New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-05
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under the direction Of practical stenographer and
are free to all the members. but small fee will he
| charged those who wish to enter the class outside
| the membership OF the club.
| Mrs. Caroline b. Hoffman, Of Stockbridge local
secretary Of the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
addresses a strong appeal to women who wear
the bodies and feathers OF birds in their bonnets.
She says Every sensitive. refined woman must
turn with repugnance from this custom. which
originated In the barbarous fashion of the Indian.
1t is sin against nature. this destruction Of her
most beautiful tribes. satisfy foolish vanity. and
| is also SHINING against that which should be to
mankind especially to woman most hoy-the feel
! ing of pity. OF compassion. And setting aside all
sentiment. the destruction to forests orchards and
| fields ought to he sufficient TO deter women from
| indulging In this murderous practice.
At the next ladies' day OF the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club. February II. special feature will
he made Of the exhibition in the club gymnasium.
| The exercises will begin at o'clock. The enter
tainment In the theatre begins at , o'clock p. IN.
and music including the Columbia College Banjo
and Mandolin Club.
The Queen Of Portugal regularly attends the
dspensary that she founded for children. on ar
riv'"g she dons a nurses uniform "nd proceeds 10
work.
The members of Branch 10 OF the New-Yorls
! State Association. opposed to the extension OF
|
at the homo of Mrs Hector Hchings, No 264
! West NInety-third-st This branch extends from
| Fifh-ave. to the Hudson and from Eighty-ifth-st
/ to One-hundred- and-twenty- fourth-st.. and has
been organized by a standing committee. Eight
members form the Executive Committee consist
| ing Of Mrs. &. s. f.ongstrcet Mrs. r. l.. Allen. Mrs
Hart, Mrs Joseph b. Bishop. Mrs. Charles Tilman
Currer. Mrs. Richard Gottheil. Mrs. IIitchngs and
Mrs Munroe Smith Women living in this district
who In sympathy with the aims of the assoca-
to the chairman. Mrs. Munroe Smith. West one
huadred-and -hfteenth-st and Riverside Drive She
will gladly Furnish literature on the subject to
those who wish Information
Glasses for instruction In methods for imparting
| religious knowledge held regularly at the fol-
lowing places: Monday. 1915 a. m. St. Agnes's
Parish House. No. l2l West Ninety -hrst-st.; Mon
day, 2:3o p. m. Calvary Sunday school Room
Fourth-ave near Twenty-frst-st.: Tuesday. 1890
a. m. St Andrews. FIfth-ave and One-hundred.
ana S TmoiSy no s wes FRI
day. p m. Beloved Disciple. No. o. West Eighty
ninth-st
reception will be given the Bishop OF Duluth and
Mrs Morrison this afternoon from to o'clock,
| in the Church Missions House, Fourth-ave. ana
| TWenty-secOnd-st.
Miss Sally rockingham Akers gave her second
/ recital yesterday morning. when the Champer
Music Room at Sherry's filled with an audi
ence that attcsted It's delight and appreciation by
frequent and warm applause The programme
opened with four German songs. Many short songs
| OF Child Life followed
| Much laughter and applause was caused by the
songs Every Night" An April Girl" and the
| DOLLS Wooing." IIaydn's Song OF the Mermaid
| the Songs Of 81. Valentino and the Old Eng
! llsh selection Send Me Lover moved the
Work Of American composers was well repre-
! scented. Mr.. MacDowell's being the last song on
Miss Akers promises for the next recital in
March ZunIa1 lullaby French, Spanish and
! Scotch songs.
/ In Miss Iindleys Health Study" talk to-day she
will consider "Throats and the practical work will
! be exercise massage ard bathing for improving the
condition.
| Miss Ialla Baldwin Morton will give course Of
| lectures at the Waldorf in Lent, commencing on
| March O. The subject will be Mexico. Ancient and
Modern"
Among the free lectures given last night was one
on The History Of Labor" by W. II. Toman. at
Grammar School No 81 and another on American
| Art and Artists" by \. 7. Van Laer. at Grammar
School No 29.
A reception In honor of Mile. r. Hoffman, plan
| ist to the King of Belgium, was given last evening
Mrs Cornelia *. Hood ectured yesterday after
| noon on Gift and Sale at the Art Building No.
| ia MontaSue-st Brooklyn. This is the fourth in
|
Hood is delivering Thursday afternoons at +
| o'clock.
| The first OF series of lectures In French
given yesterday morning by Professor A. Wisner at
| the home Of Mrs Fish No. 81 Irving Place The
subject was Causes et Orignes de la Revolution
Francaise.
Miss Mary Proctor lectrired yesterday before the
Normal School at birmingham. Mass, on Other
A charity light tea VIII be given in the Ellersle
rooms 40 50 West One hundred Land twenty
sixth-st. Monday. from tc o'clock. The
patronesses are Mrs William Meakin Mrs John II.
Mccarthy, Mrs. Thaddeus Moriarty, Mrs. Sheehan.
Mrs Andrew J. White, Mrs Kate Hall Mrs John
Mitchell Mrs. John Valentine and Mrs. Jere Lyons
A story reading and dialect recital will be given
by Mrs Waldo Richards this evening in the chapel
of the Old First Presbyterian Church Ffth-ave.
and Eevcnth-st. The proceeds Will go to the city
missions
A public mass meeting will be held tomorrow
afternoon at No 12s Forsyth-st by the Presbyterian
Hebrew Christian Mission, to consider what can be
done for the relief OF the multitude OF starving
families on the East Side
At the lat home" Of the Aumne Association of
the Normal College be held In the college library
this afternoon from to ) o'clock the Science Com
mittee will give small exhibition of winter buds.
The WI 70 De Enc tenbr or s in fbar
classrooms.
Queen Victoria has bestowed the Royal order Of
Victoria and Albert upon the Empress Of Germany
and upon the Duchess OF York.
A women's meeting of the Baptist Social Union
was held last night at the HO.el Savoy The Rev
Drs George Dana Boa rdman and W. II. T. Faunce
spoke on arbitration, and Miss Jessamne Hallen
beck sang.
Mrs Roger A. Pryor. Mrs John Russell Young
Mrs John Stanton. Mrs. f. V. Aliens Mrs II. Og
den Doremus Mrs. Clarence Postley. Mrs. Curry
Mrs w Cummings Story and Mrs. l.. IIarvier have
been appointed delegates 10 the general of
the Daughters OF the American Revolution by the