The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-26
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IHH DULL SEASON.
49,
jersey City Society Is Worse
Than Tame This
Spring.
OTHER YEARS WERE GAY.
Is It Tight Money! Current Notes
on Weddings and Parties
Of All Sorts.

There Is general query being made
now as to why the social season Is so dull.
Society people are all making the same
remarks concerning the season which is
about to close ana all seem to agree that
it has been an unusually quiet one. Look
ing back over the past two years and
comparing them with the present one,
one is compelled to admit that the inn
portant social events have been almost as
many this season as in the previous ones.
1t is very certain that this season COM
menced in most promising manner with
q number of brilliant weddings, quite as
important ones In social point of view
as any In the previous year.
Early in the fall there was run of
large weddings First, the Loesch-Vree-
land, then In quick succession the Kun
kel- HeatberingGon, Stimets- Negns, and
Chidester-W ilkinson weddings. While
last fall year ago, there were but three
large weddings, during greater length
of time.
But the previous year had in place OF
brilliant weddings, a series of the most
brilliant receptions ever given in this
city. These were given by Mrs. Bedle,
Mrs. DR. Watson and Mrs. j. c. Appieby
and were followed later in the season by
Mrs. Toffeys, Mrs. Brinkerhoff's and d
number of smaller ones Receptions have
certainly been ignored this year. so says
everyone, but, looking back find them
quite as numerous. Those given this
year were of an exceptionally brilliant
order, and were given by Mrs. Bums5ed
Of Ocean avenue, Mrs George Miller, Mrs.
DR.. Durrie, Miss Albeit and Mrs. Daniel
Toffey.
After the holidays this season the social
events began to be farther apart, although
just before Lent there were TWO weeks
crowded with numerous affairs. But in
the previous year from the holidays to the
Lenten season there was one or two large
events each week. Last April was a
month of weddings, and after Easter Of
that year the social life began where 1t
had left off, and although summer was
approaching and people were making
preparations for their outings the we'd
dlngs did not abate
JUNE WEDDINGS.
June had big wedding each week, but
there was pause during unlucky May.
Since Easter this season, society has
been dead, and scarcely any event worth
chronicling has taken place. The
weddings, few in number, have been OF
the most quiet kind, and the Lenton sea.
son seems still TO be upon us It is now
bOO 1abc tOI UucH 10 bAk6 t1ttCc, A1tu ~
YET no large weddings have appeared on
the social horizon to close the season,
which practically ended with Ash Wed.
nesdav. What June will bring forth has
not been made known yet, but it is not
probable that there will be any brilliant
event.
THE CAUSE OF THE nULNEss.
Leaving the larger events, which are ths
beacon lights which shed their bright
RAYS over the social sea we will glance {
moment at the small events. which, after
all, are of vast Importance TO society. But
alasl They have neen few and far be
tween this year. There was a tidal wavt
of luncheon parties. delightful affairs, in
deed, last year, but there have been al
most none of these delightful affairs thil
season. Besides. dances and card parties
have been rare. as well as other informa
entertainments. aud In reality 1t Is these
and not the large brilliant events that are
missed, AID the absence Of which makes
the social season so duh.
What is the cause ofjt, ! have asked 6
dozen times, and not once received a salts
factory answer. Nearly every one claims
that the sfringeney Of money is the rea
cause, and that the effect was not felt sc
much during the beginning of the season
as now. To the question, Why this SO
cial season is dull which ] have asked OF
dozen or more people, nearly all have
said, "Well, Idon't know; but it is dull
and it certainly must be on account Of
money. Money ia verry6carce, YOU know
and it costs awfully 30 entertain even OF
a small scalen Whether this be the
reason or not, the fact remains that while
the season has had quite as many large
events as previous ones, 10 10 the total alb
one of the dullest social seasons for years
EIDDA.