The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-09
Society Yopies.

forms are HHluer than Others aitu o'e
minds them. Take for example me
bargain mania, which is really tie desire
to get the best of somebody, and extehas
all the way from the woman VINO VII
bribe the girl at the handkerchief counter
to sell her the handkerchief chosen py
some one else because 1t happens to be the
last of a ninety-nine cent lot reduced from
4 ds1ar. TO the man who slips d dollar
into the hands Of the policeman when the
cabman demands an additional fifty cents
and calls the officer Of the law TO settle
the question. In each case somebody has
been beaten. even at q small cost, and a
bargain has been procured. Then there
is another form of this mania. Mer-
chants are very apt to place on show as
sample an article superior to that sold az
the same price. misrepresenting their
goods. There are people who take pleas
ure in compelling these merchants to sell
the sample article themselves, and ac-
fually delight in a dispute over the same
The story is told of a clever little woal-
an who wanted to buy a suit Of parior
furniture. she went to one of the largest
stores In New York and ordered a sample
or show suit, insisting that she get that
and no other. This the polite salesman
nTOmlStu, dIlIQuSl Ia odtA go -
packed for shipping were just the same.
The furniture was sent home, and the
following day the little woman again APP
peared claiming the suit sent was not the
one she ordered.
She was told that it was the identical
suit chosen by her. hut just then she es-
pied what the salesman claimed was a
.tfresh sample suit" and going over 70
-. u -. et1 fo1+ ofcnp lie
upholstering and took from each piece
several pins which she had placed there.
unseen at the time Of the choosing. OF
course. she got the sample suit.
There is another form Of this mania,
very different from that stated, and yet
belonging to the bargain species. This
form is more prevalent among Jersey
City people than In Jersey City, for the
reason that Jersey City affords a poor
field for practice It pertains to the troll
ley cars. and attacks those who spend a
great deal Of their time in finding out
just low far they can go for a five cent
fare. AS the Jersey City conductor will
not transfer on a transfer, there is no
charge for the mama here, but in New
York. a half day could easily be consumed
in this way. and on one five cent fare.
So sirens is this desire with some peo-
pie thai they first thing they do upon en-
terinS A town net visited before. is to
board i trolley. ray the conductor five
cents, ard tlier. settle back comfortably
10 see now lar they can go.
Der of the residents of Montclair
have been greatly interested. as have
those Of Jersey City, though from a dis
lance, in watching the erection of a
house on Potter's place. This house is
the property of MI. and Mrs. William J..
Hunt. OF No. 10 Belmont avenue, and will
be ready for occupancy in about two
weeks. The house Is a beautiful strue-
ture. and as it has been built especially
for the Hurts, by the Hunts, each mem
Der of Il { family planning his or her own
room. it is exceptionally comfortable and
cosy. This is to be the Hunt homestead
where they viii live summer and winter.
The Hunts are well known in social cir
cIes in Jersey City. and will be greatly
missed, so while Jersey City society
grieves at the thought Of losing them,
! Montciair society, among whom they are
also well known. stands with open arms
ready to receive them.
To DR.. Hers church has always been
conceded the honor of being one of the
three most fashionable churches on the
Hill, but now it is going for a still higher
record. 1t aims to be rated as the NEST
patriotic. In it's decorations, in its cadet
corps. in its services and IT. thenumber of
its young men who. have entered the war,
1t aspires to lead all its sisters, and row
a handsome new flag measuring 1Ox1S,
hutters from a pole fifty feet high. on the
southern corner of the terrace in front of
the church. This flag was raised last
Thursday evening by two children. Miss
Bessie Halsey and Master Harry Dusen-
berry, in the presence of about five hun
bred people. It was at this flag raising
that DR.. Herr. in his address, spoke of the
patriotism Of the church as a whole. and
especially of four of its members who are
soldiers in the present war, Messrs. Wal
ter Halsey. who sailed last week with the
Aston Battery for Manila; Edward Nc
Laughin of Crescent and Harrison ave
nue.. whose ship the Yankee, is now in the
port coaling; John Arbuekle and John Van
Zee.
Although the weather is so many de-
SreeS NOtler TINS year imam aL lne coTiSS-
ponding date last year. there are not rs
many people leaving the city for the sum
mer. One of the principal reasons for
this is, or perhaps better say was The
war scare. Those in the habit of sum
mering along the Jersey or Long Island
coast were this year afraid to risk that
part Of the country for fear of a stray
shell from a Spanish man-of-war, and did
nothing toward procuring houses. and
now that the scare is practically over, do
not feel ike taking that trouble so late in
the season. Then, too, the cool weather
had a great dealkto do with keeping the
people at home. But now that the warm
weather has come, apparently to stay, an
other calamity has arisen. 1t is the pet
ty burglaries. Since Mr.. Hilten's resi-
dence on Clifton place was robbed about
a week ago, the residents of the Hill nave
become quite timid and many VOW they
will not leave their houses alone during
the summer. Still expressmen find enough
to keep them busy, and each week sees
Jersey City's population thinned consid-
erably.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Stimets and family
yesterday, for their summer home, at
yhgate. Vermont. AS this has been an
fga largo and successful year at the
1Iasbrouck institute. and as the school
Will oHen in September, with over 400 pu-