New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

Prevailing dinner customs i'm Scandinavia were in
| troduced the dinner given the other night in
| honor of Mr.. and Mrs Edward Lauterbach by Mr..
and Frederick S. Goodwin. of No. 467 Central
| Park West. The 'smorgasbOrd," without which
Swedish dinner is complete was laid on a large
round table in the drawing room Each guest
upon entering the received a plate upon
which We're a tiny knife and fork and piece of
butter. Swedish bread passed, after which
each person liberty help himself to any or
all of the twenty-five more decacies displayed.
These were imported from Sweden and included
chovies. 'es. y Cheese S11 Wlite whskey ana beer
wa deeoraed m tds IN % the 'S SWEDISH dark blue and
yellow. and American Swedish and English fags
and served by swedes in native costume. Sou
Ten %enrs We're distributed TO each guest and CON
sisted of Swedish work in wood and CHINA ana
G1euTs we're Served and at its Close guests
Were regaled with Swedish supper
The entertainment and dance for the benefit of
ST. Johns Guild. at the Metropolitan Opera House
on February Il, will be given under the patronage
of the Russian and Austrian Ambassadors. Strauss,
in conducting the music for the dance, has broken
the rule to play for dances while in this Coun-
try which he made when he left the Austrian
ball at 10:So Eighteen numbers, under Strauss's
b sent mi 10 p Mr enry " ray 10 s. FTns
Place. Tickets for the family circle will be sold at
Interested in the enterprise are Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean, Mrs Daniel c Butterfed and Mrs Nicholas
Mrs seraphina Pisko for the last eight years
| president OF the Jewish Charities Association of
| Denver, Col. has resigned her place in order 10
deEote her time to raising funds for the National
The Household Economic Association, No. l,773
Broadway, is planning for series of chafing dish
etc under tire direction OF Miss Helen Louise John
/ son. during the coming days Of Lent
| Minola Graham Sexton recently elected
president OF the Woman's Suffrage Association of
| New-Jersey, is one of the most active women of
| that State in reform movements. She is the
| founder and president OF the Political Study Club,
=, of Orange chairman of the department of
nomics in the Woman's Club. of that town;
Der OF the Womans Christian Temperance Union
| and Of the Executive Committee of the Bureau of
! Associated Charities She Is also president of the
Orange branch of the Woman's National Alliance
Childrens Aid and Protective Association
The Political Study Club was started
ized club for women only. 1t has a Committee
| on Prison Reform and has recommended the
sexton has been @ the president from the start two
house '''
Constitution Chapter. D. A. R.. OF Washington.
d. c., gave banquet this week which was of un-
! usual interest, a novel departure from the
yearly open meeting of the chapter The guest of
! honor was Mrs. Charles Fairbanks, of Indiana
Miss Helen Varick Boswell the toastmistress
and introduced the and speakers in the fol-
lowing order: Patriotism, the Soul Of the Con-
the Mrs Een Spencer MusssT Tb nn and
stitution in journalism Mrs. H b. Sperry; .'The
WOOD The Constitution and Relieions Sis IbdTy' h9yE
Mrs. NJ. r Hartsock and The Constitution and
chapter, u 'Ne
The Medical Club, of Newark n j. admits
women physicians from all parts of the State to
membership. 1t has seventeen charter members
and is interested in all matters affecting the public
ha1lf The oh s.l,I,
among other womens clubs to secure through in
stTuctioa on important points. their cooperation
petition asking the Governor of New-Jersey 10 an
The ocers are President ssGg p5Pefi9T pF
OF Orange; yce,oIpresdent DR.. Ella Palmer. of Jer.
sey City City; recording secretary. DR.. Mary D. Hlssey
of of East Orange c9rrespSnding secretary Dr. Isa-
pei VI. Geddess or Newark; treasurer, Dr. Augusta
! VI. Madison, of Roseville " '7''d
The Newark Working Girls Club also has taken
| up the movement to petition for a woman irenector
| OF factories. At a recent meeting the s,hfect ,,os
! discussed in connection with a talk on .Iybv no
! Women Receive Lower Wages Than Men?" One
reason fe given ng was that there are labor unions
local factory an attempt 10 organize was mad
the fact was discovered ali poyed; enncegne and when
charged and have never been taken back WIS
More than fifty members of the Messiah Bra,c,
! CT the Unitarian Womens Alliance met last week
at the Church Of the Messiah Mrs w S Burton
the president. was in the chair. The treasurer's
report showed the hnahces 10 be in good condi-
ton. there being nearly 5000 in the treasury The
president spoke of the work done by the Visiting
Committee and urged the necessity of carrying on
this special department on broader scale. The
| report Of the Postoffice Mission work proved in
teresting. Letters of appreciation were read from
| recipients in South Dakota, Ohio. Wisconsin, Ne
braska and Oregon. In a letter from Miss Bng-
ham, of the Lend Hand Club, II stated that
! public reading room and library were 10
be opened In Pulaski, Tenn. Miss Call of Law
renee. Mass, reported forty-two persons on her
list, 10 whom sermons and tracts regularly dis
tributed. At the close of the business meeting
! DR.. Savage spoke for an hour on Old Testament
history THE Prophets and the Psalms"