The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15
SoeletD copies.

the FASHION H0I tilQ4l6 -
with a breakfast, and now the
Club, not to be behind the age pfihss
forward the custom Of starting its season
with that feast to which all women -
social life are SO partial, a breakLasl'
Perhaps, after all a anu ~
rhreakfastr is meant not the ordinary
every day meal, but one of those aHaiIs
where toasts abound, has Its advantage
over the now out Of date afternoon tea'
for the reason that. while at an AFTER
noon tea the refreshment served must
necessarily be very light, a preaklas'
may and must consist Of more SUP
stantial dishes.
Then again, the afternoon tea fnvarl-
ably came at a very announcement hour'
cut right into the heart of the afternoon
spelling both ones luncheon and dinner,
The custom, as imported from across the
ocean. was originally a good one. But az
is too often the case with Americans, !
was carried to excess. Tea, conee'
chocolate. crackers and ices are all very
well as a relish between lunch and dinner.
but when it comes to serving salads ana
viands of a heavier nature the matter
is overdone.
The afternoon tea failed in the very
chiect for which 1t was imported,
sociability. The busy hostess had no tme
to introduce one guest to another, nor
had her assistants time for ought else
than to present the guests to her. While
she stood beautiful and queen ike, on d
single figure of the rug not daring to
now lest when some guest of note were
bro,,pht forward she shohld be missing.
A. . breakfast all this is changed. The
hostess sits at the head of the tapie.
toasts are given and sociability reighs
supreme while the feast is served =
woman,s club breakfast partakes very
much the nature OF a stag dinner, even
to the fact. that they fthe women) are
often entertained by the opposite sex
In q few days Miss Cecilia Games VIII
lose one of her many presidencies- rms
will take place at the State Federatioh
Of Women's Clubs, which this year con
venes at Elizabeth, on Thursday ana FIT
day of next week. Doubtless the eiup
would unanimously ~re-elect Miss Games
and It could not do better, but there -
a small but fatal clause in its constllu-
tion which prohibits n president hoia-
ing he chair for two consecutive terms.
1f;ss Gaines has now run her fun W
Years as president and faithful worker,
and the club grieves at the prospect OF
nor ,ass There are two nominations Tor
tbe OFFICE. Miss NJ. Keen and Mrs. +. j..
wil,;amson. The latter is a resident OF
F,,izabeth and, though nothing definite IS
tnown. it is generally supposed she VIII
s,,cceed Miss Gaines, at least so say the
Fs1izaheth ladies', among whom she is very
popular
The odd volumes are behind with their
programme and are running their meet
ings weekly in order to eaten ".
Wednesday afternoon a special meeuhs
was held at the residence OF MISS 0aines
and the two papers on "Nortn Aiae,iea
Territorial Acquisitions, ~ -Miss
Adriance, and Wars and Thelr fesuits
bv Mrs. r. q. Rabbit, which should nave
been embodied in the meeting OF octoeef
& were reac. Another special meetihs
Is called for Wednesday of next week. a.
the residence of Mrs. Robert Lyle, no. {
Sudan avenue, when two more papers
one on HSouth America and the Deveiop-
ment of the Republic" by Mrs, Grace
Marshall. and the other on Brazil
Venezuela and Chilli BY Mrs cornelus
Brett. wiz be read. This will bring me
odd Volumes to date.
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The Rambsers will meet in one OF the
class rooms of Hasbreuck Institute on
"wednesday afternoon. This will be the
opening meeting of the year and the
subject under discussion will be Current
Events, The club has not taken It's
yearly rambie. from which It got its
name, and perhaps at the coming meet
ing a suitable spot on which to ramble
will be chosen. There viii also be a large
number of names proposed for member
ship.
Mrs. James Fl. Noe, a few days ago,
chaperoned a party of young ladies to
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where they
boarded the Oregon, saw the first gun
fired from that boat during the Spanish
American War, and talked with the
sailor who fired it. Altogether the young
people had such a pleasant time that they
are planning a trip of a similar nature
in the near future.
$50
Mrs. Samuel G.. Negus is still at Asbury
Park, experimenting the building of her
new residence, on Eighth avenue, which,
when completed, will be second only, in
appointment to her house on Clifford
place. this city. Mrs. Negus is very fond
of the ~seashore, and intends spending
about eight months of each year at her
new home In Asbury.
Messrs. Wesley and Charles Negus
spent last Saturday and Sunday with
their mother, at Asbnry Park
Mrs. C. C.. Stimets has returned to her
home. on Crescent avenue, after an abb
sence Of three months.
Quite a number of the ceramic Art
III took luncheon on Monday with Mrs
Priestman. at her studio, in Staten
Island, and passed a very pleasant after
noon.
The Rev. e. L.. and Mrs. Stoddard, OF
Summit avenue, will leave, Monday, for
Topeka, KarIsas. where DR.. Stoddard will
oficiate at rhe marriage of his son, Mr.
Solomon Stoddard. to Miss Francis Lit
tlefeld, Of that place.
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