The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
A THRONG OF GUESTS
All Jersey City's Four Hum
dred Gather at MI.
and Mrs. Young's
Reception.
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL DECORATIONS
Notable Event al the G reat House
ON the Boulevard Toilettes
Of Some Of the Ladies.
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL DECORATIONS

The handsome new residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. E. +. G. Young, Boulevard and
GlenwoQd avenue. vas thronged with
people last night on the occasion Of the
nrst reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Young since the completion of their
home The whole house was beautifully
decorated. Hundreds of orchids, pink
roses, Easter lilies, Gala lilies and AmerA
lean Beauty roses were displayed in the
many handsome rooms. The drawing
room was a marvel of the florists skill.
In one corner of the room. where there is
q many sided mirror, there was a bank
OF American Beauty roses and palms.
Placed about the room were large bowls
OF orchids and of pink roses. Twined
ana festooned about the cornices of the
celilngs were ropes of asparagus, fern and
sInllaz with pink roses and orchids. The
pillars In the hall and staircase and in
the gallery above were wound about with
asparagus fern caught with Easter lilies.
IN MS hall a screen of tall palms hid the
orchestra, which played at intervals in
the evening. The dressing rooms all
had large bouquets of roses, lilies ana
orchids. The decorations of the dining
room, where an elaborate supper was
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roses were placed in every available
place. In the centre OF the table was a
large oval silver bowl filled with pink
roses. Several small bowls of roses
were placed on the table. Silver can
delabra with pink shades added to the
pretty effect of the handsome silver and
glass. All of the handsome silver and
glassware was displayed in cabinets in
the room. Bonnet was florist.
MI. ana Mrs. Young received their guests
at one end of the drawing room. Mrs.
Young'S gown was of pale green satin.
The skirt was trained. All around the
skirt to the train were points of Duchesse
lace studded with rh.nestones. The points
extended above the knees. The waist was
round and cut square in the neck. 1t had
a Medici collar of Duchess lace, studded
with -Rhinestones. The sleeves were very
short and small puffs. She wore pale
green gloves. There was no further deco
ration of the waist. Mrs. Young had a
number of diamond pins fastened on the
bodice. She also wore a chain with three
dsamond pendants and five pendant single
diamonds. Her hair was dressed high and
she wore in 1T two small ostrich feathers
studded with rhinestones.
Mrs Young's mother, Mrs. Stroller, wore
black satin, trimmed with Jet.
Mrs George T. Smith, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Young, wore yellow MORE vel
ours, trimmed with artificial vioIets. She
had diamond
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red figured white moire velours. III had
diamond ornaments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young's two little grand
daughters were present. Miss Natalie
Smith wore white mousseline de sole and
Miss Sybil Young wore blue silk.
The rooms were so filled with people
that dancing was out of the question
until twelve O'Clock, when some of the
early corners had gone, and it was next
to impossible to move. All Jersey City
was present and there were man. people
from New York and Orange.
Among those present were:-Mr. and
Mrs. Marcus Beach Mr.. George Beach,
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Bumsted, Mr..
and Mrs. James 3. Throekmorton, Mrs.
Bedle, Mr.: Randolph Bedle, Mr.: and Mrs.
Spencer Weart, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B.
Day Mrs. Coffin, Miss Nellie Coffin, Miss
s: Coffin, Mr.. and Mrs. Mallory, Mrs.
and Mrs. O. H. Perry, Misses Perry. Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Case, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. G.. Negus, Mr.. and Mrs. s. c.
a sslmet and NM Mrs. anf hsn mssi & ssrt 81 Wait NJ.
Traphagen, Mr.. and Mrs, A. J. Drayton,
Mt. sln ID M Es.1 Hin MdEs Miss Hin Es. Miss
and Mrs. Thomas Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Mcbride, Misses Mcbride,
Miss Sherwood, Mr. and Mrs; John =
Toffey, Miss Grace Toffey. Messrs. Tof-
fey, Or. and Mrs. Wilkinson, Misses
Wllk1nSon, Judge and Mrs. Jonathan
Dixon, Misses Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs. Condict, Miss
Condict, Mrs. Bumsted, Mr.. Charles
Bumsted. Mr.. ard Mrs. Fl. E. Niese, Mr..
and Mrs. Augustus Creveling, DR.. and
Mrs. Talbot Chambers, Miss Lillian Pear
sail, Mr.. and Mrs. Butler, DR.. and Mrs.
b. P.L Craig. DR.. and Mrs Lutkins, Mr..
and Mrs. George H. White, Misses
White, the Rev. R. K. Wick. DIR. and Mrs.
Cornelius Brett, Miss Maude Brett, Mr..
Bocock, DR.. and Mrs. Herr. the Rev. and
Mrs. John Z. Scudder Misses scudder.
Ames, Mr.. and Mrs. John S. McMaster.
Sheriff., Mrs. Bruce Chiffon, Mr.. Nor
timer Chiffon. Mr.. George Miller,
Miss Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Rolfe
Marsh, Mr.. and Mrs. William Marsh,
Messrs. Detwiller, Mr.. and Mrs. Lockwood,
Miss Emma Lockwood, Miss Margaret
Eye, Mr.. Bradford Bunsted, Mr.. Brett,
DR.. Mclaughlin, Mr.. E. Mclaughlin, DR..
and Mrs. P. J.. Koonz. Miss Koonz. DR..
tin Herr, Mrs. S. r. F~alkinburgh, Mr.. and
Mrs. ALI son, DR.. and Mrs. f. Q. Gray,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bishop, Miss Flanna-
gan, Mr.. n Mrs. Joseph A. Dear, Messrs.
Adriance, Miss Adriance, Miss Gaines,
Mrs. Gaines, Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis, Miss
Jarvis, Mr.. F~essenden, Major and Mrs.
Pangborn, Ex-Governor and Mrs. Werts,
Miss Werts, Mrs. Nelson. Misses Nelson,
Mrs. Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Young and Miss Helen Bray of New York.
There was a number of Orange people who
came in a special trolley ear.