The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-03
Society gnpies.


Bowling As a game that has become
quite popular among Jersey City ladies'
this year. 1t has many points in its IA
vor, chief among them being its health
fulness and the enjoyment it gives. But
most important of all its advantages Is
one which has made it so very popular
during the Lenten season-its perfect
proprieiy SO far as quietness is concerned.
OF necessity handsome gowns are tabooed
when bowling. and the most really com
fortable costume for the game, though
seldom used, is the very short skirt of
an experienced bfcycler. This limitation
as regards gowns at once puts an end to
any idea of fashion and makes bowling the
most unworldly game which could possibly
be played in Lent There is a fascina-
ton about Bowling which can only be
understood by those initiated into the
mysteries Of the game. That phenomenal
score Of 300 which eludes every one in
the most marvellous way. and which is
sometimes heard of but never seen, urges
on the beginner to do wondrous things,
ard yet never seems to make her dissat-
isfied when the highest score she makes
does not reach the first hundred. Bowling
is a constant revelation to owler of the
fact that the best rolled ball gangs aft in
the alley.
As yet the game has not become popu-
lar enough to necessitate alleys for the
exclusive use of the young ladies and the
gentlemen have shown their hospital ma
ture by giving the use of their club al
leys to the ladies. The Jersey City Club
opened the doors to a number of ladies'
OF the Heights, who bowl their Tuesday
afternoons. Among the members ares
Mrs Clarence Seward Davis, Mrs. Walter
Wilkinson, Mrs. Arthur Soper, Mrs.
James F. Fielder, Mrs. W. T. Vidal. Miss
Louise Bumsted, Miss Margaret Throck-
morton, Miss Jessie Dixon, Miss Tillie
Mcbride and Miss May Sisson. These
ladies are all members of a luncheon club
which gained an. enviable reputation early
IN the season for the good things the
members cooked, but during Lent thew
gave up cooking and the delightful lii
tie iuncheons consequent. When people
are associated in a small club of that
klna they find 1T hard to cease the meet
mss, ard so they substituted for the
luncheon club the bowling club. whicif
mas given them a number of delightful
afternoons.
- seemed 10 De the popular day
noon selected by ten young ladies who
use the alleys of the Palma Club. These
young ladies' are very ~reticent about
t = scores ana one of the members sad
ne other day when questioned on the
hlgnest score made by her, "Score? Don't
mention scores! We don't speak of them
we are playing for funt' The members Of
game, and in spite of their reticenra as
resdrds scores, have made some excellent
ones, ana are one and all determined 10
don iIsT rsa pasS fb the so zoo marx a. even il they
MISS Anna Bonham, Miss Cora Quincy.
MSS Gertrude Garland, Miss EveIvn
{ staaq Issn Miss .sss Jane Scott. Miss Hattie
Vultee and Miss Eta Abernethy.
Luncheon clubs though in some casas
are srep not aito 5ee = tl a1Sf b By bowling clubs
t ioni Lent nas Tor a time taken the at
S Sau ! 3 I'M ana consequently luncheon clubs
Jumpers among its members Mrs. Walter
WlIKinson, Mrs. Clarence Seward Davis
aad Mrs. lanes F: Fielder will hold some
Of It's dainty luncheons again when Fas-
ter is fairly over. ei Aas-
The luncheon club which has the honor
al ana oe fln me flrst organized in this city
May shafer. Miss Maud vsh nes. MS
5enpia Ta ssert' y Miss a Grace ,Toffey, Miss
Mrs. Lemuel Serrel belong will meet in
q lew days at the residence Of Miss
Grace ~ e. Tnpffey. Bergen avenue. Some Of
tne i~uneheons given by this club dIlrjne
the season have been very Charming az.
Iairs. The club has been entertained bv
4 Mi ee,ab May "a s n at whose residence
Jane Scott, Miss Clara Wilkinson n an9
Mrs. Herbert Scott. aiu
Churches as well as indiyiduaI mann
offs o. society 4 have realized the interest,"
them for the church. The ladies Of fhe
bergen Reformed Church gave a luncheon
Yesterday IN the parlors of the church.
Eney serve q delicious little luncheon ana
invite friends not IN the church Ia If
paying OF course for each guest. In This
1 may me society makes money and the
fashioned way used to be sewing socie-
ales, .porcas meetings and gossip, but
n aarngt the gossip is just as ap-
out Of date and soon. as someone ne 8 go bag
recently said. we shall have lectures an
the lost art of sewing. May that day be
n the oam ana distant futurei
But in the midst of this decadence ar
sewing stand forth two bodies Of women.
Lenten Sewing Circle and the Ph3lssnee
5hropic Gtommittee Of the .Woman,s Club.
The Philanthropic, Committee really de.
instigation of Mrs. Brice Collard. the
chairman. started first. The Committee
mas for the last eight weeks been meet
ing each Tuesday morning at the res,S
dence Of Mrs. Collard. Clinton avenue.
The ladies nave made in those weeks 4
number of garments for the city and
The Lenten Sewing Circle has devoted
its time to the Newman Mission and ahas
mace a NUMBER of m for the use
Of the women at tine mission. A silver
tea will be given next Tuesday evening
81 the residence OF Mrs. Carrot Brinker.
hoff IS q member of che Board Of the
Newman Mission. A silver tea does mi
mean decorations in silver. but that each
person who attends must give a silver
piece as. entrance fee. The money thus
made will be given to tfe Mission. There
and refreshments will be served. Miss
will sing.
One Of the most delightful clubs in the
ctty and vet one that is not widely
Club. which was organized by Miss Lucy
Nelson this year to take in some degree
the, place Of the ~defunct Fortn'ghtly. The
club numbers about thirty members and
has been entertained by Miss Nelson.
MIS- Robert 9 LYLE. Mrs. John ]. Tof-
fey and Mrs .Philhrook, The club will
hold as closing festival an afternoon
tea II. May. It Will be held on a Satur-
day afternoon and is something of a test
case. The test is simply fhis:+The ladies
want to find out IL the gentlemen really
would attend # an opportunity were given
and they. have set Saturday afternoon
be al liberty. Now they are waiting anxe
inl,sly for the answer to that question,
bicycles or afternoon tea ~ s