THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.IN THE SOCIAL WOULD.

The Irving Club has kmaoi Invitations for its an¬

nual dance, which is to be held on Thursday even¬

ing. February i. at the clubhouse, No. TS Hcrkimer-

st'

Mrs Howard O. Wood. Mrs. Alfred C.. Holden,

Mn. Ronald Taylor. Mrs H. rb. rt H. Stevens Mn.

George Q Brooks and Mrs. Rob. rt Ferine will be

the patroness-s of th.- affair, which Rives ever)

promise of being a success.

Last Wednesday marked tho ending of the plcus-ant series of "at homes" given by Mrs. Si>encer A.

leeming I, nt her home In Wllloughby-ave. Among

those Who have assisted her In receiving arr Mrs.

Horatio M. Adams. Mrs P. H. Jennings. Mrs Rich¬

mond Gibb. Mrs. J. Henry Dick. Mrs. I-rank I , b li¬

nings r.nd Mrs. Frank Paldwln.

The wedding of Miss Florence E. Norcom, daugh¬

ter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph Norcom. of Grocne-avc,

and Edward C. Watson, will take pkses on Wednes¬

day February 24. at thc Church of the Messiah, nt

I o'clock in the owning. Th.- cer- mony will be fol¬

lowed by o reception ut tho home of tho bridesparents.An attractive musical drew a large number of

guests to the homo of Mrs. J. W. Hess, In Ross-st.,

on Wednesday afternoon. TkOOS contributing to

the musical part of tho progrnmmo were Mn. Ma¬thilde Hallam Miss Grace Hallam and FrederickReddall, nnd Miss Marion Coppemell rend an Inter¬esting sketch of Fnglish theatres and players.

Mn. Alden 8. Swan and Mn. Walter Gibb, nee

Swan, have anonunced "at homes" for Wednesdayafternoons In February nt No. 1S9 ColumbiaHeights.There will bs a book reception under the direction

Of the Brooklyn Public Library Association to-mor¬

row evening at S o'clock nt the home of Isaac H.

Cary. No\ 3.". Plerrepont-Ol to which each guest isexpected to bring n book, and to indicate its titleby means of a costumo or a badge.

Miss Mattie Eloise Adams will give a tea at her

Home, Na. 26 H. rklmer-st.. on Wednesday, from 4

till 7 o'clock. Mis* Alberta Ridley, of New-York,ai.d Miss Louise H lyes and Miss Lulu Kenyon, ofBrooklyn, will assist her in receiving her guests.

Mr. and Mrs. John Dunbar Adams will spend the

remainder of th< winter at tho Royal PoincianaHotel. Palm Beacb, Fla.

A large number of guests attended the "at home"of Mrs. Edward H. Litchfield and Miss Litchfieldyesterday afternoon, from 4 till 7 o'clock, nt No. 2

Montagus Terrace.

The wedding of Miss Helen Daming Sherman,

daughter of John Taylor Sherman, sir.d George

Dupont Pratt, will take place nt 4 o'clock on Tues¬

day afternoon at tbs Reformed Church, on the

Heights, the Rev. Douglas Adam, pastor of tkochurch, officiating.

On Friday evening Of this week, nt S 30 o'clock.

Urn Frances I, Eames and Edward H Kidder will

g'.v. ¦ dance at the Plerreponl Assembly Rooms.

A pleasant euchre party wu's elven at the home of

Miss Kionnce Jenkins, Xo. IK Hatoey-et., on.Tues-day evening. This was the fourth club meeting of

& s.-ri. s to bo given tai tko ^'- son, and the gatheringssas on enjoyable one throughout. Among the club

members and gUMtl present were Miss A lam. mks

BarttndaJ .. Miss Bekrendo, Miss craft. Miss Cr no,

Miss Creighton. MKs Florence Jenkins. Miss John¬s'-n. Miss Muna; Miss Wendover, Miss pettit,>Ls-> Madge Jenkins, Miss Moon. Miss Huntington,Mis.- Jenkins, and Mewn Adam, Clapp, Ella, Gray-hurst. Holley. Hun Ington, Palmer. Murray; Feck,w. p Scott, Jr. Torrey, Tough, Egerton, Jenkinsand Smith.

Tl,.- ssaaquerade ball of the Bohemian Hurl, Roners

mas given on Friday night al Baengerbund Hali,

Bmlth and Bckeraaerhorn sta A targe crowd waa

in attendance hi many varieties o:' costume. Thefestivities wen kept up until an .arly hour Satur¬day morning.Th-- midwinter dane- cf tbs senior clam of thc

Poly., trie Institute was given In the gymnasiumof the institute on Friday night. About Ml personsmars present. Tbs music was furnished by Hart's

Orekestra The library si tbs institute, which was

tt-.d as .i reception-room, was tastefully decoratedwith palms and potted plants. Dancing began lu

tko gymnasium ai b> o'clock. Tbs young men had

t: k. n yri .it n u.s to have the gymnasium decoratedin such u inner aa to hide all the apparatus, nndit looked bk" s ballroom. The orchestra was con-

dod behind s hugo bank of palma After tkodunce dinner was served itt ike lecture-room. The

patronesses of tbs dance wen Mrs David H. Oooh-i". i. Mrs. <;. inte W. Chauncey, Mrs. James Augus¬tus Howlett, Mis. Edward H. Litchfield, Mrs. a. a.

Low. Mrs. J. Roi:, rs Maxwell. Mrs. William A.

Taylor. Mrs. Charles H. Yan Nostrand and Mrs. \V.Augustus White; and the Graduate Committee.

which had the affair ta charge, consisted of Dr.William P.. Brtnsmade, Victor A. Barnes, Norman8. Dike, Duncan Edwards, Theodore L. Frothing-hum. Thomas A. Gardiner, Howard J. Haslehurst,Clyde Notman, Ch.nhs A. Sherman and Frank D.

Tuttle. Some of those present w.re r. Kiiiot

Jacobs, w s. Patera, Charles A. Sherman, Lea Her¬rick, Rut*, r Planter, Louis P. MacNamara, tho

Misses Packard, Philip Wheeler, Miss ElisabethLockwood. William A. Taylor, Franklin C.rcgory,Paul Libby, william St..'.. Frank D. Tuttle, R. H.

Van Nostrand, w. A. White, Howard Rboades,Howard Roohmore, Howard J. Haslehurst, Thomasa. Gardiner, B. T. Frothlngham. Mrs. story johnJ. Rooney. Clement Pars...... Philip Ruston, FrankOgilvie. Ed Taii.-h. rt, Arthur T. Hewlett, MissFl. ra M. Clouser, T J Lutklns, Mrs. .1. lt. Maxwell,Miss Mary Stillman, Paul Curtis. John PreUSO, Ed¬ward J. Hum. Roi rt Mathews, K. W. Ackerman,Waiter 1 iazard. Ralph Perry, Richard Hurst. RoyLongman. A Henrj Ackerman, william O'Meara,"Wiiliam 1. Frothl -,.. m. M. B. Waterman, Morti¬mer O'Brien, Edward p. jordan, jr.. Henry s Bi ow,Krskine L>tt. Duncan Edwards, Charles Putnam,tho Misses Putnam. H. R. Simmons, Miss K B. B,Thomas. George H. Southard, Misa Bach, MissShields, Miss Seymour, Miss McCarroll, Miss Chap¬man, Miss Andrews, Miss Tolar, Miss Maxwell. A.S. Paul. Mrs Ellen M. Austin. Miss Purdy, Mrs A.A. Low. Ric .ard Mott Cahoonc. H.irrv C. VanC!r«ef. Albert L. Mason, A. P Gale, C. A. Simmons,William H. Cary, Ralph Thompson. RaymondOnce, Yicp.r Rtirnes, James Watt. Percy BhultS,Claflln Wlghte, <» W. Heinlgke. Miss Louise Max¬well. James A. c..meron. Richard L. Russell, L. S.Webb. Clyde Notman, Miss Notman, George A.Chauncey, John Perren. Miss Marvin, Dr. Brina-nr.ade, Mrs. HotchktOS and H. S. Duwns.

The Euterpe Societv. which was dissolved re-

c.rttly after a career last',: g Ave years, ls to have a

su:cessor. The Prooklyn Amateur PhilharmonicClub, whl.h N composed ,,f many of tho Euterpe'sold members, on Friday Bled articles Of incorpora¬tion In ih.o county clerk's office. Tba objects f

the corporation are stated to lw» "promoting tbs ul-ttvatton of Instrumental music and social inter-coune among Ita members." lt is incorporated byJoseph d. Tarr. of Jamaica: H. nrv Voege, "I Xo. ~Cllnton-st.; Il A. Pettit, of N<> HE Hennr-st.; Au¬

gust Voewe, of No. "wi Stanhope-si., and joseph F.Quinn, of No 'ssl De Kalb-ave,

Tao St. George Assembly gave a dance at the st.

Georgs Hotel Friday night. The committee havingtko affair ia charge bsd mad.- extensive prepara¬

tions for it, and about -)'». Invitations were sent out.

The hallway leading to tbs reception room was

hung with Chinese lanterns, anil the room Itself

profusely decorated with potted plants, palms nnd

smilax. Muller's or. hestra aeson pieces was con¬

gealed behind s bank ol ps.ims Dancing began tit

9 o'clock. Tiie patronesses of the dance were Mrs.

L. Cooper Overman, Mrs. James B. Lteds. Mrs. p.

Mintum Smith. Mn*. OttVS T. Hardy. Mrs. GeorgsWalter Turner, Mrs. William H. Mott. Mrs. J. F.

Oswell Smith. Mrs. Michael Chauncey and Mrs.William D. Bennett. The committee having the af¬fair In charge were Edward W. Irwin. James K.

Atkinson. Frank B, Mldgl.-v. Charles H. Werner,Hugh V. R-xidy. Stuart Smith. Oscar L Collinsand A. Sidney Klrkm.'tn. Among those present were

Mr. and Mrs R. H Reed, Mr and Mis F W.Sharp, Mr and Mrs. Milton Roblen, Mr and Mrs.J. F C. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Ammerman, theMisses Wells. Decker. Sklllman. Staples. Simmons,Hardy. Patterson. B«rgen, Newton, Snedlker. clem¬ents, Kudkili. bell, Mrs. Aud.-rn,air*, and MessrsOverman. Huntington Donovan. Wade. Shields,Donohue. Hatfield. Mills. Rufford. Burlington. AllenTurner, Judge,, crar>'. Beiez. Wyckoff. MoCreery,Clark. Shea. 8. M Turner, McGuire, Lewj Math.,':-.Chauncey, Sterry. Staples, W. E. Mldgley, YanSaun. H. M. Pearsall. F. Foote. R. Schernierhoniand S. J. Collins. After the lance supper wasaerved In the banquet hall.

The sixty-second anniversary of the marriage ofMr. and Mrs. Waite W. Smith has Just bein cele¬brated at their home in Amltyvllle. Mr. Smith ls

now eighty-eight years old. and his wife in eightrears bia Junior. Mrs. Smith has remarkably goodJualth. but her husband ls a little feeble niorawaa a reception at their home ta honor of the oc¬casion.

The Wednesday Evening In and Out Club,al.lch was organised this Mason, has proved high¬ly successful. Four maetlngs have now been hclJ. thebrat Udr.g for card- sat Sad, bowling, third, ii thea¬tre party at the Garrl k, after whl-h supper waa

oorved at the Waldorf; fourth, for cards. The nextmeeting will be bowling at the Germania Club, InBrooklyn, on February lo. and the last meetingWill be held on Saturday evening. February 27, on

Which occasion the club will dine ut the Hotel Man-

h

hatt.m and will anerwaru auenti a mmun mo

members include Mr. and Mrs. Jesse W. Johnson,Mis* Forego, Miss l.ockltt, Miss Sloan. Miss Vick¬ers, Miss Murray, Miss Sklllman. Miss Hodgsklu,of Brooklyn, and thu Misses Vail, of New-York(Itv; James 1'. Harper, Janies ll. Muirs, RichardsM. Canoona Frederich w. Bloswotn, T. EllenHodgskin, John C .inuring. Edward W. Pltmars,of Brooklyn, and Everett N. Blanko, Chnrl.H Ar.thur Cone and Prank ll. MaeCovern. of New-York.

The customary annual midwinter reception anddance Riven by J. c. Yan Cleat, proprietor of thoMansion House. In Bick* at, In honor of his guests,took place Friday sight. The hotel was elaboratelydecorated for the occasion. Some of those presentw.re Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Barclay. Mr. and Mrs. W.S Havlland, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Waters, Mr.and Mrs. J. C. Vim ('leaf. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Col->.r, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Colyer, Mr. and Mrs. Den-jamln Beckman, Mr. and Mrs. R. c. Case, Mr. andMrs. Louis T. Duryea, Mr. and Mrs. IC. C. Lewis,Mrs. S M. laina, Mrs. C. ll Kent. Mrs. Ida < '.¦

Lynch, the Misses Lulu Van Cleat, Kittie Stevens,Lydia Kndall. Antoinette Barclay, Vida Hunt,Kathleen Lynch and Edith De Ormy, and linneanHurding. w. L. Cameron, J. L. Cameron, J. G.Wells, Robert Bardwell. Harry Wood. Walter Clay,H. Waterman, Mart O'Brien and Ludlow Valentine.

AMONG THE CLUBS.

NOTER FROM BROOKLYN'S SOCIAL OR¬

GANIZATIONS.

AUK ANOINT} FOB THE RIDING ANT* DRIVING

n.rB's BonsR snow.incidents and hap¬

penings IN OTHER IIOT'PES.

The Crescent Athletic Club's annual billiard tour¬

nament was begun on Monday night. Tho first

round was played on Monday, Tuesday. Wednesdayrind Thursday. The second began on Friday, andwill last until Tuesday evening. First and second

prizes will be given. In trap-shooting the club still

manifests a lively Interest, and on Saturday last

beat the Garden city visitors In a match at twen¬

ty-five birds, six on a side, by a margin of nine¬teen birds, lt has arranged a match ffhoot at claybirds with the Brine'-ton Collego team, to take

place nt tho Ray Ridge grounds on either February17 or 30. The Crescent's lacrosse trip to Englandwill be managed by J. S. Garvin, the captain of

the. team.The Crescent ls giving a series of Sunday after¬

noon entertainments in the clubhouse with greatsuccess. They are concerts of a high class, and the

club members seem to take great Interest In them.

Rooms lr. the Germania Club will be used for tho

present by the newly formed Wt man's Whist Clubof Brooklyn.

RIDING AND DRIVING CLCB.

The Horse Show Committee of tho Brooklyn Rid¬

ing and Driving Club met In the clubhouse on Mon¬

day evening and elected the following officers:

Chairman, H. H. Salmon; secretary. W. H. Erhart;treasurer, w. w. Walsh. E. E. Litchfield, D. S.

Richardson and S. C. Pirie resigned from the com¬

mittee, owlr.g to the pressure of other business.

Their successors ar., j. Henry Dick. Clarence w.

Seamans and Bark i ommlsslor.er Jacob G. Dett-

mer, Crank D. Beard, J. H. Walbridge and C.

Herbert Potter were appointed a committee to take

charge of the preparation of the prize list. At this

m.. ting it was decided to limit the show to four

evenings at the close of the week ending May 1.Instesd of having most classes open to all, as tran

the cast I .st year, i' was decided that outsiders canenter only four-in-hands, tandems, polo ponies and

lumpers. The entries will close about three weeks

befon th.- .-how ci]>ee.s. The precise date, however,

ls not announced.The Riding und Driving Club will meet the Rough

Biding Club of New-York City in a tent-peggingcompetition at tin- home of the former on Wednes¬

day evening. February 3. A music ride by tho

Brooklyn dub and a drill by th. visitors will pre¬cede the contest. Tiie Brooklyn club will present a

banner as th" prize. After tho contest the RoughBi.ling ciub will he entertained at the Montauk

1 il.. The R,.Heh RidlngjClnb will take part In the

contest in uniform. .

The Entertainment committee of the Riding andDriving <"lub. through Irs chairman, Hamilton H.Salmon, has Invited Troop C to give tm exhibitiondrill at the clubhouse on the evening of Februaryti Troop c hris not yal accepted, but CaptainClayton ssld the other day that the troopers wouldhe glad to give th" exhibition, and that they would

accept the invitation.(in Wednesday a game of bisket-ball was played

at the Riding ind Driving Club by Pratt Instituteand Adelphi College, tho prize being a silk banner

presented hy the club. Adelphi won the match bya sccre of 2" to 0. Tho pmo was preceded by a

music ri,],. by members of the club. The followingnv-mbers took part in lt: (). Rothmuller and Miss

Candee, Colonel J. N. Partridge and Miss Sher¬

win, H. De Balding and Miss Busby, Frederick W.

Hlnrlcha and Miss Gertrude Bushy, C. AV. Sea¬mans .md Mis. W. L. CandeO, E. H. Page and Mrs.

Whiting. William AYilson and Miss Duryea, C. T.

Gregory and Miss Burris, and J. Henry Smith, S. E.Buchanan, B. Daniel W. J. Gilmore, Jr., S. T.Whit., and Mr. Hopkins.Hamilton H. Salmon has be»n elected a director of

tho club.UNION LEAGUE CLUB.

Ex-Mayor Bchleren and tho heads of depart¬ments under his administration will have a dinnernt tho Cnion League Club to-morrow evening. Therewill be eighteen present, the only outsider bringPresident William Berri, of the club.Ti,- Cnion League's annual art exhibition will

.i;.':; .n Wednesday evening and continue through¬out the week, on the opening evening Mr. andMrs. William Beni will receive the guests, a pri¬vate, view of the collection will be given on Tues¬day cv. 'i: a at |:)0,The experiment of having a progressive euchre

j.any at which U»ih sexes wi r«- present seems tohave been a success al this duh. it was the club'slirst venture In that line, and lt took place on

Tuesdsy evening. Play began at Ids, and therewere nearly tWO hun Ired entries. Fifteen gameswere played. The winners and prizes were as fol¬lows. Women's prisca First, Mrs. A. G. Ferham,Bohemian vase; second, Mrs. Kastman, Dresdenumbrella; third, Mrs. J. K. Prior, gold pocketbook.Men's prizes -First, J. W. Watkins, umbrella; sec

Ond, Jos.;.a White, military i,rushes; third, Dr. J.A. Schmidt, stein. After tho prizes had been dis¬tributed supper was served In the restaurant.Chairman w. F. Faller, of the Entertainment Com¬mittee, iii.I charge of tho affair. Among thosepr.-eiit were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. .Steams. Mr. andMrs i. j.. White, Mr. and Mrs. j. ir. Donnelly, Mr.and Mrs. W. I.. < ad. r, 8. H. Wyckoff, J. X.Wyckoff, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Stevens, A. H. Crop-Bey, Dr. and Mrs. Ii. c. Ferris, Mr. god Mrs. lr\lngA. I,-wis, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Boon, Mr. and Mrs!George N. Robinson, Dr. ami Mr.-. w. h. Bigg,Miss Btoto Puller, Register Granville w. Harman!Mrs. II. H. Sracker, Mis. Thomas S. Matthews.Mr. nrel Mrs. William S. Bu-h man, Mr. gad kitBenjamin Raasell, Mr. and Mrs. David S. Wells,Mr. and Mrs. William Barri, Mrs. Raymond, a. II!belch, Mr. imd Mrs. K. A. Lesli* arid Dr. and Mrs!Thomas i.. Waua,

CYCLE CLUB OF BROOKLYN.The Cycle Club of Brooklyn has eng.ig.U Min*

Paola Grnm, of the Royal Gymnasium, of Copen¬hagen, to instruct u (lass of women. The class metfor the first time on Wednetday, and will meet onevery Wednesday morning from 10 to 12 o'clock.Miss Grim ls organising lasses In calisthenics andPhysical culture for women, to Lc held lu the club'squarters, In Haoaoo Pages,

MIDWOOD CUB OF FLATBUSH.The Midwood Club will have an entertainment

every Thursday evening until near the end of April.The variety of these entertainments is shown bythe programme. The first, which was held on lastThursday, was a mush al On February 4 tharawill be a reception and dance; on February ll aconeHTt by club members; on February ls a mocktrial; on February li", a minstrel show; on March ll,lecture: March 2S, tMercopticon exhibition; April h,reading »md muskal; April B, furce. Some of the.oat. I are not yet lilied In.The musical mention..I wa? held on a stormv and

disagreeable night, bul that had no effect on toe at¬tendance, which was so largess to show a natteringconti.i.n.e in Mollison Hoyt's Entertainment com¬mittee. Th.- entertainment was given bv Mrs. E. j.Qrant, soprano; Miss Beasts strauss, pianist, andPurdon Robinson, barytone; E. J. Grunt and c. \\\Pigers, a.. ompatustaTho Entertainment Committee which has ar¬

ranged loose affairs consists of Morrison Hoyt,chairman; Edmund H. Driggs, John F. Oltrogge,Randolph Brand, A. B. Tremain.-, Hr. George R.Dowling and J. F. Robb. The president of the clubls William A. A BrownLiterary evenings ure also being given at the

Midwood ("lui. The first one, on January 7, atwhich Olivet Wendell Holmes und his works warsdiscussed, was followed by a series of papers onMark Twain on Wednesday last. The committee Incharge ls composed of William 8. Keese, HasardLasher, Arthur Fraser and Charles IL Fuller. The

^ooldynN.Y. ANDa§TRAllSNotions and

Dressmakers' Findings

At Astonishingly Small Prices.Notions wore never so cheap tm they will bo at our offering to-morrow-

Dressmakers should jump at this chance to secure a season's supply of theselittle necessities because it isn't at all probable that inch a money savingopportunity will ever again be placed within their reach.Tn fact, everywoman in Brooklyn has an interest in this salenin« Velveteen bindings. Mack and colors, ,"i yds. f Spool Twist, letter I), 2." spools in a DOS.pcs .»v-

Japanese Silk, rubber lined Dreea Shields, aile8 .Oe

Muslin covered, rubber lined Dress Shields.size 2A 8 slaed

Bc. 7c.Seamless Stockinet Shield?,

Bise 2A 8 pixel

5c. 7c.Real Whalebone, width 5-18 In., length .'!.'. in...

.7SJc a dosen pcs"Diana" Composition Dress stays.. 1 Dc. a onsenS. H. & M. Dress Stays, Uk., win. & grey...,

.7c. a sd

Hump Honks &¦ Eyes, Mk. or white..Se. a grossLarge Spools of Bilk, letters A, B, Cl D.

.I Oe. a spoolSpool Silk. blk. & di..rs, all b-tters.

.Ul c. a dozen spoolsMen's Fur Lined

Overcoat Clearance.Our determination to rinse out the

balance of our stock of Men's ForLined Overcoats gives you a rarechance lo secure one of these splendidwarmth-giving garments, at far lessthan its worth. They're superblymade of the finest beaver cloth, andare up lo the top notch of excellencein every way.Hamster skin lined Coats with Persian LambCollar.regular value $73.00, at.047.50

Hamster skin lined ('oats with Castor LootreCollar (Castor I.oiitre ls the trade name forhair dyed muskrat).regularly worth $05.00

at.040.OOBlack Lamb lined Coats arith Castor Loutre Col¬lar.regularly worth $80.00 al.000.OO

Black Lsunb lined coats with Persian Lambtrimming-regular value $1(111.00, ,i $011.00

Musquash lined ("oats with Caator Loutre tritr.-mlng.regularly worth $00.00, at.$7 1.."O

Musquash lined Coats, Persian Lamb trimmed.regularly worth $125.00, al.$S4..%0

Mink lined Coats, with unplucked otter collarand cuffs, regularly worth -< 1T-~. Im» A 300.00,

at.1130.00 & 100.00Foot \Varmer3.

Fur lined Foot Warmers for carriage and el"ijrhuse.with and without hot water receptacle-Were. sion 7"..» inrv> 12.00Reduced to .2.80 4.00 0.48 7."»o

Purs.td fl.

.1 r»c. a boxCrochet Silk, bik. & colon.4c. a spoolCotton Tubular, Casing Silk, stitched, 0 yards

.7c. a pcTwilled Boan, Bindings, bik. & wht.. lt yards

.154c. a pcTaffeta Beam Binding, all colors.Gc. a pcDouble Face Silk Serge Beltings, Hi yards

.Mir. a pcSilk Muire Beltings, bik. & wht.511c. a pcLarge Rolls Cbtton Tape. bik.. wht. &. grey.

.6c. a pcDdt h Linen Average Tape, white...4c. a bunchFeather Stitch Braids, tl yds., wht. & colors

.4c. a pcLion Brand Pins (strong brass wiro), all rIz.-h

.4J5c. a don. papersBone Hair Pins, shell, amber <v bik....Sc. a dotMachins oil, li oz. bottle, Sc.; 4 oz. bot., 5c.

Bargain TaMi nain, crater rear,

Men's and Boys'Unlaundered Shirts.

Men's ami Buys' Unlaundered i>r>ss shirts niPride of the East muslin, with pure linen soiin bosoms.well made with patent continuousfacings gnd felled seams button guard onback of neck and tape for holding necktie inplace, various sleeve lengths, at....lille, each

M.-n's and Boys' Unlaundered Dress shirts olLangdon muslin, with set in nil linen bosoms,felled seams, patent continuous facing, buttonguard ">n back ol neck and tape to bold neck¬tie In pla. .-, double stitched yoke, variousst.-.-v.- lengths, at.JtRc. each

Men's Unlaundered I'ress Shirts of Utica Non¬pareil inia.slin. with set In all linen bosoms,f. nd Beams, pat tit continuous facing, but-tci irtrird uti back of nek ami tape to holdti ok: io jn place, ni.44c. each

Men's 1'nlaiind-reil Dtvss Shirts of Utica Non¬pareil Muslin with pet in 2100 linen bosoms-fl'i'i'nlo stitched all over, e<|ual in every way trcustom work, nt.Hoc. each

Men's Pajamas.Men's Flannelette Pajamas In fancy stripe^ and.hicks, light ami medium colors, finished wltlfrogs ct .otd. at.74c. ault

Men's 35 to 50c. Socks at19c. pr.

a sample l"t of Genuine Knslish Oashmer.Sicks in black and tn.'rino mixtures, d.uihl.soles, l eels & toes, regularly worth from ¦'!¦*» tr,"i.»c pair, at.10c. pt

Main, fr,.nt, right.

Awl&fcmeetings will hereafter bs held regularly nt inter¬vals of about thr.e weeks.

CORTELYOU CLUB.On Wednesday evening the B i idlng Committee of

the Cortelyou Club sccepted plsns for Improve-ments to be mode In the clubhouse, In Bedford-ave.,near Newklrk. Th.- entertslnmenl hall will bo en¬

larged by nu addition, ti.- club ls still yoong; but

has Brown beyond the rapacity of tm. clubhouse.When it waa eatabllshed lt wns suppoeed that its

member-ship would nol excet l h", but lt bsa al¬

ready reached the fi^ur* of 80, .md the entertain¬ment hall ls crowded whenever lt is In tis,-.

The Cortelyou club will give a call to bill "ti the

evnlng of Washington's Birthday. A thumb-bitparty will be given on th.- evening of Much r,. h it

this will be .1 ".stan."A concert wis given at this club laat night under

th- direction of William Beach Tuesday lasl \-

ladies' day. nn.l the club was filled with wives anddaughters of th< members. On Wednesday tbanew Iv organised .bonis of the club had its secondrehearsal. The cborua win give th.- comic opera of"Trial by Jury" some time in th,- .sprint'. AmongIts members ar.- Mr. snd Mis. William Raseh. Mr.and Mrs. George E. Nash, Mr, ind Mrs, WilliamRitchie, Mr. and Mrs. Ogden IP..it. Mi and MrsWilliam II. Pix. frederick Dis. Mira lilian Hiv.Mrs Henry A Meyer, Adolph Seef, Miss MamieNet Frederick Paahley, K.iw.ird Werie, J. Werie,George .1. Cralgen and Miss Anna Cralgei

Tin; SKATING CLUBS.Tho fifth 6f th.- wries of championship hockey

gamea was played on Tuesday nlghl at tia- St

Nicholls Rink, in New-York City, between teams

from the Crescent Athletic club and the BrooklynSk itlng club. Ti... result was a tie. each tenn scor¬ing two goals.

Til.- Carnival Committee ..f th.- Bkatlng club ofBrooklyn, which is arranging for tin- carnival onMonday evening, Kebruarj IS, nnnouncea that therewill be no masking. Tl.ls. lt is believed, will havethe effect of removing scruples in the minda ..fworn, n who are d strust ful of masquerades,

HAMILTON CLUB.Last nigh! tin- Hamilton ''lui. i.sn ;i .'.rles of

monthly club n'uthts. which will fall on thc la-t

Saturday of each month, < >n th's.- occasions ii re¬

ception will be h.-id find un entertslnmenl provided.Bach "f thees affairs swill ».--wc11< at '.' o'clock snddos.- nt IB Ss, and will be followed by a supper.

COLUMBIAN CLUB.The Colombian < 'lub provided i pleasant entertain¬

ment for its members lasl nisht st tbs ctubbouee, in

Hanson Place. Tko enter: liners were William JOOkHaly, musical Imitations; Tom Ballantine, humorist,Clarence Early, boy soprano; P. J. Collins, tenor:James J, Pym.-, barytone. Music was also furnish) .1by the Hungarian Band,The Columbian Club began its annual home bowl¬

ing tournament on friday night, With nine te.,ins.named after various animals, i he tout nami ni a illbe finished on Monday, March U

irving: club.The Irving club h. 1,1 its ascend progn - -iv. sucbrs

party on Monday evening. The prlset wore won byEdgar Dunham, George a. Prendergast, Edward r.Gilpin and h C McLartn Th- Irving-Knicker¬bocker bowling gamea on T i< sd u ¦¦> Inn sn re fol¬lowed bj an Inf. rmi.I dani

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THE BRIDGE PRESIDENCY.A* tm the appointment of ¦ Bridge trustee by

May..r Wurst, r i. succeed es Msyor n.iw.n theRepublicans will haw a majority In tbs Board,there is nosae sp,.,.uiatioti atioat regarding thi elec¬tion ctf a president The rlce-preslJenl is .1. BeaverPa*.-, one of ihe trustees representing New-York,and it has ben suggested thal ha la In tbs nat-iirnl lins of promotion. Mr. Page s.h.i yesterdaythai hs Was Knit, fol IO his fri. ni- v. ho lind pro¬posed (hst he ahould be elm ted to the presidency,bul declared that on account of his health li wouldbe impossible for bim to accept Ihe office In anycircumstances ile added that he would readrelinquish tbs rice-peeatdencj if his doing so wouldfacilitate the organisation of tba Hoard after thuBJU'olntincnt of u new trustee bj Mayor Wurst er.

CH. C. VAX DU8EN DISMISSEDIii: WAS CONFIDENTIAL CLKRK TO THE

ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.

SUMMARY A'TION' BT TUB BOARD OX CHAKOnS

nrVOLVTNO THE ownership op printedMATTER, -a .'i UPRISE to mis PRlENDg.

Clarence h. C, Van Duaen, confidential clerk ofti." Board f iii' lon Commissioners of nrooklyn,was peremptorilj du barged by the Election Com¬missioner! yesterdsy at 1 o'clock oh charges affect¬ing his i: iegrlty, Thc newi wis a gr.-.i; surprise inpolitical circles In I'.rooklyn, as Mr. Van liusen hasheld confidential relations with the Board f.»r nometime, a great am..int of the practical work of the

U devolving upon him. Mr. Van Inisen livesa; No. ¦".¦' Platbuah-ave. Illa islsry wss AMI a

year. He wsi appointed a hallo) clerk on July 1\1190, and ilii.i h.. :i coattail itisly in orticn ginco then.Commissioners Moulton, Clair, Edwards and Kr-

r>--.-.*. r yesterday forenoon he 1 a long conference at;¦. idquarters, In Smlth-st. Tba result waa the por¬

ra: sal of Mr. Van Dusen,Ti... Commissioners summoned william Walton, of-

in Carporatlon Counsel linn'soffice, and gave him a statement for publication,substantially ss follow?:

Plrst, iii,.: Mr. Van Duaen sold to the city otBrooklyn thirty canvass rs" official electloa enies sij! GO a copy. They were ordered by Colonel CharlesI:. Morton, chairman of the Hoard of Canvassers..ni I received by him. Ti... Electloa Commissionersssy thess codes were 'he property of tbs Hoard of

ii-.. Mr. Win I>usen say.-, they were a partof .ni <ii:t.,a printed for him by Mr. Jowett, snAlbany publisher, "-nt from Albany to Mr. Van1 mi-, n's house In Platbuah-ave., and then sold toii.ounty canvassers in a legitimate manner.Tne second charge is thai Mr. Van Dusso s«ol<l

i.deetlon manoala of instruction to the Policelioai ..: New-York city for use hy the Bureau ofKleedons of New-York, receiving therefor IMO, fStiof which Mr. Van l»us>n retained for his personal

.¦ rems nder K"in»c to a New-York printerwini hud printed a Hinitt.tr election manual of In-.- ructions for *he Brooklyn Election Commissioners.Mr. Walton Informed the newspaper men that the

Commissioners had turned fie case over to District-Attorney Backus for ifficlal sctlon.Mr. van Dusen'S friends expressed the Kr»a:.'St

.-'irpri-'e yesterda) thal mch luminary sctlon hadbeen taken in a nutter Involving ,. comparativelysmall amount of money ti .i disputed ownershipof print.-1 mau. IWhen Commissioner Blair was seen by a Tribune

,.., rter. and the suggestion wis made that the .hs-mlitsal of .Mi Van Duaen arould cause .surprise, Mr.Mair made the laconic r. ply

'He sh tuldi hr .i mc li "

1 .".. Election Commissioners are men of lilahstanding and conscientious scruples, and say thatt;..; acted di:.-." due c msideratlonMr Van I >i« n is about thirty-four years old and

ha* mad- election laws i study He gave valuable-. to ... S.iiii. committee which last year

prepared amendments t.. thi Maines blanket ballotii.-., and iii- Meads say that he wrote about allth,- amendments, !!.. li i Republican, sod used tobe newspaper man. He had published list springan election m.mu,ii. which received sn eaten led sale

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l'l\\s Of THE ORATORIO CLUB.The work ol lbs Oratorio Club, of Brooklyn, for

toe current season, aa al praaeot outlined, is aafollowsAt the Acadesa) af Music, on Tuesday, Psbruary

i>. will be given the Ural concert, undor the susplcesof the Church Charity Foundation The choralefrom Wagner's "Dla Meistersinger" and Mi n-,.: ...... letting of "Midsummer Night's hr.,mi'W|U i.. I..mi ihe text of ihe latter being read byI,,,,!:..- i,i,;.!|.. th. h. .ins.s sung by the lsdlesof the club, and the Instrumental numbers playedby s carefully selected orchestra <>f fifty musicians;.There will SISO DS sun^ for the Bra! lime In thiscountry s nea work h* »»t»Mir Homet veil, 'ThoChhrge of the Mglit Urlgada" I , ...

*©1}RN£#ARD yBURNHAM,

BROOKLYN.

FINAL CLEARING SALEOF

WINTER NOVELTYDRESS GOODS.

Groat reductions in tho balance of our choice assortments to make room

for the new Spring Fabrics.FALL AND WIOTEB NOVELTIES that were fl.25 and $1.75 at 75c

and 85c. yard.4f> and 50 inch ALL WOOL and SILK and WOOL CHEVIOTS, wo*

$1.00 and $1.25, at. 50c yard.42 and 44 inch MATELASSE and JACQUARDS, were $1.00 and

$1.25, at 50c yard.A broken assortment of 42-inch MIXED AND PLAIN GOODS rr>

duced from 75r. to 25c and 35c yard.Have just received MIXED BICYCLE SUITINGS and CHECKS, 88

inches wide, at 40c. yard. «rj£

ANNUAL FEBRUARY SALE | COLORED SILKS.We still have a choice asoortment of FIO.

URED TAFFETA SILKS that wore $1 00, whickwill be closed out at 50c. yard.

OF

LADIES' JACKETS.Nearly all fresh, new a»rm<mts mado for this

sale at less than »» the- earlier prices. Mostlyall black, but a few elegant Jackets in tan.

Kreen, blue anil brown.

Those worth 7.30 will be #J1.50Those worth 10.00 will be #1.50Thoag worth 20.00 will ba #8.75 and #9.50Those worth 2.1.00 will be $12.00Those worth .".OOO will be f14.60CLOTH CAPES.FUR LINED. FUR CAPES,

FLU JACKETS, at about 1-.1 Uss than the

usual prices.HOSIERY,

LADIES' BLACK FLEECE-LINED COTTONHOSE, value 35c., at Mfa pair.MEN'S BLACK and COLORED COTTON V»

HOSE, high spliced he->ls and double soles, at

17c. nair.

RUGS.FINE ANTIQUE KAZAC. MOfJMOQaOj

OCENDJE. average else 4x8, at 915.00 lo

#25.OO.FINE PERSIAN SENA RUGS (suitable for

wide halls and lona;, narrow rooms, averagesize 5x14. at #30.00 to #50.00.Select line of PERSIAN tnd TURKISH Hail

rugs at *15.00 to $25.00.

BLACK DRESS GOODS.Will open on Monday our new importations of

BLACK DRESS FABRICS for Spring. IflQT, con¬

sisting; of PLAIN. FIGURED ard BEADEDGRENADINES. ETAMINES, BISON CLOTHand a large variety of the NEW CANVASWEAVE.

SPECIAL SALEOF THE

SONNETTE GORE CORSETS»t 95c. pair.

We will offer tomorrow in White, Drab and Black the ''SONNETTE

COKE CORSET" (by the manufacturers of the celebrated C. P. style), made

of French Coutil, heavily Silk flossed and cut on the latest Parisian Gore pat¬

tern; lined in all colors and in sizes IS to ,°»0 inch, at 95c. pair. Former pricein White and Drab, $1.50; in Black, $1.75.

LINENS.(2nd floor.)

On Monday will be shown out- new importa¬tion of LINEN DRESS GOODS, consisting of

LINEN BATISTES.LINEN CRASHES,

LINEN MOMIE

In all the new shades.

A Novelty: "Troika IL mespun."LINEN SUITING In Bine and White, Black

and White. Olive, Black. Blue and Gray; suit¬

able for bicycle, golf and riding suits.

MEN'S FURNISHINGS.BOYS' IMPORTED PERCALE DRESS

SHIRTS, special lot with 2 collars and 1 paircuffs; regular price $1.25, at 75c. each.

B<>YS' EIDERDOWN and FLANNELWRAPPERS, 4 to IS year sizes: usually $3.50to $0,110, at $1.50 and #2.50.NIGHT SHIRTS in Outing Flannel, fancy

stripes, trimmed with embroidery, at 75c. each.

Also plain muslin <>f excellent quality, hand¬

made button holes, at 5(>e. each.

NECKWEAR Choice assortment of FOUR-IN-HANDS, TBCKI and TIES, at 25c. 50c.nnd B1.00 each.SIX SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER. FIT

GUARANTEED, for $0.00.

SALE OF

HANDKERCHIEFS.MANUFACTURERS' SAMPLES,

SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT.200 dozen MENS PURE LINEN HEM¬

STITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS, extra fine

quality, all widths of hems, at l.Mc each, #2.00dosen. We are regularly selling these goods at

25c. to 7"ic. each.

TRIMMINGS.Greit display to-morrow of Imported DRES3

GARNITURES In block and colored brads,

spangles, cte, that erers formerly 12.00 to $.VuO,at BOc to 75c each.Also a ntw line of fine cut Jet and s;ik bolero

pieces] at 91.O0. #1.50, #2.25, #3.50 and#11.75 each.

VERY SPECIAL VALUE.

Leather Goods & Trunks.BRIDLE LEATHER DRES8 SPIT CASES,

linen and leather lined, arith brass 1 >cks, snapcatches and straps, 24 inch".--.

were 0&5O, at.(4.78 each.\"hi. at.§6.00 eachv.ih. at.#0.5o each

CANVAS COVERED TRAVELLINGthinks, cloth lined top and tero trays, brasslock, iron bottom, snap cat. hes, four protectingslats nnd malleable ir >,i corners,

588 :;> 32 34 36 lau

Ht #:t.50 #».75 #4.0O #4.50 #5.50

JOURNEAY AND BURNHAM.81 'H00L0IRL8 OVERWORKED.

PHYSICIANS PEND A r.KTTnn TO the

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Tin: HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY ASSERTS

THAT THE PRESENT CURRICtTLtTM <>r THE

QIRUr nhill SCH ku, li EXCESSIVELYSEVERE AND DANGEROUS

Tn HEALTH.The Hoard of Education at Its meiMliiK on Tues¬

day afternoon will h.- called upon to consider one

of the panel important communications saar pr«?-

BSated to Ifs body, namely, a request on the partof tho Homoeopathic Medical Society of KingsCounty for a Icsh severe course of study for the

Girls' Illnh School, on the ground that the presentrequirements are seriously Injurious to the health

of many pupils. Ite^olutlons were tidopted at u

meeting cl Ute society, on January 12 embodyingthe opinion <>f the society on the subject. Several

months agj Dr. Allon 8. Warner read n paper be¬

fore his peliasguss, entitled, "Why I io Ho ManyChildren Wear QlseesoT" He maintained that it

was the result of excessive, demands upon the eyasof the pupils, on account of the couts* of studyIn the Girls' High School and tho upper grades ot

tl," grossssar schools. Since then so much data

has been collected by tho physicians bear'ng uponthi* particular subject thal they feel jUetttleil In

addressing the following COmmUDlCatlOO to iheBoard of Education:To til.- Honorable tha Board of Education of tba

City of HrooKlyn.The undersigned committee of the Homoeopathic

Medical nortel) ..t the County of Kings respectfullysddreaa you bi behalf of thy society In regard totn.- numerous mid Increasing number ot eases *>i

overwork among those attending tbs Girls tiignSchool.We feel that the subject ls worths ot your stoat

seri;,us attention. Many of the niorc delicately or¬ganised students have succumbed to tue mentalapplication ..mi I"iik confinement nscsaaltated b)the prescribed course of StUdy, The great strain.oin. - at th" formative period of life, when thephysical lyatera is rerj susceptible io mjur\ fi.unprolonged effort and unaccustomed domaada \viiii.a large percentage pursue tho course of stud)without detrlme.it to health, a large number ur.

left b. lind broken In body and feeble In mind.Whits some have met death from this OSUsaOf rtctnt j ears thc tendency in colleges and high

schools has been to advance the grads Of scholar-shlp without much regard to the physical wellbeingof the stud.-nt. We wish to subscribe to thc whole-s. me doctrine of a sound mind In s sound !h>.1> andto enter an emphatic, protest against the popular.icm md for extreme cultivation of the mentalpow.rs. To suffer a physical or mental collapse lsa calamity. It mesas years oi mowry, with unstablenerve centres, hysterical conditions and generalprostration for tba victim, with undermined vital¬ity and wt isled Strength for the N.i'.on. While theforclns process may result m developing «*""*.geniuses, it Inevitably produces unbalanced char¬acters and Insane temperaments, who become gas*sances to friends and burdens to society.We consider tho curriculum of the GUIS' Min

Scii,>oi .-m.i upper grammar grades too severs andexacting. The lt dividu u members of Ihe committeehave recently had under treatment many cases ofnervous prostration among the attendants of theHigh School, which have Peen the direct result offaithful application to the required course of study,and the, oculists have had their attention particu¬lar!) directed to main cases from this school wherethe pupils are compelled to wear glasses, perhapsfor life, because of the strain pm ui>on the eyesand nervous system by the pressure of the coursesof study. Som.* parents hesitate to send their chil¬dren to the public school on account of the rigorousrequirements, and lt ls not uncommon to hear theremark, "Tho public school* aro all right if a

child can endure the strain."We are convinced thal the present curriculum af

the Girls' High School requires too much of tbadelicately organised students, who fall becausethey do not get the fresh air and physical exercisethat the boys of the same grade do. If arrangedfor the average scholar, the aim has been too tugs,and we respectfully pray your honorable bowMtake measures to bring about a reform bera soakaa may be Just and proper

EDWARD W AVKRY. M. D.,ALTON S WARNER. M. D..HOWARD iHAI'lN. M. D..R. K VALENTINE, M. D..HERBERT l> SCIJENCK, M. D.

No. 211 MoOonough-st Jan. 1*. 1897.

The school officials seen yesterday refused to dnacuss the subject until the Hoard of Education takes

action. _

METHODIST EVANGELICAL SERVICES.Tulon Methodist evangelistic services ss> |S

conducted thia week at the Hanson Place Mein-

Odtat Church. The programme will be: Monday.

the lte\ Or. O. A Jordan; Tuesday, tneJr][;Herbert Welch; Wednesday, the lt;v TolfWEJJjThursday, the Rev. Or. I. A. Hanks; f'?.._* 'KRev Dr li H. Psrdington Church.» unjfflfci"Kalb Avenue. Pettit M -morin!. ¦«»n^tTEw3Cson Hanson Place, Pieel ¦treat, Xf*!LiCaSSwedish Bethany, Sands Street Memorial ano wap-

rThe' singing will be led bys volunteer ebor*

choir under Professor T. B. Tiltoo.