The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-25

TIE DOVES DANCE.
Society Girls Kick Football and
Jump Hurdles.

Foye Hall was the scene of a unique
and decidedly enjoyable affair yesterday
afternoon. For weeks Miss Jessie Perry.
and Miss Lucy MeBride have been max
ing arrangements for the Dove German
which took place yesterday. Doves. hat
is real doves did not appear in the figures,
but the young ladies called themselves
by that title for the time being and adj
mstted no men within the sacred precincts
of the ballroom. The doves, had evil
IDENTIFY been hard at work Judging from
the decoration of the hall. The cross
beams We're hung with American flags
and the crossed banners Of Yale and
Princeton. Japanese banners were also
used in DECORATION. Mrs. Oliver Hazard
Perry and Mrs. Harry Mcbride were pa
tronesses and presided at the favor table,
assisted by Mrs. c. C. Stimets. The
favors were white chrysanthemums. ere
tonne work bags. paper footballs, painted
paper candle shades, and baskets of
chocolates.
The german was led by Miss Jessie
Perry and Miss Lucy Mcbride. The young
ladies took turns at blowing the whistle
and arranging the figures. The figures
danced were the king and queen. the foot
ball, the paper bag, the Virginia Reel,
the hurdle race, and the last was a gem
eral waltz. The young ladies taking the
part of men were distinguished by red
carnations. In the football figure three
men" stood at one end and two girls at
the other. Each girl kicked a ball to the
other end and the two men" fortunate
enough to catch the balls became their
partners in the following waltz. The
young ladies found the balls much harder
to manage than they la supposed pos
sIble. Several stumbled and Miss Eleanor
Clifford fell fiat, and then laughingiy an
nounced that she had dislocated her
shoulder.
The paper bag figure was to determine
who was the biggest blower Each
dancer was handed a paper bag and they
who first succeeded in blowing 1t up and
bursting it danced together
Green ribbons were then fastened to
chairs about a foot and a half above the
floor and the young ladies were requested
to consider them hurdles. They ran
around the room two or three times and
dancing together. A long waltz ended the
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declaring they had had more funp' Gran
mer's orchestra furnished the music.
Among those present were:-Misses
Elizabeth Dixon, Title Condict, Anna
T~raphagen, Louise and Jessie Perry, Amy
Lewis, Jennie and Grace Toffey, Annie
Koonz. Effie Newkirk, May Shafer, Helen
Cadmls, Carroll Case, Alice Throckmor-
ton, Helen Lockwood, Catharine Van
Horne, Bessie Van Horne. Ida Jarvis, Ju-
liza Sherwood, Maude Williams, Louise and
Clara Wilkinson, Rosaline Towar, Emily
Apgar, Mary Wheeler, Florence Hovey,
Louise Bumsted, Heloise Hamilton,
Blanche Meyers, Isabel Ferris, virgie
Bennett, Addie Scudder, Matte Miller,
Ethel Potts, Genevieve Edge and Heller
Ramsay, Myra Jennings of Orange; May
Anderson, of Madison, N. j.; Bessie Will
hanson, of Wyoming, N. j.; Margaret
Eye, of East Orange, and Eleanor Clifford,
Emily HENDERSON, of Nv York.
In the evening Miss Grower chaperoned
Misses Anna Koonz. Lucy Mcbride, Grace
Toffey, Clara Wilkinson, Mary Wheeler,
Eleanor Clifford, Emily Henderson. Bess
Williamson. Louise Perry and Jessie Perry
TO the Academy, where they saw 1.-THE
War of Wealth" They evinced their an
prevail by heartily applauding everything,
and finished the day as doves by sing
ing, dancing and talking at the residence
OF Miss KOonZ. Clifford avenue.