The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-22
SUMMER GIRLS At HOME.
How They Manage to Enjoy
Hot Weather Far From
the Cooling Waves.
GRABBING AND-SP0oNING:
How Fishing Parties Are Conducted
Tennis Always in Order.

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Some undiscovered genius in a literary
way ought to make himself forever fa-
nous by wr. ting a hook on "How to Be
Happy. Though Not Out-ot-Town," with
the understanding that the rules apply to
the months of July aud August. There
| ought to be several rational means OF
amusement by which a young woman OF
leisure. without a particular bread
winning occupation 10 take up her time.
| could keep herself from mental stagna-
] tion during these two months, aud yet
! remain in Jersey City. The world-or at
least this part of it-waits for someone to
tell it how this can be done.
Now, writing above the occupations of
Jersey City society from July to Sep
TENDER would be something like the
| famous chapter on the snakes In Ireland.
which simply Sales.--future are no
snakes IN Ireland" "Social News" in
the papers tells where people have gone,
aud might be headed "Society as I Have
Lost 1t. 1.-THE few young ladies who remain
in town have aiken uD the gentle ART OF
needlewerk against their going away in
| August, for be it known that no matter
how many gowns q gill may have, she
| viii not desist from making more until
the last trunk is packed. This Is part of
the feminine character. The maids whom
| every one called models of taste last
winter appear on the street in nondescript
gowns and last seasons hats-they are
saving the others to go away. land any
way, who is there to see us?" There Is
a sort of easy. go-as-vou-please motion to
the earth, aud all the air a solemn still
ness holds
CRABS AND CRAB CATCHING.
The most popular form of entertain
ment now ia vogue is the Grabbing party.
You do it like this:-Select All equal num-
her of young men and young women, the
former noted for patience, long suffering
and their record as oarsinen. the latter
for their strong nerves aud disregard of
compilations. Gentlemen would do we'll
to WEIR the oldest hats they possess, or
better still, somebody else's haiti will
needed to bail u the boat. Boats for
grabbing parties should never be water
tight-it would not seem natural il they
were. Provisions are to be provided In
huge quantities; q cool rule is TO calcu.
late how much the whole number could
possibly eat Il take three times as much.
Place the provisions III the boat nearest
to water tight, accompanied by the most
trustworthy members of the company.
Each patty should be provided with u
string, of bait. raw meat, which trails in
the water and soon assumes a livid or
sea sick appearance. A landing net Is
also useful to lose the crabs with.
The amount of enjoyment that can be
found in a grabbing party is all out of
proportion to its size. There are no wall
flowers, everyone feels it his or her duty
TO he entertaining. There is not one bit
of this dreadful grasping around for a
subject of couversation-not with a wild
eyed crab scuttlipg over POUR feet. And
it has been said that grabbing parties are
| not unsuitable for mild firtstious. For
instance, a rough, rude crab nee caught
the finger ola West Bergen girl at a crab
biug party, n a sympathe tic youth at
once examined the hand to fluid ont the
extent of the Injury. / saw them sitting
in n secluded mock two hours after the
party had landed for supper, and he was
still continuing his work of mercy.
WHERE TO GO.
They do mob have so many grabbing
parties in West Bergen now as iu former
days. but the young folks still go out TO
harpoon the animal and spend an after
noon on the water. Among their num-
Der are Miss MP; Pst'i5 4 m. Miss S stivers' Mis- M,,s
Beach, Swenarton. G. Lincks, Williams
and Cummings. Communipaw is the
great place for grabbing. Parties of
young folks from Jersey City. who are
empllye during the week, make a pill
grimage to Cnmmuhipaw on Sunday
mornings. and just as the good people OF
Lafayette are entering the doors of the
Reformed Church. a crowd of young peo-
| pie is sure TO go by with baskets and nets,
at which the elders all look shocked be-
yond words. During the week small
companies Of young people go out tor the
| day, and the men with boats to hire have
| n great run of business. Next week Miss
Emma Post of Phillips street will give a
| grabbing party at which some of the fish
ers will be Miss Mary and Louise Dore-
mus of Pacific avenue. Miss Jessie Per
! Lee and Miss Jessie Smith of Clerk street,
| Misses Florrie aud Kittie Burrows and
Messrs. Bayne. Floto, Smith and DIR.
Louis Carmau Of Washington.
Then, Of course, there Is tennis for a
| summer amusement. but that is another
story. Tennis tournaments are plentiful
| for this season of the year. the most note
| worthy being that of the Carteret Club
yesterday The tennis enthusiast knows
no inconyenience from. hot weather,
| even though the ray of the sun scorch
his hat ana warp his racket; times and
! seasons are one to him, and it Is his firm
! belief that he has settled the question Of
''How to be Happy, Though Not out-of
| Town.