The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-09
INAUGURATION BALL
Fine Figure Cut BY New Jersey
Ladies at the Great Festi-
val-The Costumes.

says the Newark Sunday Calf In the
estimation OF the fair SEX Is the inaugural
ball. II attendance is any criterion, the
wiser brethren were quite as much in
terested in the event. The floors of the
Pension building at Washington during
The early hours ON Thursday might were
80 crowded that it was impossible to
dance until q late hour. Tbs decorations
were h most superb of in the his
tory OF presidential ceremonies, and the
hdieGi costumes the richest, most varied
and attractive. On this occasion New Jer-
sey was also we'll represented. Among
tle most notable costumes of ladies from
our State were those of the Vice Presi-
dent1al party.
Mrs. Hobart was simply gowned but
the ballroom. 1t was white satin, with a.
full sweeping train, with bodice cut low,
edged with a fall of rare old Venetian
lace, which also outlined the revers and
vest and had short puff sleeves of satin,
lace. Mrs. Hobart wore a diamond
and pearl necklace, and had a butterfly
Of diamonds, with white ostrich tips in her.
hair. She carried am immense bouquet OF
American beauty roses.
Mrs. Griggs was gowned in q superb
dress of yellow satin, almost completely
covered with round point lace, and on the
waist and skirt was a garndture of black
ostrich feathers The bodice was
decoflete, inc the same lace made a head
ing, which fell IN a graceful fulaness v
the short sleeves. Mrs. Griggs wore q
dbamond necklace. and had a diamond
tiara in her hair.
Mrs. Barbour. wife of Colonel William
BaT5ou En- Of Pats Paserse en,nr w4Fe 2 I sn eilv Wa-
The skirt was trimmed with silver ribbons
and BUTTERFLIES. The hedice. was cut low
and trimmed with Honaton lace and era
necklace and diamond stars in her hair.
She CARRIED a point lace fan OF great
beauty.
IN orchid lavender silk, with a satin fig
ure In white running through It. The
waist was cut low and trimmed in cream
lace, M lace i-nsertfonsheld the short puff
sleeves. Tie lace was caught with dia-
mond stars. MIR. Bell Garfield a handsome
Empire fan.
wife of Mr.. Hobart's law partner, wore a
gown of white silk, with touches of rose
velvet for trimming. The bodice was de-
coll G9nete and i trimmed m with ,l hand l,,sFfss Lace zee
L IL 9lA0< eASStS9 -~
embroidered silk. She wore handsome
pearls at her throat and in her hair. and
was one Of the most attractively gowlled
Mrs j.. j. Toffey of Jersey City was
gowned in white corded satin. The waist
was embroidered In. gold. and the skirt
design. The short sleeves were plated
chiffn n finished with white pompons-
The lace on the bodice was caught into
place with diamond pins.
Mrs. Bird W. Spencer "a bride) was
gowned In pink brocaded satin, trimmed
in DuchesSe lace and chiffon. The bodice
had lace sleeves. The skirt was a full
plain one. Mrs. Spencer wore diamond
ornaments.
Mrs. Edward P. Meany of Newark wore
a gown of light green velvet. The skirt
was trimmed with diagonal ruffles of
duchesse lace. The waist was of cloth
of gold and trimmed with pearl pssse-
menterte. The bodice was cut low and
edged with duchesse lace, and a sleeves
of the same material. She carried a
bouquet Of orchids.
Mrs. Henry A. Potter of East Orange
wore a white SATIN gown, with a full plain
skirt, walking length. The waist was
trimmed deliberately with duchesse lace
and was decollete In effect, filled in with
the same kind of lace. The sleeves were
of ruffled lace. Mrs. Potter wore a dia-
mond necklace and a diamond orna-
ments in her hair.
Among the New JerSeyanS present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Carrot A. Hobart, Governor
Griggs and staff, Senators Sewell and
Smith, and Congressman Parker, Fowler
and Pitney. Courtland Parker, Jr., Colonel
Kuser. Charles Parker, Chauncey Parker,
Edgar Holden. IT. Harry Tillard and
and Mrs. George D. Mackey, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Sloan, George Pierson, Miss
Dusenberry, Alderman Ogden, Dr.. Her
Fort, Benjamin Coe, Charles Halsey,
James Cumming, Herman Lehlbach, Jr.,
William A. Kinsey. James Perry, VIM.
F. Jackson, Harrison Van Duyne, E. B.
Humphrey. Miss Evelyn Humphrey and
Edward b. Humphrey, all of Camden;
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Herbert and Mr..
and Mrs. William s. Bunsted.