The News of Brooklyn IX THE SOCIAL WORLD. IHE .'.'.IMAX OF THE SBASQN PA89ED. ? BJXIUUAXT 8CCCEM OF THE IHFETOXOA 11X. KBCE1 TIUNS. TEAt-. 8TC.?THB WEBK'fl IN CU>8atT8 ANU l'l.A.v. 808 THB l'i rrrr. Tbe ellmaa of Brooklyn* aoclai aeaaoa haa come and goae-the Ibpetonaja ball of I8M la a thlng <-f the p.ist. and although there .>-.reral functipna botween now and Lent Ibe falllng ofl In publ!c affaira wiU be Bteady. Tha ball araa marked by the llal of vlaltor. from other I , . w:io did no- eome mlaaed a treat. Tak ng II all in ull. Montague-at., or rather lha ?aatcrn end of lt, w.is a llvely parl of lh< clty on Tueaday nlght, for ther. waa a rowJ< l houae at th.- opera, and the danea dld nol begln untll aome tlme aft-r th.- opera waa over. Th,- am mn. m-nt th it Mme Calve, having taken a aUght ? m ,. n ght, woul i be nn ible to alng thi njad trom "Hamtet" u., r mai leraWi a. lointmenl lo the muslc-Iover*, bul ' ? re ?< -.'.' anough rccalla after ihe ei ol Ihe "i.avallerla anuaic to ahow that the houaeful ol people ap ], ... -,.i i ? r cffori not to dlsappolni ih m alto irether. and "rii'lc-mon an.l ItaucU" waa a dellgh . \ larga niiml.f dancera arenl from the pla> 8ouae to '.he : illraom. and. much to thelr auirprise. were amoug the earlieal of Ihe arrlvale. but a ter tl... lanrlng begun there wa. no further thoireht ol th" lAteneaBof the hour. Arthur M. Hatch led i - coUllon, danring with hia fiar.ee*. ?lsa Anne i/OW Plorrepont, and the favora were more than uaually attractlve an l ornami ntal. The n"x: large ,i.inc->- of Ihe aa laon la ihe Bn ? ba.i In tha A adetny, and on Febroary : ihe eenlor elaaa of tha Polytechnlc v.-ni bold Ita mldarlnter danoa m the gyaanaalum; four day- later ibe thlrd wlll be glven j; ihi ? ? I A ol L P ?? un Tueaday evenlna "' ""s week th?- aecond oi f ?,- t*ountrv Club cotlllona wlll be Riven ln Ine ?. ; iuae ol thi Crescent Ithletl s Pliil K ghty-slxth-* . ind the Shore H a-., the other .wo belng a heduli ! I >r Pebruary IS and uarch !4. a charmlng loa waa glven on vYedaesday after r.o.-'.i by Mra. G orga YUnjjat- and the Miaaea Wln gai--. of Dean-?t. Th.- bouae waa da ntlly -:? -orati 1 v ? ftowera the gonei il tone belng bln< and whlte. Mra. Wlngate, M i Wlngate and Mle* Pollj l\ln ?at. lha recerrtng party, wer. bsbIbi i by Mr* j, ! ? i.. .d i. ju.r.i ,'. Kerr, MUa Cook .,. l Mlaa Colvln. Thpr^ wa* a charmlng dan a on Thu - laj evenlng ln -ho coaey clubhouaa of the Irvlng Cl ib, lo Herklmer-at. Th waa prlndpally ln the gymnaahiaa, and the entire bouae waa decorati I. Bupper waa aerved in *he btlllard-room, anl the as aaanbty dld nol acatter untll long after mldnlght. Th" guaata w*re rocatvod by Mra. Oeorge O. Brooka, Mr-< RobOrt Oalr, Mrs. CwrOOC. Howard. M;s. Joaeph E. Rbodea, Mra Herberl H. BUvanaand Mra Howard o. Wood. The dance waa glven under the 6Mn-lion of the club'8 Soclal Commlti-e. >>f Whl. h i. rge Gnir !s ehalrman. Among thoae presenl were Mr. and Mrs. .Io:m II. Haltork, Mr. at.J Mr* Charlea ii. Hydo, Mr. a-id Mra, John li. Qreaaon, Gcorg ? tiair. Mlaa Jeaala Oalr, Walter s. Olbba Ml ia Cat ledajOi o. W. Bebaoffi . Hl - Mabel French, P. B Btevenaoa Mla* atevenaon, Chai Stevenaon, Mlaa Ada :.-v-. W. C. 8wa Preston Oeorge Mclntvre, i'. C. \im < 1-'. Mi*. Dumonl. Gardlnes Patt< t>n, Mia* Turner, A. H Wv>!" Mlaa Porernan, Jo him Walker, Mlaa Keiiy, John 'l>. K\ans. Mlaa Kvans, .1 B. Greaaon, Mlaa Bachc. II. T. i'.?:;niis. Mir. BurcheU. E. r.. Iron monaer. Mi--s llolmea. Frank PenUrelgh. Mlaa Nellle I.lttlo. Charlea Cartli Igc, Mlaa Jane Rhode.. H. t. H-.irns. Mia;; Orace E. Rhodea, \\. il. l-pop*r. Mlaa f'.oroft. II. 3. Wiffen. Mlaa I ulu Kallev, ? Walkar. Mlaa Ualker. W. H. 8anlih. ai aa 1. - inadrid, H S. K"i;, -dy, Mlai P^n lolph. Oeorgi Buck, Mka Ida Hamllton, C. *:. lngeraoll, i. B. Horrls, ?l.4a Punrla, Ronerl P mia, Mlaa FI >renc< ! rl man. ll. O. Packat I, Mis-3 Packard. rharle* r-::.,-, |r Mlaa Besale IVIlaon. A. HauMd |r Mlaa Tl ig ley. O. Ironmonger, Ml.< - Roaera, il M. Bl ?? ? ? . Ml ta Ma. Lc Comte, P. I. Powell, Mlaa Adee, W. \> V.. I'-rrin... Mla. 81 .henaon. A. E. Bmlth. Mlaa r?r rlne M C. Bchlmer, Mlaa Florenc* Hunt, \\ lan derveer Mra. ilayward, P. W. Walli r, Miaa G Putnam. Dr. J. II. Blaiaoell. Jr. Mia* H Cal ahan. Blll. Potter. C B Ball and v*a Mra. Joha Draw Bncdeaer and M sa Bnedel r, of Farh Pteea, ga>va their Brai ai home oa P/edni The rooma ware laatlly decoratcd with pajma ind Baater Mllea. Mra Bac i' ker and her daughter wi ra aaalsted :i racelvlng bs Mlaa Bichardaon, -Mrs. i'harle.? Snedvkur. Ml??-Wlngert. Mlaa fJrav M - Horaaava, Miss Burn?, Mlaa Maajr Burna, Mra. I bert E- Aiipn-.. Mis. Jamea B. Hayea, Mra. Danicl Wota and Mr?. Harrta K. aasltb. The flra: "at hom.--" of Mra. Bamuel Bowna Dur yaa and Mrs. Bdwtn Carrington vVard nea Mataon, a; No. 45 BaBBBia al waa glven on Mondaj noon and avenlng. 8 -iety aeopla arera larpe numbcra, Th recelv'.ng party tncluded Mis. Kuw: Mooro, Mlaa Fani >? Moea, Mlaa Ora s Holt, Mlaa Marton Bmlth. Mra. Frederlc A. Ward. Mrs. Tuniat; Bergen, .M - Raj Tod, of Cleveland; Mk-.i Gertrode Bherman. Mra Wllllam B H :. M a* Ethel MoaaMra. Hamlltoa Parrlah, n#e Htintlngton; Mlrs Alt-xina Bmlth. of Baltlmore; .M-s. Francia i.. Illne. >frH jg. g. Elmendorf, Mr*. Georg. V\ Chaun ey, M..s Elwell Mrs. K H. Roebbelen and Mlaa H?er... - len Th,- ar ond wlll be glven to morrow from -I Lii'.il ti o'clock, and from I untll ',0 i/.-!o,-k. Aitruiam and m i:,ic ware Buceeaafully eomblne.1 cp. Waateoaday evonli g, wl ea tha Ait?r Kko t-ai<- Ita flis; ape'ial 'r:"rt,,:'i!:.--i't of the aeaaon, at Ihi home of Mrs. Will am Jarvio, mJoralem. n-at. There was a largo attendance of m.-m!*rs and thelr friande, .ind M:?s Van. Mi?-- Kn., .-? i Ornstel.i and Grahkm Reed; who furnlahed the muslc, gave .i dWiKhifnl entertalnment. Thal th. Iub. of whlch Mra Thomas S. Goodrlch la the head anu rront 1? ?ur-cessful 1? ahown by the f.i-t that wlthm th year Ihere have be. n flfl api 11 -atl ma I i lembei ah;p from young peoplt who are .-nitu;.;. ln a-tts:.. or literary puraulta. Twwraday avonfng wa* marked by the mld? aaatawtajmment of the Koamoa Club, whlch waa p'ven at the home or Mr.*. Jamea I-. TtubIow, S'o. 7?.i Bt Mark'a-ave The Rooma. la notod for i and dcHgbtful entertafnmenta and Thuraday*. pro grammo empbaaiaed thw cbaracteriatlc, and wa. thoro:it;h;y enjoyed by tba larg. BBaembuigi o( membera and guaata. h waa aotbora' nlghi ihe various aakactlona wen apprt atlvel The proRrammc opened wltU a Beloctloa from aei a:-.d Grotel." by tbe Miaaea Hodgaon i whlch the Rev. J. Coleman A<| ma, o( All wouia Unlveraallat Church. n id a aketch entitb-d An i.-i-'li.or Impreaalon." Tbe Rev. John Whitachad -. ,k was rh- ne-;' en r :? ner, ai i hl. conti d - Uoaa coaalated of an Impromptu bll of verae on a l.ortraU (,f Mme. i-> Urun. whl. h h Srawlng-room. and two more mai n rlect i rnv i T'.'- I-'<-.>-t" and "Dlsturolng ihe Meei inif" Dufi.-l-! Oaborni read a pa hetlc Bketch of French llfe ral>.| "Madam'a Roaea." and A. L. Wv.-'h. of tho Bargcnt Dramatlc 8chool,tfread a one-act play termed "Cnpld .1 la Newburs A re rcptlon rtnd aoclul hour foBowed the ctoae of tbe j'rogramme. ^*'rl?. Hf-lene Ma!r,IKe ha? aerit OUl carda for a t ii al for Thiifaday evenfrng at l'.er hcm,-. In Waablngton-ava The alnglng of ihe Rnbinateln Quarrel puplla of Mme. Malgllle, arlll i- one ..." the featur.-s of ti- ? .-: ng. U ? t aang ai tbe atinllo receptlon ol Mra. | an - beU, of Madiaon-avo., Xew-Tork, ai i re " m i h a;-,lH ? Mlaa Gk rtni ?? T.-' Priday . and allver-mounted 8at-bruakea for ihe m<-n: another of buncbe. -,' Amawlnan Beauty rooea an . boutonnle-rea of carna t o"a bea'.Jes aeveral flauree In wh ch leaa etahorate l '-nlri. wi- "x- hanr- ?!. ir" "" art-ahapeJ KxeTwd dlminutrva ?hampafn. haakct. of bon; iX. . "uirHav G.-oruc B*tt8. Chilb- ' 'f-lli- \* ? *-"?",0?h: v=u< i"allcv Benlimlr Hawley. Amoa Sa'wWrVrTnk l8SS Ony Umha. Charlea Lhr IngVtoa aad Erakhj Lott A pretty home w ddtng oa W Ineaday aftetwoon w^thTro* MhaaJnH. Irrlaw. danarhter of Mr. and M^- fVllllam Irvme. of Vernon-ave.. lo J ha E. >,eiirv The ceremony waa performed at a'JO br the Htv. Dr. Mlller. of the i- Kalb Avenue Methodlflt Ep'a.rv.n Chnr h Mtoa Mabel ln ?iBtrr of tho bri.le. was mald of honor. viimam H-n/r a brotber of thr- brlJeg i. '-?? '"^ man. TherT w%" nouahara. ra ?''. ptlon the 1 r-v a-d -rrom aWrted oa a ahort Bouthcrn tour After pvhnArv W Mr. ar.d Mra. Henry will b al fir-Tne in '.'? TBOti?afro. Mr. am! Mm. Uenrv J. Dlck hav.- aai I owl earda for a raeapttoa and daaco, at the Knapp Ma for PabfUary r,. Mra. Dlck wlll alro give two leaa at her horne. ln South Kmth-et. Mra. Prederick KugT.e PltWa, t^c Miss^a PHkln anl Mra. John Oaborne Poiak, ne- Pltkln, held th^lr llral at homo i?-r S*turdav afternoon at tha Pltkln bniBB, No. 1*1 88. Marh'a ave. Mis? Uifea Wella, Mlaa Moodv nn-l .VIi. n Katlierlne Bowen a? t. entCTtalnlnc ihe gurstr. Mr*. Pltkln r-n i ber daugh? ter held QVatr nf-mi recaajtloa yaotaiagy aftfr noon. Mias Me.lle Blackweil entenalr.ed the Thur.?day Afte.-noon Ewchn Club at her ho:re. JCo. 1? Herke ky Place, nuagdaj altarnoaa*. aisaaag ihe m bb> b ra prearot were Mln Mav Btevenson. Ml?a Dai >1, Mlss Laura D ivol v.i.-- B Cook, MI 1 la II imllton, M -- Anna Gllmor, Mlsi Kffle Ti i Mlai Hyde, Mlai Auguata Unherr, ol New-iork, and Mfts* Bl aabeth AtwelL Mra. Char|es Merrlll, of Cllnion-ave., gavi i charmlng luncheon on Wedneaday. The tabli wai rated In re I, wlth broad ial ribb mi an i ? of flowera. Amwi: the guests were Mra. .. '. Mra. I.-.: ? r V ia ??:. Mi ___'?.! K. !iji. Mr.-. .,'..:::?-? I'.c.hrw.iy. anl <: 4_B' t'lark, of New-York. ^^ Mra Thomas Congdon, of Congress-ai., has sent oul carda for Thuraday afternoon, January M, for a :? lon ln I, ii ,t of Mr . II. Btnnl, \ i' ma loi Magovern, whoae wi I ? l >ok place before C ? i Mrs. fieaadii Trendwell Powell bi : aeni oul i la for tae aaarrlage of her datighter, Mlaa i-1 Prancei Powell, to Dr, Charles Bumner E.ebaah, of N- nr-York, a: l:M o'el. ck oi 1 im lay ev< ai ?? i. in Bt. I.uki "i Chur, h, The w< will doubtjeaa l one of the largeal and moal brlll ktnt of tae ,- isoi Thi bi I li -eli l '??? Id. ? wlth ao -laiv .ii the IIIll, where she I favorlte, and the h legro m has a larg. i qual.it ance In New-York I'he reremon) wlll b- foll. ?? I by a re, eptlon al the t' i ir i fJall. rj fi im 8 untll 11 k Al home car li are oul fo Ihe aftert on and evenlng oi i :? - ..r . Aprll 7. at No. 250 Han The next Plasa ai mbly wlll b flv n n Ihe evenlng of >bi ??:?? 8, There will be i m d in 1 Bftel :..:?!!.. Th- metnben of the Brooklyn Humane Ai ? i tion held a tea and cake sal< al Ihe home of M J Bwan, N-,. SM ,.,'?? . .i. . on Baturday laat, for Ihe benefll ol tha bulldlng fu soclety. Tl ,,tli, .-?- ol Ihe .,,- ire: Mlsa Bva rui prealdenl: Mra. Bamuel v-- ildenl; Mrs M. m. '?,;;??. aer.etary, uiid Mlai Ulan he Bmall, treasun r, Th* v.. : llna ^>f Mlai Fi n - - M ir - V< rn, n, daught, r ? : tbe iat, Bon iel \", ? ??>. to * u ln i-ii T rner, will take placi I Jo'o '; afti rno ? - ? i ?' nexi. In the W nslilngton Ave ; . ? Baptli Chui b. Ttieada; i aht'i performan ?? of opera wiil be "Palataff," wlth Maurel In tbe tltle part, and Bcalchl and Campanarl, who were In lasl year's casl T - ? ? -,\ imei ? n il i- M me. Bavllle and i, !.. li. ?'>. I, ii if whoni have lx ? n heai klyn In otl i muslc. Thh opera w.is ihe su ?-- of liie seaaon laat u ?? : nt of drawing p. wer. I Rl su AT THR ART EXHIBlT. THE CLOSE OF THE ITNION LEAOl'E DIBPI.AY OP PAIXTIN03 The L'nion league Club'a annual an exhtblllon cloaed laal evenlng. < >n Thuraday evenlng a large , row : atti ndi I the opi i Ing reeeptlon, bul on Prlday the dlaagreenble weather conslderably r. lueed the atten lance. (rpei Ing and rloalng Ba> - alwa; ? pr, , more attn 'tlve to exhlbltlon goers thar other daj ? and then it; llea another rea the llgl I a' ince on Prlday aud foi ihi rush ye ? afte; no,.:' and evei ?pi,.. ? ? . -..;,?;: parlors for thr. i il ij - has b ? . dtilj appr* Iat, i Tl e membera ol e Ai < nlttee hai t glven fr.-.-h , : their tlm. ? ? <*om .,;.-.. luoceas of the exhlblt. They fou I It i task to colleci th- plcl ea and ln po*! tton, and alnce thli parl oi il - w,>:i. wai fii Ihey ha\ ? attended i ? > ihlbii alm u ? onat intl) ..? dei for Ihe unlnltln Tl.tn ? [V ii ?' , ? ii. i . .i ?. Dwlght, Wllllam C. Pate. James R i oa ird, Hli ? rl B. M iati rs ai i V) II ,r" ? ? ,|k)wlng li a (omi >t< il ? tl ? .,> r ??? n ? ? resente i n the exhlbltlon ol fl F A. Cl irch, II. ?.'. Walk. r. 11 . T. KI u ls, i.'aM toa '?' lei ry W. Hane, r, R, ' ? A. il. . w .,:?. Marl i i:- - rka, J M W. T i ? |aa. A. J ? .1 .-' ! i ... . ? ?. '. r de Bock. .i II. i. e llaas. I. iu .- .p i > , ? c. Arla. Wll im Mai b. .1. O K : ?? niHii V in !i ten, <; rard I. - ?-, ks, ? ? Oliwr, ' ?? orgi? li. ii . loa. - .. i i ? n i ,; , - ? r, ,i. .;. T, r. R 11 r>s K. I'i '?-1. Ti eodor. IVote.i, Hei ry I*. Smlth. "(i. I Crome, ' .1 \ W '. Herrraann, E. Boudln, J 1 Kaffadli, (lharles Fr* 1 ?r:,.k N.i gele, Jami - M Harl l.etl . !'? Harl j-'ian. la i'. .)??'.?.-. .1 .;. Bl iwn, '' 'i ? !>-v.i ? , ? ? . .i '. K. M. R ??: ?; ' tlglloiitf, N*. I'l.i--. .'. I'-i'i. Jan M ii habl >u, i. ;-.. ,. - ,,, I :l !. ,|. \ j, Marcke, .)?,-? h ' ??'? rsoi and K igene Hmltl . C. iuld revieg th. pa jkir, isi the sltuatlnn and ' I leral ^I -I.- ,:i SVedneadaj evenli ? it n: i h ti- ,;u--llon -.' .1 be -? ttli d. rni.it e \\\i:\r.h' \<;\i\st TIPPI.INO, COMMIWMONKn \\ !il ; liS HRMVRKH A ? l I.KrTi'lti-i TO Tl K PORCK Brooklyn'a pollce captalna and commandlna ??*? geBnti llatened to two curtaln lecturea yeaterday whlch conta ned aeveral BUggestlom ihm wlll rewult ln greal good, both to the force and to the public, if aeted upon. Commlaaioner Weliea flrai lalked l > them about his pollcy for the nexl two years ;i. called th '? ai entlon to the large eum collecti I last . ir from flnea for vlolatlom of the dep-n i l ll- aald thal HS.0M had been thui collectod, malnly for tlppllng and enterlnB alooi i when r. Jamea B. Chadg'lck, ogatoi of the Bumner Avcn - Methodlai Eplaeopal Church, a ll a] .. make addn aei Th< Rev, Dr. R J. Ki ni will mu! ?? a report .n regard to Ihe algna t urer lo lh? declaration and petltlon In fa\,.r ol i '?? n ??. Ih? l \.'.'ir BICYCLE COVBBE. Wllllam Texter, proprtetor of Plmer Park, haa .. ? ..,; i ani ? ???? nta I ir the eoi trtu tli '\ of i .ik water, ? ,?? toca ad Wfl feai outalde of tbe ma>n pavlllon ai thi park and near the preaenl - imraer i oin- of the Oraveai id Bay ?'a, hl Club. The apace 1 i, _f thla will be fllled gnd i flrat-claaa !?? - ? i ,. ,,,.? W||) be laid oin. A lamtoeape artist wlll ba ?mployed to dealgn iie lawna aml altend lo the otJier work to be done wlthln the Incloaure. Sexl ',v.';..r V:V....ki... wlll probablj have Ita nrsl i patacc al thli place _^_ I/./, // )//. JA MA1CA TACBTBMBNl Tha Jamal i Bay Tachl Clob wni aaM IM flrat ,own .. ;,;.,? al irloa Hall tn-mt now h enlng Elaborate arrangem. nte bave been made v.hi-h wfll Inaure a good tlme for lha yachtamen and theli friendi The Jamalca Bay organlxatlon haa a w-i. ../'???;',::,;::';,;"ii.''1^" "..' ????"?-???? Saaa^W.JJ. B-*^ ??.? captaln, BcnJamia -. Daly. "*',?,'. ,,, r,-.,.\\ Charlea A. Valentlm : meaaurer, < liarlei '.?';?'''? timmcial aecretary, P. II. Petrey: raaardlai -? ta V. J.lllics J.eliU OVINGTON BROTHERS, ESTABLISHED 1846. PERFECT AND RELIABLE QOODS, Our Entire Stock of flve aevt nail grar-ofnl patl >nm ?>f slaaaware, luolndlag goWota, Biml ? ?-. BnBor-ttowla, rham pasuea, ehtretn, bocka, i-onlinla, lemoaadoa, ,-,;,!lv worth froln $3.?kl lo $.1.00 Mn-.!. ', ;i. I i be aold al i nnlfonn prloo of |?j Pts each. Coaiprlaing Rokomlan, Belgtan. Kreaob and Ameriean pla"* both engraviMl nail ntehed. Delft Plaques, Six Bubjeeta. windmllla, boata and eharaeterla t|c Daten Boeuen, 8-lat-h plaquea, arorth fl.OO, .1.1 cta. each. Butter Plates. ov-r one tboaaaad broad aad butter Plal a, now Importatlona from ihe beal makera, Knur llxb, Fronofa and Gorman, urortb B4.uo lo $0.00, arlll bo rloned oal :ii $9.99) Aoun. Tvroaty -flve dotofl French Cblna Platoa, pure Odd China. . , I I'mi.ir.' deslan, utiirol bonlor. arorth sh.imi. ov-r flve hnndroil odd. rioh. rblaa rovorod Diahoa, aonp, tnroen*. platter*. lr.ntlin tllabow. Balail bowla, saiuv boat*. oyator tureens, arbrtb from $n.oo ' i ? ?" ""? ;" ?' ",; ' im Pricc "'' sf.10 rnch. !$U..10 doxen. Chafing Dish Parties. Cboflag DIaboa SI.OO ln boal alokol flaiah, Itnpmvod bjmp. Amoos tho maltora mntrlbntlUR to thla aale are: rauldon, Woroestor, Idmogoa, I'opilaiil, Harlland. A ,1k.ik- lo roplaoe brokoa rblaa. Hrnss JVoneo. throo hranoheg for eandloa, bevolled mlrror . Illrb Strawborry Cui niaaa Decaatir. for cordlala or .vlne.. Oattnonl Sots 3 ;.:??? ?. cbina, flouror palntiag. WroiiKhi Iron Bnnquot Lampa, flei-oratod ulolio, improvod burnor .... PrinoeM 1-^.iP ln H'-hotl cry*ta\. arlth glolie ln matoli ....... ,-?,?, cblna .i?.ks. i,:;,?l?.iii.-,l. ?..i work*. rVdan rhalr modol .. Travelllng ilw*" in i.-mii-r I'aaoa, guaraati-cd m ??? - ments , 1.,-ir-.- alekel Trajr, sil.OO. Toaal i.'..v.-r, ?1.96. Ai-ulfl Ftagon. S'i.10. W.1 Bpoon. t*c ii.mv ri.it-,1 Sii.Hui. pbony bandlo, 41.10. tae llandlo. Bi*l Kngllsh Kteol Carvora an i',?ks. nsiially BOW 11.00. , 11.2.1, doi'oratod and glldod . 89.9*1 1.1-1 .1.1 3.99 i.oo 1.99 0.00 .99 .3N l.*0 ? il o,!,l Salad Hrtwbt. worth from ."???. ' i:x,-li,.i. Knglfoh Tolloi s.-iv ,l--.ii.u.,l. II) |. ? v. ? ,-,,?? Srari(K ...uulno IMI. pattorua, boal arlbl.* on the markel H^ToiiKottb^prartl^andnovidofdealKn. arlth ?... - I ?V - ?? ?. "?J , M.w ll. r,i,. Diau. wlth porforafMl coror. urnnmontod tind glldod.? ,.,,.?hv Draamencd Ua* Sbado4, of now f:vw> aml rteoorailuna . OVINGTON BROTHERS, FLATBUSH AVE., JUNCTION FILTON ST.. BROOKLYN. A. T WHITKS GOOD RECORD TWO TEARfl FN TIIE DEPARTMENT "l HT1 WORKB. > A -. iMl'MHIIINC THE WORK IIE BXPBTTBD TO : .. w II ? ' ? nSK ... ' i . ral ???? '" ? .-'.,- .: iy 1 ' " . . ........ ?hai ...,- . 1 ,- , i. ?? '? ? men - -. ? > Mavoi on ..-.??' b Mayoi it nol ? -l i . Wui i 8 i ' Healih ron.r, ..',-? I rd t a ... . ? I I Park ll v ,. : i,, T ?? , ',.,:. wlahe | to hold on i ? . ... ||al ilui - ??? id* ? .-.!??? nl. tmenl il i l Mr , )ri il be -i , ' ?? 1 \l i ? M M -'?. ? aa aald , :t -,,..-, ? hla ofll ?? in I ' * miklaa mmlaa . . . 1:.,-. I ??? .,-.-. \ i:--:..- idmh itlon i .' th. ?".:..- M ' aaal two i :.' Mr. >?l ".- '' ? retlre. , i ll ? '? i" ? of prl. r ,,.....,... Tne wa .-.,-!'? ? ' for thi ap| ? ritmi ai of , .ucreaaw to blm ,.,: \iv I'ARK COMMI88IOX |. |b i -,,:. ii. ?? Ihougti th il tha i ??? a III n .1 ?.nefti ,,f h ". ti un. l |u Igmi nl a I ? \ , i ,?:,,?,? in park Bffali . foi ? plan coi ., .,: ,:. ... for thi .,:? . ? :?' >l ? ' ml Pai ;. .i. pi ib ili ? ? ? ? ..,,,. with -'ii aalai y, to cara '. ir th ? eai ibl ?hm< ni ol thi nea pai i havi Y be*?n acquire ? .. laaue ol ? oiinly bo 11? f'ommli onei ..: ,..,. ,? : aa had i barge of thla work d irln ,? ih.it have i? < n aolna on I >r i year .n I ? half, artd la |..-.-i,ii.-m-i-. Btted to aerve .. man of the prop ? I om nl.s ? ?? Inpar. i t'.\. . ...... he wlll be ? ntllled to ? all blm ? If, an 1 . , t? , ,i)..;. ,? ..mn - ? foi me l me lo ' omi Tl , r< tlremenl ' ? man n a In publl- 1 '< partment, thi Plre Department, th* Bulldlng li partment, the Park Departroent, and to aomi .\ i ,,i ot tha Pollca DepartnBent, nowbera wa. there m h .i fun ! tmental ch inga a-. ln th. Depai trai i rlty Wofka ll waa n exceedlngly illfll ial on whl li I'omn..:..- n:..-r Whlte enlan I ta . .1L | w|-> , oni id< rabl. relucian ??? lt di-l nol .,,_?. i, i... . , ? -,i I'onvln. ? ti 11* .vi.,. v. .:? | 1 . ^e lepari I I furtheT polltlcal enda i |na| t;,, new I'ommlnalonei wai iletermim i la ..?! i ., | || ? -v .it: ,i buatnem baal ? \i oral here wai :i greal damand for placi . and I Ihe preaaure lald upon lha CommlBBtoner on th ? pan of polltlclana waa Intawae After the iir-^t six moniha, boa ver, II came to be reallaed thm ? e I new Commlaaloner meani wbai be sai.i when he -,,i mai i"- wna aoi gorng lo allow pollttc. t? enter Into thi admlnlatratlon of the Department, aml Blnce thal tlme he h.is not, to uae hl. own , language, been "bothered" t,. any est* partment. A notlea whlch greota the eye as one : enter. tha maln ofBce of the Dopartmeni ln the Miinlclpal Bulldlng annoiim ?. lhal appllcatlona ? ..,? employmenl ln anj capaclty mual ba made to t':e '"i\il Bervlce Commlaalon. c.i.Al* IIE TOOK OPFICE. in th- conrae "f ? kwig rowvarnatlon arltti roca , .,,. i Whlte - fea day. ago, th<- wrtter aaked whal was his peraonal f>-> Um now thal the Ume f.-r i i. tlremenl from ?.i:?i.> my wark here In four .,r ine houra a daj of hard work I ahould be wllllng to ataj in the Dopartmeni for another tarm. Aa h : matter of fact however, the tlaae i hai,- -;>..-n to i.-, ofllctal dutlca haa averaged mora than twlce that much ii day, Mj j.-.iith haa nol auffered, and i. . ptivate bualneaa la aatlafactorlly cared for i>> in. Brotber; bul I am tlred, and shall be .-ry kU,i of the rellaf th.it wlll'come al n e end .>r tiie month. ??Thi t ? i yeai ,?' thi admintatratlon waa a par llcularly hard one. i do nol raran f? thi. Depart ni.-.: aio.-n. but f-,- ?h. Admlrffatratlon aa a -\. . .. The altuatlon whlch eonfrontrd Mayor Bchi?ren when he came tnt.> offioe waa appalltng Theri waa th,- Wallabout purchaa. to be met The aairera ln th.- Twenty-alxth Ward had ta he completed Thi-n there weir Btreet-pavlna contiacta whlch had been ; ,.-.". -I slnce 1888 Be de. theae, ihera arara a of oihei mattei req ilr ng attentlon and [*'! , . ,,,,?,. Th* obllgatlons thtifl ln J... it.-i amountexl to aeveral m"'^n doilar*. ?"???? ,i |>r rep Ulves uf id- preas Commisaloner \\ lilte haa l? ..? ., ,n i|< , offl. ial, eourieou . roni ld?i i. an I ,li_liiu alwa s ready to pare a few mlnutea out of hls JrelT-niT* l.daj ? , ,,:-''? >r ouestlona on ai bj. la ,,f I, ., ? ,i importance. aml nol Infrequently vol . ..,? informatlon ?f value II lias I.:. ., part ... fi --ii the bi tlunlng : , lo i.p In lo w ,, trli ih< [Mil.ll. ln g< ?'" ??>'? and lhl? la one of . a h h he haa effectlvely carrled out that i ___?,_ .1 KNIFERl WE II \hs T<> FBI80N. THK n.Kws r.v wmm iror.va U'miibrri was ,-ai ,.i;r Ai 1118 OI.D TRU KH. i | .? .. ,-,. mi >nt, ??' Ih* Bupreme Court, yeeter lay . | ,.,1 || xx , - aboul time to pa , hall In ,,,,. ,.,.-, of young James MoSherry, who pleade.l -., r, it-, mpl al burgl iry. Hla Honor had an p?nded aentenc.i the plea of the boy'a mother ti..; her '-n he glven one mon ehanca t,> reform The fitli-i. who ia a large manufacturer of pelnta ln N'ewYork, admltted frankly thal be eouM do noth? ln,, arith the boy. The father aald that kla .-'-ii ,; , ; ., goo ? h ,:.?-. ind that, lf he only behave i hlmrelf, he waa readj and wllllni to take hlm into pgrtm i hlp In hli b i Inei Judge Clemenl, In or.ler to k-. p tba boy ,'rom fatling bark Into hli oid waye, ordered blm io r - porl -'-ii weefc lo Pollce Captaln bhort ai to Jual whit h- bad been i Ing and wlth whom he had been aaaoctating. Thb worhed .-,11 rlghl for .i tlme, bul i.i-" areefc ludge Clemenl reeelred word from i-.ii taln .-'.i-i lhal tba boj bad been arreatad for breaklng t1'. wlndow of a aboe flhop In aVrath Klrat ?t, and Bteallng a doaen palra <>f ahooatrtaaja The knlfe witii a iir.ik-n blade wlth whlch the wlndow liH.i been brok i, a n foun i >,n his peraon, and th.? plece ,,f blade on lha walk by the wlndow. M-Sli-ity .i--.-l.ar. I thal he had found the knlfo ..ni the shoestrlnfa ln Ihe str-. t, arnl dld not tn.uk ihe wlndow. itui Judge f'lemenl eentenoad hlm to t ao i ? :irs ni the penltenl lai i .1/ llll BROOKIA \ TBBATBEB. ?Tba K:ital i.iil." by HaddOB i'hamh?-r? gnd II. C. Btephenaon, la tbe attraetioa nvavtded th - week t>y the managemenl af tho Columbla Theatre. The plol bang upon tha recognttlon of .i pleee of card anee , i .i io.. ii tO tiie li-'io hv tba vllliiln. which Is tbe meana of Bavlng the bero'fl llfe. A reorua from ,i lyneblna party, lova forgery, aa Infernal machlne, gttempted murder all theae mahe parta >- mado roudy b. fora Tu< aday nlght. 3 AND * BURNHHM, BROOKLYN. FLANNELS. A apeclal offer of Hand U ? ^-itP Em" broldered FLANNELS. all unahrintoble, al LESS THAN MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. This dealrable llne arlll be ahown to-morrow ;it 60c, uaually aold ,it 15c . r 75c, uaually aold fit *!-l? ,-t 90c uaually aold at 11.23. al $1.00, usuallj boI l at I1.M. LINENS. To-morrow and durlng tha week ara wlll hold .i , learance Bale of ii 'mnanta of TABLE DAMASK, GLASS and DISH TOWELING. PILLOW nnd SHEETING LINEN, ODD TOWELS, TABLE CLOTHS and NAFKINS. TRAY CLOTHS aad BUREAU SCA^tFS. Tho pi I i wlll be merely n >mln tl. Advance showlng o? Ladies1 Shirt Waisfi in MadraB, Per ale, anl Pitnama at $1.00, $1.50 upward. Btylea the aeweai and qualltlta the beat. JACKETS. Balance of our Block of Jacketa in the neweal atyl i redu.I ir-,::- 18.50. $15.00, 12.>. 130.00, and 140.00, to 84.50. $7.50. $9.50. $14.50. $17.50. CLOTH and PLUSH CAPES reduced to M the reajular prl *a MISSES' ii 1 CHILDRENS CLOAKS. I to 12 yeara, elaoa that wt-- 1860 and 110.00 to be off >red at $4.75. H03IERY. Have reduced for Monday a apeclnl lol of LADIES' BLACK COTTON HOSE. hlgh ?jptlced h 'ls and double aolaa, frwna 25 I - 20c. per pa We wlll contlnue to dlaplay on Monday onr advance Importatlon of FIGURED ALL WOOL FRENCH CHALLIES, PRINTED MOHAIR8. and SILK i 1 WOOL BRILLIANTS. w th mai ? addltl aa (? acluatve dealgna) \ . POPLIN PLAIDS. I Ladies' Eiderdown Wrappera. Cmimf-nclng 081 Monday we will hold a 8| Ctal Sale of EIDERDOWN WRAPPER8, 1 the UUeut atylea, and made of the beat quallty < of Pderdown In fancy atrlpaa, Boaaa ar? j b.itmil With sllk rir>h.,n anr CbblC* Importatl is no* ,,...,,? ,1. Tiie llne conatata of ORGANDIE SATINE. ORGANDIE LISSE. BATISTE BRILLANTEE, DIMITY. CORDELES. ar. 1 SCOTCH CHEVIfT and gT MADRAS SHIRTINGA. SPECIAL. TO-MORROW: Ijag yd*. geaaulae Bcoteh Kephyr OifdhaUBBj aa ln. wi.i-, cBacBa, atrlpea, nnd fan ? i-Uida, reajular :'?*?? o. lOllRNEAY AND BURNHAM. NOTES OF THE CLUBS. CIVIC HOXOR8 < ? >X I":ii'.:':i > CPOS UXION I.KAOl'K MEMBERB AXD OTHER8 :-,,,: HOBHE PKRFBrTIO* I.KAPR IXTO I *** . -. Riuixa iND i wvixa ? xillRI rioN v MOXTAl :. BTAO MKMUltl Tl RPBICHU ? ?;!..-? IN IBVIKU. ' pleanant tople week ln contemplai rr| th* thelr c >mra l. ? by Mayor Wtirate- In ht. iblnet appolntment. lt I. thoughl .,.,. , ........ m, nbi ' tl ablnet la a member of ... IDa. and twn oi three of them ar* I with - Mayor fer never mdneaa for hia been -,-?-' < ' It ll i I ' ' ' owever, ..... ,aed b) elther h ? , lg .... . ' frien lahlp I ? reatraln ,.,?, f. ng .f. evtrj caae m n thoroughly .. - piace. The I'ntoc i."?-"" Club wlll be repreaented In the rabtne* by a larger al lea .-. ? .. - ? ruff. \\ . Rtj ,i- ? r.-ii, ? v .,-. i n- ff. ? ?? ' ::1' ? i Tax ?' ille tor Api leton ,-H \i:\i OP \ MOXTAl K BTAO john V Itider and his aaa late* on the Monta i I riub'a Rntet l ilnment Committee Inatalled .. ... leepl) than ever In the 8 " 1 , , ; ,;, on Baturday evenlng. Januar) li bj ..... ? atag ei tertainm n - Blven In the imm llou. Elghtl ave houBe. Banj , n llrooke, Dentog nnd Onaman, negi i imperaoi itlon. I i Oeoi W Day. alelght-of-hand ea bj i. Wat. ? in i humorou. n Ita . !,., ,;,-,., Pattl anUv. i I the evenlng. T ?? ne\- affalr of Importance to be glven by the m , taqu wlll be the I mg-talked-of dlnner to May ?r cablnet Tbe Maj ?r ba. had a ! rpBi fi >m Iub linnera alnce he arenl Into offl ?-. bui II i.rii he M ??' ik glvlng th* ball a aecond puah, whlch arlll keep it roll ng ua II the Ma> ir haa pa." ' through another aerlea of comi I pllmentarj banqueta Th- Monuuk baa had tha dlnner ael doWn aa a certalnty < r more than b .,.;l na, be. - arall ig merely for the Mayor .,, ,, | ,,; ,.. latanta The dlnner m ll be held on Febru iry v HOR8E JIMP3 IXTO \ VKW RECORD. The monthly entertalnment of tha Rldlng and Drlvtng .'lobon Wedneaday evenlng wa. made fa rnoua bj the phenomenal Jumplng of Mra. Prank 1>. UeB, \'t |-,.,r, tion The conteel betwe n the half dozen horaea ent*n l aoon narrowed down :o a Btrlfe between Perfectlon and Mr Beard*. Herculea Tbe n imei >-.- ? n th h mu i proved to ba well rhoaen. Herculca'a work a i llttle ahort of marvel loua, bul bl. rlvul*. performance waa abaolutely p ,-',, . || >r >u| drnppi I oul al Bv* feet ala a thi -. bui Perfectlon found no dlffi ulty In clearlng the hurdle i" i feel The bar waa then plaeed al ala fi ^ :?: ii-s, acconttng to the meaaurement, but, ir the atraa pa i on the bar and the .lepth to whlch tha horae'a hoofa aank In the tanbark wer- con aldered, the artual helght was nearer ali f, e; nta. Im-hea. When C, ll. Robblna. who rode Perfectlon, urged ti.,- ?!? ?!???.? ;. to th* fcnce th. flrat tlme the ?i mai knonked ofl the har. Itut ,,n th- aecond trlal. tii- horae t..ok a mlghty leap iind lunded iii.ul> ,,n tha otb?r alde wlthout touchtng Ihe bar. The Jump broke ?.he club reconl bj aeveral Inchea, and -..! doubtleaa atand for a lona tlme aa the beat perforrnanci .,r ita klnd In this vTdnlty. The followlng i1 ; ?wed the Hamllton playggl 10 b* the W'llinetH iiy the clOM margtn of nlne i.oint-. On Peiu-uary U a return Kani- wlll be played al the Hamllton Plub. The Hamllton playera were Meeara, Qerrlah, Perklna, Beechcr, Tllney, Kltehle, Ptitnam. Uuddlngton, iin.-ii. \\ <>rtti. h.imii. Dougherty, l^ggett, C Rad don, llu.z.rd, ll Ua ld,,ii. llolland, Barnea, Para na, Allen, Lawrence, Htirlbut, Parker, Maaon, Pleld, Band, Taylor, H. Worth, Barle, Carhart, Church, Chauncey, Hlgelow, l>,- Wltt, Clement, li-.-.e. Mur r.iv, Brown, Callender, Rlcharda and Atwater. Thi l.in-oln repreaentatlvea wera Measra. How,-, Walt. McClement. Hempahall, Jacoba, Bunpaon, McOrath, Praaer, Wllllama, Wayland, Boyd, Dlxoa. Joaeph aon, P. i. Adama, Cotton. Lawrence, ketcham, Chertton, Bwanly, Rlcharoaon, Wllaon. Backett, Tltompaon. Overton, Btone, Van Wycfc. Talbott, Cantrall, Wctl.ke. r,H-, Purman, P. w. ston.-, Rtgga, Shorea, M Adama Meeka, Tallmaa, Carr. Langmulr and Btlleo. njx'. liWKss 1XTBRE8T1N0 TBBBBB. ^At the Haneon Place Methodlat Bplarional Church rovtval Dr. Loula Albert iianks win praaeh thla Btornlng on "The Qold Mlne of Humanaty." ln the evenlng his tiiem.- wlll ba "Tlu- Converaton of a Pamlly." The them*. fcr th- waek-ovaaUng aar mona wlll be .is followa: Monday. ' A I Inht ln tha Prtaon Cell"; Tueaday, "HeroU, th- Klng who was Worm-eaten": Wedneaday, "The l.ivlng Hope"; Thuraday, The Drled-up Sjiritigs of i.ifr". Prlday, "Peter'a Confldenc* In <>i.i Age." Thaaa meetlng. have drawn large crowda througboul tba month. Mra, O'Donnell win alng each ovenlaaj. THE CALIFORNIA CORSET FiK Wears. and is Comfortable. /S NOT ?or.I) IN M'lill'S. Send for Descnptive Catalogue. CALIFORNIA CORSET CO., BROOKLYN. N. Y. SMOKY FIREPLACES MADE TO DRAW OR NO CHAMft Riarrlnatl-n* BBd BBthnatefl fr?* RRPERENOT8 Laural ll-n- l ifeea l N 1 *r% ?? i? s | . | w n S! .n,. II Bk-K r? mbW. H*nry Parlati Avartla ?' rWa, A. I. Loonla, U. L?.; J. Kel I) I. fl a -I l.a|,?l?>. Bl mi. | J. Wlini.KV. "iliimi lati Ftl.T?)> BTRKKT, llHiiuixl.n. \. T. Trlspaoae "1813 lln ,klyn." fliiB apr? i 8ur..| , -!?. :-?3 Urooklnn Ct)Mtrrfj "MMiFthei4Tre7 BDWIN KNOWUC8 .\ - '< >. I' prteaal (K win Ka ?'?- Danli I ','? r^l^AUtmkl JAN. 27. ?; iii: OBBAT MBtODRAM l THE FATAL CARD. B) tlfldaaa VtmmUrs and B C 81 y wgeaaent <'h?ri-x lr hra ,:. Feb. 3. MME. 8ANS CENE. ? (Rngliah V. n_DI/ THKATRK ONK W'KiiK. IA _J 07 i AnlV rvjMMKxnsw r>> biorrou JMn. al A M PU.MI'K ..u-.l Kl'WIN KV.'WT.KS. I. I M |*81 Orch., 11.88; <>?'- Plreia tad Bele*y, "?- "'? ind 8% MATtmCK 8ATI itl'VY uM.Y NR. 1NEAL BURGtSS a. Aiu-.ti Prae :r. Hla <.r, al Pepalai Ba ? The County Fair! ?i BjoBSBa i^ THK BtUBAT It \?'C aCBSall Wcch of Feb. 3. ! We_3__J" ?? DOLTGLASS'S MIND TOTTKKS. THK BX'ASSBMBLYMAN AND ;:Mx> CRATIC POUTICIAM IN' THE HOSP1TAL HE 1> vs BEKM MBUAXCUOLY BIXOB TIIE DEAtal OT ins KOTHKR Hls i>Kli:.\T IM THB BACi lult 8BNATOR IT ONB TlMii \ Cl BB OP niK riNaxi'k COMMII Rx.AaaatablymaB J.>rm H. Dc*aataaa, of Ihe ?eT* enteenth War-i. la in th.- Ftatbuah HogpHalj where he is beld for exaMahaatlan aa to hli aanW Hla motaer dled about four m mtbi aa* *> thouah ha attended t.. buaiuena afterward, i>"tH i.im December, ha ,ii.i ao apparentl) wltbaal Interaat, and b?ame mf-lan-h.-ly. Then i)?' w*' coeJIned to his ttoaat, ln Oaarnaay^t. araata hH frl.'tuls watcbad hlm. Laat Thuraday be i.^gnn to rava ^n.i breau furnltura. m* coaiaetuaal became ataaaarj. an.l laat Kri.iay Anth.my Barretl aad "t!K'r frlenda to.ik Mr. LVtOjfBaaa ta th- aaylaat. Mr. pougbsaa araa w-n kaoara In Bn*obJya, ?ai a D-m ,rat. an.l ln lsTS aiut ISVi r.-pf ?s.-iite.l ihe old Aaaeaably DaatrtN taaa cornpnaew of taa 999* rateeath an.l RI_M -uth ararda Fot .? i>u'"b,'; Of yeara h?> was a broker in N-w-V-rk i'i!> ?? w.is at ,,ii- tltue , l-i-k of the Unatue (' asralttH i,f the Sen.u-, niakiiiK up the approprlath?? bula Ha is about afty-four yaara .>i?i ^!lJ ? *?*? araa of th- War of tha Rabatllon. , ,, When noaniaatlona arera eoateated f r hjat ??* he aranted the ?enatorablp of Uj?- ?eventn -?? tri. t. but was unaueeeaaful, Mcf3irren aawaiaaBj hlm. .. .. Mr. DouajUata was an ex|?Tt gccountanj. ? ? sai.l thal h- w.is a eJoM ;"ri.-.id af MTota o.nw tre?. OBBERVATION'B A GREAT THISC Fi\>m The Now-O.leans Tinies-I >,niocrat. ., x. . . ... I ..l.?..,Vli ............ ..Jthlna. bui common. evarr day trarti."