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is peculiar. Loyal citizens may with the
greatest discrimination point out the good
things of Jersey City; they may insist
upon he beauty of her buildings, this
cleanliness of her streets, the purity of
the water-nevertheless, the fact re-
mains, Jersey City is peculiar. And it
is neither in the mere structure nor the
government of the city that she is pc
cul.ar. 1t is the social life, or the alb
sence of it which makes Jersey City
queen Of peculiar cities. The girl who
is born in Jersey City and grows up
witt no knowledge of the social life in
other cities, accepts without question
the life here, and it is not until she has
visited another city that she realizes
what a condition of affairs is here. Sey-
eral young ladies of the Heights nave in
the last year visited other cities where
there is not only something going on
but where everything goes on in the
delightful way our mothers tell US was
once the manner of Jersey City. Miss
Louise Perry of Bergen avenue spent
part of the winter with her aunt. Mrs.
Smith, in Rochester, and returned de-
lighted with the manner in which she
had been entertained. She says in
Rochester entertaining does not devolve
entirely upon ones hostess. Once it is
known that a young lady from some other
city is visiting everyone in that par
ticular social set calls Upon her infor-
maHy. Then there is one round of din
ner parties, luncheons, card parties and
dances, given, not by the hostess alone,
but by her friends in ION of her guest.
When there is no formal entertainment
on several will call Informally n help
pass a CAV evening A ao11aSt in that
city is treated so royalty, no matter how
long or how short the stay, that she is
loathe to come back to poor, stiff, un-
social Jersey City.
The Misses Mcbride of Clifford place
had as a guest for a few weeks this
winter Miss Hathaway of Rochester.
When Miss Hathaway returned to her
home Miss Jean and Miss Lucy Mcbride
went with her. 1t is to be hoped the
pangs of modification they must con-
stantly suffer win not utterly spoil their
visit. In truth comparisons are odious-
when Jersey City is one of the two COM
pared.
Another source of trouble to those So
cially inclined is the calling. They
claim that the young men do not call
on the young women. The causes as
signed for this are many. A bright
young woman, one of the leaders in the
lower Jersey City set, said recently that
49, $500 = 49, N0ty AtN AtAot SftS AAtti !
like Jersey City because she had been
born and brought up here and 1t sound
ed like affectation, but that it really
puzzled her. Said She: 81 had a friend
visiting me a while ago, and really 1 am
shamed to entertain another. Enter
tain? Why, you couldn't entertain her
here! In other cities when you visit
some one people drop in informally and
you have a good time. Here you'd think
there was a plague in the. house the way
naaala konn ouvau xyhnn Ethnr, I, N-r ~.
lave a visitor! They won't come unless
you specially invite them and Their if
you do they expect something elaborate.
! am sick Of Jersey Cityiv
And then" said this same young wo-
man, when you haven't visitors people
don't call. ! really don't know what is
the matter with the men, unless it is that
they are TOO poor, think that mus be
1t. ihey, think they . call on a girl
unless they have lots of money, and so
they go to the club and spend, I'll war
2 more than they ever thought of
tdres would only realize that girls don't
require so very much spent ON them; that
they IKE te talk to someone once in a
sary to have a box of candy or a bunch
OF flowers every call, the world, or at
least this city would pc happy. If one
ne soon stops, for he thinks he'll nave to
propose If he doesn't. That makes me
angry! We girls don't want to marry
every man We see, but we do like to have
Her protest is echoed by many forlorn
giris. it was not 50 very long ago that
her daughter. 1t is hardly necessary to
say they came to that,-the young men
o oa'is Wwhen the lime came for the party
ness OF some people. There is a story this
LADY tells of one young man which re-
meets upon the youth of this city. Shortly
ALTER fhA dinner a IA III -. ,Ia
attended the dinner came to the house
one day When both this lady and her
aughler We're at home. He rams the bell,
handed his card to the maid, turned and
departed without asking II either were at
home.
1t is strange that to have a really s,,c-
eessful. affair we must call In outside aid
when Mrs. Archibald Alexander Of Castle
CONT wanted to make some money for
81 katherine's Home and incidentally
have a society event she had to enlist thse
sy,mpathies Of New Workers and people
Al over the State. She couldn't depend On
moonlight sail' on a ferryboat was s s,ia
cessfuE There IS no doubt about thai
Wnelher there was any money raised for
the Home is not yet known. bl1t soe;alIv
1t vas an unqualified success.
.sTh Princess was also successful.
Jddg1 ba from the size Of the audience there
summer. II shows What Oi # Is n lree ms Is
70 90 TO make a charity popular. IF an
gnterIainment had been given in the
Peoples Palace for the benefit Of those
ooys ana the baths there would have
2sen perhaps ten dollars raised and the
poys Forgotten But with the Rambler
Grace 'Toffey d Miss Maud Wi1liams
and Miss May Shafer, and Miss Anna
koonz selling tickets, it became a diner
enI matter, it became popular. IT was
talked OF at tea tables, ii was discussed
r. dinners, and everywhere was heard
All; the dear boys! ] am SO Interested
SUI rs a neat little sum realized.
Strawberry festivals are the order Of tine
lay now. The Lady Board Of Managers
fhe Children's Home gave one ir the
Carteret Club, the ladies' of the Presi,v-
sr an Church, Emory street. gave one.
Paard Of Managers of the Newman
Industrial Home and Mission give one
une IL and everywhere they are the
same. Ice cream. strawberries, cake.
ever anything festive about any Of
The Kings Sons of the Tabernacle
,inurch give an afternoon tea next T,les-
'ay Afternoon in the pariors Of the
st,rra That same evening the LADIES'
Ald Society gives q strawberry festival.
Miss Florence Turner has every after
~lsitors. Every afternoon she has served
delicious French tea which she brougnt
'ome with her and every afternoon she
as answered the same question, "Do
ell me when you are going to sing in
ne same way, Really 1 don know. I