The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-19

The Woman's Club reception still con-
Times 10 absorb the attention of the mem
bers of the Woman's Club. And still the
kchief question is What shall l wear2"
The word colonial is SO ambiguous. 1t
might mean Quaker dress or a Puritan
gown. and it might mean the most be-
wftching o~ld-fashioned frock imaginable.
There is only one point on which adj are
agreed, or rather were agreed. That one
point was powdered hair. All the ladies
thought powdered hair would at once
stamp their gowns as colonial. and pow
dered hair it was to be. A gown of two
| seasons ago would look sufficiently an
tique if the wearer would powder her
hair. Then some lady said. but the
young girls didn't powder their hair; they
wore it without powder That was a
bomb. No one wanted to powder her
hair # by so doing she confessed to age.
And now added to the question, Shall I
wear a colonial gown" is "Shall / pow
der my harp"
Next in interest to the colonial recep-
ton is the club election. The Wire
pulling and button-holing did not cease
with the club meeting two weeks age. 1t
still goes On. There is hardly a woman
III the rSxuD WuO mas IOL ID CdliQludlC LII
| some office. And if there is, such a
woman She is heard asking on all occa-
sions, what do you think of Miss So
and-So's candidates? Would you vote
for them?"
1t is whispered that there are some
members of the club who have not the
necessary respect for the nomination bal
lots. These members, it is said, have
gone so far as to suggest that they would
make up a ticket which would suit the
needs of the club far better than the tick
ct selected by the club. They think the
club does not know what is good for the
club. and they think they do.
The Nominating Committee of the
Woman's Club is keeping silent about the
ballots. They let the club members
guess who is running for this and that,
but they don't tell. The announcement
will not be made till the "Outlook" is
printed. Meanwhile there is guessing.
The guessing is almost as bad as the
button-holing. Everyone is just as sure
that her guess is the correct one as she
was that her candidate was the only pos
sibIe one.
Though there are from ten to twelve
offices to be filled, the only one that is
causing much excitement is that of
= ~ II 10 SOIlolQeISu SUCH d QlIQ- |
cult thing to find anyone capable of taxi
ing Miss Gaines place, and it is mani
testify impossible to ~re-eiect Miss Gaines.
1t was suggested that it was unnecessary
to go by the constitution, but the sug-
gestion was not adopted.
The Cosmos Club has invited the mem
bers of the Odd Volumes to attend the
club dinner next Monday night at the
Hotel Washington. This is an innova-
ton. The club has had ladies' nights
and it has invited ladies to it's dinners,
but this is the first time that it has
invited a whole club and asked them to
take part in a patriotic celebration. Some
of the ladies have been asked to take
part in the evenings entertainment by
making speeches eulogistic of Washing
ton. 1t is probable that Miss Gaines will
make one of the speeches.
The Odd Volumes met Wednesday af-
ternoon and continued the study of Hol-
land. The club will meet again Friday
afternoon. March 5, instead of the usual
day, March 8.
Miss Jennie Toffey entertained the
Luncheon Club Wednesday. The mem
bers are:-Misses Clara Wilkinson, Jen-
ME Scott, Jessie Per Lee, Maude Will
Jams, Jennie Tofey, Mrs. Herbert Scott,
Mrs. Knowles and Mrs. Serrell.
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Mrs Annie L~edingham lectures this af-
ernoon at the Carteret Clubhouse. A tea
will follow the lecture. The tea is a
testimonial given to her by Mrs. Leding-
hams friends. The admission to the tea
and lecture is by a silver offering to Mrs.
Ledingham.
Mrs. George B. Eaton of Pavonia ave-
nue. has consented, at the urgent re-
quest of her friends, to give five talks
on the North American Indian In Lent.
She does not call them lectures, they
are talks, and there is no price Of adj
mission. The ak will be given at the
residences of Mrs. Charles Appleby and |
Mrs. Smith D. Mackay, Bentley avenue.
The first lecture will be given Tuesday,
March 2, and the others will be given
on alternate Tuesdays. The special
topics are:-"Prehistoric Indians: their
Origin, Migrations and the Moundbuild-
eTS, hllSnlpS ana Governments; Houses |
and Customs; Primitive Art; Mytholo-
gy and Religion" The topics Indicate a
most interesting course. Mrs. Eaton has
given years to the study of the North
American Indian and is thoroughly com
petent to talk about them. She will give
this same course In New York at the
church house of st. Luke's Church, 141st
street and Convent avenue, for the bene-
fit of st. Luke's Guild. She will also
give a most interesting Illustrated lecture
on the North American Indian in School
No. 8, Tuesday evening, March 2.
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Mrs. Harold Rohrbach and Miss Isa-
belle Rohrbach give an sAt Home to-
morrow afternoon. at their residence, No.
Y Magnolia avenue. The ladies will be
assisted in receiving their guests by
Mrs. Augustus Creveling.
A birthday party was given yesterday
afternoon and evening by Miss Florence
Totten. at her residence, No. 296 varick
street. The little ladies spent the after
noon playing lotto. Miss Margaret Mill
ing won the silver penknife.
The DECORATIONS of the supper table
were green and white. Large bouquets
of lilies were at the ends Of the table.
Smilax was wound around the edge of
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