New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02

Mrs John Elliott Curran Will begin a series Of
talks on music. with piano illustrations. this morn
ing at II o'clock at the home Of Mrs. Dwight Arven
Jones No. IS West Fftty-third-st Mrs Curran
genera heading Of The Beginnings Of Music and
Rhythm: Its Earliest Characteristic" To-day her
rnary Q. China Greece and Russia" and on Feb
ruary IS. Hungary, and Dance Rhythms OF Other
The Froebel Society will hold social meeting this
evening at the Froebel Academy. Lafayette-ave
An attractive musical programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion by the committee in charge
which consists Of Mrs. William Cook. chairman. and
her associates Mrs. A f. Palmer Mrs. Edward
Ralph. Mrs. w. 3. Sing Mrs. +. ", Law, Mrs w
Mrs f Howard Wood and Mrs Christian Zabrlsk,e
The Committee on Art, Mrs a. r. Palmer, chair
man. viii have charge Of the programme at the
February meeting Of the society. on Monday after
noon. February l.
Under the auspices Of the New-York swarthmore
College Association Professor william Hyde APP
pleton Of swarthmore College, Will deliver lecture
on Some Homes and Haunts Of British Poets
this evening al o'clock IN the FRIENDS Ineet!hs
House Sixteenth-st. and Rutherfurd Place.
members meeting OF tho Civtas Club will be
held this afternoon az the club headquarters NO loo
.Ioralemon-st Brooklyn. Several Interesting papers
viii he read which include the following subjects:
"Resdv-Made Opinions" by Miss Alice Hunter:
.yyard Politics" Miss Florence Lowell: Henry
George" Mrs Charles II. Messenger; THE Civitas
club and It's Work" Mrs. Herbert We'ch An
lion OF music and Mss Fay Randall Is announced
10 give two solos
Ar the free lecture TO be given this evening under
the auspices Of the managers Of the Educational
Alliance at tho Alliance Building. No. 1871 East
Broadway Charles F. Wingete and Dr.. r. r. l..
tion."
vrbtr milo Of
modern Photographic art are on exhibition this
week al the studio Of Miss Ben Yusuf. No. 124
T1rth-ave The view will be ned from until
o'clock In the afternoons
NJ Leon Jancey win give his second reading from
French poes this afternoon at o'clock at Sherrys
He will be assisted BY Mis- Eda Aberle in short
The Graduate Nurses Association will meet this
afternoon at No. II West Forty-third-st.
The statement that Hugh Buckley, president Of
the Cleveland Board Of Education. had expressed
a wish 10 have school suffrage taken away from
the women OF OHIO because few In
Cleveland voted. has been denied by Mr. Buckley;
who expresses regret that such sentiments should
have been attributed TO him
The Ladies Benevolent Society connected with
the Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church held
it, annual all-day meeting yesterday. Work
commenced for the Rev. T.. p. Murray, OF Central
Indiana to whom box IS 10 be sent Mrs. Joseph
CLARK and Mrs @. G. Stcbbns spoke In the after
roor on the work done by the American Missionary
assoc,aticn among the mountain whites' and the
colored people IN the south.
class for Mattresses will be opened tomorrow
a, SD. H. at the NewYork Cooking School. II there
are ten applicants for the course. The course will
copsst OF twelve lessons which Will include all the
dufiee OF an expert waitress. AT the close OF tho
Do,,ree those who pass the examination satisfac-
torilv VIII receive a certificate. The price for the
course VIII be s. for each pupil
Mrs. Iulia c. r. Dorr. the poetess. is lying dan
asrously I'll at her home. at Rutland VI Her sons
and her daughter are with her. Mrs Dorr If tho
ar,hor Of the well-known "Friar Anselmo. After,
Con songs" "The Flower Of Engands Far' ana
other books
About thirty women ATTENDED the sewing class
Yesterday morning at the nom. oi 'is A'o'u
nr,,ce No y North Washington Square Whhe tAey
iSiy &c, with readings