The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-31
MRS. FLEMING RECEIVES.
Notable Social Gathering In the
Heart OF Old Jersey City.

The residence of Mrs. James Flemming,
| No. 80 Grand street, is one of the most
imposing in the city. Situated in what
was formerly the centre of fashionable
life, it is the finest of a double row of
| square, stately brown-stone houses, It's
| drawing rooms opening on either side OF
a broad entrance hall. 1t is especially
well adapted for social functions on a
| large scale, and it has seen many such.
not the least brilliant the "at home"
| given yesterday from four to seven
o'clock. The decorations were entirely or
| pink roses and palms. At the rear were
| the musicians, Cranmer conducting.
behind a screen of palms, while
roses were placed in jars aud upon the
NANTES. The table decorations were
| also in pink, broad satin ribbons being
used with roses and smilaX. Pursell Was
the caterer.
The receiving party included Mrs.
James Flemming, who wore peach-bloonl
bengaline, with bead passementerie and
| diamonds; Mrs. Elmer ID. Forbes, who
| wore old rose bengaliue. with velvet and
| point lace, and Miss Flemming. whose
| gown was of green brocade with velvet,
her ornaments, emeralds and diamonds.
They were assisted by Mrs. Dickinson Oh
Brooklyn, who wore black silk; Mrs. l..
N. Quimby, who wore red ben0allne and
velvet; Mrs. w. A. Lewis, whose gown
was of black satin with point lace and
diamonds; Miss Ruth Kirk, in white bro
cade: Miss Emma Kirk. 10 pink brocade;
Miss Dickinson of Brooklyn, In mauve
and white velvet and lace; Miss Julia
| Weir of Washington, in pink satin, with
| embroidered crepe liSse; Miss Alice
| Lewis, in yellow bengaline, with lace aud
pearls; Miss Bula Caswell, i'll pink crepei
Miss Isabel Ferris, in white bengaline
and pearls, and Miss Amy Lewis, in blue
India satln.
The house was thronged with guests,
among whom were many from otnef
parts of the State. A more brilliant COM
pany was never assembled in the city,
Among those present were: Ex-Governor
Albeit, Miss Mary Albeit, Mrs. Dodd,
Ex-Governor and Mrs. J. d. Bedle. Mr.
and Mrs. j., D.. Bedle. j., DR..
aud Mrs. A. A; Lntkins, tne Misses Luz LUZ
Coyne, Miss Coyne, Mr.. aud Mrs. S. D..
Mackey, Mr.. and mrs. Albert Norris,
Judge and Mrs. A. @. Garretson, MI. and
Mrs.G White, Miss White. Mr.. and MIS-.
Ira Snepherdson, Judge and Mrs. Abel L.
Smith. Mr.. and MRS. r. @. Fessenden,
Messrs. +. H. and j. Simmons, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Grattan, Mr.. William E.
Pearson, Mr.. and Mrs. Orestes Cleve-
land. MIR. and Mrs. Frank Cleveland. Mr..
and Mrs. II. Day, Miss Fannie Gray. Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Lewis, the Misses McCar.
ten, Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Hennessy. Mr. and
Mrs, j. Warren Hardenbergh, DIR. and
Mrs. P. DIV CIeef. Miss Van Cleet, Miss
ELLA Van Cleef, the Misses Manners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beeckman. Mr.. II Mrs. X.
f. C. Young, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Young,
Miss Lily Pearsall. Judge and Mrs. Dixon,
Miss Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs. William Dixon,
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Niese, Mr.. J:L.
- NJ D.,n;lzIo M onh MrS
Hultzhiser. Mrs. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan, w. Condict. Mr.. and Mrs Lee
Condiet. the Misses Condict, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Post, the Misses Post,
Mr.. VIII Post, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bum
sted, Miss Minnie Bumsted,. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Meyers, Mr.. w. j.. Field, Mrs.
Virginia W oolsey, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Patten, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen, Miss
Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Weart, Mrs
Peter Bentley, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Brigham, Miss Kitty Peryeil. Prosecutor
and Mrs. Charles Winfield, Mr.. and Mrs
Utz, Miss Utz, Miss Carrie Lee, Miss Eta
Mexican, the Rev.and Mrs. George s. Ben
nit, Mr.. Fred Bennitt, DR.. 5. NJ. Rice, Mr.
Herbert Rice, DR.. and Mrs. Durrie. Mr.,
George Heaney, Mr. and Mrs. f.. w
Kingsland. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Kun
kle, Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert Packer, Miss
Packer, Miss Marion Morton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Illingsworth. Miss lllings-
worth, the Rev. Charles Spauldlng, D. s
w. Clarke, Mr.. Henry Blauvelt, Mr..
Edward Ferris and Mr.. d. M. Van Worst,
Among the guests from other cities
were MIR. and Mrs. Henry Van Beurer
aud Miss Van Beuren. Mrs. John Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Little, M. and Mrs
Augustus Wilton, Miss Hart and DR.. ant
Mrs. J. w. Green, all of New York CITY
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tyler. Mr.. and Mrs
charles Hull. and Mr.. w. II. Fairfax, o
Brooklyn, and Mrs. H. A. Dennison, o
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