The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-31
SOCIAL EVENTS.
Mrs. Joseph Bumsted's Reeeption-Mrs
william Murheid's Party

Mrs Joseph Bumsted's hecepti0n-mrs.
william Murheid's Party
Last evening Mrs. Joseph Bumsted
gave one of the most fashionable and
brilliant receptions of the season to in
troduce her daughter, Miss Lou Bum
sted. Their residence. No. 90 Ocean ave-
nue. presented a beautiful scene. The
hall was converted into a bower of green,
and in the corners tall palms and
ferns were standing. The balustrade
was hung with smilax Topped at intervals
with punches of pink roses tied with
pink satin ribbon. The mantels and Are
places were massed with pink blossoms
and at the rear of the long parlors was a
bower of green, where Cranmer's orches-
ira played during the evening. Curtains
of smiIaX and pink roses hung on each
doorway and wherever the eye rested
were seen pink flowers nestled, among
green leaves and vines. Assisting
Mrs. Bumsted was Mrs, j. h. Bumsted
and Mrs. w. G. Bumsted. Receiving
with Miss Bumsted were Miss Stevens,
Of Red Bank, in a pretty gown of yellow;
Misses Russell IN gowns of pink ami
Nile green, and Miss Meyers, who wore
rich dress of heliotrope silk en- train and
gold and white brocade. The decorations
were point lace. The bodice cut low in
front had a high Medici collar.
Miss Bnmsted wore q beau,
mousseline de sole made very simply.
She carried La Frances roses tied with
white satin ribbon. Her fair assistants
carried punches of white hyacinths tied
with pink satin ribbon. The ushers were
Henry Brinkerhoff, William Russell. J.
H. Bumsted, Jr., and Thomas NJ. Bum
sted. Supper was served by Maresi.
Some of the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Tefft. Mr.. and Mrs. W.. z
TeffI. Misses Grace and Jenny Ioffey.
Miss Throckmorton, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Toffey, Mr.. and Mrs. George Toffey, Mr..
and Mrs. George Toffey. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tappan, Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. J. Tappan, Mr..
and Mrs. Tuttle, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Van
| Wrinkle. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Williams,
Miss Maud Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Miller, Miss Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Meyer, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Mason, Miss
Sadie Apgar, Mahlon Apgar. Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Appleby, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. A.. Bumsted. Alfred
Bumsted, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bright
son, Mrs. Martha Bumsted, Miss Minnie
Bumsled, Bradford Bumsted, PhiliI
Brett, Miss Carrie Bedell, Mrs. Alex
ander B&onnelI, Mr.. and Mrs. Balfe,
MI. and Mrs. Robert Bucklin. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Chichester. Miss Garland. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Clafin. Miss Chiffon. Frank Jordan
bDr. and Mrs. James Wilkinson, Mis-:
I Wilkinson, DIR. and Mrs. George Wilkin.
son. DR.. Walter Wilkinson. Mr.. ana Mrs
&. r. Purdy. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Lusk
MIR. and Mr.. sherry, Mr.. and airs. Floyd
Mrs. English. Mrs. Eager. Mr.
and Mrs. w. E. Gratten, the Rev
and Mrs. Ellison, Mr.and Mrs. Esterbrook
Mr. and Mrs. David De Witt, Mrs. T.. Y
K. Clifford. Mr.. aud Mrs. George Clifford
Mir. and Mrs. l. Clifford. Mr.. n Mrs
Charles Loesch, MIR. aud Mrs. j. Kiumpp
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hitler, MIR ant
Mrs. Klersted, Mr.. and Mrs. Norris, Mi
ana Mrs. George Putnam, Miss Perkins
Randolph, Mr.. aud Mrs. Paddock, Heg
bert Rice, Z. Rudderow aud Mr.. an
Mrs. Sheriff..
Mrs. William Mairheid gave an in
formal progressive tiddledywfnks part
for ner daughter Mary, last evening, q
her residence on York street. The earl
part Of the evening was devoted 10 fiddle
dywinks and The prizes awarded wer
very pretty. After supper there wa
dancing. Some of the guests wer
Miss Este Smith, Miss Am
Lewis. Miss May Roundy, Misse
Marvin, G. De Coppet, William Martin
Miss Amelia Schroeder, Misses Dixor
! Miss Nellie VanderbecK, Miss Bessi
Speer. Randolph Bedle. Miss Florenc
Clerihew, Charles Valentine, Fred hi
ID. Nelson Shaw, Irving Campbell, Mis-
Madeline VuiFee, Miss Christine Bower
Louis Valentine, William Braisal
Frank McGee and William Watson.