The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-04
FAIR LIVING PICTURES.
Beautiful Women, Costly Fabrics,
Artistic Posing at Castle
Point, Hoboken.

One of the rare occasions on which
society in New York and New Jersey
meets together, will take place next week
on Tuesday and Wednesday, at historic
Castle Point, Hoboken, the home of Mrs
E. A. Stevens. II will be the taDleaux
vivants, under the direction Of W. NJ.
Chase, the famous artist, for the benefit
OF Saint Katharine's Home. that most
worthy charity that is doing so great q
work in Jersey City. The tableaux Will
reproduce amous paintings from old
masters and modern artists. with the aid
of the richest and most beautiful draper
les and settings that can be found in the
a~teliers of New York or the homes of
metropolitan ~milliouaires, and most of
all, by the most beautiful women that
could be selected from the society OF two
states.
The taDleaux will be given in the mid
die parlor. where there will be n sloping
stage, to give the perspective. The guests
will be seated In the rotunda in the cen
tire of the house, from which the parlors
open. Since many may cherish sad
memories of the pastoral play At Castle
Point two years ago, when there came
just such q rain as we are havlog now,
~interupting the drama, "Uuder the
Greenwood Tree" aud running thou
sands of dollars worth of tOilettes, it may
be we'll TO emphasize the fact that this
entertainment will be given indoors. All
the tableaux will be posed by Mr.. Chase.
ana the costumes are guaranteed to De
exact reproductions OF the originals.
The subjects are not announced any
more than were those given by almost
the same company IN the Mansion Square
Theatre just after Easter. TIE pa5rou-
esses think 1t is we'll to keep them u sur
prise until the guests assemble. They
would like to keep the names of The ladies
secret until then, but somehow it has be-
come known that among the number
will be Miss Angelica Crosby, or whom
artists rave, who will DE tue principal
figure in the wedding Under the Di-
recLoire," Miss Adams, considered by
many the most beautiful woman in New
YORK City, aud IRON New Jersey Mrs.
Janeway, who was Mics Meta McAllister,
niece OF Ward McAilister, and only re-
Gently a resident Of this State, yet already
declared to be its MOST beautiful society
"omau, Mrs. George Hubbell OF Newark.
another New Jersey beauty. Probably
Mrs. Hilbome L.. Roosevelt will deliver
q mo mol ogue and Mrs. Dodge play the
either, unless The programme should be
too long.
The tickets for this city ale in the
charge of Mrs. A. @. Garletson, No. IS
Mercer street. assisted by Mrs. E. +. T..
Young. Ne. SIS GlenwooG avenue. They
are TWO dollars each, and but n limited
number have been issued. When these
have ueen disposed OF, no more will be
.ssled. Tickets may De obtained Ivy APP
~plicalion TO either of these ladies. Tie
palrunesses are from Newark, New
York, Orange, Morristowp, Snort Hills.
Jersey City, t1oboken. Glen Ridge. Hack
ensack, Englewood, Paterson, Summit,
Elizabeth, Trenton, Bergen Point aud
Seilevilie. The p~utronesses from
Hoboken are Mrs. Stiastny. Mrs. ".
Uiz. Mrs. Albert Il. Leeds, Mrs. Henry
norton. Mrs. Leon ALBEIT, Jr.. Mrs. W,
Il. Fisher. Mrs. Behrends, Mrs. Scnrei-
Der. Those from Jersey CITY hrs Mrs
George Weris. Mrs. Abram @ Gairetson,
Mrs. Abel /. Smith. Mira. sAlexauder Nit
Gill and Mrs. e. L. e. Y Jung.