The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-02
PALMA's LADIES' NIGHT.
A BRILLIANT SCENE AT THE JER-
SEY dYENUE CLUE HOUSE.

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Captain and Miss Denning's Party to
their Daughter Florence---A Pro-
gressive Euchre Party In Bergen
Jersey City Festivities.
There were chatting, laughing and
dancing last night at the Palma Club,
and everything seemed so pleasant
and gay that one involuntarily won
dered why every day was not ladies
day." Probably in a few years the
ladies will have a club of their own,
and then they will be sure to have a
''gentlemen's day. occasionally by
way of returning courtesies.
The hours last night were set from
$50 until f2, but it was fully 8 before
the ladies began to arrive, which was
a pity, as it was the intention to have
d very informal affair, and the ten
dency of late hours is to engender for
mality.
Messrs. Frank r. Baldwin, N. B.
Jenkins, George T. Smith. Nelson j.
H. Edge, Victor Baier, q. IL. Rice and
f. S. Garter were the committee of en-
tertainment as usual.
About twenty minutes past nine five
pieces of Stubbs' orchestra struck up
the grand march. The platform in
the middle of the gymnasium was
turned up and draped with red, CIV
ing color to the Gene.
All of the young married set that
belong to the Assembly were there
having a good time. As the affair was
so informal, many of the ladies kept
on their bonnets while dancing.
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with white vest and pink bonnet.
Miss Nellie Post vas becomingly
attired in an old gold silk, set
off by a large black velvet hat
with a brim. Miss Jennie Cable
made over silk, with a green and rose
green brocaded skirt with corsage of
terial as the skirt, and a pink and
green bonnet. Miss Alice Dunn wore
a shrimp silk gown trimmed with vel
vet, Mrs. w. E. Grafton was in a black
silk gown with over draperies of lace,
with a large round hat of pearl gray
velvet with feathers of the same
shade.
Miss Gable wore draperies Of black
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rectoire style, with q jet girdle, puffed
sleeves, with a part of them of old gold
silk, which was also introduced in the
corsage; the hat was very high and
trimmed with pink roses.
Miss Sybil Eager wore a cashmere
gown of a canary shade, made with a
pleated corsage, and a red lace bonnet.
/ Miss Stilwel wore a black lace gown;
Miss Diyon, a brown cashmere, with
trimming of shrimp salmon silk; Miss
Harris, a very dark cashmere trimmed
with velvet; Miss Underwood, a
co~fee-colored silk; Miss Packer, a
gray cashmere, trimmed with satin of
the same shade Miss Jessie Lyon, a
black lace with d~raperies, pulled
sleeves, a jet girdle and black lace hat.
Among Others present were the Misses
Pomp, the Messrs. Durie, Beek1nan,
Ogden, Robinson, Heaney, e, l..
Young, G. Z. Smith and w. b. Jenkin.
The Lenox Dramatic Club.
Miss Nellie Buchanan, of No. 212
Fifth street, is a prominent member of
the Lenox Amateur Dramatic Club,
| which she entertained in a delightful
manner last night. Nearly all the
members were present and the drama,
"a Quiet Family" was rehearsed.
This was followed by a collation. and
dancing. The club is doing excellent
work and promises to rank among the
best when the members have had a
little more experience.
A large reception was given last
night by Mrs. J. L. Bloomer and Miss
Maggie Hagerty, at their residence,
| No. S17 Warren street. The spacious
parlors were beautifully festooned
with smilax and fragrant flowers, and
choice plants and rare flowers were
effectively arranged throughout the
honse. Mrs. Bioomer wore a hand
some gown of ecru silk. with
a corsage bouquet of Marechal
Mel roses, Her ornaments were dia-
monds. Miss Haeertv looked charm
| inc in a rich gown of white silk. She
held a bunch Of white roses. The fair
| hostesses received their guests in a
cordial and delightful manner and
made the evening a very happy one
for them. During the evening
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