The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-05

Why is it that when some of Jersey
City's fashionable young ladies appear
ed a short time ago in a play at Has
brouck's and. acting the part of men,
wore the knickerbockers and long stock
ings of a century ago, it occasioned no
remark. while a little play which at
tracted but a small audience in which
some little girls wore short skirts and
long stockings, created such a furore9
Is II that no one dares to criticize the
young ladies of the upper ten who posed
thus for charity, or is it that in the
eyes of jersey City tthe king" L.. e.,
society people. can do no wrong"".
Whatever the reason, the large audience
which attended the production of 'sFhe
Princess saw nothing unfeminine in
that assumption of manly graces, and
with it, manly clothes. The large audi
ence ever congratulated the young aides
ON their good imitation. Perhaps the
reason they escaped criticism was that
they contented themselves with free and
easy gestures and manly strides and
didn't attempt skirt dancing. But then
they hadn't any skirts! And the only
fancy dance coming within masculine
reach would have been a sailors horn
pipe. a dance manifestly unsuitable to
the princes these young ladies repre-
scented. Yes, they have every reason to
show why they didn't attempt fancy
dances.
After all, what was the matter with
those dances the little girls gave? Those
sort of things are absolutely necessary
to Jersey City. What would the people
ak about if it were not for an occa-
sional row or fight among philanthrophic
people? There is so little in the ordinary
course of events to interest people in
this ~benighted town that an occasional
souabble is received with joy. And this
little fraeas is so much above the ordi-
nary. 1t is not often that three min
listers, haif a dozen children, and two
or three young women are involved in
one scrape. When the blessed thing
occurs it lasts out the full nine days
wonde and sometimes dds a tenth, and
when the three ministers retaliate and
try to convince the public that there
really is nothing in it" the enjoyment
grows more and more intense.
Anything which gives food for talk
to Jersey City people may be considered
a boon to the community. In this cate
CORY the Sunday School parade of yes
terday may be placed. There are many
objections to the parade, there are many
reasons why it is bad, but they all fade
away before the happy faces of the little
ones as they march gaily with the
schools. The long and tedious waits
which characterize the marches are the
chief objections. Never in the history of
the Sunday School parades has there
been a day when it was both clear and
cool. If clear it has been hot and the
little paraders have stood i've and ten
minutes at a time in the b~roiling sun.
Yesterday, for example. some of the
downtown schools left their churches at
3.20 and then stood until ten minutes of
four at the park entrances waiting while
the diiatory schools made their appear
ance.
Cream and cake make up fer every
thing, though, and it is really astonish-
ing to see the number of lies boys and
girls, too, will tell to get a second plate
of cream. 1t is sometimes questioned
whether the opportunity ought to be
given the children to lie so.
The Kings Sons of the Tabernacle en-
tertained their friends in the church par
Tors Tuesday at an afternoon tea. Their
President, Miss Emma Gopsill, is a
young lady of extraordinary ability and
organizing powers. She has kept the
ffty-seven boys in the order interested
in their work for three or four years,
and at present they nave between one
and two hundred dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. White and fam
lily will go to Brielle the eighteenth of
the month. Miss Florence Dean White
is the Secretary of the Jersey City
Keramic Art Club, n much of the sue
cess of the club is due to her. She is
also assistant Secretary of the National
League of Mineral Painters. Miss White
is an artist of no mean ability. MISS
Grace White has turned her talents to
account in another way. After gradual
ing from school she attended the Teach
ers' College and fitted herself for kinder
garten work. When she received her
diploma there she returned to Jersey City
$50 q Year dSoiSlSQ MISS bIdQIOfQ
with the Kindergarten of Whittier House.
Whittier House is fast becoming a
centre for people of culture and refine
ment. They go to talk with Miss Brad
ford and find other progressive people
there whom it is a pleasure to meet. MANY
are the discussions which take place at
Whittier House, and many are the people
who profit by them. Captain and Mrs,
A.. j. Newfbury, Mrs. De Hart, DR.. Flor
ence De Hart, Miss Farrant, Miss Gaines
and Miss Paddock are among the clever
women who gather there.
The ladies of the Board of Managers
of the Newman Industrial Home and Mis-
sion give a strawberry festival next
Thursday evening at the Mission. A
most interesting programme has been ar
ranged and the strawberries and cream
will be plentiful. An apron table will
hold all kinds of aprons, from the check
ed kitchen aprons to the fancy nothings,
1t is said that Mr.. Mrs. III. E. Niese
of Jersey avenue have bought the hand
some residence of Mr.. n Mrs. James
Hunt, m and Bergen avenues. Mr..
and Mrs. Hunt, it is said. have beer
troubled so much with illness in their
new home that they do not care to re-