The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-02
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screvices of the window screens to ward
Off the invading army Of mosquitoes, then
lay down with the consultations of a deed
well done, but not to sleep. That was i'm
possible The mosquitoes already in the
room kept III a lively buss and sting.
It is doubtful If these little pests were
ever so numerous and vicious, ever III Jer-
sey City, as at present. Today society
eats, drinks and talks in utter darkness.
Many houses, especially on the Heights,
have had no sign Of a light since the
warm weather commenced. while sleep is
entirely out of the question. Even sitting
on the veranda is now done under the
most annoying circumstances, mos
auitoes, and while but a few weeks back
a man with q cigar, and more especially
a cigarette, was considered obnoxious in
ladies' society. he is now hailed with de-
light He keeps off the mosquitoes.
Here the old saying 1T is an Ill wind
that blows nobody good" again comes
into play. In this instance it is a wind
that is blowing society out of the city to
take refuge at the seashore or IN the
mountains. The good, of course. there
by going out of Jersey City. but putting
a neat sum in the hands of the express
man, the dressmaker, the various railroad
companies, and last, but by no means
least as far as the amount is concerned,
in the hands OF the numerous hotels, etc.
at the summer resorts. Even the terror
caused by the thought that the spanish
may bombard the small seaside towns is
not proof against the Jersey mosquito.
and society has begun to move out Of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver H. Perry and the
Misses Perry. of Bergen avenue. are
spending the summer at Brielle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G.. Negus of Gift
ford place. have taken a cottage on Third
avenue at Asbury Park, where they Will
spend the summer
Mrs. G. w. Clerihew and Miss Adeline
Clerihew are spending a few days at
Asbury Park. Miss Florence. B. CIerihew
has gone to Essex, on the shore Of Lake
champlain, for July.
Mrs. Evans, Of Crescent avenue, is now
at Asbury Park, where she will probably
stay during the summer.
Miss Louise G. Farrant is at the Har-
ward summer school in Cambridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brinkeriiofr of
Summit avenue leave today for shelter
Island. where they will pass the summer
months.
Mrs. N. w. condict left the city today
for fho c,,nop7nr
MI. and Mrs. Francis of Summit avenue,
together with the Misses Francis, are
spending the ummer at Ocean Grove.
Mrs. Hudspeth Benson does not intend
to leave town this summer, except ON
short trips.
Miss Katie Wall. of Danforth avenue,
G%reenville. left a few days ago for Lib
erty. Sullivan county. N. Y, where she
viii spend several weeks visiting.
Miss Gertrude Petit of Avenue E, Green
vile, left Monday for Asbury Park. She
will remain at that popular resort for
several weeks.
Mrs. NJ. Roerenbeck and her daughter
Clara, of Columbus, Ohio, are visiting
relatives on Old Bergen Road near DAN
forth avenue. They will remain during
the summer months.
The Rev. Percival Pyle, of Grace Epis-
copal Church, Greenville, will not take
any vacation this year except for an oeca-
sional trip to some seaside resort. Mr..
Pyle will go abroad mex summer.
.sFor the benefit of the sick and wound
ed soldiers and Sailors is perhaps the
phrase most prevalent among the Jersey
City society ladies' at present. This
phrase has been in existence just one
month today. It was at the strawberry.
festival given for the benefit of the Chill
dren's Home that Mrs. E. F. G. Young
and Mrs. James H. Noe conceived the idea
that Jersey City really ought to do some
thing for her country. from a feminine
point of view, aside from the show of
patriotism in the matter of dress. About
this time the Solace arrived in the Brook
lyn Navy Yard with the first hospital
patients of the war on board, and badly
in need of supplies. 1t did not take the
ladies long to decide what to do, and nine
DAYS after the Children's Home festival
the promenade concert. about which Jer-
sew City has heard SO much, and which
was undoubtedly the largest event OF the.
kind ever witnessed here, was given, with
a list of fifty-two p-atronesses. IN ar
ranging for the concert it was suggested
that three committees of about twenty
ladies each be appointed. but here Mrs.
Young and Mrs. Noe shook their heads
The afYair was entirely in their hands, ard
went off without a single hitch. So sue.
cessful have they been in their returns
from the sale of tickets that while $500
was the amount specified to be raised for
the Solace. a check for 5000 has already
been sent to Sugeon General w. K. Van
Reypen, Of the navy. and another for a!
like amount to Surgeon General George.
W Sternberg, of the army. and still there
is a balance in the bank. while the ladies'
are in receipt of many beautiful letters
of thanks from these gentlemen. All the
returns are now in.
AS there is still some money left over
from the promenade concert. the ladies'.
acting in that affair. nave conceived an
other plan. 1t is to help fit the Solace
out with an ice plant. An Ice plant is
really a necessity on board q hospital
ship. but rather expensive, costing in the
neighborhood of 81 1000. The ladies do not
hope to raise all this money, only a small
part of it. but may, If they see their way
- +ha foil olive another concert.