New-York tribune., 1899-01-04
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

THE DAYS GOSSIP.
The National Society OF New England Women
will hold a literary meeting at Demonico's. Forty
fogrth-st and Fifth-ave.. this afternoon at 2I5
O'Clock The works OF James Fenmore Cooper
20 be discussed.
A lecture on die wak1re" with piano iIustra-
tiOns by Elliott Schenck will be given this after
noon NJ o'clock at the New-York College OF
Music, al No. l% East Fifty-eighth-st. Alexander
Lambert. director
The Urban Club will give a New Years reception
this evening at the residence OF Mrs Andrew J.
Perry. No 20 First Place. Brooklyn
A series OF Holland Society lectures Dutch
literature will be given in the Columbia University
course successive Wednesdays by Leonard
Charles eisdl Van NoPpen They viii take Place in
and Amsterdam-ave.. at 430 o'clock For to-day
the special topic is Early Dutch Literature"
The Rainy Day Club will meet at the Carnegie
Building this afternoon at o'clock for the annual
election OF officers.
The College Women's Club will hold reception
this afternoon o'clock at sherry.. Fifth-ave
and Forty -fourth-st-
Mrs Esther Herman will hold New Years
cePton this evening at o'clock at her home, No
81 West Fifty-sixth-st.
The Knckerbocker Chapter Of IN. Daughters Of
the Revolution requests its friends 10 attend re-
ception TO be given this afternoon from until s
o'clock at the home OF Mrs. Francis P Furnald
and New-York State officers and members Of the
Colonial and Continental chapters.
At the Church OF the Heavenly Rest F1fth-ave
near Forty-sixth-st. quiet day" OF prayer and
praise will be held to-day from 1890 until o'clock
In the guild rooms luncheon vii be served at
o'clock. ST. Jamess Church. in Madison-ave. Will
Join IN the service.
The Photereone Reading Club will meet this ar
ternoon ~ the residence OF Mrs Adolph C Kraetzer
No 25l Msrcv-ave.. Brooklyn Miss Gaylor will
Meeker vii. have an article on Russia from the
close Of the Eighteenth Century 10 the Present
Time
The third triennia, meeting Of the council OF the
National Council Of Women Is be held in Lon
don IN June Mrs. Mary Sewall. of Indianapolis is
The president and she Is in Washington max
ing arrangements for the summer The countries
3 which have national councils are Great Britain
Germany. sweden Italy, Greece Holland. the
tons are forming In France. Finland. Denmark
and Switzerland
There are now about forty students al
Yale and II Is said that among the whole twenty
five hundred students enrolled az the University
more earnest workers and hose showing better ter
scholarships could not be found. u IS only SIX
years since Yale opened he- doors 10 women
II is reported that one of the Pope's New Years
presents was gold srurbox. nc-usted with fine
jewels tho gift OF rich American woman Nv
ing I'm Paris A check for 10000. II Is said. was
inclosed in the box.
The civic Club - All Souls Church has been pre-
scented with a new clubhouse by F. Norton Goddard
who has been appointed on the star Of Governor
Roosevelt The building Is in the French Renais-
sance style OF light brick and terra Gotta The
of the Friendly Aid House The mead worker IN
the latter place is Miss Edith Kings6ury. who for
meriy belonged 20 the University settlement tn
Rivngton-st
Again the effort is being made 20 start hotel
for self-suDporring women The organizers would
ike 10 learn the names Of women who would be-
come tenants and could pay from 3 week up-
ward for room and board. Names should be
son, -o the Woman's HOte Committee. Madison
scrare r3-sn.h Poetoffice II is thought that after
= hotel OF this grade has been found 70 07erate
successfIIlv those Of less expensive klnd Will ne
huili 10 satisfy the needs of women earning even
smaller salaries
A. s. Bartholorew's Lyceum Hall No. 25 East
Fortv-secondst the second course of free lectures
fo- the people given under the auspices OF the
Board Of Education will begin this evening with
ir,res =" vii he given on wagner music and vii be
illustrated by musical selections
Free classes in architectural mechanical and free
hand drawing were resumed last night AT the Even
ing High School No. 80 West Forty-sixth-st Ap-
plcatons for admission 70 ne classes may pe Hau7
any evening between 'i5 and CLOCK.
A course Of twenty-four Illustrated lectures on
the History OF Architecture Sculpture and Paint
ing" IS being given IN the assembly hall Of Pratt
Institute Brooklyn by Walter :. Perry. director Of
the departnent of fine arts. The subject for this
o~.o-,oo, e Art. with the sub
divisions the art Of the western Roman world a
transitional style influence OF the Roman develop
ment into the Gothic eccIesasllc N le, .'el
mobilization OF basilcan plan 70 me- ne & n'.s ~
The Church massive walls. development of vaut.ns;
Di,sIs scuInfure decoration and Rornanesque art
as Illustrated in the church buildings OF Italy;
heg,n =, o'clock and will be lustrated by
large number Of lantern photographs lhr lectures
free 10 the pubhc
tn. next regular meeting OF the Alumn@ child
Study Committee Will BE- held tomorrow in lecture
room y Normal College at p m Mrs Ma''
Kraus- Boe.te VIA read paper entitled Soin-ihlhs
About the Inner Development or the 'hld- MI.
t,rans geelte was a pupil of Froebel and was one
- tbe drst 10 Introduce kindergarten training IN
America All Interested are cordially invited 10 a.
tend.
The Luther League Choral Union Of sixty voices
Emanuel Schmank director Will sing The 'hriS'-
rnasride cantata. The Holy child. ihls evening
in the Evangelical Church Of the Holy TRINITY I'D
West Twenty-hrst-si.. near Sixth-ave.. the Rev. =
Amand Miller. pastor The union sang the work in
Harlem last week. and give u I'm Trinity n con
necfiou with the usual vesper service 4 cordlh IN
cren,-iIe Smelling soprano. Walter II. Robinson.
tenor Edward VI. YOung. barytone. me organlsi
viii be Mrs. Laura CRAWFORD or - ia"' I@-'"-
eran Church
TO SET THE PRISONER FREE.
The Italian Political Prisoners Ala Society. re-
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