The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-28
SUBSCRIPTION DANCE.
Fashionable Assemblage Last
Night at Phillips Hall
Those Present.

The second subscription dance Of the
season was held last evening in Philip
Hall. Bergen avenue and Foye place. The
event was 4 brilliant success, even more
so than any dance previously held in that
hall. Thu scene was one of beauty. The
spacious halls were filled with handsome
women. and never presented a more beau
tiful appearance thar last evening. Ihe
decorations wore srnost elaborate. SIM
plicity was the cliief charm. In the rear
of the hall was erected a bower OF large
waving palms and the pillars were en-
twined with smilax and greens. Van
Barr's orchestra was completely hidden
behind an immense bower of palms and
ported plants which were tastefully ar
ranged on the platform, and which added
very much to the beauty of the scene.
Dancing began about half-past nine and
by midnight all the subscribers We're
present. The magnificent costumes of the
women, the richness of the decorations
and the excitement and animation OF the
waltzes and two steps all combined to
make the beautiful spectacle one that IS
seldom seen in Jersey CITY; III Seppee af
the event is due to the patronesses, and
this committee. which was in charge OF
the dance:-Mrs. w. Vidal. Mrs. j. FIei-
der. Miss Mildred Miller, Messrs. Louis
Decker. Robert Post and Harry Koonz.
Those present we're
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Fielder, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Vidal, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Menagh. Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Albeit, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Kiersted. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Van Wrinkle. Mr.: and Mrs. Arthur
and Mrs. j. E. Hulshizer, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. John Headden Sd, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry M. Kellers, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
G.. Kinds. Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Mcburnes,
~. ID ~ i 1rr1r plaft Miss Grace
Toffey. Miss Florence Hayes of Newark,
Misses Scott, Miss Carol Case, Miss Helen
| Cadmus. Miss Edla Kase, Miss Anna
Koonz. Miss Florence Bliss. Misses Perry,
Miss Lillian Percy. Miss Bertha Anness,
Miss Helen Lockwood, Miss Lucy NC
Bride, Miss Mary Cropsy, Miss Edna
Brown. Miss Emily Apgar. Miss Isabelle
Laura Towar, Miss Bertha Dixon, Miss
| Jess Dixon, Miss Bess Dixon, Miss Laura
| Dixon. Miss Elsie Dixon, Miss Florence
Brooklyn, Miss Dickson, Miss Bertha
Martin, Misses Bennett, Miss Glare Hoe,
| Miss May Bishop, Miss Ida Jarvis, Miss
Matilda Miller, Miss Matilda Condict, Mr..
Jason Westerield, Mr.: William speer,
| Mr.. Eugene Newkirk, Mr.. Younglove, Mr..
Horace Taylor, Mr.. j. Alfred Bumsted,
Mr.. John l.. De Hart. Mr.. Harry Scott,
| ence Harmstead. Mr.. Charles Detwiller.
Mr.. Clarence Detwiller. Mr.. Eugene
Leake. Mr.. A. Sidman. Mr.. Abel William
| son. Mr.. Robert l.. Fleming, DR.. George
Mclaughlin, Mr.. Marmaduke Tilden, Mr..
| Walter Collins. Mr.. Charles Hardenbergh,
Mr.. Charles Bumsted, Mr.. George Beach,
Mr.. Harold Koonz, Mr.. Fred Jost, Mr..
Robert Rodger, Mr.. Leonard Ferris, Mr..
Sidney Wallace. Mr.. Warren Chaplin. Mr..
E. L. Mclaughlin, Mr.. William Lock-
| wood. Mr.. Edward Batcheler, Mr.. Brad
sord Bumsted. Mr.. VIM. Field, Mr.. Harry
Carty. Mr.. Dudley Gedney, Mr.. d. S.
Jaccbus. Mr.. Peter Beatty, Mr.. Kirby,
| Mr.. C. w. Marsh.
Committee-Mrs VIM. t. Vidal, Mrs.
| James F. Fielder, Miss Matilda Miller,
Miss Laura Dixon. Mr.. Harold Koonz
and Mr.. Robert c.. Post.
Patronesses-Mrs. VIM. ". Toffey, Mrs.
Robert NJ. Jarvis. Mrs. David Bumsted.
| Mrs. Jonathan Dixon, Mrs. George B.
Fielder, Mrs. Edwin Bennitt, Mrs. Philip
J. Koonz, Mrs. Marcus Beach. Mrs. O..
H. Perry. Mrs. George Miller and Mrs.
John j. Toffey.
The next subscription dance will be Civ
en- on February 10 instead of or February
II, as was previously announced.