The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-08
THE GOOD Things OF LIFE
Society Sees Society Pre-
sent Pictures of
Society.
" THERE'S SAFETY IN NUMBERS"
What Gibson Considers "Those De-
licious Moments C%hildren's
Home Tableaux at
Foye Hall.
THERE'S SAFETY In NUMBERS"

Since Foye Hall was opened, it has held
many a brilliant acknowledgements,
Coalitions and the various organizations
that are comprised in society, u never
one that better represented that some
what underlined element. than that
which packed the room to an uncomfort-
able extent last night, when a company
of young men and women presented a
series Of tabIeaux from drawings in
Life" The -patronesses were Mrs. J. G..
Appleby, Mrs. J. D. BedIe. Mrs. Martha
Dodd, Mrs. A. J. Post. Mrs. r. H. Steele.
Mrs. j. j. Toffev. Mrs. Daniel Toffey and
Mrs. E. F. c.. Young. The Children's
home, for whose benefit the entertain
ment was given, must have realized q
large sum from the sale of tickets, as a
little more than every inch of room was
occupied. With the exception OF
patronesses, who appeared in evening
dress, street toilets were the rule among
the spectators. On the stage. however.
the gowns were bewilderingly beautiful.
There was but one set of scenery. and
no waits between tableauX. Gauze
stretched across the stage softened aud
blended the pictures, which represented
scenes inNew York social life. as shown
by Charles Dana Gibson's agile pencil.
THE GENES PRESENTED.
The first, Afternoon Tea" showed the
usual d~isproportion between the sexes at
such functions by surrounding Mr.. james
Price by a bevy of young girls in evening
gowns or demi.toilettes, amoug the num-
Der, Misses Maud Brett, Annie Post, and
/ Mrs. John Butts.
Echoes from the Ball." one of the
a. 4; .Ar1. ~ =, ~ ir, a rfn - hi dhn W.
| ed Miss Grace Toffey in a pale pink ball
gown. asleep in a large chair, with back
| ground of Miss AbbetJ's opera cloak.
which has fallen from her shoulders.
| Soft waltz music plays, and through an
open door dancers are seen passing ana
repassing.
why Matrimouy is Losing Its Popu-
| larity" showed the slage divided in two
parts by a partition. On one side was a
termagant wife who has driven her
spouse behind a newspaper. on the other,
a fierce husband ~tyrannizing over his
weaker half. In the role of tyrant, Mr..
w. C. Post brought down the house.
LEAF YEAR FANCIES
Then Miss Frank Steel sang, respond
| ing to. an encore with Nevins' Good
Night. Beloved" 'In Leap Year
| showed MIR. anne Price, again sur
| rounded by the entire company of
young women, all ~assiduousiy attending
to his wants. Miss Lillian Pearsall,
radiant and gracious. was surrounded bv
a double row of young men in There's
Safety IL Numbers" and looked as
Though the safety was entirely on her
side. Mr.. William Pearsall and Miss
| Margaret Throckmorton showed, in two
scenes, "What Love and a Woman eau
| Make of a Man, The second showed
| the result of her entertainments by putting
a donkey's head on the gentleman In
| question.
DELICIOUS MOMENTS.
Part Second showed that delightful
| series of double page cartoons that at
tracted so much attention on their recent
appearance. The first, "When you find
| that the man you rejected TWENTY-FIVE
years 2 wishes to marry your daugh-
ter" showed Mrs. David Bumsted and
Miss Mary Albeit. when you find the
quiet girl you could have married a year
ago has now become q dazzling
heiress." wa the second, and Miss Sadie
Traphagen appeared as the heiress, with
Robert Post as the unfortunate map.
Just before you ask the unwilling father
for his daughter" in which Mr.. Daniel
Toffey was the stern papa, aud when
you are suddenly called upon to discharge
the cook" in which MIR. Clarence Davis
showed his knowledge OF domestic dis
cipline, with the assistance of a made-up
| cook whom no one recognized, were loud
ly applauded. when you find that you
are to take ia to dinner the girl who yes
terday refused you," showed Miss
Title Condict RS the girl iu ques-