The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-06
Society Topics.


shalt nots," is firmly established. society
girls are obliged to fall back upon then
Leap Year privileges to amuse them
selves. This year there is a special i'm
ducement to girls to live up to their
privileges, for the dame, wherever she
may be, who decides these matters has
decreed that every man who refuses an
offer from a woman this year shall, in
stead of as in old days presenting her
with a silk gown, be obliged to give her
a bicycle. As the girl, of course, chooses
the bicycle she may make the punish
ment Of the man as heavy or as light
as she p~ieases. In spite of many sayings
10 the contrary, there are a number OF
eligible young men in Jersey City who
would be glad 60 have the trouble OF
selection taken off their hands. A promi-
nent young physician of the Heights an
nounced to his friends of the other sex,
shortly before Leap Year had set in,
that he would be ready to receive pro-
posals January /. From all accounts it
seems that the young ladies were not
so anxlous as the young physician sup
posed, but he ascrtbss 1t all to their TIM
| idity; he does not think lack of desire
causes the delay.
1t is really a wonderful opportunity
which offers itself this year to girls, an
opportunity not occurring again for eight
| years, and it resolves itself into "a mar
or a bicycle The bicycling season will
soon be here.
The Lenten Sewing Circle met Mon
day afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
Harry Mcbride, Clifford place. The Circle
has accomplished quite an amount of
work in it's three meetings, and the
members are all earnest in their en-
deavors to help the mission. The next
meeting of the Circle will be at the resi-
dence of Mrs. N. w. Condict, No. $40
York street, Monday afternoon. The
ladies have such delightful afternoons
while employed in this work, for it is a
well known fact that sewing greatly as
sists chat. that many of them are adj
vocating continuing it through the sea-
son. And this Sewing Circle grew from
a euchre club! Euchre has been turned
and twisted in many different ways, and
has served a variety of purposes, but it
is seldom If ever before, that a euchre
club has developed into a sewing circle.
This euchre club is, however, used to
developing. 1t started several years ago
I as an evening euehre club, both gentle
men and ladies joining, and as such 1t
has continued. This year, the ladies' of
the club thought they would ike to sec
a little more of each other, and at the
same time settle forever all doubt as to
which lady was the BEET whist player,
and they formed the Dupl.cateWhist Club,
which meets alternate Tuesday after
moons. Then, again. the Duplicate Whist
Club invited more ladies to join with them
and they organized the Lenten Sewing
Circle. The Evening Euchre Club was
last entertained by Ex-Governor ard
Mrs. George T. Werts at their residence,
Crescent avenue. Friday evening, March
10, Judge and Mrs. Jonathan Dixon will
entertain the club at their residence. JeT-
sey avenue.
The Matinee Euchre Club, of sixty
members, all young society girls. has sus-
pended play until after Lent. Their first
meeting will probably be in the first
week after Easter. and they will then be
entertained by Miss Detwiller at her resi-
dence. No. 56 Danforth venue.
The Greenville Matrons' Club will be
entertained by Mrs. Detwil Ter Easter
| Monday. This club, as do most of the
other euchre clubs, gives a consolation
| prize, a feature new this year to card
parties. 1t is not a BOBBY prize, and it
does not even take the place of a BOBBY
prize. 1t is a prize. as its name suggests,
which is offered to console those unable
to get either first. second or BOBBY. Al
players whose scores have been too low
for first or second prizes and too high for
BOBBY, draw, and the one drawing the
right card receives the prize. Otter the
| clubs number among their members la
dies who do not play but join merely for
the ~sociability. These members also
draw for the consolation prize.
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Though neither May nor October, the
times generally stated for moving day"
there is a great deal of moving and build
ing going on now. Mr.. James Hamilton,
who recently sold his beautiful home on
Bentley avenue, has bought lots at Ken
sington and Bergen avenues and intends
building at once. Mr.. Hamilton says that
this house is going to be practica1; the
other was pretty, almost too pretty; but
his while homelike will also be extremely
practical. Until the new house is ready
for occupancy Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
and Miss Hamilton will live in a house
which they nave rented in Clinton ave-
AtSs <AAs El1A E4l0 lis Sulll~
mer home, Seventh avenue, North AS
bury Park, but he mas since bought 4
house, Fourth and Grand avenues, AS
bury Park. The new house Is much larger
and is a very handsome residence.
Mrs. Joseph ID. Bedle has sold her re-
| sidence, Jersey avenue and Montgomery
street, to Dr.. Wienges, who will occupy
it almost immedia tely, and has herself
bought the ellison House next to st.
Paurs Church, Duncan avenue. Mrs.
Bedle win occupy this house as soon as
! possible.
Mrs. Joseph D. Bedle, Jr., is building
q handsome residence on G1enwood Ave
nue., near the Boulevard.
Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Bishop, who
have recently moved into their new home.
Bergen avenue and Emory street, start
today for Georgia. where they win re-
main some time on account OF Mr.. Bish-
ops health. Their new home is beauti-
fully arranged and is handsomely deco
rated
TIL many fine houses which are bef2s
built in Jersey City make the question
az interior decoration an important one,
for no house. however built, IS hand
some If the appointments are out Of
keeping The portieres which have
sprung so much into prominence Of late,
are in many and varied styles. Mrs.
Frank Stevens Of Clifford place has q
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