The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-02
A NOMAN'S CLUB House
To be Opened on Grand
Street This Evening.
INSTRUCTION AND RECREATION.
The Plan Of the Bnilding Described,
and It's Object and Pur-
poses Explained.
INSTRUCTION AND RECREATION,


The neat looking two story brick house
at No. 1872 Grand street looks like any or
dinary dwelling, but it is not 1t has
been transformed from a dwelling into a
very handsome club house which has
been designed for the use of working
girls who reside in this city but work in
New York. The club house will be form
ally opened tonight with appropriate
exercises and the occasion will be a
pleasant one.
The club is a branch of the Working
Girls Club in New York and it was long
talked of and planned before those who
were in authority in the organization
could be induced to extend their good
work across the river. But it has been
accomplished and fine clubhouse for
these girls, who are much in need of it, is
the result.
A. HUNDRED APPLICATIONS.
Already one hundred girls have applied
for admission to the club and will be
made members tonight. The presidents
and probably the lady who has worked
hardest to found the club Is Mrs Iselin,
and some of the patronesses are Mrs
e. +. G. Young, Mrs Dodd, Miss Potter.
daughter of Bishop Potter, Miss McCar-
tin, Miss Mamie Albeit, Miss Kate Speir.
The direct object of the club is to afford
pleasant place where the tired girls may
have some needful recreation as well as
considerable instruction.
Five nights of every week will be de-
voted to some kind of lessons. Music will
be taught, both vocal and instrumental,
typewriting, stenography, millinery, en-
broidery, dressmaking and cooking A
teacher has been employed for each of
fhoGn hrunphpG and tho In,
cooking one of the chefs at Delmonico's S
will instruct the girls.
LoRILLARD GIRLS EXCLUDED.
In order to become a member of the
club it is necessary to show good record,
and to display natural amount of in
terest in the workings of the CLUB 1t
was stated at the club house today that
the girls employed in Lorillard's tobbcco
works will not, for some reason, be ad-
mitted.
Twenty-Five conts is reauired as an adj
mission fee, and ten cents is to be paid
for each lesson taken in any of the
branches taught The lesson may be
taken just as It suits the girls whether
one or more in week.
1t is in no way necessary that any les
sons be taken; that is left entirely to the
choice of the girls.
HOW 1T IS ARRANGED.
The club house is one of which the girls
may well be proud On the first floor is
the large and commodious kitchen. com
plete in it's appointments. Here the les
sons in cooking will be given. The apart
ments of the janitress are also on this
floor.
On The second floor are large, pleasant
parlors and the library.
The floor of these rooms is covered with
neat Mexican mating, alternately
striped with red and white. Pretty, soft
curtains of white, with large red spots
are draped at the windows. which
also have neat shades. Tables with Grim
son covers stand in the middle of the
rooms, and at these games may be played
A handsome upright piano and good as
sortment of music are in the front parlor,
while similar space is occupied in the
back parlor by d commodious and well
appointed desk.
Etching and water colors of good sub
iects and prettily framed hang upon the
walls, which are covered with a light,
soft tinted papers. Pretty ornaments
stand upon the marble mantels and COM
Portable brussels camp chairs complete
the furnishings of the rooms.
One side of the library is covered with
shelves containing many books. In the
class and style of reading matter great
Judgment has been displayed. Ali the
standard novels and books of travels and
poems, magazines on art and all sorts of
interesting works are there.
A table which stands in the room has
strewn upon it engravings. etchings and
many things of this nature that may be
interesting to the club members. Gym
naStic exercises may also be taken, and
dumb bells and weights have been added
to the other things. In the evenings the
members may dance if they like--of
course no gentlemen are admitted.
GENTLEMEN's NIGHT.
One night in each month the members
give a reception to gentlemen, and no
doubt invitations to them will be in
demand.
Tonight an excellent programme has
been arranged. Mrs. Dr. DeHart will
address the club and Miss Dodd, of New
York viii make the opening address.
There will be good music and some reci-
tations and final arrangement of all
club matters will be made. Many
mebers will be taken in the club tonight
and any who may desire to become mem
bers are invited to come.