New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-06
10 West 23d st.
WOMAN'S EXCHANGE PLANS
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
THE BERKELEY LYCEUM.
ELIZABETH b. CUSTER TELLS OF A DINNER AND
WHAT CAME OF IT-MRs CHoATE

ENTHUSIASTIC
nv Iobn white OF the Berkeley Lyceum. - go
| ing TO as-,s. the managers OF the woman En-
change In their endeavors 10 purchase the berh'7y
Lyceum. He has given them his ." shaieS an
80 more shares added yes.erday IL j. my
that all the shares will be turned over 10 the En-
change before May TO- its nineteenth anniversary,
The subscription book which has JUST oeeh ope"e
| "a headed by George F. Baker and William V Law
renee each giving s. 90. Yesterday the supSC''P
lions had amounted 70 $1,000 This money Il s"e'.
| toward purchasing the shares which IN the emu
| the ladies may have failed to secure az eH' ~
| the Exchange.
Tb,. .ssoc,a,,on has been most successfully car
| ried on Since its origin eighty exchanges nave
| been opened among them one In England anu one
in France An interesting story In reference 10 the
| life Of the Exchange Is told by Elizabeth D. O
| ter She calls II "a dinner and What came u IT,
| The story is as follows;
Not long since a woman on whose heart 'Ae
weight OF philanthropic enterprise had been lying
| ,or years thought out scheme 70 bring i's prao
teal workings before advisory couhcii OIL men
Whenever these men had been asked 10 go anu see
| the consgnments OF the contributors In the FIX
change for Women's Work they had replied mat
| II was diffcult 10 spare hour In the dayhght ~
| co,,e un.own Mrs William Choate. the president
| OF the Exchange. knew that there was one hou'
| for which men always found time so she ue'e''
mined to dine them and az the same time prove
| what excellent cooks the conslsilefs " e'iS i'@
| ant really were.
| ..rho haseuen. dinine-room o. the house at No
| 70 Fast I hirtieth-st was emptied OF the small
| tables on which lunches were served curing tne
day and very little evidence OF the busy snop Ielt
One OF the generous managers. Mrs george +
Baker sent so many large palms that their leaIh-
cry fronds waved over the long table ana stfecheu
over half OF the ROOM Down the middle OF this ~
| foot table were generous dishes OF bright appes
| nuts raisins and candies silver cande!aoras hoiu-
| ing wax lights with shades that cast PINK grow
and rose carnations were scattered over the dam
| ask cloth. The soup was made by Nhglhlah
| 10 whom the cookbook written In the dehca,e
! ch!rography OF grandmother was as much an
| heirloom were her plate and CHINA
| =. Was an INFORMAL but very enjoyable, dinner
| and when (, was finished and the managers ana
| their husbands mounted the steps to the parlors
above they found the electric light seeking oue
| and doing entire justice 10 the smallest and most
obscure article In the room.
Though the name OF no contributor was spoken
for this is matter Of honor with the Board-these
i sympathetic women explained something OF the
OF people whose busy fingers had fashioned the
objects Of use ornament some came from a
s sIhro'' ,ina Some we're The work OF a patient
mother trying to educate her child other objects
were the PROT that proud ou han ba hsbSnd
| could be the bread-winner again.
las these visitors walked slowly about look
ing over the exhibits Mrs. Choate asked them TO
listen for a few mo rnents to a slight resume OF the
Industry. and in few words she told them OF the
amount OF money that had gone through them, az
the mercantile medium, into needy pockets since
their work began eighteen years ago. The very
existence but TO grow during such times the last
three years was an argument that their institution
'She urged with great earnestness the absolute
need o. more room and home Of their own There
is scarcely Standing room in "A busy season. Inc
tables and cases with the goods necessarily take up
great deal OF space sne ~ Sr necfs
and given $500 and 81 600 willingly when the need
mir individual interest she begged for and that
some Plan might he devised TO enable the work TO
20 on with advantage TO the consisners AS well as
The restaurant had proved paving s,,. success &C.
much larger such earnestness from woman
for eighteen years did not fail the men.
One of the Advisory Council moved that meet;
Ing be called downtown 10 discuss the subject. and
when who haze been trained n M business from
have no doubt that practical plan for the enlarge
ment OF the Exchange will be decided upon
70 Struggle alone under the burden of its develop
ment All who have interest in the earnest labors
hem al No p East Thrtieth-st should consider it
privilege to make this necessary philanthropy
one OF the fixed institutions OF this great city
Mrs Choate. when seen Yesterday, was most en-
thusiastic and said: 81 am confident that In tine me
raise the required amount 10 purchase the
Berkeley I.yceum. But II the people could only be
how many worthy families being. helped. we
could raise the necessary money, and more, too,
by May 10
For sale AT the Exchange are some dainty
gowns for little folks, made from pretty organizes,
!imities and fine ginghams. one little dress II
made OF pink. edged with fine white lace The
fine white dresses are finished at the bottom with
a deep hem all done by hand. Many dresses are
| finished with little bows of ribbons.
Something new for the baby's head is white
sun bonnet. The back and front pieces are en-
| broidered with Dresden figures. The bonnet Is
| lined with delicate blue. A soft white silk coat L.
gathered at the neck and wrists. lined with light
| blue and tied with light blue ribbons Orders are
| taken az the Exchange for ladies' shirt waists
made from any ma terias. silk. dimity or cotton
| fabric Underwear Will be made by hand or ma
chine.
The parlOrs crowded with pretty Easter nov
elites " every description decorated china
| drawn work and sofa pillows-a made by women
| who IN this way earn their living