The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-01
PLANS FOR THE SEASON
Musical Societies to Lead
the Way Early Next
Month.
DANCING AT A DISCOUNT
News From the Summer Resorts
Where Jersey People Are
Still Staying.
DANCING AT A DISCOUNT

In spite of all the hotel keepers and
hotel boomers may have said to tue con-
trary. the season has noe beer such as to
materially swell their bank-accouuts. or
create 8 social centre in any one of their
summer-resorts. A party of ladies resid-
ing 10 Jersey City recently returned from
the White Mountains with news th
their hotel mai closed at least q month be-
fore It's usual time, for lack of names
npou the register or dollars in the safe.
The series of hurricanes along the coast
has cut short the glories of Asbury Park
and Ocean Grove, and put the first OF the
series of finishing touches on the retire
mont of L,ug Branch and the string OF
cottage cities along the coast Newport
still lives. but then the number OF Jersey
City people that 60 to Newport wouldn's
DanKrupt it by going away.
Well, with all this dep ression In su N
mer resort stock. there ought to be an
early season in With no season OF
country rest from which to recover before
beginning the UNDERGROUND, there ought
to be any number of little dances among
the young people aud social plans among
the elders during the mouth OF Septem-
Der.
But are theref Not at all. Nothing
ever will stir up the season in this Town
sooner than November. eve II every
solitary person were at home with all the
fall house cleaning doue and everything
ready. AS far as heart from, the main
events will be in a musical line. The
Schubert Glee Club will begin to rehearse
mex mouth. Rehearsals will In all prob
ability DO held in tue new Hasbrouck
Hall, Crescent and Harrison avanues.
A METROPOLITAN HALL.
There is a strong PROBABILITY that not
only the rehearsals for the MelopOeia con-
certs, bur also the concerts themselves,
will be held In the new Hasbrouck Hall.
The seating capacity Is at least 500. as
much II not more Than the crowding ca
pacity OF the First Baptist Church. on
Grove street, where the ~copcerts have
hitherto been held. In the absence Of
the conductor. Mr.. Victor Baier. who is
III Chicsgo. Information about the Mel
orOela must eni here.
The season OF the Fortnigntly Must
Gales win be very late in opening owing
to absence OF members. The Apollo
Dramatic Society will open IT'S season
about the middle OF October. Il has
been stated that they would open the
new Hasbreack Hall with their dramatic
entertain ment, but the owners distinctly
state tnAt the Apollo has merely signi-
fed Its intention of using the hall, and
thar it is not pledged TO give their nrst
entertainment.
THE LIGHT FANTASTIC. =
The nearest approach TO terpsichor can
festivities is in the ann 4uncs d opening of
Professor Dare's dancing class on the
fourth of October. We shall miss the
little dancing class that was wont TO
flourish on the Heights and to furnish
social life for the 'ouds" not yet bloomed.
since the conductor has moved away
from the city aud not yet given signs
OF %reopening the enterprise.
Now thls isn't muc in the way OF in
formation. Such as 1t is is reliable, bur
it doeen't 60 far. Still, what can I or
any other truth respecting person do
when The social season of Jersey City
won't start.