The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-29
BACK FROM EUROPE.
One Girl At Least Thinks There Is
No Place Like Home

One of our very prettiest of society
girls, who resides on the Heights, has just
returned from Europe, where she has
spent many months in travel. Europe
has been the Mecca for all Jersey City
society people this summer, and now they
are focking home in large numbe RS
This young lady to whom I referred, ar
rived during the week pretty well ia
tigued and looking quite ill from the
effects of her trip.
During her stay abroad she saw many
objects of wonder, but the most marvel
lous Of all the marvellous things that came
to her attention was the fact as she ex-
pressed it, that Europe was too small
ever and ever SO much smaller than she
supposed, and while she admired the an.
tiquities tina Europe contains she en-
phatically declared that the United
States was certainly the only place large
enough for an American.
In her trip the youngtlady managed to
make way with good sum of money.
which went to enrich the treasury of Red
ferns, which place was the most interest
ing of anything she beheld across the
ocean, and while she took with her but
two modest Saratoga trunks she brought
back the modest number of fifteen, packed
Win bne pI6otlest VI IteuIefuS noPelCleS.
fear this is about the average result of
the majority of our society peoples trips
to Europe.
CHANGES OF THE SEASON.
And now, just before we plunge into q
season of brilliant gayety. one can not
help but pause a moment to contemplate
a few changes that have occurred or are
likely soon to occur affecting the social
life of our city for the season. Aside
from the usual changes that always
come with the expected batch of wed
dings each autumn have noticed others.
1t was with muchregret that social circles
learned of the departure of the family of
Mr.. George Helme from this city to d
place at considerable distance from here
where business interests rendered it
necessary for the family to reside.
The receptions teas and dinners given
by Mrs. Helme were always pleasant
affairs, and invitations for such were al
ways given cordial welcome by the host
of friends who will miss them greatly,
Their elegant residence on Bergen ave
nue. is now occupied by Mrs. Daniel
Toffey, who went to New York to reside
about two years ago, until her daughter,
Miss Dora, should complete her educa-
ton. This is now accomplished, and a
wide circle of friends have given them q
cordial welcome back. Early in the win
ter Miss Dora Toffey, a very pretty
brunette, will make her debut, and it is
expected that Miss Toffey will entertain
largely during the season.
Ex-senator BrTnckerhoff and family
have decided to leave Jersey City this
winter and participate in some OF the
gayeties of New York society They will
reside during the winter at the Hotel
Windsor New York city.
Pretty Sybil Eager will be much missed
in society this season, In which she will
not appear until her term of mourning is
over.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Vincent have also
left the city to make their home for tho
future in Buffalo, when they have many
friends ready to give them a warm well
come. Buffalo was formerly the home OF
Mr.. Vincent.
PROSPECTIVE WEDDINGS.
In November will come the wedding of
Miss Natalie Bray, who has been popular
in society SINCE she entered into Its pleas