New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
LAKEWOOD GAYETIES.
s1rIGHING. SKATING. DANCING AND
PARrY-GoING FILL IN THE TIME.
4 TALK ON WORK AMONG THE INDIAN WOMEN
NEW ARRIVALS AT THE COTTAGES

ArAr,K on WORK AMONG THE INDIAN WOMEN
NEW ARRIVALS At THE COTTAGES
AND HOTELS.
Lakewood y J. Feb (speciaD.-The sleighins
here this week has been fine. not only IN the
drives but on the streets OF the village so mat
wheels are the exception and the chime OF sleigh
hu nus the air Early In the week. before the
snowfall OF Tuesday. there was skating on long
highway OF cleared Ice opposite the Laurel-in-the
Pines Ice harvestcrs Mt work again ming the
houses with clear ice that averages seven INCHES
in thickness -,
The considerable addition to the cottage colony
,bis week testnes TO the popularity OF cottage HE
n, this resort Mrs Frederic X. Coudert mas speh,
the week at the Laurel House while arrahsins inc
cottage at Clfton-ave. and Fifth-st TOT 'he'r oc
cunancy to-day Mrs. Charles II. Godfrey OF New
York went to occupy DR.. DashieIs cottage III
Timer Madlson-ave on Tuesday. {. w. Mayer OF
pbilodepbla has taken the cottage at Clfton-ave
and Second-st.. and arrived with his family. WIFI
tam II Cutter and Mrs. Cutter. OF Woodbridge dre
occupyng the Stothard cottage near Lexington
ave and Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey +. Kerr so TO-DAY
to take possession of the cottage al lru-S'' anu
Forest-ave. 49,.
roLowoo1 cottarers have suffered no discomfort
durnp the succeeding cold waves and storms, which
has served TO emphasize the cheerful comfort VI
their homes in the pines. beautiiul spot Ill INC
midst of the snow the greenhouse OF inc
|
greenhouses one a nursery, where young pants aIo
| brought forward and the other opening OH the
| dininr-room IS a mass OF exquisite bloom ana
| fragrance Rare Dubious plants snare thc SPa'o
! with those brought by Miss Leslie from countries
| she has visited \ stag horn alec from the RUIN
of Gibraltar anemones from the Roman Canpasia
| and semi-tropical plants from Florida ana ,he
South-to saw nothing OF the heiotrope, stephanous
| yellow Southern tasomlne. aZaleas. dahodls anu
nasturtiums together with hundreds OF DINERS th"'
bloom in defiance to the snow outside
After rather a dearth OF intellectual entertain
mcnt this winter Lakewood cottagers listened 10 II
delightful reading by Miss Edith NJ. Thomas ut the
! oaks This morning. Miss Thomas came at the
snecial request of personal friends. and the eager
| manner With which the limited number OF tickets
was purchased testified 10 an appreciation Oh he'
poetry. There was no attempt at eiocuuohars art
| Miss Thomas appearing simply as poet readhs
| her poems Professor William ii. Carpenter intro
| duced Miss Thomas with a pleasing Speech III
which he praised the classical purity OF her verse
! and called her the greatest woman poet OF Amer
! lea The reading was arranged by Mrs. Clarence -
! Curtiss Mrs George w Stockly and Mrs. Carpen-
ter. Mrs. Sidney Lanier. will read from her nus
hands p.en.s at the Oaks next Saturday.
| Mrs Waldo Richards will give n dramatic ana dia-
| lect recital at the Laure. House tonight for inc
| benefit of the Lakewood Library.
| The dinner and dance at the Country Clup last
| Saturday night was attended by Mr. and Mrs John
| C. Haddock who had their guests MISS Beard
| and Mr.. Mlley: Mrs James Converse had as ntr
| e,,ests Mr. and Mrs Theodore +. Vail, Mr.. Cobb
| Mr. Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight NJ Harris ana MT
| and Mrs Robert Bage Kerr.
Mrs Kingdom gave a luncheon AT Hilltop on Tues
| dav when the guests were Mrs. Samuel >. Beard
| Mrs u. /. Schwartz, Mrs William II. carpenter
| Mrs w r. Bynner and Mrs. Edward L. Harding
! The house was beautifully decorated with Ameri-
can Beauty roses, while the decorations OF inc
! tables were pink roses and white hyacnihs. with
| American Beauty roses and volets rs favors'
| Mrs William \. Hamilton entertained COM
pany Of friends at cards and Welsh iabDit II her
| home in Fourth-st Wednesday evening. The
| marty that ioined Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton at whist
included Mrs. Kingdom. Mrs. washington Duroro"'
| Mr. Nlilcy and Mr.. Converse
| Mira w Kenney gave n luncheon In honor or
the birthday OF her friend. Miss Myers, on Wednes-
| dav The entertainment was the FIRST wen III the
new home built by Mr. and Mrs. kenney IN the
| summer There were extremely pretty table deco
rations of pink. crimson and white carnations with
| madenhair fern. 1here was also IL pll 'iludS ''"'
| TO honor the occasion.
| Three church and charity meetings took place
| this week. The February meeting OF the woman
| Aid Society OF All Saints Church was held In tho
parish house on Monday afternoon. The most I'M
| portant business Of the meeting was TO perfect
| arrangements and plan costumes for the annual
sale of the society--a Lady Washington tea party
| on February 20.
| Tuesdays storm prevented n large attendance ut
| tho meeting Of the Sewing Club which met with
| Miss Laura Kimball at the home or Dr' W. D
| Klmball, IN LeXington-ave.
| The monthly meeting OF the Womans AuN'iary
| of All Saints Church. which was held In the par
| ish house on Wednesday, was particularly Inter-
estng In that Miss Sybil Carter, who teaches lace
| making TO Indian women on the Western reserva-
tons spoke at length of her work As a mission
| airy some years ago Miss Carter formed the opln-
| hot tbara was "a
| idleness and the attributed aZiness of the Indian
| women and I! Miss Carter who conceived tie
| idea OF teaching them lace making. and carried 1t
| into effect She remained among them five years
| and from the twelve pupils first gathered by Miss
| Carter the result Is now seven schools with as
| many teachcrs-four In Minnesota enc In Nevada
one in Wyoming and one IN oklahoma. Miss Car
ter finds the women eager 10 learn and capable
Of reproducing pillow lace made in Italy 200 years
ago, as well as Venetian lace Of a later date. They
also make original designs IN lace and embrod
cry. The Indians clever needle-women. and
Miss Carter laughingly told of their criticism OF
the sewing the garments I'm missionary boxes
and later OF the change wrought I'm their lives by
the lacemaking-from dirty. careless living to
clean. comfortable homes in which the chiefs are
| interested. MSS Carter spoke OF the dreadful suf-
fering from scrofula among the boa rebound in
fants, and told how she had done much to avert
H. Continuing in a lighter vein. she told two beau
tiful Sioux legends of the birds and closed with
"A statement of the financial aspects of this only
| a
pies OF the lace were shown, and Miss Carter
pressed her pleasure at a recent order for yau-
able piece to be shown at the Worlds Fair in Paris
as the work of the women OF the North Amer-
Indians
Although deep snow covers tho links, there IL no
diminution OF gOlhng interest. The trophies TO be
played for AT the tournament OF the Ocean County
Hunt and Country club have made a brave show In
the window of a Main-st. jeweller this week. Mrs.
Gould's tankard, the large three-handlcd oving-cup
presented by the club, Dwight VI. liarris's unique
cup in the form Of club bag, and the minor prizes
OF cut-glass cigar jar with silver Tip. silver
flask and cigarbox. The dates OF the tournament ara
February T. and -. although the snow makes those
dates somewhat doubtful at present. At the LAUREL
n-he- Pines the cup recently presented to the Golf
Club OF Lakewood by Francis u. Freeman has been
shown this week. The cup is "A handsome one, with
"A highly FURNISHED surface broken by band design
In rcpousse. which continues partly the two