The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
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"0h, you should just see my gradua-
ton gown.' remarked i pretty girl in the
car a few days ago., 70 her friend. Its
just too lovely for anything. White or
candle over white silk. with ninety yards
of lace and white satin ribbons! But
then | am not going to tell you anything
about it. 1 want it to be a perfect sur
prise to everybody There are two oc-
casions in nearly every girls life looked
forward to with a great deal of pleasure,
and not quite enough seriousness One is
her graduation and the other her we'd
ding. On both these occasions she usu-
ally wears white and spends at least from
three to six months time in getting ready
for the event, that is where the trousseau
is concerned. Essays are a secondary
consideration. and. sad to relate, are not
always as pretty and attractive as either
the dress or the author. The sweet girl
graduate, however, will soon be here
She is now making extensiv e prepara-
lions and doubtless will not fail to please.
The date for Hasbrouek Institute COM
mencement has been fixed for June 16
and High School about June 20 though
in the latter case the date is not quite
settled. Hasbrouck will have an elabo-
rate programme with perhaps some ten
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composed the medley OF the various airs
of the day, not forgetting to be patriotic,
and under his direction the school is pro-
crossing in the musical art. It is a lit
tie early yet to state just who these
sweet maidens will be. to say nothing of
the boys. or wha their prospects are
after they leave the Institute, but many
intend going to college while others
will enter at once into society. The
reception. which is perhaps after all the
more important event in the eyes of
the pupils, will be held the following
evening, June II. Among the girls of the
graduating class are Misses Elizabeth
Mclean. valedictorian; Mary Sutherland.
Salutatorian; Josephine Van Horne. SUI
anne Sands. Sarah Nive, Bessie White,
Florence Phillips. Matte Nordine, Mar
WON Blake, Alice Mitchell, Edna Wander
hoT. Mabelle Reimer and Mary Brown.
The graduating class Of the High School
has this year met with an unexpected
obstacle. The Academy of Music is not
procurable. that is, not for the price the
class is willing to pay. and the members
are almost ineonsolable. They will have
to hold their commencement exercises in
either the Tabernacle or No. 8 School.
Superintendent Hopkins is greatly in
favor of the latter, and will probably win
in the end. At present the class doesn't
know where it stands. After two meet
ings the members cannot agEee as to
which of these places is best suited to
them. One thing has been fully decided,
however, and that is to rave two nights.
one devoted to the exercises and the other
to the reception, which will of course be
held in Hasbrouck Hall. There will prob
ably be but one essay this year and that
one Will be the valedictory address. This
is wise. and may the author of that adj
dress remember that "Brevity is the soul
of wit Some time ago the matter of
graduating in caps and gowns was dis
cussed, but as the class was divided in
two s-ections-those who looked well in
this costume and those who did not-the
latter being greatly in the majority. it
was useless to consider the question be-
fore a regular meeting, so it was dropped.
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Tuesday last the graduating class of the
High School took a trip to Eagle Rock in
search of specimens for the botany coliee-
ton A car was chartered and left the
ferry at nine A. NJ, reaching Eagle Rock
shortly before twelve NJ, when the young
ladies of the class prepared a collation.,
after which the search for specimens
commenced. The botany collection did
not gain much, but the young ladies and
gentlemen did. Miss NJ. A. Nichols ac-
companied the class to maintain order.
There is a new disease prevalent among
women, very contagious and commonly
known as MILITARY Fever. "In these
days of war woman must adorn herself
with something military. Military capes,
military coats. red, white and blue dress
es. naval hat bands, and last, but by no
means least, military and naval buttons.
There has always been more or Tess de-
mand for the buttons, but today that de-
mand has grown into a craze, and it is
amusing to note just how far the fair
ones will go to procure a button To be
sure they nave only to purchase these,
and the expense is not very great. even
though the price has gone up about fifty
per cent. but that is not what the
women want. Each button must v
a history, and they become especially
valuable, in fact almost priceless. if their
owners have gone to the war. The fad
has spread. to such an extent that the
government has issued orders to the effect
that NO buttons are to leave the uniforms
of our soldiers. but still the buttons dis
appear.
During the reception of the Tempus
Ludendi Circle, the other evening, two of
the Fourth Regiment boys visited the hail
in full regalia to bid their friends good
bye. They rave Joined the I'D of New
York and Were to leave early the fol-
lowing morning. The young men were
all right when the first entered the hall,
but left minus a few buttons, and all
on account of the girls. One young man
actually had his sleeve torn in trying to
extract a button The very latest fad
is for fair woman to gather a collection
of eight or ten military buttons of uni
form size, but different design and have
them sewed in the new military jackets,
which by the way are very neat, natty
and stylish, without being conspicuous.
What win woman do next2
Probably the last euchre club to relin-
ouish the fascinating game this year Is
the Ladies' Afternoon Club. They met
last Wednesday afternoon at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Holbrook on Belmont ave
nue., but this was not the closing euchre,
the ladies' expect to play at leass three