The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29

I have been often asked by people
VIC think l should know, and more
especially by men who have a great
curiosity about the subject, If | can
tell them how our society girls spend
their time and occupy themselves.
Are they always idle? Do they do
nothing but dance and dissipate the
night away, and sleep nearly all the
day? Are they only ornaments, beau
tiful butterflies, or do they yer find
anything for their pretty hands to
work at2
Some are, to be sure, always idle,
but they are few in comparison to
those who have many ways of employ
ment. Of course, what they do, being
entirely relieved of all cares or re
sponsibilities, is generally to make
themselves accomplished, or to cult
vate some particular talent, and they
can work very diligently in this line.
Among ur busy society girls is Miss
Mamie Albeit, and her time is always
well employed. After the few daily
calls are made Miss Albeit spends
many hours in studying music, and is
a really fine musician. She is also
fond of study of nearly all kinds, and
has this winter been an industrious
student. Miss Abbett's favorite re-
creation is walking and each day
several hours are devoted to this
healthful exercise.
Another of our musicians is Miss
Lille Brinkerhoff, of Bergen n
Miss Brinkerhoff, while she performs
finely ON the piano, much prefers to
play upon the mandolin, on which in
strument she practices carefully and
industriously every day. Painting is
also a favorite occupation of Miss
Brinkerhoff's, and some of her work is
exceedingly well done. In this way
the greater part of her time is spent,
and but little is left for idleness.
Miss Cora Packer, of Varick street,
is rapidly earning a reputation as an
artist, and her drawings are of consid-
cradle merit. She is now studying
under an eminent artist in New York
and goes to his study for several
hours work each day. Her drawings
are SO excellent that a brilliant future
has been predicted for her should she
choose to study art for more than a
pastime. Miss Packer is a pretty girl,
fond of society and its many pleas
ures, but does not permit it to inter.
fere with work she has arranged
to do.
Both Miss Gertrude Evans and her
sister, Miss Mamie, have considerable
talent for painting, and together they
cTNnn6 a 1o1.nn nnpfinn nanh dow in trI1I l.
tivating this gift. Much money has
been expended to provide them with
proficient teachers, and they have
not wasted their opportunities.
Miss May Throckmorton possesses a
beautiful voice and is fond of singing,
which she does in a most pleasing
name Much of her time is spent in
rehearsing pretty songs, but as yet
Miss Throckmorton has paid little at
tention to the cultivation of her voice,
which is certainly worth it,
Miss Lille Pearsall and Miss May
Dixon do a great deal of painting and
do it very well.
Miss Natalie Bray, of Pavonia av-
enue, who presides over her fathers
household, is a model housekeeper,
and enjoys her position as such ex-
ceedingly. Miss Bray is also a plan
list of merit.
Point Lace of Old England.
The earliest pillow lace made in Eng
land as shown in the portraits painted
by yandyke, Lely and Kneller, was
Brussels point, the network made of
thread drawn off bone bobbins (the ori-
gin of the English name bone lace)
upon the pillow; the pattern and sprigs
embroidered by the needle. This was
superseded about 1870 by the old Mech.
lin ground and wire ground, both of
which were very durable and of rich
artistic designs. The trolly ground
came into fashion about 1850, wrought
in coarse, angular and ugly figures of
the most vulgar taste possible. The
reintroduction of the old French
ground, nearly the most ancient
known, was a happy change, and it
remained in partial use for about