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LEGHORN HAT WITH A PUFFING OF CREAM-COLORED SILK FOR THE CROWN ?CHENILLE VEIL WITH APPLIQUEE CREAM-COLORED BORDER. THE NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS. BETH LOW ADDRESSES THF: NEW-TORK CITY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. TITE PUBLIC PCBOOL SYSTEM DMCUgSEB DEJION 6TRATION DAT IN THE .SYMNasitm DEFAIT* ment or ?n-AcuKr.T COIXBOB. Beth Low addressed a meeting of tha New-York ? City Teachers' Association yesterday afternoon in the Normal College on the nil-important auhject of ? "The Public School Bystem ol Greater New-York." In the absence of the president of the association, Elijah D. Clark, who wan callea away by the <*.eath of his father. Wliiiam B. Frtedberg prealded. With him on the platform sat Dr. Thomas Hunter, Comm'.seloT.er Mack, o? Brooklyn, and Commis flor.er McSweeney. IT. C. BoehSM was muster of ceremonies, ar.d attended to the aeatlog of the many teachers of both sexes who were preaent. j President Low began by calling tho attention of ' the audience to the extreme difficulty of devising a ! uniform system of education for such a vast terrl tory within which so many different ayatema are now in vogue, and then he went on to state how the Charter Commission had attempted to solve th*- problem. He thinks that tho .entrai hoard will Secure a sufficient unity Of action, and that by al? lowing a certain amount of local control the beat features of ea^h system and those best suited to j th?* loca!:;y will be preserved. Tho enforcement of | s minimum standard will prevent any evil re- I suits from this arrangement, and at the same time ti.ere will he a l Matant rtrivltif; on the part of the l->wer standard sections to riso to the lev.-l of the r. :?her. Of the high schools th? apeaker said that they would be likely to relieve the preaent congestion in the schools as they have already dene in Brook? lyn, ataca teachers* are now inclined to keep pupils too long In th?- grammar achoola. At the conclusion of tlie address a vot-.- of thanks waa tendered to President Low for his lucid pres? entation <>f .1 ?omewhat uninviting ?ubjject. DEM ?NSTRATION DAY. Yesterdiy waa demonstration doy in ;h?> gym- j aaatta dopartmenl of the Teachers' College, and I tne flue weather broughl out many vbrttora to see I the Interesting aro i., tutlful programme arranged by Mra Margaret Btanton l.awr-?:?.????. the director Th?* gl with white neckties, ami the sleeved ?hlrts?which allowed the audience to ??se what n? ?-..- developed srros the} I id ?1 -it trou? sers ar.d long v..i le stockings. The high-school girl? did some prettj exei on balance beams, and th? high-sen .ol boy? i ited their skill In aprtag-board Jumping. Born? time. CORNELL onus ROW. The Co-neil girl- hav? rganlsed a boat'? crow ar.d prop<*e to do good, aolld : ? ??? i g, .- -? College j started the "Boating Aasocl I ." and lh< crew | ?.as already been choa? Colson, of THE DAUGHTERS WBO DO Vor AGREE, j Mr?. Flora Adaana Darlli g a i? Ihe - teat of honor j yeefrflaj at the Alexander Hamilton Post of th? : Orand Army of the Republic, which baa Its I home ?n Cme-hundred-and-twenty-flfth-st., over th? | Twelfth Ward Bank A collation w? ?erved at :;>? o'e'.ock, afra Darll ig ?poke t.. the poal of the historic ?,iot.ire called "The Birth of Our Natloi rii.c." by Charte? H Welsgerber. Mrs, Darling eiiggeslid repro? i thl? beautiful painting, ?shack I? 12x13, and i mblnlng it-- sentiment with that of th? Oranl on April 27, and dis? tributing the small copie? a? aouvenlra on that o. roaion Iba wlM ?end ihousanda of these pictures throughout the United Btatea to th? old ?oldlera* homes and Qrand Army poeta, the exprese com? patalee delivering them free of charge. ?[ cannot understand." aald Mis Darling ta a Trlbur.e r. port? r. "the position lately assumed by' Mrs. Buen Hardtn Warworth and Mi;. S v. White. I hav? both manuscript and printed papen to prove j the priori?y of my < lain? a? fo ; - ral of the I?, a. R. over all ?"her claims to It. and the docu? RsMta will all be brought out ta Washington next Dssteaber, I have ? itograph letter? from Mi Hoger A. Pryor and other prominent New-Yorli women aoceptlng plae? i which i offered them in I Ifja, tho pear the organisation had iis birth. Truth I Is on in y side, Slid law soon will be. Mrs. Wul? worth accepted the place 1 offered her f corre? ?ponding secretary-general In the original society I fou tided of lb? Daughter? of ihe Revolution I j why need I talk" All ! hav? to do la to refer you 1 ar.d every .,:..- .;-.- to pug? :> of the nrsl printed ??onstltutioii, where all will And an article thai reads like this--. " 'ARTICLE IV. ?? 'Pounder "'In recognition of th? ?ervl ?a of Mrs Plora Adams Itarltag, 8n,. ali:? 11. ?luring her lifetime, 1. known and re?coffnlsed si founder and dlrectoi general of the National aoctoty.' MRS. WALWORTH CALM. A reception era? given yoBterday afternoon to Mrs. Kiien Hardta Walworth, at No. 17 Weal Forty. nxm-st. Tho musical number? arera r>oatribuied by Mus Lu.y Preoby. Mlee Jos* Rush ....-i M?m n< i aon. In roiiv<j>;itlon with Tlie Tribune r? pl?senla tive Mra. Walworth wu led to apaoli of the "Oar jy.g iftier ? ss to it? .intrus of precede??* for the ,' m i '*'y ?tat?menla ?.ave already gone on reo **a in your papef ol February 8," ?alii Mr?. Wul worth, "and may also be verified by the records al Washington. 1 am glad to state that s lar;;.- pro? portion of the D. R-\ have recently joined our or? ganisation, whet- they received a warm welcome, a- we have nothing but the kindliest feelings I ?a ard them." Several l?. R. chapters have n ??? disbanded, the latest being the Huguenot Chapter, ol N- w-Roi ? Among the ?.-vasts were Mrs. .1 Croly, Mrs F. A. Greeley. Mrs. W. I '. McDonald, Countess Montagu.. Mrs, William L?eeper, Mrs. Jasper Cairns, Mra L Holbrook, Mrs. W. ?' Cape, the Rev Phebe Hana ford, Mrs. F. H. N.-wman. Mrs. W. R. Peters an-: Mr?. John Btanton. -.-_?- - KNICKERBOCKER LADIES' D.W. A WON'DF.rtrFL CIRCUS, DINNER AND HALT. GIVEN A3 ENTERTAINMENT. The Knickerbocker Athletic (Tub gave its In-?' ladl.-s' day of the season yesterday, and entertained its fair guests more elaborately than It has aver done before. There wer-> an amateur circus, with afternoon nnd evening performances, dinner at I O'clock, supper at 11 o'clock, and dancing in tie theatre. It was the first time the club has ever given a ball ot a circus, and both were a great su The circus was described in the official pro? gramme as quite the greatest show on earth, and no one who saw it will venture to dispute the truth of the statement. One of the features was a "src.;.. Int<>rnat. air. ...our,--? of clowns." These vaga? bonda who were Messrs Boulo, Anderson, Croll Water.-, Parker, Sweeney, Tuttle, Hervey, Campbell and Moran, made themselves general favorites, and were a "whole circus in themselves." The first number on thi programme was an eques? trian quadrille, which, according to officiai state? ment the veracity of which canint he doubted, was the greatest equine performance eve? devised by m;m, the nohl? anima;,-, which had been trained by It. E. Moran, seeming to be actuated by almosi human Intc?ipence. The animals were M. J. Wa? ters, jr.. H. C. Tuttle. K. M. Wolllson. C H H.-rche. (' M. CarhoneM. ?i. ti. Hollander, A. F, Beers and w. n Whiteman. ah the o:h.-r members were siso?Il g">e? without saying?the most wonderful of thai? Und ever seen before, and it is hin ta say that sny were more so than the otbera Amost those most spplauded, however, were "Tii-' Ladders of Fife." hy Kenney Bi . and K'own; feats on horisonts] bars hy F ri.. ::na:. F. Boulo, < ?. Wittman and R Moline x The perch ? il by A. H. Bweesey and w. < . Crall and something call? ' Sam uta ns, a thrill,nu ai. I tr< mend >ux trlumr i of t? i :?, ? i n tht treai heroin trap? 11, by R. Mol i ? Lemonadj and p p orn w? i ped ? I during the perfoi mi ? . and the si < ptai rs d I full I ist! te to them. uteri* was fed In I ;'\ view of th audl*nre, and so far ai li known ? patrons com piled 'a i i ? request o? th? management noi to annoy th- animals while eat II M ire t!. .:: l.jXI p pli - ' the elnb during tha dav. among Lhem being Mrs, Peter T Austen, Mrs, j ii. : ?ri Balantine, ::. Duchesse de Mornay. Mrs H M l.' -a.;-. Mrs P S Bushne?, Mrs .1. l! s-ars. Mrs A, L. Rai ?>. Mra. E. F. Mollneux, Mn .\i F Dent?n Mri Foudino! Keith, Mrs William N. I'oi.r, Jr., and Mrs G C. Bo!dt. The i:- pi Committee consisted of H r Parnet. chairman; .1. Mori Riga-* secretary: Gai Iner Abbott. F F Arnold, C. s Barsi iw, Guv H ) Ile Wait- : I> Bliss. G. H :: : i. Sam ? Bi C M, Carboneli, Robert <:. Cooke, ?') m n H. Pran -, j. h. w foie. !.awrence Dunham, Henry a. E'.\ F .1 Pitch. M W. Ford w. H. Grace, FF ?it ? . Horace Green, J. T. H< idley Ii W, 0 Ini-n--. h. B Meeker. C. S. M F in?, Geora< I. 0 ??? Charles O'Connor, W, Patterson. Wende!! C, Phil llps. T M Rowlette, .1. P. Smith. Warr.-.-i Sage. J !?' Townley, T. M. Vlnl Hai Id It Vynne, H J, Ward, C, S, White and J. P, rates, 77//: uONLYn WOMAN'S PAGE. To the Editor of The Tribune Sir: in the title. "The Only Woman'i Page," whnt does the "Only" refer to. is it the only page f i women, or Is It .? page for the only a iman whoevei ? may lie? READER. New?York, April 24. Von pay your money and take your choice. if you are the right sort of man, and in thai happy state when for you there la only one woman it. th- world, then she Is the one it la i ? inl for. if y<u are n discriminating reader, and have glanced at so-called woman's pan-.- in other juif is. th.-n ?his- will hereafter be "The Only W? man's Page" for you. Ard if jrou are ,i busy woman, \.i .. only five minutes to spare on this particular morning, then, so far as you si concerned, that will be "Th< Only Page for Women." In every case, it is "Tl - Only Wom? an's Page." ? nil. WHIST LEAGUI. ELECTS OFFICERS. Fi,?i.ni. Iphla, April .'??. .\ to da; essloi of I ? W m n's VVhli ? F? i ; ? ? ih -i- were ? le. ted for - ulng y? ar as foil? w : Pn "id. nt, Mr . T. Holllngsworth Andrews, ol Philadelphia; flrsl president, Mra J. R Hawloy, of Washington; sec? ond vice-president, Mrs. Clur? ice W Brown, of '!' ledo, <?hlo. treasurer, Mrs. Silas .V. Cult, of Philadelphia; secretary, Misa Florence C Gr< ? Fro\ id? n. e. Board if Oi em ri M Dallam ..i Baltimore; Mr--. J. w. Walker, oi Den vu Mrs \\ al lo Adams, of Boston. Mrs Krebs r' ? fornla; Mrs, ?i IV Pott? r. ol I'hl . . o; Miss Rid d< II, Of I '? Molt. M 'I ? ?, 0f \ r , i,),.,,,,. yyj !:?'?'?? ' N? w- Voi!;. Mi o ;i Tin : ol Plttaburg; Mrs I.ni i .- ? f Mlnneai ind Yi nut? I?, sjlbour. of w i ilngt. Tl .'? lii-e ind place for th? , n v.,-,? ts ?. ? rmln? d by the B ard at .-? .. ? futui Urn ? .1 I.os .1 \ i.l 11 R GIRL WINS. On Mond aftci . : : o'cloclt m ;. of will ?h Mi- Ploi . Adama i>. . wil il May n. . ? ? ? Kv? rctl Hou .. t'r on B>\ lar? i ? -, VV|?i \... ,.i ?? oi ? '-. i ?al Inter? ... | ;. .. i. ?- Ans lea, Cal., will .- :;. i Brown I young worn in a won a three training abroad, all expense) being borne by Historic i out ? I Mr Da Uns took the young w '... n to o ? .. ? ? Ne? -York < ???!?? k? - ? highly of Ml- * i'r.nus vocal promise that ah? ais at o el : i ? thi three yen : ?i - an tudj Al Mr.-. i?, ,r. ling's ?? - I; ' will lake a young woman from nn? late In th* Fnlon, pro tided her musical ana irtlstlc lalents ore fin? o)\ . her tin years' ?our?, ibroad end? r i he !,. ,i m.-.-: ? She a e trained In ? Ithei m - or ^i?. m col ..??,..-::? This generous aro philanthropic scheme Is wo ih> of thr hlahesi admiration, und .-ton,s im practical Bide of '.ne of the strong patriotic societies, whicb enrolls u,* mu?es ol i large numbir of entbuslsstlc memben x. soon <^ alias Brown'i thi ?a yean .trc o\?r sn other young woman win bs chesw?*VsS?w?a? *w for aiud> and -.ruining. HISTORICAL ENTERTAINMENT THE BOCIBTT OP NHW-FNCT.ANn WOMBM TO orVB "Tin: mask OP HISTORY" IN NOVEMBBR Th? New-England Women were radiant in spring , costume? yesterday si the Waldorf, ,md, although the bimonthly reports read In the buetaeea ssaalon misht prove tedloua t.> visitors, they sre always matr.*r.< f.r Interest to the members. The treae urer's report waa eapeclally gratifying as showing tha good financial ?tandlng of the society. Next \.:.r tha meetings *viu i... n.i.i la the handsome colonial room of ih? new Waldorf. Th.- entertainment part of the programme, waa under the direction or Mrs. Alien Nye. M?aa Paul? ine ?'ory waa violin,at, Misa He!? n Nlebubr.contralto soloist sad Mlaa Marls Todd pianist. Mrs. Bella i Gray Taylor read an original poem dedtoated to the New-England women, snd Hertha Welby re- t cited "Th- Lifeboat" Miss irma Miller, in Creek costume, gave the Daphne danos and also Illustrated the ?oog, "When the Plowing Tide ?'..ni.s in" in pantomimo action, ! as sung by Mlaa Nlebuhr. Thocaaa B. Hanson, ac? companied i.y Mil.*. Corradl, sang two tenor sol..-. "Ln Tua Stella" snd "Prayer, Love, Song." 'I'his so.rlety purposes to hold an entertainment In November at ih?- Metropolitan Opera House, which will eclipse any previous sttempl of hletorl cal representation, it will be called "The Mask of History." Many of the New-England Women will partlripate. ah of th-- box?M are already engaged by many prominent society people, including w.*n k.iown names. The patriotic societies will be well represented, and it la expected that a large -.urn will i..- p. tiled for the clubhouse fund, to the erec? tion of Which the New-England Women are bend? ing all ih -ir en. r.' ? This aociety of women is one oi the largest and most intiuei.ti.il .,r our patriotic clubs. It baa al? ready don? some notable work al?n-.- historie Unos, and it now promises ?m entertainment of an ex ceedlngly origins! and elaborate character, 'the central feature will be the representation of events of general ..nd local American history by the de ?cendanta of those maker? ol the Nation who par? tlcipated in them. Thl? Idea la as charming as it is novel, an.] cannot foil, us h will !>.? Illustrated, to i..- ,-?! one? instructive snd sttractive, rltsUsing i in- past, resolving mere dei ription int.. vivid poi - trayais of the times with which it deals. There can i- :.?> mor? i-r? ? t:v? ? method of teaching hls tory than is .emplated by tin- New-England Be I ?-. \ similar entertainment in Philadelphia led on.- of th.- fore mo? I ?toriana of the country to call it "the high. : typ- of kindergarten teach ins of Am? ? ? " .*. ' 11 ! ? the press and pul? pit ol thai city wer? mo*l enthuslsstlc in their commendation of lt> . lu? Thi imc manage ti.. . . .t. rtainmeni in Phila? delphia and a: th. capital of ?ur own State, and in - ? v. t. i i other ?;'.'.??-. has been engaged fer New *. ora, ai.'i i roe..:- ? to pi ' h< i ? ? hich v.. : in !n the small? r communities. In bi ?. f. ? ? m? ? I of I he \ tton will be ?hon n from the i ndlno, .: Plymouth t" the return of the veterans, ol ihi Civil War In 1865, embracing many ??rene* ol ilcl iresou? lo.-ai interest. Costumes, ? ? ? ? : v. spe . i,. Incident?, ? ill alt be sccurate hi - tor lea I ly, and man) ?>' the most prominent poijti . . !. literary ..?..l social leaders of the city have become Identified with this enterprise, . s participant? m the scene? or as patrons, ;? will be published hereafter, hut it may b>* ? >l ..: the oiks, t thai Xew-York lias rarely been i n mlsed an entertainment of h more unique and fas i'iatinjr quality, or one worthier of more hearty support. It wii: be especially opportune a- com iitins th.- evacuation of Sew-York by the troop? of < irea ; Britain. WHERE TO GO TODAY. The West End Woman's Hepunliean Association will *hls afternoon discuss: "What Are the Essen? tials in an Elementary Education?" Miss rVlrginla Vaughan will give a lecture on "The Poetry of the Future,- thi-? evening, at the i;..* of Dr. Bryson, No. :'.i Oramercy Park. A meeting to discuss tlif? subject of Social Settle? ment work and Us various phases will be held to day in the assembly hall of Trait Institute, P.rook lyn, under the auspices of the Pratt Neichhorhiod Association Miss Katharine M. Jones, Miss Brad? ford Bldney Peixoto and James H. Reynold? will l".'k. _ C, C Adams will lecture this afternoon on "What We Have Pound Out A hoir. Africa." In All Souls' Church, South Nlnth-at., Brooklyn. This is on? of tii- serlea of free lectures under the euaptcea of ah Souls' Church. The Metropolitan School of Fine Arts of New York will give the third annual exhiNtion of stu? dents' work in Carn?ale Ha? to-day nnd to-mor ron. from k? until I o'clock, "A Pair of Bellows," a two-act comedy by Mrs. :. B, Flak, will be given this evening at Car Music Hall Mrs I'M;. Percy Anstey, Stanley Van Note snd Mi-- Msude Ellen Olynne will take part. The N. w-Ynrk City ?hapter of the Daughters of thi \o rlcan Revol -ion w?l le-.I l tlie annual elec? tion .?:' officer? lo ?. Th? Hon*? Hotel Association will gira its ninth annual benefit maun..- at the Lyceum Theatre this afternoi nit? o'cl ? k. 'i he theatre ha? been grant? .1 foi the i urpoa? bj Mi Iianl? I Prohman. At. entertainment for the benefit of the fr work of ti.e Fir-t Presbyterian Church will he given In th.- chap. I. Pifth-ave, ..?..I Bleventh-st.. thia even? ing at I o'clock There will be vocal and I mental music ..nd humoroua recitations by Mis? Sadie V? r< Mi ne Mra, Ar.n. Randall-Dlehl will glv? her annual recital 'his evening at I'M o'clock In the parlors of Mis. Florence i: Cory's School of Technical D gn. No. ??;. \Ves Twenty-third it. She will be a ?Isted by Mis? J? nr,:< O'N? i! I otter. Tii.? annual enn<-erf of the Young People's Mu<!. ?'iri'ie of ihe s.nt.-h Presbyterian <'hur.-h win ??,!-.. place thi- evening a- s o'clock in the chapel, No. r, Wesi Nlnety-llfth-st. Mi-s i:. Marguerite Llndley has hern chosen by the Ralnj Day Club of N?nr-York, sa a delegate io the National Convention of Working Women's So letiea. In Philadelphia Mlaa Llndley will ?peak before the convention to-dsi on "Rational Street Dress " Ml - Sarah Flo' Newman will speak to-day in Brooklyn before ihe Brooklyn Branch of the \as-,r Aid Society. Her topi- will be the ?De? velopment of th.- Listening Paculty." She ha- re? cently returned from Washington where ?he read .. paper on "Musi. nd th. Child," before t is \\ ...... - Anthro ological So. lety." Ti.- .; slni concen >f the aeason will be given by the Philomel Choral this evening at the Hotel Majestic. Mrs, J. Henry McKlnle) !-? <?i vi ctor ? nd Mlsi S? lie Knight "in- or the - Th. ? i ! I will m followed by ? re? ptle I dancing A riolet t lin..- of Mrs. John How.. as Isted bj a number of young ladles, will be given this evening at S;. NI hola?-ave. and One-hundre-1 and-flfty-thlrd-s! it will be followed by a .lane.-. nnd th< u ceed will be used for a charitable pur TEMPLE I sinn, 8I8TERB00D. Temple Israel Sisterhood held Its annual re. ? ; -, an. rnoon -it Weal Had Hall, l ?ne? ? red-and-tw. lift! The attendance wa i over two hundre ?. ttnd n ?' wa? tharged for ??< Im .i- iDosi satisfactory for the kin? u,i day nui -? rj. a hi. 'i sre t.. be I h? of tie iff a i . Kn entertainment, b? gin? ning at f o'clock w.i provided ?nd s coll?t loi wat . ; \ el , ? I . ;.??! 01 DU ' Wei Ho: a >? ? lolden, th? i' .- i 111 ti? inn? vYIIkes, t...- kindergarten , iHdr? i. v. ?.- < ti banjo virtuoso Misa H? len Bj ro? of i ? *? Man isttan ' Company: Pn '. Solomon and Emil Kuttenstein who acted a? ptanl : and a Th? pi isramiw waa irranged ? , :t by I- i..!.- Wltmark end ti:-- women ;., , dceph i..'! ;?'? ?' !.. 'lie : r hi- servi -e?, The Knterislnm ni ? ommlttee r n 1st? i <<'. Mi ? Im?. :,i .;<>.. i ? ?? ? . Mi-, s Hahn. Mr?. I ?. I- h ,-. - Mi m H. ?-.i Mi - l. I. Lei .. Mi . i? ?i . , :\n- i. ' '? Mi H i ippenhe m< r. Mu H Rul ky. Mr? tfhleslmjer Mrs. J. Si.I.er M- .1 w .P. ,!?'? i M -: n ? rthelm, Mr? .1 IVrsiheimei Mi- It >\ ? : helm, Mrs, H. ?'ranker Msr: '.? oil ? i ? .i the lister ?o 11 ,f. Mi \ ? ' Ott? nix ?-?- |?r< . I? m Mrs. hi; .i a. .o ? M '?'? > '?.I iteln, ti-- isur? r. Mr*. M M? ? eorr ,? .?::>.? ? rrtary; Mra. M. H. Harris, i' cording re? i and Mrs. I. M< ts er, guld? ? //// It </ If I W / I II < 7. \H8 MXXi A' Th? i-1 idu tea ? '? to.- Woman'a L ? a? < 'i.? -s of the ?> gavi their annual dinner last nighl a' '!.? Hoti i Bavoj In n iponse \< ., ? ? ?? i a . !? i .'.Klin li h ? li .--..id, among other thing ? The iiit.iiiK.ii! American public now iak<i n ,,. ,;.? interest m law than ever before, We have overtht >wn the tyranny of monarchies; It r. ; tir? to ??? ?? i i " hethi "? ? an sur\ ive the t. - ranny ol majorltle? Poi represenlailv? govern? ment, m ?i"' '?' i ..naiv-;?, rests on th? couullni of In th? te id "f p..in: ... .:. mo tracj i ? m? an ln(le?a if w repud?elo ihe dogino t equalltjr, for then vote? should !"? weighed, not counted, Fiiii tarlsnism. net er high i nough to her\e as .m et h ? ai jJUldr, le ...lues VSlUflCS? ?Mil S? a t?Sl of legisla non, unless we .i^iio that ail mea were created *-.ce and equal." 777/V PAY'S (?OSSI P. Th? Woman'? National Sabbath Alliance met yesterday morning al the home of Mrs. !?'. F. Frr nnM. No. I'l West I-v,rl\-tiltil st. Mrs. Firwin 1!. James presided. Addresses were mad- by the Rev, i >r. Evans, pastor of W? t Presbyterian Church, and Mis Wellington White, field secretary ol the alliance. "re of the pleasing features of the merting "riven by the Urban ?'bib last evening vas the singing of a Swedish song by a native Swede, snd an orig? inal darkv song, with b njo icctrnpantment, hy i Mi- Minis Mi-- Blmla ?- on? of th-- rOdnSMl i ?? I- ? f I' . I ': ,. ?? Flub and one of tie- mOSl enthusiastic. She is always ready to glvs '.--i s-r- i ?. .- .., .. i t.,on worx, and is therefore rauch be? loved b] all who know hi .-. The entertainment of th< Emerson Club sn-1 riminced for last evening was sol given, owing to i the Indisposition O' ?'haras A. Dana, who was to i sve made sn sddress. The "As You Like It" Club met yesterday even- | lag nt the stu.iio of the president, Mrs. Berths j Welby, No. 141 Weal Twcnty-thlrd-st Th- Issl set i of ''Richard in" was read. F. Herben Knowles read - paper on "Personalities of Shakespeare." The new club pin was ready for distribution. Mr*. Benjamin B. Church, chairman of the New York City Lady Board of Commissioners to the Tennessee Centennial Bxp sltlon ?" Nashville, is s woman whose sound lodgment, general ability and .F?lente consid?ration eminently tit her for the place to which she has been elected. She comnin? s MRS. M5N.TAMIN R CHURCH, Chalrmnn of the New-York city Lady Board of Commissioners to the Tennessee Centennial Exposttloa. : with her many admiradle qualities a strong local pride, nnd she is untiring In b'-r plans for the- NOW? I York City exhibit to take Urst rank at the great , Southern fair. A native of Tennessee, her mother having also been born In that State, Mrs. Church was ,, happy choie? for the important place she fills, and sin- will spare no effort In srousing New Yorkers to a proper appreciation of the fact that the Tennessee Exposition opens to-morrow, and that, so far. the New?Tork City room in the Woman's Building F rather b future glory than a present resllxatl n, Mrs. Church trusts thai the whole eiiy will rally to Ita proper representation In Tennessi -, and will deja) no longer in a matter that mus' surely appeal to ever) loyal cltlsen. Mrs. ?'hnr.-h is a handsome womnn. with a charming nallty that wins her friends wherever she is known. An exhibit! m of manual training work was given at th.- Rhine! , 1er 8 ool ,,f th? ? hlldn n'a Aid s. - ciety. No. 3 i Kasi ?lghty-elghth-at., yesterday, and will be continued to-day, from il a. m. to I p it.. Mrs Helen M. Btoddsrd his been requested by the general olficei i of tin- World's w. <-. t. f. io sccepl the place of national organiser for Mexico, .iia' la planning to pa) a visit -o that Interesting country during 'i.ming summer. Fond?n bicyclists nie arranging for >i monster parade in one of the park-; on the occasion of th. ?t.n'a habiles Women are m take rmrt In it. and th. r> will h.- a children's division, hut no "bloom? ers" will he allOW? d. Marsha:. Darrach gave the last of a .?????;. ? . : two Shakespeare subscription reclta!a Wednesday afternoon at the Waldorf, the play selected for the o i ision being "The Merchant of Venlci " Among those ores.-ut were Mrs. William F Haven Mrs. F. Delano) Bradln Ml-- Alettu i Platt, M RI ard Arnold Mrs. K. R. De Grove i nd Mrs. ??eorge Ki>nip. F. Hopklnson Smith gave a reading last evening al the Berkeley Lyceum for the benefit of the fel? lowship fund of Hi.- Association <.r Coll?gial? I Alumnae Th.- Chelsea Republican Club Intended to discus.. I the Raines law Wednesday afternoon at its i . weekly meeting, at No, -'?"; Elghth-ave., hoi was i rtl appointed in Its paper, which was to have I.i I furnish.d hy Mr-; Stephen King Mrs King was. unhappily, injured In the , irade Tuesday, Bnd wad unable to he present. WORKING WOMEN'S CLUBS' COSTESTIOS.i PAPERS ON THE LAB 'i' QUESTION READ ENTER I TAI NIN'i i Tin: DELEO MTS. Philadelphia, kprll 9. ,\- to-day's session of th- j convention of Working Women's Clubs papers were | read iy Miss 0 M F Roa who r? iresent? I the Shas a.-ci- i lub of >?? I.- ? i Harvey, ol Dayton, Ohio; Miss Carrli Varley, Mrs. B. ri. Tur? ner and Ml i Bsthei K? :.:-. ol Phlla lelphl i, in I Misa Mar) F urke, ..-' Bo ion An addreaa was de. Ilvered by Isaac Clothier, a Phlladi ,-:. . merchant, on the labor question from in employer'a point ol view, and Ml-- y.:--mi Potter, of New-Tork, a niece of Bishop Potter and manager of i ??? operative atore in thai .i.e. -.m-,.- a brief account of her expe: I? ..??? a- in ? ? ???: This afternoon the delegal - were tak.-n to various p.-iin:s of Intereat In the city, and later I.' the day ,i :? . ;.:i n e i- -' en to th m by lh? Pi uniyhanl i Ho. |e< v uf ; lie Colonial Dam ? of Amerl ra, POR Tin: DESTITl TE BLIND. a receptl wu h? d yesterda) . 'lei noon at the home of m. Socli v foi thi it- 'f of Hi- Destitute ltiln.I, One-hundred-and-fourth?at. and Amsterdam ave Between Ihe hours of 3 and t the :??: u< re well filled with friends of th? Institution whl I has the dlstln lion of being th? onli one of the kind m i!,. cftj ii was foundi l by th- Rev, Bastbun Benjamin some thli I r? u ai i ind haa growi from a email beginning, th ugh stipp rted ? i : ? . .?. voluntsry contributions. The present building i? admirably adapted for the purpose and can accom? mod?t? "i.- hundred lamati . though at presen! there .r. only eighty, twelve having recently been .??: . i admittance frees waat of undent funda ?,.. defray . apenaos in , mnecllon with tue reception ::>..? was a tali of fane) articles, mosi ..f which ara to.- work ,t the iiim.it.- Some of th m showed remarkable In? genuity. To. sale will be continued : .-da\ Tn, commute? oi chare? I? ?-.?oi,.a of Mra Kaatburn Benjamin, Mr-* h a. <?,,,;,: Urs i-'i ward Feiu.il. Mis William Polaom, Mm Valen lina <? Hall, Mis aeorge ?;. Haven, Miss s ?> lloffmsii. Mis. Charle? N. I.eo and MIjs p, Q Iworas, FUND FOR THE GREEKS. THF flFFKK WOMAN'S COMMITTEE MAKE3 AN Al'FKAF Foil AMERICANS TO HELP THF SICK AND POOR. The women of the Oreek colony of this city, who form .1 the association to raise money for the work of th? Red i'ri,-< Society on the battlefield and to care for the Cretan refugees have issued an ap? peal to t;v- American people to help Cr?ete care lor the poor, the ,'h-k ard the woi.ndeil. Greece, already burdened by the support of the Cretan refuge?*, now has iho .-i.i.l.-.l .-aie of the sick and wound.<i. and it becomes Imperative that ? -. rv means ahOUld <>r used to come to her as? sistance. The ladies of the ??r.-ek community have formad an auxiliary committee, with the twofold o i., i :,i care i * the Cretan refugees and to help th.- work of the Red Cross Society In the hospital ami on tho batteflleds. The First appeal has already been made, the ?'liainh. r of ?'omrr.erec of New-York havlr.g opehed a subscription. The number of refugees is, how . vit, increasing dally, and more help must be forthcoming. The money for the hospital and Red Cr ss work should he sent to the Knickerbocker Trust Company, which ban, through its president, Robert Maolay, offered to be th. Greek woman's Committee hankers, and guarantee that the money deposited with them will be forwarded at once to the committee In Athens, headed by Her Majesty tj;e.-ri < dca. The Knickerbocker Trust Company will also re? ceive contributions for the f?adits' Committee at , their main office, No. 213 Fifth-ave., or at the branch office. No. i'A Broadway. The committee will also be grateful for plece goods, bandages and rnst-off clothing, which Mrs. Theodor- P. Italli will receive at No. ?5 East Fifty fourth-st. until June 1. The appeal Is signed by Mrs. p. Y. Fachlrt, Mrs. P. s. Ctoiattl. Mrs. A. P. Raill, Mrs Thomas /.. Zlsinia, Mrs. F. C. Ralll, Mrs. Nil holes Katrevas and Mrs. Theodore F. Ralll. The following men have offered to act as an Advisory Committee: Roswell P. Flower, Fred? eric R, Coudert, llenrv E. Howland, Ashbel p. Fitch and Robert Maclay. 'in-- Knickerbocker Trust Company yesterday cabled fi.? ? to Queen Olga at Athens, It was sent to .Mrs. Th.Ion- Ralll, treasurer Of the Greek Fa dies' Committee, by a woman who Is said to be la ted In the ??reek su.-,-ess. a committee of women sent hm to Greece the day before yesterday through S. I. VlastO and Banker John Monroe & Co., No J Nassau-*! The union of Qreek won., a has ? t s headquarters in Athens and brunches in every city and town in Or.. The Queen's letter containing the appeal for li.-ip u.i> is-oieii at the breaking out of the war, but has only recently reached this city. The Amer? ican women's committee formed In New-York, and ling Mrs. R. iiii.i.-n Doremus, Mrs. Clarence Postley, lh" Countess di braSSi and Mrs. Donald M Lean, has also Issued an appeal calling OB every women to aid in providing the hare necessa- | rie? of i?*"? - to th.- impoverished and starving, and i" hi Ip - ipply neceasarlea tor the sick and wound? ed. The hi Ipers In the cause are receiving many Inquiries and messages. A woman who Is a great worker In the church circles of the dry has asked for the privilege of forming a children's auxiliary. TUF ) VLB GLEE AND BANJO CUB. The ai.iiual concert of the Yale Glee and Banjo club will take place this evening in Carnegie Hall. Th- fell..winy is a list of some of the patronesses: Mrs. F. Klnksbury Curtis, Mrs. Henry W. Curtiss, Mrs. J. A. Davenport, Mrs. Henry M. Day, Mra. Francis Delafleld, Mrs. John T. Denny, Mrs. Thomas Denny, Jr., Mrs. Clarence s. Day, Mrs. Eugene Delano, Mrs. Stanley Dexter, Mrs. Henry F. Dlmock, Mrs. William I'. Dixon, Mrs. Charles C, Dodge, Mrs. Fayard Domlnlck, Mrs. Robert W. DeForeat, Mrs. Charles S. Dodge, Mrs. Alfred L. Edwards, Mrs. Sherman Fvarts, Mrs. William Fv'nt.-. Mrs. W. ?'. Egleeton, Mrs. Leopold H. Franck'-. Mrs. Robert M Qallaway, Mrs. Harrison F Oawtr) Mrs, James w. Qerard, Mrs. Walter R. Oiil.-ii;. Mrs James J. Goodwin. Mrs. O. Grant, Mr;. David H Oner. Mrs. William C Oulllver, Mrs A, Lawrence Oreer, Mrs. J Montgomery Hare, Mri Burton Harrison. Mrs. O. fj, Haven, ?:.. Mrs. Henry E. Hawley, Mrs. R. Boraers Hayes. Mra William W. Heaton, Mrs Russell h Hoadley, |r., Mn Henry Holt, Mrs. Will,am W. Hoppln. Mrs Henry E Howland. Mrs. John Sherman Hoyt Mrs Lydlg M. Hoyt, Mra. Qerald F. Hoyt, Mrs R. P. Huntington, jr.. Mrs. Charles F. Hyde. Mrs. s. v. Harkness, Mrs. Robert Hsjtsborae, Mrs. II If. Holllster, Mrs. George E. Ide, Mrs. William B, [sham, Mrs, Brsyton Ires, Mrs. D, B, tvlsoa, Mra. Robert Jeffrey Jr., Mrs. Edward O. Jaaeway, Mrs. John C. Jay, Mrs. i>,.ter A. Jay. Mrs. O. B. Jennings, Mrs, 0. O. Jenninga, Mrs waiter Jen nlngs, Mrs. Ml rris K Jesup, Mrs. F. W. Jones. Mrs Robert Bage Kerr, Mrs. Sherman W Knevals Mra Luther Kountse, Mrs w. Percy Knapp, Mrs. Oarr.it B Kip. Mrs Edward H. Fan Ion, Mrs. Ed* ward W. Lambert, Mrs. William H. F L?-e. Mrs. Albert I.e.-, Mrs. Waller S. Logan, Mrs. Charles II. Ludlagton, Mrs. C H Fudlngton, Jr., Mra. Alexander Lambert, Mr?. Hart Lyseea, Mrs. Prank M (Coy, Mrs. James W. McLane, .Mrs. Alfred B, Mason, Mrs, William McLane, Mrs. Charles a. Miller. Mrs. Btuyvesanl F. Morris, Mra. Qoovernetsr M r . . Mi n iward MansnekL Mrs. Titus B, Melga, Mra i Chauncey M Keever, Mrs. Qeorge Messe, M. \r. -.i. Mrs. Qeorge S. Nicholas. Mrs. Henry c. Owen, Mrs Almeric It. Page?, Mra. Witlati Par Mi- Wlllard Parker, jr. Mrv ft ?j. pif , I Mi James W. Plnchot, Mrs. John P. Plum? ai.-r. Mrs William M Polk, Mr- Henry C. Potter, Mrs Rlf 181 I A, Peabady. Mrs Charles {'helps, Mrs. Henry P. Rogers, Mrs F. F Riohards, Mrs. Archl ... id Rogers, Mrs. Horace W. Robblna, Mrs Henry \| Robertson Mi? William Rocketeller. Mrs. W ,! Rockwell, Mrs. H Edward Rowland, Mrs. w o. Ko. k>-.'? il I? i . Mrs i'harl.-s F. F RobtltBOB, Mrs. Ii. I S Salisbury, Mrs. Philip J, Banda Mrs. Theo? dor, i;, duttertnwait, Mra Queta* Schwab, Mrs. W W, Bktddy, Mis .loan Sloe no, Mra. Henry W. SI...mi. Mrs Eugene Smith, Mr*. IaiuIs L Stanton, Vfrs Ernest O. Btedman, Mrs Fred.-rick J. Sttmaon, Mr Qeotgc A Alee. Mrs. Robert P. Aldeii, Mrs. Robert Appleton, Mis Chsrles I.. Atterbury, Mr* ft '? tuehlnclosa. Mrs. Henry D Babeock, Mrs. Simeon leklwln, Mra A, Bray ton Ball, Mrs. Charles O Har . , r. Mrs, Horace Barnard, Mrs John S Harnes. I Mr- Henr) Il Barnes, Mrs William M. Haruuni. Mr William A. Ha.tlelt. Mrs. I'hlltp C. lUrtlett, Mrs. Henn C, Beadleslon, Mrs. Clarence E. Heche, Mn charlea i. Benedict, Mn. rt B Hrrtron. Mr?. Frederick H, Metis, Mrs. Charles F. Rig?low. Mra. Joseph H Blasell, Mrs. John Hloodgood. Mra. M. C. 11 Horden. Mra Frank 11 Hoswoith, Mra. Clarence w. Bowen, Mrs, John M Bowers, Mrs. fsnjamln Hii-v -tor. and Mxs :J?'ijUftU U. ctristow? WILL MRS. SMITH FEPLTt A NEW-YORK W?..MAN BCOftaM THE COt? ORADO ANTI-^rri'HAOIST. To the Editor of The Trlbur.?-. Sir- A certain Mra Lehao Edward Smith. ?. ??ripple Creek, ?'ol.. bas ?pressed herself in yoll. columna as bring strongly oppeaed to woaaa? ??uf? frait-, and bas..- her objection 00 the .is.-umptlon that woman's sphere If the bom... and that If her duties to her hu-!.ind and ?hil'lr.ri are properly p? rfornie.l ?he will have no tin;.- for any oiher. Let it be arante.! that ehe Ix Habt. There .mm re?tala infantiles m the way of ac ceptln?,- lur position, and with your kind permis? sion. Mr. Editor. I WOUM fain ?all her attention te them. It may be thai she 'an r< mow a stumbling block that othera se-, in tins particular path to feminine perfection nul ?1.1)1,.. A OMJpta of fsora ago, a! the annual congress of th- M. di. -o-Ecx?iI Bo? lety. ? minie..! member of that honorable body Stated In a pape which ho read before th.- bouse, your toiTnaporaienl leing present, that not one man in a theuoaisf aouM marry wltlmut ettdangertng the life of tha woman he led tO the al-ar and plouil.-cd to loe,, a nd cher? ish. This i- not an Isolated assert lea, and if Mr? Smith car..- to Investi? ;te the MhJSCt aha will fln?i plenty mor- startling ones Now, in the ?iaht of thfse facts, what be. om<x of woman'.- sphere ?? defined by Mrs Sniltn? If her duty Is wb?re tha lady from Cripple ('r<\: baa plaeod p. Bha ea> acaroely, In charity, be blam.d for shlrkm? It and refiiKlnK to enroll herself In this nohfa army of martyrs. Hut, even supposing her to be thirsting for mar? tyrdom, or at sagst -?o conaelantlou? thai *>he win not let circumstance- of su.h BtUa moment as those set forth above stand bstareas h-rsclf and her first .iii.l high-st duty, another diflfc uliy pre? sents Itself Mrs. Smith speaks of two duties, th duly of a wife and the duty Of a mother. Now, the woman who has not been so fortunate as to mate with this one In a thousand may be el !?? t 1 p< rf ml the first of these dull, s; but what become? of tie- second: fcr surely the tlrst duty of a mofe r 1- !.. see that her child is well born, and tlM I ? | nvlr-d and ninety-nine can scarcely be daadrabla as fatners, be they sver su aatlafa? tor., as huabi I Hoes Mrs. btnlth s... any way out of this dilem? ma'' She, of course, has secured th.- mm in a thousand, and Is in the happy DOSttsM of being able to fulfil h-r mlaston in life: bui what does she propose to do with those who have to choo?^ from the nine hundred and ninety nlnoT PSSStMy she has found as little t!m^ for a lentille a? for political study, but she cannot have overlooked a point so vital to her srgument, even thought ?a she confesses, she has .-.. lit;!, kill a? .. logician. Her failure to refer to it II. h?r ci rt.tnur.i at.on of Sunday must have been an oversight, and, HOW that she has become aware ol ?', s;.. \.?n surely writs agata and lei her Buffering listera have th'* benefit of tur superior knowledge, so that they may get back forthwith into th? "primeval <;o>; form. d feminine rank," without tak:ng their lives In their hands or committing a cnir.<- against pos? terity. if Mrs. Smith is unequal to ih.- task, will not that right reverend and learned fentlemau for whose article? si..- describe? hersell a? 'hung'-t Ing" - will not tlie good Bishop of \ 1 :? 1 1 :ne to the rescu.? III. know led? of everything relating to woman's sphere is so precise snd accurate th.t It Is not In reason to aUppOM that he would bs Ignorant of so trifling s point s? th? mannsff of getting Into it. Let us hop?- that be will be able to dear up this difficulty as well as several others that seem to so many worn, n to exclude them from their "divinely appointed sphere," the holy est?t) of matrimony. Rut if neither the lady from <'ripple ?reek nor the nishop of Albany can solve the problem, It seems not unreasonable t<? suggest that they rea?* their plaints and endure a ? beat the: may the mel? ancholy spectacle of women . hash g t1.-- political "Ignis fatuus" or any other that may commend lts.if to them, for th. y must o<- upy th? mselves In som>- way, to say nothing of getting their bread and butter. And now as to Mrs. Smith's premises, With all due respect to her "sacred instincts," 1 venture not only to question their correctness, but to assert that whatever of truth they contain Mis against her position. Her argument la based upon nr. un? deniable truth?namely, thai the task of moulding th>- character of futur- generation* i- almost, if not 'quite, the most important thing In life, and a dim and undefined feeling that rr??- Is ... ? ,*? the part of society in {esteral Is what gloss? ? .,.<r the ab? surdity of such statements and ?iv. 1 them an ap? pearance of plausibility. Mrs. Smbh forg.-ts ami many other n pie forg??t that fathers are ,,s necessary t., in? world as mothers, and that, ?o long as w >men ?r dependent upon m.-n, they will never be able to control hered? ity, and without that there hi little hope for the future of this poor, afflicted human family. If Mrs. Smith is at all interested In the rights of children therefore, she will try In every way ia bring about the absolut.? Independence of her ass, whether It b? politically, flnaneiillv or soeinlt*.?, for. even from her o*n point of view, she .an Scarcely say that this Is going out of her ephete. t am, Mr. Editor, yours trulv New-York City, April 17 MIRIAM D?M ET THE TRIBUNE PATTERN. A TISSFE-PAPER PATTERN OF LADTBB SHIRT WAIST. NO. 7.<W., PC R 1 >>F". >N AND 10 CENTS The ever-popiila. shirt waist has taken on sfll another variation. As here shown, the material ?? plain unflgur.d gingham ir. pale leaf-green wit belt, collar. cuffs and closing box sleet of a paM combining the nieen with SCTU ard lines of eui"l white. The distinctive features sie the yaks bs '> and fuli fronts. It Is fitted elos. \ to thi figure BJ means of she ilder eeams an! an tinder-ai tr pie .^ The bias strip lh.it forms lbs pleat I? sM OVO the plain goods and BtttChed into place. Eithe: studs or .-mall ?.?all buttons can ho used e.- i means of ciosing. The miners in the front ta dtawr 7CeO-Lsr ? Si- tWi ?. well toward the closing pleat, and In the back row ard th.- centre. Th.- sleeves are gathered at thi shoulder, and are supplied with pointed overlap] for the opening at the wrist. If worn with detach ab'.e cuffs they ..re gauMTSd lato I -traiKrit band Cuffs and collars can be either atts ihed or mad? separate, to he kept In p.a.-e by studs Rut th< latter method Is preferred bj most women as en abling them to keep always fresh an! dalatg Witt? out consigning the satire wais. t0 the tub al th expiration of a single day's wear The styl, Is weil suited to all ginghams or or gandes, silk waft icph.rs Bnd slmllaV eottOn mil tcrlals. as well as Inexpensive wash and Ind? silks. As illustrated, the tie matches th.- colls! utter the style thai Is most popular, bur if th< latter be made attachable can he alternated witl White ones worn with a stock and so make rraa.Uk variety. The range of choice in both ties and col tors is wellnlgh limitless, and ? second great ad vantage of the detachable collar Is the fact tha. It allows freedom of selection in place ,>f bindlni the wearer to one snie * To make this waist for a lady m the medPin size will require three ar.d one-fourths J ard* o ihlrty-elx-lnch raaterlaL The pattern ?o 7<JBi t cut In sizes for a 32 M, 3??, 3S and 40-lnch bus measure. COt TON FNTlTl.tMi T< i OXK |? VTTKHM. ANY Sl/.K iif-' \<> 7.0HO Cut this out. All In your BOSM ami ?ddresa, SBd taaH It to THE PATTKHN I Mg? \H I MK.VT OS1 TltK TltlHfNi: Keaaa. Fo*> h?<i k, A<ldr*-. . ...In InelDSB 10 cents I- pay mailing ?til BaaOISSt ?? pen??* for each pstfrn ?ranted WOMEN D1SCISS FOREIGN VISSIONR. Altoomt. Penn.. April ?The second d?\'s ses Slon of the Women's PWssga Mlssl.mary 'onven ttoii of the Presbyterian ?'burch opened to-day will President Turner In the chair. An address .? The New Kepubltc and Its NeexJa" was delivers, by Miss Ella K?hl, of Brasil. She was followed re Mrs. W. 8. Z. Jonas, of India, on "Tent Life l! India." Mra. J. P. K. Kumler, of Ptttsburg de llvered an address, and a number of papera oa la terastlar subjects wers read.