The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-29
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SOCIAL DOINCS.
1t is amusing to see how completely the
custom of observing New Years Day by
keeping open house for the reception of
callers has died down. For it is within the
recollection of even the short-memoried peo-
pie that the custom still obtained in force.
1t began with the little baskets that some
people began TO hang npon the house door
bell, to signify that cards left therein might
represent the callers. Then, all at once, even
the baskets disappeared, and now, who sends
out cards for an Sat homen on the first day
of january Or who spreads a table with all
sorts of things to eat and drink and keeps it
spread all day to regale the chance caller,
who might be a man whom the hostess had
times. Not having a dictionary OF anecdote
at hand, | cannot be sure that it
was really George Washington who
said that whatever New York might
forget of her old Dutch manners and Gus
toms, she would always preserve the OBJ
servance of New Years Day. If he did SO,
George was wrong for once. For the genial
New Year custom of open house for ones
friends died long ago, and as for the per-
functory imitation of it that followed, no one
is going to wall for that.
So there will be no announcement of sat
homes for next Monday. Yet I know of
several who will receive their friends at
home in the evening, and where there will
be pleasant, informal gatherings.
Cards are out for an at home at the resi-
dence of Mrs. George MacElroy, on the
Afternoon of January 3, 1894.
There will be a birthday party on the
same day at the residence of Mrs. Willett,
No. % Madison avenue, at which a number
of guests will offer congratulations to a hale
and hearty gentleman on his Dinety-first
birthday. Such occasions do not come every
day, and when found, it is a pleasure to
ssmake a note on
On the same day, January 5, Miss Lawson
will entertain the ladies of q society of
which she is a member, at her residence on
| Ogden avenue.
Mrs. Brooks will entertain a number of
guests on January 2 at her home on Linden
avenue.
On the fifth day of January, Mrs. Ahrens
will entertain her friends at her residence,
No. 1913 Fairview avenue.
Next Tuesday evening, January 2, Miss
4 Helen Turnure UnderhilI, daughter of Mr..
William J. Underhil1, will become the wife
of Mr.. William Patterson Atkinson. The
ceremony will be performed at half-past
eight o'clock at the residence of the brides
father, No. 80 Clifton place.
There will be a notable wedding at Castle
Point, Hoboken, tomorrow at high noon.
The bride is Miss Lucy Ware Lewis, the
daughter of Mrs. E. F. G. Lewis of Castle
Point, and the groom Mr.. Charles 7. A.
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be performed IN Trinity Church, Hoboken.
It is announced that the wedding will be a
quiet one, owing to the recent death of
the brides uncle, Mr.. Dangerfield
Lewis, but there is no very quiet
appearance to the preparations. The bridal
procession will be led by five ushets, Mr..
Richard Lewis, Mr.. j. Mercer Garnett, Mr..
L. P. Odell, Mr.. A. G. Bruno and Mr.. L. M.
Goodridge. Then will follow four brides
maids, Walking in pairs, Miss Lii Lewis,
sister of the bride; Miss Louise T. Lewis,
sister of Mrs. Edwin A. Stevens; Miss Claire
bridesmaids are all young ladies Of marked
personal beauty. Miss M. B. P. Garnett will
precede the bride, walking alone. The bride
will enter upon the arm of her brother, Mr..
Edwin A. S. Lewis. As the bells chime the
hour of noon the Rev. DR.. Houghton, Rector
ceremony.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party and a few invited guests will go
to the residence of Mrs. Lewis for the re
ception. Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick will
leave directly after for a visit to Cuba, after
which they will go to Chicago, where they
are to reside.
The marriage of Mr.. Robert E. Sutton to
Miss Beatrice Teall, both of Jersey City, was
celebrated at the brides residence, No. 103
Glenwood avenue, on Christmas night at five
O'Clock. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Cornelius Brett, Pastor of the Ber-
gen Reformed Church. The best man was
Mr.. F. D~ebbenbrook, and the bridesmaid,
Miss Jennie A. Madden. A reception fol-
lowed and supper was served.
Miss Estelle Rapp, who is favorably known
in musical circles as a. soprano of unusual
ability, became the wife of Mr.. Lafayette
Talbot on Christmas Day. Only the imme-
which was performed by the Rev. D. j. Eli
son of the Bergen Baptist Church at the
residence of the brides parents, on Bergen
avenue. The bride wore her travelling
gown of blue broadcloth. Mr.. and Mrs. Tai
bot will live in Hoboken.
The Fortnightly will not meet tonight,
owing to the holiday season. The next COM
poser will be Beethoven, on January IL.
Mrs. w. F. Roberts, Jr., of No. 80 Jewett
avenue, gave a card party to her numerous
young friends of New York, Wednesday
evening. As her parlors were not suffi-
GENTLY large enough to hold more than eight
tables comfortably, she confined the party to
just her New York friends. Her intention is
to give one to her Jersey City friends in a
few weeks. The parlors were handsomely
decorated with cut flowers and plants, and
each of the eight tables had a handsome
boquet Of pinks and roses Card playing
was the feature of the evening,
until half-past eleven o'clock, when supper
was served, after which dancing was in
dulged in. Her sister, Miss Dora Stebbins,
helped her entertain the guests. Among
those present were Messrs. Harry and Irving
Harrington, George Livingston, Charles
Elliott, William Robertson, James Carlysle,
9. Miguel and Manuel Larigues, Wiffred
Higgins, A. Jackson Raymond Van Court
landt Stebbins and Misses Mamie Livingston,
Clarisa Elliott, Louise Larigues, George
Browne, Viola Moore, Anna Price, Laura
Van Dusen, Grace Van Copen n others.
FELL THROUGH THE TREsTLE.
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