The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-19
SOCIAL DoINGs.

brilliant and intensely interesting. The two
large weddings that have been celebrated
nave eclipsed any others of the season, or,
indeed, for many seasons; the profuslon OF
floral decorations, the large scale on which
the entertaining has been done, the briliiancy
of the toilets, have made the social functions
of this week memorable for the year. 1t is
not that there have been so many social
events but that those which have taken place
nave among them included the whole oody
of Jersey City. society in the list OF guests
and that those guests will not soon 1orget
the brillianey of their entertainments.
There were two weddings, as has been
said, that led the list OF such events for the
winter, OF these the first in point OF time
was that of Miss Alice Amy Flemmlng,
daughter of Counsellor and Mrs. James
Flemqning, to Mr.. John Linton Kirk OF
Brooklyn, which was celebrated on Monday
night at the residence of the brides par
ents on Grand street. The floral decorations
completely eclipsed anything that. has been
seen in this town for many a day.. Inc
green in masses OF smllax, gar
lands of oak leaves and evergreens,
and numbers of palms and growing foliage
plantS-white in roses and azgallas. Between
the two drawing-rooms were rustic gates
twined with smilax; beyond these a curtain
of green and white flowers and foliage ex-
tending from floor to ceiling. Before this
the bridal party stood, after they had
passed through the gates, held open by Mrs.
Frederic Danforth. of Buffalo, and Mrs.
Robert Dawson, of Jersey City. The brides
gown was of white satin, the corsage low,
the sleeves short, the trimming of point
lace. In her hand she carried her white
velvet prayer book. The bridesmaids
| gowns had skirts and sleeves of white silk
and bodices of green velvet, with Whlte
chiffon. The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth
Kirk, sister of the groom; Misses Alice
Lewis, Jeannette Dickinson. Minnie JORDAN
| and Bell Denison. The brides sister, Mrs.
Elmer 8. Forbes, attended her. Her gown
was of green brocade, with green velvet and
white chiffon. The usherS were Messrs.
Robert Denniston, of Philadelphia; William
L. Bacet and Col. Robert Monroe, the
best man, Mr.. Robert Flemm1ng. AT the
reception which followed, Mrs. Flemming
wore mauve satin, trimmed with mink tails
and point lace. Her ornaments were dia-
monds. Miss Kirk, the groom's sister, wore
yellow satin. The Rev. Elmer S. Forbes per-
formed the ceremony, assisted by the Rev.
George Stephen Beunitt There were some
seven hundred guests present during the
evening.
The wedding of Miss Olmsted to Mr..
James A. Bryan, of North Carolina, which
was celebrated at st. Marks yesterday, at
high noon, was the only large church we'd
ding of the week. The chancel was packed
to the very last point, before the bridal party
d DCSdA W IL biO ~
simple in character, yet beautiful in their
grace and profusion. There were many
Bermuda lilies within the church. and many
palms, while the green yet remaining from
Christmas festooned the walls and ceiling OF
the pretty church. Miss Olmsted wore a
cloth gown and bonnet, in shades of hello
trope. The Louis XIV. coat was of hello
trope brocade, with jabots of old point lace.
There was a full choral service, a sufficiently
rare occurrence in the city, to add even more
of interest to the occasion. The ushers were
Messrs. Fisher, Lewis, Freeland and Biddle.
A wedding breakfast was served at the home
of Chancellor McC1ill, brother in-law of the
bride, and the one who gave her away. The
groom is President of the First National
Bank of Newburn. North Carolina.
There were many of the guests at this
wedding who were yet a tri1e sleepy from
the reception given the night before in
honor of the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith D. Mackey.
Their home, at the junction of York street
and Jersey avenue, on Van Worst Park, was
crowded with guests during the evening. In
fact, crowded is hardly strong enough to ex-
press the crush. Everyone was there at
some time during the appointed hours-the
word everyone to be taken with the
proper limitations, of course. An orchestra
from New York played continually, and be-
low stairs O table was set with perfection as
to appearance and contents. Mrs. Mackey's
/ gown was of heliotrope satin, brocaded with
a design of silver sprays and trimmed with
point lace. Her were
The floral decorations were too elaborate for
brief description. The menu cards were
printed in silver on white board, with a de-
sign of the combined monograms in silver,
hung from a ribbon with a silver bell. The
guests were not only from this city, but
from New York State and New Jerseys
other cities.
At the Bryan-Olmsted wedding there were
many guests from Hoboken, especially from
Castle Point. Mrs. Bryan is one of the few
in Jersey City who are always on the invita-
ton lists of the Stevens family.
Chief of Police Benjamin Murphy added
another to the list of benedicts on Wednesday
night. The bride was Miss Ella Mills, only
| daughter of Mr.. William Mills of Fifth ave-
nue. and 115th street, New York city. The
ceremony was performed at the esidence of
the brides parents by the Rev. DR.. Burch.
On their return from a trip through the
South, Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy will give a re-
| ception on Monday evening, January 80.
The wedding of Miss Kita Harris, daughter
of the late Frank M. Harris, and Mr.. Robert
Gilchrist was celebrated last Tuesday after
moor at four O'Clock in the Calvary Pro-
testant Episcopal Church. The ushers were
Messrs. Frank II. Day, James L. Robertson,
Frank Dedrick and Walter Reynolds. The
best man was Mr.. John Mitchell, and MIR.
Charles Robertson Smith gave away the
! bride, his cousin. The bride wore her travel
ing gown and Mr.. and Mrs. Gilchrist went
directly from the church to the station, for
an extended southern trip.
The most important event for next week
is the annual reception of the Palma Club.
Those in charge say that it will cast in the
shade all previous efforts. The gymnasium
| will be rooted over with bunting and fes-
tooned with green. Cranmer's orchestra
for the dancing viii alternate with the Hun-
garian Band for the promenade. And the
| half has not been told of all the
promised glories for mex Tuesday even
ing, january %. The following ladies
will be the patronesses:-Mrs. George T..
Werts, Mrs. Joseph D.. Bedle, Mrs. Gilbert
| Collins, Mrs. Smith ID. Mackey, Mrs. William
Muirheid, Mrs. Henry E. Niese, Mrs.
Charles H. O'Neiu, Mrs. Andrew j.. Post and
Mrs. William Utz.
Mrs. Florence Howe Hall, daughter of
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, will lecture at the
residence of Mrs. A. j.. Newbury, at No. 81
Clifton place, on Saturday afternoon, Janu-
ary 81, at three O'Clock. The subject will be
"Women1s Literary Clubs"
The next F~ortnightly Musicale will be held
at the resid nee of Mrs. X. G.. Lyle, on
Suydam avenue. The subject is ~sItalian
Music, y and the etti's and ini's will have the
programme all to themselves. N
This afternoon Mrs. Waits class in Eng
lish literary history is in session, as this goes
to press. at her home at No. 81 York street.
The subject is "Fontainebleau,n and there
win be Illustrations of scenes, photographed,
and shown by a s~tereopticon.
Tonight Mrs. E. w. Woolley will entertain
the Social Union of the First Universalist
Church at her residence, No. 10 Monticello