New-York tribune., 1897-12-23

its subject to-day, Modern Literature and tho
Fine Arts" There will be meeting during the
holiday week but on January study will he re-
sumed.
THE Laws of Inheritance" will be the subject
on which Miss Cornelia X. Hood will lecture this
morning at the Brooklyn Institute in the law
course for women.
collection OF twcnty-seven Of the paintings OF
Miss Cecilia Beaux Is on exhibition through this
week and next at the American Art Association.
No. East Twenty-third-st- Miss Beaux Is a
Ph!ladelphian. Her work has been exhibited in
Europe and some time ago she was MADE mem
Der Of the Societe Rationale des BeauX Arts.
Miss Elizabeth w schermerhorn will begin on
January g. at II o'clock in the morning. series OF
six lectures on English literature. The first sub
ject will be Shakespeares Macbeth" and will be
given at the home Of Mrs Walter NJ. Jones no. 90
West NinetyfCurthIst 0tner sHo)eT!o VIII Pe
Keats and Ruskin Tickets for the course may
be had from Mrs. Jones
The Pratt Institute. Brooklyn. will close to-day
for the Christmas recess. There Will be special
entertainment. IN the assembly hall at o'clock
his afternoon consisting OF readings. songs and
display OF pictures
"The Club Woman" has this advice to offer
women who take active parts in any sort OF So
possessed be as self possessed as you can
Al A recent meeting Of Massachusetts clubs the
question Of the needs Of moral training In the pub
lie schools was advanced II Is asserted that the
youth OF to-day has no appreciation OF courtesy
either In practising receiving II: no respect no
reverence or rnodesty, graciousness. and often
does not know what truthfuness and honesty are.
and IS therefore unable TO appreciate these quai,
ties in others and becomes habitually distrusuui
and scepticaL
The next annual meeting OF the Non-Parcsan
woman's Christian Temperance Union VIII be heid
at Columbus Ohio from January TO Il
Christmas festivals and dinners will be given by
the Ch!Idren's Aid Society OF this city In twenty
six industrial schools and FIVE lodging houses The
schools 10 be feted to-day are at No 2l9 Sullivan
st. at 1879 o'clock this moTnne and the aenr'.s .b,s
afternoon. Visitors cordially invited
large number OF women met on Tuesday morn
ing at the Church Of the Messiah 10 listen to
Dr. Savage's talk on What believe about
God" Dr. Savage dealt FIRST with the origin Of
the name and the meaning IT held for primitive
man. He thon traced step by step the changes
In belief from the polytheisnn OF ancient times
to the monothesm Of the present age. Several
questions were asked at the close. and short
discussion Of the subject took place. The bust
ness meeting OF the Branch Alliance was also
held and as a result Of active missionary work
during the past month many new members were
enrolled.
The fourth and last Of Miss Hortense Hbbard's
trio concerts was held Tuesday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. william NJ Hoes. at THE Os-
borne" West Fifty-ninth st. An interesting pro-
gramme was given by Miss Hibbard. Mr.. Damn
reuther. Mr.. IIegner. Miss Adeline H!bbard and
NJ. Leon Jancey. NJ. Jancey recited lie Naufraie,
by Francois Coppec and Aiphonse Daudet's Les
Viena," both with a musical accompaniment
The annual reception to be given to the chill
dren OF the Industrial School OF the Ladies' Bikur
Cholim Society will take place this afternoon at
o'clock AT the society rooms. gH East Broadway.
The order Of the Eastern Star numbering thou
sands Of members. is composed OF the daughters.
widows. wives. sisters and mothers OF Master
Masons in good standing An entertainment and
ball will be given al Terrace Garden. East Fifty
eighth-st. on the night OF December 2s, the
proceeds Of which Will be devoted to the building
OF n Home for their old members who are poor
and past labor