The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-12
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Tho Bradley-Nartin bal costume? It
is nothing to the costume reception of the
Jersey City Woman's Club-in the esti-
nation at least of the club. The Bradley
Martin balr has certainly occasioned a
great dea of talk-so has the Woman's
Club reception. It differs from the Brad
ley-Martin bali in that it is not obligatory
to wear costume. AS the Club Outlook
politely puts it: "As many as will are
asked to wear ostume and act as recep-
ton committee" For the last two weeks
the question has been: Shall I veal cos
tuner Now it is: What costume shall
+ wear?n and 1t is asked despairingly.
Contrary to the rule of those attending
the ball across the river, it is the desire
of everyone to find a costume that will
cost nothing or next to nothing. People
with Colonial ancestors (the costumes
must be Colonial) are ransacking garrets
n sending to homesteads in search of a
long forgotten gown. People without an
c~estors, and they predominant, are wish
ing they had ancestors, ancestors who
had left them magnificent gowns Of an
age long past. They also rout out friends
who a ancestors, only to find that
there are no gowns, or if there are they
are unavailable.
And so the search goes on. When the
ancestors are exhausted, as they are
bound to be soon, they come to the pres
ent time. Then the question is whether
to buy something, fix up some old thing,
or make some of the gowns of today do.
One lady who is one of the Reception
Committee and who has ancestors, by the
way, announced that she was not going
to wear any gown of her ancestors. I'm
the first place." said she, 81 couldn't get
in it. I wonder what our great-great-
| grandmothers could nave been like, they
are SO much smaller than we, and such
little slippers! And then, the only gown
I could by any possibility make to fit me
is so hideously unbecoming, such a fright
full color. that l wouldn't think of wear
ing it. No, I am just going to veal one
of my evening waists. I'm sure it looks
ever so like those antique things"
Every arrangement for the reception is
secondary to the question of costume.
When a discussion is going on as to the
best way of doing this or that, someone
says, "But do you think that it would be
becoming; 1 am afraid paniers. would
make me look too stout?'' or, what is
Colonial costume anyway? All l know
is we have to powder our hair and wear
pieces of courtplaster."
In spite of these draw backs, In spite
of the all Importance of a becoming cos
tune, the arrangements for the reception
ere being made. There will be a musical
programme. Mrs. Robert G.. Lyle has
charge of this. The difficulty has been
to find Colonial music. Someone" will
sing Grandma says and Someone" will
sing 1.-THE Minuet." That is the extent of
the Colonial music unearthed at this time.
Then there will be tableaux. What better
way could there be of showing all those
pretty costumes? The tableaux will be in
the form of a family album. One of the
tableaux will be Dorothy a. and Some
one will recite the poem. Then there will
be supper. AS the reception is to be given
at the Jersey City Club House the club
chef will provide the sunper. And there
will be dancing. Some of the club members
seemed ubiou about the dancers. Who
would they be-the club members? But it
was decided that the young people would
probably come for the dance.
The members of the Woman's Club are
learning a great deal about the proper way
to conduct meetings at the class in Parlia-
mentary Law taught by Miss Fielde. The
class met Wednesday afternoon in Has
brouck Hall and Miss Gaines was present.
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A testimonial concert will be given Miss
Lucy Nelson Thursday evening, February
is, in the session room of the First Pres
byterian Church. Emory street. The con-
cert was suggested by some of the sub
scribers to Miss Nelson's series of Sat
urday morning r~ecitals. Several of the
ladies have been active in making ar
rangements for the testimonial. Mrs. E. E.
c.. Young Mrs. Marcus Beach, Mrs. Robert
G. Lyle and Mrs. Augustus Creveling nave
charge of the tickets.
The silver tea to have been given Mrs.
Annie Ledingham has been postponed to
Friday afternoon, February 10, at three
O'clock. Mrs. Ledingham has been known
in this city for a number of years as a
lecturer. She has many friends and warm
admirers. Her lectures are always admir-
able and she always draws large audi
ences. She will lecture Friday afternoon
at the Carteret Club and the lecture will
be followed by a tea. When Mrs. Leding-
ham talks of Scotch history she is par
ticularly interesting.
So
The ladies OF the Christ Hospital Board
gave a pink tea yesterday ait the Carteret
Club. The ladies were determined to send
no more tickets SO they arranged the sill
yer tea. IN this way the money received
was entirely voluntary.
Mrs. George B. Eaton, of this city, who
is well known as an authority on the life
and history of the North American In
dams, will give five lectures in Lent on
the general subject, THE North American
INDIAN The lectures will be given at
the residences of Mrs. Charles Appleby
and Mrs. Smith D. Mackay. Mrs. Eaton
will also lecturs dn School No. 9 on Ash
Wednesday.
Miss Cecilia Gaines win givethe last
of her series of lectures on Representa-
tive Women in the Carteret Club. Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. Harold Roorback and her sister,
Miss Isabelle Roorbach, VIII give an at
home to their friends Saturday after
noon, February 20, from 4 to Z, at their
residence. No. Il Magnolia avenue. Mrs.