The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-29
|PO|NTSON WDOWERS
Several of Them are Lead
ing Figures in Jersey
City Life.
EASTER SOCIETY OUTLOOK.
Doings Of Well Known People
Parties and sociables.
FASHION AND HOME NOTES

Next to the old bachelor probably the
most interesting man is the widower, and
the reason generally given is because he
knows so well how to humor woman's
whims and has SO much patience with
them. don't know why. 1t is, but women
have particular fondness for widowers
and as far back as one can remember
have taken great delight in condoIing
and sympathizing with them. Jersey
City has her share of widowers who are
much sought after and admired by the
ladies', especially the dasRing young
widows Foremost in the rank of widow
ers is Governor Albeit, whom everybody
knows. He is large man but not above
average height and wears O full beard,
once q handsome dark brown but now
thickly sprinkled with gray. He has a
good sized bald spot on his head, but he
don't mind it the least bit, rather priding
himself on it as the outcome of his hard
political work. The Governor is very
genial, is universally liked in social
circles and during the season appears
many times at social events He is par
ticularIy fond Of euchre and Is q member
OF a euchre club. Governor Albeit lives
N a handsome house on Montgomery
street and seems TO devote all his time to
his political life.
DIR. LEONARD GORDON.
Near the Governors home, on Jersey
avenue, lives another of this cityis
widowers. DR.. Leonard Gordon. He is
popular with every one and the poor peo-
pie of the city adore him and have cause
TO. DR.. Gordon is tall, slender man.
very tair, and wears handsome tawny
mustache. The Doctors eyes are Of the
bluest blue and they have just the kind
lest expression imaginable in them. DIR.
Gordon is a philantnropist Of the truest
type and Is always earnestly engaged in
some work to benefit the poor. He, like
most men. has hobby, which he calls
Reform" and he is always riding 1t. On
this subject he is an enthusiast, ever
ready to bring about some public beneflt.
DIR. Gordon's residence is one of the hand
soonest on Jersey avenue, and over his
home his mother presides. A good por-
ton of his large income he spends in
charities. He is notvery fond of society
and generally gives it q cold shoulder.
quite Obvious to all the entlcing wiles of
society,s daughters. His particular
pleasure is theatre going and this he
enjoys greatly.
A PHILANTHRoPIsT AND A STUDENT
There Is another widower in this vtcin-
1ty we'll known in social cfrcles-Dr. Ben
Jam1n Edge. He has one of those two big
white houses on Wayne street. which are
a familiar landmark of the city. The
house within Is SO big that one is almost
dlEdlu Vi 2eVtIu9 lost IN II, anu LII. EQR6
has brought into play all of his artistic
taste-and he has great deal-in FUR
nishing 1t. DIR. Edge is not very tall
man, rather stout, and has dark hair and
fair eyes. His taste in dress is excel
lent. He is also philanthropist, and
does great deal OF charitable work His
donations to the church are always large,
and he is interested In that absorbing
subject, Reform Although DR.. Edge
receives numerous LIMITATIONS during a
season, he accepts bnt few, and greatly
: prefers a quiet evening at the Palma
Club TO any society pleasures.
DR.. John Lochuer ssanother widower
well known in social circles, and Dopu-
lar man. Unlike thes two previous doc
tors. DIR. Lochner has been an earnest
follower of his profession, of which he is
very fond. DIR. Lochner is fine looking
man, not very TALL but heavily built. He
has pretty home on Jersey avenue, and
is widely known and loved among the
poor of this city
In handsome brown stone residence
on Sip avenue lives JohnsJ. Jones, who
has been widower over six years. He
is handsome man, very rich, and a
prominent member of the Carteret Club.
Another rich widower is G. w. Arrow
smith, who resides on Arlington avenue.
He is seen at all social events during a
season, is popular with the ladies. and be-
longs to the Seventh Regiment of New
York EIDDA.