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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
HOUSE OF REFUGE EXHIBIT.
All Sorts o: Interesting Work by Boys and
Girls Of Randall's Island

TIE Arst annual exhibition % the House Of
Refuge. which took place .ast spring. like the
r.av q "Eaule-' with Hamlet left out compared
with tie present one which opened yesterday and
vii continue Til the end % the week Last year
the work was shown. for the most part without
the workers except as they appeared en uasse
upon the parade ground This year boys and girls
are az work in al the exhibits. as wei as IN the
boats which convey visitors 70 the island. and
couple o. little fellows fl khaki uniforms. with
nlusksts IN their hands. stand sentinels the en-
trance Of the exhibition hall
This feature was suggested by the interest mani
Tested by last years visitors IN the few boys who
we're In evidence and the usefulness OF the latter
in eradicating incorrect ideas 10 the class o.
juvenile offenders committed 10 the institution
Many % the boys and girls seen yesterday were
decorated with purple badges bearing The words
Class OF Honor" II gold letters This meant that
they had not had single bad mark for two
months. and three hundred such badges were dis
triouted IN The morning before the exhibition
opened
The display consists OF the work OF the scholastic
and manual training schools and Of the numerous
industrial classes with drills and exercises by the
cadet bdttaLOns. There IS Z baksshop and a shoe
shop. a printing and 2 tailoring establishment:
picturesque little cottage built by the ca-penter1ng
class, with foundation and chimney by the ma
sons; q freplace-with a FIRE n it-by the rnasons:
z pyramid Of flowers and fruit. the work OF the
horticultural class; dainty little table set for ar
Easter breakfast BY the housekeeping class:
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centre Of gold embroidery. The sash falls in two
The white shirtwaist this year often shows a
touch OF coored embroidery. Colored shrtwaists
are appearing al the smart haberas heries partlc-
ularly in striped DESIGNS; yellow and white being
eSpsclay goQp. a siin t ii,ogel d i buG ,
has the body waist tucked the bust 10
fecty tight like some seen on dress waists but are
shaped TO push the fitness only partly toward tho
sun Ei-r az. -, The s saI5srer type have NOT
ton Of materials used The cuff is deeper, but
much the same shape that IT has been, and the
moderate funess Of the sleeves Is allowed fall
lower on the arm than would be tho case on a dress
sleeve. In the more dressy examples OF Nillte
oouscs. still sees the dropping shoulder erect
safer. as the tendency in all garments Is IN THIS
direction III -,,-u,o- e oo,1a,
tafIeta mousseiine il combines the brilliancy and
the charm Of the oldtime taffeta. with q softness
nnSs T2,e 10 Ia Paix 6ressn,akers one is Of vel
owjsb brow T tffeta "a sort Of chanos color with
a skirt trimmed with diamonds OF ecru. natlSte
embroidery framed in stitched straps or the SIX;
ornamented with buttons: The bolero is cut on
short to show underblouse OF batlste. shghtIy
the neck and in front like the trimming on the
skirt but finished with little falling silk tassels
Ihe sleeves nave an oad Gun H1iuT % DC f
fri Of batiste the peats held close ey means on
falling over the hand and another Standng up to
receive the fulness of the sleeve htte oelo" me
TIE length Of sleeves is a little confusing this
sleeve when In fact the short sleeve worn in the
afternoon with long gloves covers Wen the elbow
and is often finished with RUNE sleeves IL many
cases are really N three-quarters length The
which Is f2s hionabe az the moment
and vhicf, fs nointed 70 "A the latest idea in
sleeves generally ends 10 cover third OF the fore
arm, nTloU the elbow. Cut in this way il is
generally becoming but is modish- There are also
some examples Of gigot sleeves ending at The
elbow and making immense balloons at the shout
ders bur these represent an exaggerated style.
another taffata gown is In checked violet and
white silk ana has the skirt trimmed with several
rrfIes whose edges are festooned and embroidered
In solid violet The top a little boleTo- pelerine
with the edges OF the garment and OF the elbow
sleeves out and embroidered; MS Is Worn
About the shoulders and part Of the sleeves
* a trimming OF narrow violet velvet falling in
looms ard ends There is high vestlike sirdle OF
white silk orI1a nented with small sold buttons.
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He has served lecturer On education at SUM-
uner schools and teachers conventions IN all the
New-EngIard States and many OF the Middle and
Western States. The summer schools OF Harvard
University Clark University ard the University
OF Wisconsin among those which he has served
lecturer. He was elected professor OF phlos-i
ophy and psychology in Haverford College IN 1887.
but declined II 10 accept the Springfield school
SUPPLEMENTARY. The new dean IS hfry-rwo ysa-S
old
Dr. Ballet VIII be the third dean OF the school os
pedagogy. which has now entered It's ftteent1
year. The school has had an annual enronena
for several years OF over three hundred students
In fifteen years e.ghty-seven graduates have re-.
cetved the degree Of doctor OF pedagogy, and
thing over TWO hundred have received the degree
OF master OF pedagogy
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB.
Struggle in Far East Furnishes Study Topic
for Its Next Season.

The struggle in the East has furnished the key
note for the course Of study 10 be taken up next
year by the Wednesday Afternoon Club; but the
wrangIng OF the nations In that quarter OF the
globe win receive but scant attention. The Etera-
ture the science and religion Of the Orient
will constitute the subjects Of the different papers
and tho spirit in which they viii be discussed is
indicated by the coUplet that heads the programme:
The mother Of all mankind gates day
hears the nations wrange and what she has said.
they
The Wednesday Afternoon Club. which has just
closed its sixteenth year. IS Of which the public
has heard little. but SIS plan Of work is I'M
known 10 the best critics in this and other coun-
tries who all agree that il would BE hard 10 find
more agreeable combination Of intellectual and
social culture The club organized in 1855 by
Mrs a B. stone and among its members are some
OF the best known literary women of the country.
Mrs Mary Mapes Dodge was one OF the founders
and is a honorary member. Mrs George c.
Riggs and Mrs. &. A Runkle among the
presidents, and among the names on next years
programme are those of Mrs Ruth McEnery Stu
art. Mrs Candace Wheeler and Mrs. Alice Morse
Earle Other essayists for the coming year are
Mrs William Forse Scott. Mrs. julius Catlin. Mrs
Theodore W ParInele. Mrs. F 5 Dellenbaugh. Miss
Katharine Hulard, Mrs. Charles W. Wetmore, Mrs
]. z. Runtz- Rees. Mrs Z II. Blashueld and Mrs.
The meetings OF the Wednesday Afternoon Club
No. $50 Central Park South After the reading and
discussion 81 the paper Mrs. F. F Marbury always
pOurs tea and the afternoon closes with some
pleasant social intercourse
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MEN IN MOTHERS CLUB.
Who VIII Be Courageous Enough to Become
the First Member?

Who Will be the first man to become member
OF the New-Tork City Mothers Club? That is d
question in which the members are interested at
present, for. az meeting Of the club held yester-
day afternoon at the Tuxedo. II decided 70
invite men to join that hitherto feminine fold The
question came W during the reading of the con-
sttuton. which has Just been revised by Mrs Lille
pevereux Blake in which the statement occurs
that men in sympathy with tic movement may be-
come associate members of the New-York City
Mothers Club by the payment Of certain
sum Of money. The sum is s. annually. but
Mrs. Blake informed the members that it not
dignihed to speak Of money IN the constitution,
so il was left to the bylaws.
At the reading of the section concerning men
members Mrs. Silas p. Leveridge arose and asked.
rs it consistent with the CT our club TO let
men in?'
Mrs. Blake declared that the club individually is
did not see why il would be all right n have
them at thG meetings
The president. Mrs. \. Iensley. asked If Vie
informed they could not They may attend all
meetings and will receive copies Of all documents
issued by the organization out they can never take
an active part in the stirring elections OF the
Mothers Club"
Mrs. Levertdse gave an impromptu talk yester-
day the Juvenile crime Of the district where she
lives, the lower East Side. laying the fault al
the door OF the parents. who 90 not take the
time. The evening play centres and settlements
are drawing the youths from their homes, she
Mrs Hensley. VINO vas delegate 10 the National
IN Chica 20. made "A report and read a paper that
was given there the care Of delinquent children
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DIR. BILLET, NEW DEAN.
To Haze Charge of Nezc-York Uni
Uersity's School of Pedagogy.

The executive committee OF New-York Unit
versity at a meeting yesterday at the of5ce OF
William F. Haveneyer. announced the unani-
nous election by the university OF Dr. Thomas "
Ballet, OF Springfield. Mass. dean Of the faculty
CT pedagogy and professor OF msthodOlosy. Dr.
Ballet has for sixteen years been suQerintenderr
Of the schools OF Springfield having received a
unanimous reelection every year. He viii resign
this position to accept his new osice in Nsw-Yo-k
University.
DR.. Ballet was graduated from Franklin and
Marshall College in Pennsylvania nearly thirty
years age After spending Two years Il graduate
study. chiefly at Yale, he adopted teaching his
profession For over year he was associated
with Colonel Z Parker as teacher IN the Cock
County Normal school in Chicago Fos1r years
ago he studied in Germany leave OF absence.
being uaatricuIant az the University Of Leipsic.
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SEEN IN THE MARKETS.
Peaches and Watermelons Among Late Ar
rivals-Vegetables Still High.

Cherries, peaches canteloUpes and watermelOns
have come TO brighten the stalls in the New-Yo-k
markets. and a long trip they have all had to
reach here-the cherries from California and the
peacses and melons from Florida OF course they
bringing high prices. Cherries are selling for
IS cents pound. peaches for s. . basket water
melons Tor g % apiece and canteloupes for 81 50
dozen
Strawberries sweet and rather large were sold
yesterday for Is and % cents a box at washington
Market. They are coming almost entirely now
from Delaware and Maryland. Home grown ones
are not expected for a couple Of weeks. at least
owing 10 the unfavorable weather OF late.
Grapefruit IS soaring in price. so that II is
out OF range OF the housewife Of average means
Thirty cents IS asked for one juicy grapefruit.
This seems high. yet il takes 10 cents more TO buy
one pear-the alligator. which Is used for salad
and which comes from Cuba
Turning 10 vegetable one finds q great variety
az present but tho prices not low. by any
means As the Florida shipments have nearly
stopped. tomatoes are scarce and bring % cents a
basket Crisp asparagus. both green and white
costs % cents a bunch. II comes from Jersey
gardens. Long Island caufowers 90 and 30
cents apiece, and lettuce averages seven cents a
head Rhubarb IS the cheapest spring growth
costing only IS cents FOR a dozen punches North
crook necks. at 10 cents apiece three Tor quar-
the market are Florida be~ts ce1,s n h,5,cs
onions. j. cents quart. cUcUnbers. three for 10
IRE ash sails arc r5ed hlrh A. his seaso7 -
the year and Will continue have an abundant
supply al summer Prices are rather low. Fresh
are = cents apiece. and Spanish mackerel are 20
cents n pound The paatsh on saIe-sea bass
pound. owing 10 the Iateaess Of the season shad
are high shad bringing - cents each. and male
Fine Holsters are IN abundance FOR 20 cents
dozen according TO size clans are from 50 cents
70 q hundred. and oysters from Is cents 20 g 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
YALE SENIOR ENJOINED.
Temporarily Restrained from Calling
on Iced and WeQIthH Widozc.

New-Haven. Conn. May "A hearing on tho
application for injunction 10 restrain Ernest H
Hurd Yale senior. from calling Mrs Lavinia
H Foy, an aged and wealthy widow. from
communicating with her in any way. was held in
the Common Pleas Court. before Judge Bishop, TO-
day The petitioners for the injunction were Gen.
eraI George Harmon son of Mrs FOy. and two
trustees OF her estate Judge Bishop granted the
motion TO dissolve the injunction. on the ground
that the interests OF the petitioners were 700 re-
mote. But temporary injunction was graited on
a complaint similar 10 the first except that IL
was presented by 'Lavina Foy, by her best friend.
George Harmon No date for a hearing the
new complaint was set.
The motion OF Mr.. Hurd 70 Dissolve the inJuuc-
ton was based the declaration that the parties
making the complaint differed IN interest and
were disconnected. and that no one was regularly
IN court as Il plaintiff, Ms. FOy being the only
person who could appear IN that capacity. Ex-
Judge Henry SJOGdard OF counsel for the petit
toners. declared that General Harmon had a right
70 protect his mother from the persistent adj
vanCes OF this man Hurd
She IS in feeble health said AI- Stoddard in
body and mind. and EIu-d has been Twin on her
bounty. His presence IS detri-nent TO her health
and he is there for no good purpose There Is no
decent reason Why the man should be permitted
20 so into house where he IS not wanted"
W = Ely. another Of the attorneys FOR tho
petitioners gave notice OF an intention 20 ask FOR
the appointment OF a conservatory for Mrs Foy and
argued for a continuance OF the injunction until
a conServator should be named Mrs. Foy. he said,
was ninety years old. defective in mind and body
incapable OF acting for herself. and under the
influence Of the defendant, who. by his wilss acts
and deceits, has worked her for two European
tips and other funds and refused to cease calling
On her when asked Ike gentleman 70 do So
Not many people have tried 70 do what this
defendant has done, and IS trying 70 do con-
tlEued A1r- Ely IN the history OF Injunction
SUITS, We cannot ind a parallel. but we do ind
aut1QTl1y Tor our claim thar all members or a
family have The right TO protect the name 0S az
other member OF the family
The trustees. through counsel made a formal
demand on Mr. HUrd Tor the surrender OF the KEYS
OF Mrs FOy's house he did not give ID TIA
Keys. but Will act on the advice OF counsel later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
APPRECIATE CHEER.

Mrs j. H Emerson. OF Vermont writing her
thanks FOR cheer received. says: Truly the rays
OF Sunshine come this way. but in health
can understand their mission 20 the heart Of the
invalid. I had read much of this great work. but
never for moment had thought TO be a recipient
Of its blessings T. opens before me a new field
for thought and IT'S pleasant 70 feel that new
friends are interested in bringing joy and good
cheer into our quiet invalid lives"
Ado.ph Koch. at the Home for Incurahles has
his first letter 10 the ONCE since the opera
zion b. which his leg amputated, six weeks
ago Although stu couvalcscent he writes with his
usual cheerful spirit. and expresses gratitude for
al the sunny messages that found their way
him at Easter and since then Ar. Koch says he
would rather have attended the annual reception
OF the Tribune Sunshine Society than take rrip
10 the exposition To have met old friends who
although never have vet made life less dreary
for him would. he says. have given him the great
est pleasure in life
J. II. Bryce. president OF the Geneva Fla, branch
sends thanks tOr contributions 70 his Sunshine
mission school Miss Emma Hall, invalid. IN
Newark. y. J.. says the little bunch Of violets
ceived with the pages from South Branch Brook.
y j, was lovely bit OF cheer TO = lonely heart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
CHEER IN TENNESSEE

Miss Minnie Kresky. Of HuntIand Tenn. in
writing about the sunshine books sent 10 her for
distribution in the form Of a travelling library
says;
II would do any book lover good to know the
journeys the books take Not only do they travel
quite all over this and adjoining neghborhoOds but
even DOWN into Alabama OF course, these are not
al the books we have, but there so many fami-
Hes WHO have no reading matter all that these
books prove a great pleasure TO them
As 10 my request for odd pieces Z silks and
laceS 10 make stocks and collars. I have received
contributions from the following: Mrs. g. =. Law
ton, Mrs. =. NJ Curtis. Miss = z Johnson. Mrs
). NJ sun INJURY. Mrs F. g FaruSwOrth, Mrs. O.. J.
Farnsworth and Mrs. Thomas j. Barbour. And. as
l have been so very busy. I have vet com
menced the work. for 7 thought might he
sent and by waiting until il all together /
could work 10 the best advantage and the least
possible waste
/ think / have told You before that all can give
% sunshine is my time. but t-y make il worth
some thing when do that. 50 in this letter
Will lNclose a little picture and Il YOU think sun
SHINE ~ this kind would be enjoyed some chill
uren hospital or even by older children. / would
mount similar ones on thin board. that they
could De easily handled without being torn This
might seem 70 YOU an almost useless thing to do
bIt j Wei remember once CC having 10 lie IN bed
Too weak 70 DO anything yet not sick enough lie
sun ana sleep tweaty-iOur hours Of each dav. and
what q mine Of interest such pictures Were That
was long ago. but. remembering il. I have saved
collection lately. and thought YOU might know
where they would I'LL The greatest need.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
WIRELESS on THE PACIFIC COAST
Communication with a Ship at Sea Had for /.
the First Time.

san Francisco, May 2s-For the first time on tina
Pacific Coast, communication has been had BY
wireless telegraphy between 4 ship at sea ana
points on shore The United States hospital ship
Solace sailed from this port on Saturday and until
she was seventy miles ont messages were sent be-
tween the SOlace and the wea Their Bureaus stations
az Point Reyes, on the mainland. and on the FaraI-
-ollr IsIdhdS. Wnlch lie on this city Conditions
We're very favorable. and communication VS. co.,
J1ued without break fo- five hours
Inc local Wea theT Bureau has been Informed nv
w ms l. Moore, chief OF the service that al rhe
C2LlIorala observation stations and those On Ia
tooSl Island and North Head. in Washington will
soon De equipped WIKI The LATEST Instruments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
MRS. wALLERsTEIN TO ENTERTAIN

At the home OF Mrs. Harry wallerstein president
Of the Rubinstein Club No. q West sixtieth-st a
May entertainment Of pleasing character Will
take place this afternoon at , O'Clock. In spite
OF the late date many prominent people are ex-
pe-ted be present. The principal artists who Will
take part are Miss Kari nonoIosist and Whitney
Woodbridge tenor. and Miss Bartholomew. Tea Will
be served n o'clock
among the patronesses are Mrs. William LOOMS
Mrs Bronson. Mrs. Nelson Pattison. Mrs. De Luna
Mrs. James Petersen, Mrs. jose de Bermingham
Mrs Dabb Mrs. Charles Gardener Mrs. Charles
2. F0ote, Mrs. T Y. CroweU. Mrs. Townsend. Mrs
WiIbcur. Mrs Wesley Spear Mrs. Charles Potter
and Mrs J. J. AmOry.
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The following letter was written by one OF the
pupils Of the school who enjoyed the sunshine
outing last summer. and the president Of the T.
5. S feels confident that the children of this school
as well as many others, VIII he privileged share
again in the trolley parties during the heated
Dear Sunshine: Last June the boys and girls of
Iompklns Square School spent Saturday
Bronx Park. We all had jolly good time. and
We still remember the fun had and the many
Things We saw We would like go again this
year so we are going 10 ask YOU If you will be
kind 70 US as YOU We're last year.
The Tribune Sunshine Club sent Us 80 to help US
and We hope II VIII think OF us this year. Your
little friend, LOUISA SIMON zen Yea rs oId).
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NEW HELPERS.

y circle OF Kings Daughters at Rockaway. y. J.
has offered 20 send barrel of reading matter 70
any address where such cheer is desired This
viii go 10 a member in Brooklyn who supplies
most OF the C0astwise steamers with Sunshine read
ing matter kindness greatly appreciated by the
men. who thus enabled TO pass rnaav snare
hours IL profitable manner.
The members of the Epworth League. in Mount
Eernon. y Y, are DESTROYS of aiding the summer
Sunshine work OF the T. 5. s, and they offer to
take charge of i party Of children. meet them AT
the train and give yhem a days outing. The presi-
dent Will be much pleased TO avail herself OF this
generous offer later in the season
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NEW oRTHoPEDIc HOME.

Friends OF the New-Jersey OrthopHdic Hospital
and Dispersary are cordially invited 10 attend
tea to he given this afternoon. from until = in
TIE new house NJ No. 14S ScotIand-st. Orange.
The work for crippled and deformed children vas
begun last October under the supervision Of Dr.
Russell A Hbbs. of New York CITY. in small
quarters-One room with three beds serving for a
hospital The number Of patients has increased
so RAPIDLY that 4 house with large grounds has
been rented recently, and the facilities for both
dispensary and hospital work have been thus on
larEed. 1t this building which IS TO be open for
inspection this afternoon
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Wy STAR OF HOPE.

Nv Star of Hope hath set
watched il sink beyond yon distant height,
And 10, from out the evening sky the Eight
Died suddenly. and DER my soul the night
Fe!l like pail of Jet.
Ny Star OF Hope shall rise.
When. in due season. il he tn made complete
Its God-rnapped circuit. be X slow or fleet,
What matters it know, twin surely greet
My sight in Paradise.
May 1894 STELLA G. FLORENCE.
Written Cor the Sunshine column.
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shirred bertha that both novel and becoming and
allows choice OF elbow long sleeves.
The quantity of ateriaI required for the medium
size is yards q inches wide yards y inches
wide al yards A. inches wide with 1 yard OF
tucking IA yards Of applique and L yard OF silk
for belt. 10 make Illustrated
The pattern, No. 47s0 Is in sizes for g. "a
Sc. IS and 10 inch bust measure.
The pattern Will be sent any address on re-
ceipJ of 10 cents. Please give number and bust
measure distinctly Address Pattern Department
New-York Tribune II in hurry for pattern. send
an extra two cent stamp and We viii mail BY let
4er postage in scaled envelope.
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"A thing which is apt TO be overlooked in discus
sions OF women in industry is the paramount ne
cessity % having something 70 do" said club
woman yesterday. Women in industry may, as
Flora Mcdonald Thompson says. be a social men
ace but until other way Of putting in the
time during the ante-nupual period, and during
such other reriods as do not afford opportunities
for domestic activity is found. they certain 10
there The girls OF the last generation found an
object in life in the all important business OF hus
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oand hunting Miss Austn's heroines were fully
occupied in pursuing the local and squires.
6ut this pursuit has lost some Of its fascination
N these days. partly perhaps because of the
scarcity OF men IN the older communities partly
because OF the heightened period of maidenhood.
and partly because of the DEVELOPMENT of the fe-
mae mind The modern young weman- therefore
nnds herself without occupation in the ordinary
i I'm walks Of life and is drawn irresistibly