The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-31
rHE PALMA CLUE REoKPz1ox.
The Most Brilliant Reception Ever Held in
Jersey Cifys-Who We're There.


The Most Brilliant Reception Ever Held in
Jersey CityAWho We're There.
Despite the dreariness Of the atmosphere
last Wednesday right, the reception ten
dered to the ladies who assisted at the fair
recently held at the opening of the Palma
Clubs new quarters was all that could be
desired by the most fastidious, and proved
a success far beyond the expectations of
the most saneuine society belle or beau of
the city. About 9 o'clock the rumble of
carriages along Jersey avenue in the vicin-
ity of the clubhouse began to be pretty
general, and half-hour later they came
faster than the precious freight could be
ushered in to the resplendeut scenes
within. Every arrival was received by the
Reception Committee William F. Albeit,
tie Governors eldest son Bennington
r. Bedle, son of Ex-Governor Bedle, and
DR.. Benjamin Edge and by them ushered
to one of the two toilet rooms on the floor
above, where the wraps were disposed of,
fhe heavy shoes Of the gentlemen were
transformed into patent leather pumps,
and the petite feet of the ladies stepped
forth from the dressing room eneased in
the daintiest of slippers of various hues-
white predominating. The strains OF music
from the two bands -Cappa's Seventh
Regiment New York; Band, and BerH-
stems twelve piece orchestra was all that
any reasonable person could expect, and
they kept most excellent time for the trip
pers of the light fantastic. 1t was $50
when Jappa raised his baton to beat the
time by which his famous band was to play
the piece of his own composition for the
occasion, entitled Palma. At the raising
of the baton one hundred young men Skin
mished hither and thither to ask their
friends OF the taller sex, MAY l have the
pleasnreg" while nifty couples joined IN the
march. 10 say that the ladiess dresses
were elegant. but faintly describes It, The
rustic OF satins and the Hash OF diamonds
has never been approached ct any enter
tainment given In Jersey City. The only
disappointing feature ct the affair was the
non appearance OF Governor Albeit, who,
owing to the poor condition of his health
and the dampness of the atmosphere, was
forced to remain at home. The dining
room for the occasion was the billiard room
on the third door, and here Morrow u Day
had prepared supper to which an epicure
could take no exceptions. A gentleman
who counted noses as they went into the
building, says that there were All people
passed in before any had passed out. This
gentleman thinks the number present was
not very many short of 500. Among those
present were Mrs. J. Dodd and Miss Mamie
Albeit, Governor Abbetts sister in-law and
daughter, Miss @. L. Skinner and Leon Alb
bett, Jr., Judge and Mrs Marcus Beach,
Miss Clara Briggs, VIM. G. Bumsted and
wife, j. B. Throckmorton and wife, VIM. r.
Grattan and wife, Henry Dunbar and wife,
Wm. Utz and wife, Mrs. James Dodd,
Mrs. N. w. Condict, Miss L. M. Abernethy,
Mrs. II. G. Adams, Mrs. G. J. Dodgshur,
Miss Hattie Downer, Miss Joraleman, Mr..
and Mrs. B. IlliDgsworth. Miss A. Illings-
worth, Misses NJ. and l.. Inwright, Miss ].
Woodward, Mrs. George White, Miss E.
Young, Mrs. E. F. G. Young, Mr.. Albert
Hoffman and Miss K Boyd, Miss E. Hop
per and Mr.. Henry, Miss A. NJ. Hetherg-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs II. J. Hopper, Miss Hin
man, Misses Louise and Florence Hagne.
Miss Minnie Harris, William and Miss
Leila Plimly, Charles and Miss Kittie Per
veil, Miss Estelle Ogden, Mss Ella O'Neill,
Misses J. and Clara Spier, Mr. Geo. Heany
and NJ SIS Minnie Stewart, Mrs. ). F.
Thompson, Miss Minnie Thompson, Mrs
Daniel Toffey, Mrs. j. E. Moore, Miss Nc
Mahon, Mrs. s. Krause, Miss Krause, Mrs
H. Kellers, Mrs G. F. Wakefield, Mrs. w.
D. Wild. Mr.. and Mrs. @. G. Van Anglen,
Miss F. Van Wrinkle, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
Vroom, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Vroom, Miss
Aimee Girardin, Miss Adele Girardin, Miss
Mary Gautier. Mrs. r. S. Lyle, Miss Carrie
Wanser. Miss A. Wanser, Misses Mamie
and Abbie Wilkinson. Mrs. E. N. Wilson,
Miss l.. Wanser, Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Ev-
ans. Miss May Evans, Miss Gertrude Evans,
Mrs. F. s. Emmons. Miss M S. Kingsland,
Mrs. T. w. Kennedy, Misses E. and H.
Roster. Mrs. C. w. Allen, Mrs. George II.
Adams, Mrs. s. G. Allison, Miss Ida Hol-
combe, Miss Hornig, Miss Irma Headden,
Mrs. John Headden, Jr., Mr.. and Hrs. Ma
than Peck, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hard enberg,
Miss Pearsall, Miss Perkins, Miss Annie
Post. Miss Nellie Post, Miss L. Gaddis,
Miss Alice Goodspeed, Miss May
Campbell. Miss Helen Craig, and Mess1s
Chas. slime s, e. Swain, W. f. Taylor, J.
Thorn, J. o. rotten, J. j. Toffey, w. H.
Turner, J. r. Turner, j. A. Van Horn, B.
Van Dyke, Geo yarick, James B. Vreden-
burgh, a. W. Vultee, Edward Vultee, W.
Vidal, q. D. Ward, J. A. Walker, 7. Wegmen,
J Westervelt, W. G. Westcott, g. FL. White,
VIM. Wester6eld, James White, Frank
Wiley, WIN. II. Wild. r. ]. Worsendyke,
E. F. G. Young, VIM. Utz, Willard @.
Fisk and wife, Dudley Flemming, M. Frame,
A. Fl. freeman, Fred Gaffney, John Gal
lagher, A. @. Garretson. Fl. G. Garwood.
M. Gifin, John Gilbert, j. A. Gordon, E.
Grinslade, James Hall, William Hance, L.
Hansel. Fred. Hanf. Samuel Hathaway, ir.,
j. w. Hardenbergh, n. NJ Haines, E. E.
Hanks, Abram Harmed, George Heaney,
S. T.. Henry, John w. Hutel, jr Z, John
uxaddar ~. CV;1l;ay,os II Henderson Cbao