS,
~ remarks, This u no- taSle' Ho' = ~ '''''''
How many persons of either sex feel competent
10 Judge at irst hand. Of Ms. or or volume
Not very many. -, J., -.
The trouble with all this kind Of criticism Is that
f. assumes a difference Of sex quality In judgment,
instead OF stating she fact. that the majority OF
human beings are not competent TO form literary
judgments HELM II. '-NiNDr-->T Ti'-
Boston Mass. Jan Il. 1897.