The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-16
Well Known Ladies Who
Devote Themselves to
Work in the Hos
pitfalls.
SOCIETY IN SWING.
Noman's Dress That Is Ever Inter-
esting and Always
Changing.
THE THINGS WE LIVE ON.


Society women are not all butterflies,
fitting about from flower to flower. sip
ping the honey Of social pleasures and
leaving no trace of their steps behind.
Right here in our own city some of the
most noble charities are being daily ac-
conplished by women who never get the
credit Of a charitable act because they do
the work quietly and unostenratiously
This Is particularly true in the hospitables
where the suHerings of the sick are made
easier to bear in many cases by numerous
kind mentions at the hands of tender
hearted women
Five years ago it was an unusual thing
for any one NOT directly aud personally
Interested In the hospital patients to vi sit
these institutions, but since the organi-.
cation Of the Kings Daughters, wonder
1ul good In this respect has been accom-
eiety. but the larger number of these
women who do hospital work for the sake
OF Charity are Kings Daughters At
Christ Hospital almost everything is left
70 the care of these charitable ladies, who
are formed into board ct managers and
various committees. Mrs. Browning of
Tenafiy, Is most actiyely sinterested in the
work and spends much of her time at
this hospital Mrs Noble also does much
good and Miss Mary Barry has almost
spent ner life in the hospital wards minis
tering TO the wants Of the patients
CHRIST HOSPITALS ANNIvERsARY.
A donation party has been held this
week, being the anniversary OF the hos
pitAl, BY the ladies of Abercrombie Guild.
and bags filled with provisions OF all
the ladies. Mrs Warren. wife of the
chaplain OF the hospitals; Mrs Stone. Miss
johnston, Mrs. Noble, Miss Simons. Miss
Trip and many other ladies we'll known
Tor their charities have worked hard to
make the party a SUCCESS. Mrs. Edward
Stevens. OF Hoboken, and her daughter.
Mrs. Alexander, are also greatly interest
ed In the hospital and give freely to the
support OF 1t. as well as many hours of
earnest work These first mentioned
ladies and their co-workers might be
called the substantial workers for their
greatest object is to raise money for the
support Of the hospital. while the band of
workers headed by Miss Cornelia Barry
spend much of their time visiting the
wards, carrying there delicacies, flowers,
fruits. ana spending hours reading aloud
10 amuse the lnvallds. Miss Alice Flem-
ming, Miss Illingworth. Miss Tripp Mrs
Appleton. Mrs. Hodgson, Miss Ogden and
Mrs. CreveiinR are among these Worke rs.
Thursday Is visiting day at the insti tu-
ton, and Is eagerly anticipated by the pa
tients.
AT THE CITY HOSPITAL
These are only X very few Of the kind
hearted women who.dodhis sort OF char
i;y. In the City Hospital there are no faces
better known OF better beloved than those
OF Mrs. Romaine and MRS. brigham Mrs
Collerd, of Paiisade avenue, and Mrs. Ed
ward Voorhees,, Mrs Clifford and her two
daughters-in-law Mrs. Rhinhart and Miss
Troll, Miss Brett and Miss Margaret M
Knight go weekly to this hospital, where
they read and carry delicacies and flowers
TO the sick. Warden Osborn says no one
not directly connected with the hospitals
can realize the vast amount Of assistance
these ladies are to him. Weekly almost
they send gifts of linen aud clothes.
dainty food which can not be given unless
prescribed by the doctor, and many and
various articles of comfort which cheer
the sick aud are largely Instrumental to
their recovery. The other charitable In
situations are not forgotten, but St.
Francis Hospital is so we'll cared for by
the Sisters, that aside from donations of
money. little else can be done The Home
of the Homeless and the Chiidrenss Home
also receive much attention. EIDDA