The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-11

Society Topies.


A lake c~arniva, was the event of thu
last week At Lake Hopatcong. All thu
e~ottagers around the lake We'd with each
other in identifying their homes and thu
result was that the decorations were
more beautiful than ever before. Red
and green lights We're prominent in ths
decorations and added much to the beau
tiful effect. About twenty launches
yachts, sailboats and canoes were entered
In the carnival and these were all arti.
fcially decorated. There was music or
board one of the boats, the Viking. There
were many visitors at the Lake who were
charmed with the carnival.
There are many entertainments and
| amusements being constantly arranged al
one or the other of the hotels. Perhaps
the ~favorite one just now is "a novel pea
nut sociable. The feat to be accomplished
is to pile up peanuts on the back of you
hand and see how many you can carry
for a stated distance. Large hands are at
a premium in this game. There was such
a peanut scramble at the Nolan's Point
villa recently. Mr.. Sip of this city took
the prize. He succeeded in carrying one
hundred and twelve on the back of his
hand and he received as a reward a box
Of candy. N~inety-six and eighty-two were
the two next largest numbers. After the
scramble the participants resolved them
selves into a broom brigade and removed
all traces of the peanuts. A dance fol-
lowed.
Canoeing continues popular and is one
Of the staple amusements. Canoeing par
ties are frequently arranged and those
who enjoy the sport go for long trips to
distant points of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Pellet and Miss
Pellet are occupying Sunset Lodge, one
of the pretty cottages about the Lake.
Miss Nellie Coffin, Mr.. Irving Underhill
and DR.. John B. Huber have been visiting
Mrs. Underhill at Rocksyde Cottage.
MI. Peter Toffey and Mr.. Jack Toffey
Sheriff and Mrs. John j. Toffey n Miss
Grace Toffey.
Mr.. Charles Dewey and Mr.. Neale Ran
som are at the Ithanell House.
Martha's Vineyard has proved an at
lIdCtiOu llHS summer 10 several Jersey
City people. The beautiful cliffs at Gay
Head. the lighthouse and the bay all
show the admiration Of the visitors. The
cliffs at Gay Head are noted the world
over for their peculiar formation. They
are Of different colored clays, layer upon
layer. A tribe of Indians who inhabit
that region make souvenirs out of the
clay and sell them to the summer visitors.
Miss Eleanor Miller and her niece, Miss
Elizabeth Briggs. nave recently returned
from visiting Miss Kate Rudderow at
Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard.
Miss Van Kleek and Mrs. johnson, who
also have been spending part of the sum
mer at Martha's Vineyard have recently
returned.
The Rev. and Mrs. John L. Scudder,
Miss Alice Scudder and Miss Addie Scud-
der return today from their summer
home, Shelter Island Height. All the
family are fond of the water and spend a
great part of their time when at Shelter
Island in sailing and fishing. The mar
rage of Miss Alice Scudder and Mr.. Frank
Hall. which was to have taken place next
month, has been postponed until spring,
because Of the recent Illness of Mr.. Hall.
Mr.. Hall is now in the A~dirondacks.
Mr.. W. H. Turner has recently re-
turned from visiting his old home in
England. Mrs. Turner and Miss Turner
are still at their country home in Brielle.
Mr.. c. c. Stimets has returned to this
city after a pleasant summer spent at
his country home in Highgate, Vermont.
Mrs. Stimets and her three little children
are still there. Later in the season Mrs.
Stimets will probably visit her mother,
Mrs. S. G. Negus, at North Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Hunt, Miss Hunt
and Miss Edith Hunt will return next
week from Liberty, Sullivan county, NY,
where they have been staying. Miss
Annie Turner, formerly of this city, now
Of Brooklyn, has been with them.
Miss Louise Brown returned home last
night after a long country outing. Miss
Brown is a member of the odd volumes
and is all ready for the hard winters
work before her
Mrs. Robert Dennis has just returned
from Asbury Park. Mrs. Dennis is an
enthusiastic bicyclist and spends a great
deal of her time riding.
Mrs. Spencer Weart is chairman of the
committee to arrange for the meeting of
the Federation of Women's Clubs here
next month. She is at present at her
country house near New Brunswick, but
viii probably return next week to arrange
for the convention.
Miss ella Van Cleef, Miss Carrie Van
Cleef and Miss Nettie Van Cieef nave re-
turned from Ke~nnebunkport. Maine, where
they have been spending the summer.
RIDLEY'S FASHION MAGAZINE.