The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-24
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the young people to dance. All these
amusements were discontinued here for
the summer. Last season was a dull
che for society people. There was al
most nothing going on but one or two
subscription dances, and Mrs. E. +. z.
Young's reception. OF weddings there
were the usual number. But the major
ity of these were church weddings. and
though counted as social events can
| scarcely be considered as amusements.
The year before was an unusually gay
| one for Jersey City people with its leap
year balls, two or three ''at homes and
numerous subscription dances. What has
this season in store for society?
The euchre clubs are legion. So mach
time was occupied by them last winter
that it was impossible to find time for
anything else. The city went euchre
mad. Every other distraction was con-
| sidered of no Importance. Everyone be-
longed to at least ole club, and there
| were instances of ladies belonging to
| three. five, seven and even eleven clubs.
One our woman who is to be married
this winter l~aughingly said at the close
of the winter that her housekeeping store
had been largely augmented by the
euchre prizes. She said she had won a
number and had always chosen useful
things. among them two chairs, several
cut glass bowls and some Has
the city had time in its enforced inaction
this summer to recover from this delirlum
or will it grow to hopeless insanity? VIII
erchre still hold sway or will duplicate
whist take its place? There was but one
club formed for that purpose last win
ter. 1t had a number of devotees, how
ever, n they told of it's fascination to
many others. 1t is probable that the
| subscription dances will be continued. 1t
is a little early yet to begin arrangements
but the subscription ane has too long
been an institution in this city to be
lightly given up.
The women's clubs are here to stay.
They are nan and prosperous. They
are varied in their objects. OF them all
the most prominent are the Woman'S
Club, the Odd Volumes and the Rambler.
The first meeting of the Woman's Club
will be held in Hasbrouck Hall in two
weeks. the first Thursday in October. The
Town Improvement Committee, of which
Miss Mary Philbrook is Chairman, will
lave charge. The committee will tell the
club of many needed improvements in this
city and endeayor to formulate a plan for
carrying them through. AS this will be
the first meeting since May, there will be
an informal reception both before and af-
ter, when the member will exchange
summer condolences. and tell each other
how well it had agreed with her to spend
the summer out of town or in the city,
as the case may be.
The Odd Nal1noc ba1 No cot date for
the first meeting. When the little Presi-
dent, Miss Gaines, returns and gets in
working trim the members will be called
together and the annual election will be
held. It goes without saying that the
Office OF President will be filled for the
ninth time by the present incumbent. OF
the other places of honor there is not so
much certainty.
The Rambler Club will meet in the last
of October and take up a critical study of
the United States. On the Saturday prior
to the first meeting they will ramble to
some noted spot in New Jersey, as yet
undecided. The decision of the place for
the ramble has been left to the associate
presidents, Miss Park and Miss Myers.
The Ramblers have formerly rambled in
June, but they tired of hot rambles and
SO decided to try the fall.
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Mrs. John L. Scudder went with mem
bers of the Palisade Commission on We'd
| nesday up the Hudson to inspect the
| ravages of the Palisades. Mr.. Scudder
was invited by the Commission, but he
was unable to go and Mrs. Scudder went
in his place. A steamer was chartered
for the occasion and a large number of
people were on board. The Palisades were
inspected on the way up and on the. re-
turn voyage there were a number of
lspeeches made. A great deal of enthu-
siasm was aroused and all present de-
| cided the destruction of the Palisades
| must cease
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brigham have re-
turned from Sayville. Long Island, where
they spent the summer.
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Miss Oakley and Mr.. Hulett Oakley re-
| turned from Waretown Wednesday. Cap
| tain and Mrs. A. J. Newbury are ex-
| pected home tomorrow.
Miss Lillian Pitcher is enjoying the
autumn glories of the Catskills.
Miss Sadie Wescott leaves this week for
Swathmore, Pennsylvania, where she will
take an extra course in literature.
So
Mrs. Smith and Miss Jessie Smith of
Clerk street are still the guests of Mrs.
Chauncey on Cuba Island, one of the
Thousand Islands
DIR. and Mrs. Talbot Chambers and their
little son. Talbot, nave returned from
Rumson, near Monmouth Beach, on the
Jersey coast. The Run son Road with its
many handsome residences of well known
people. Is one of the show places OF the
State. Visitors on the coast generally
ride through at one time or another.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Weart are still
at their country place at Clyde, near New
Brunswick, They have a large and pic
turesque farm combined with modern con-
veniences. Mrs. Weart has been devoting
herself to the study of French this sum
mer. They will probably remain in the
country until the middle Of October.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Smith D. Mackay and
their daughter, Miss Edith Mackay, re-
turned to the city this week, They spent
the summer at the seashore.
Prosecutor and Mrs. Charles H. Win
field also returned this week. They spent