The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-16

that is to conceal thought, not TO
press 1t. Speaking generally, evening
dress is the proper thing for all hours OF
the day. Powder and rouge are much
more un~blushingly used han here, but
viii not prevent one from recalling thai
beautiful song about Bonnie An
ME Laurie at an afternoon gath
Eering. such as American women
would attend in street dress with rub
Der n waterproof accompaniment.
kRigaits' form the keynote Of the Yankee
girls thought. Duties form the keynote
of the English girls thought. 1t seems
to me that the proper sort of education
lies between the two extremes.
Every right has It's corresponding duty;
every duty its corresponding right In the
ethical arrangement of the universe.
Combine the Yanke girls vivacity with
the English girls conscience, and the re-
suit would be neither everlasting frivolity
nor everlasting depression. It would be
a charm that no man, no civilized man
could resist for a month
Mrs. Cecilia Gaines-Holland was next
introduced. while she on my left has
gone oyer to London, said Mrs. Scud-
der, referring to Mrs. alden, t'she
on my right has gone over to
Holland" whereupon the Odd Vol
umes' president explained that Mrs
Holland was Just as happy to greet the
club as ever Miss Gaines was. Mrs. Hol-
land a often appeared before the club,
but never in the capacity of a playwright.
Her toast was on the Twentieth Cen
fury woman and consisted OF parody on
Faust. Time, 1895; place. Greater Jersey
City; characters, Faustina, Feminine for
Faust but much more clever: club women
with nothing to say. Mephfstopheles, and
George Dewey Johnston, born the day OF
the Dewey naval parade"
Act I portrays an old woman whom
Mephistopheles gives youth, beauty and
wealth for ten years in exchange for her
soul. Act II portrays Faustina, young
beautiful. president of a federation and
ever SO many clubs. The scene is the
Jersey City Woman's Clubhouse, Faus-
tina in the chair.
.sSister Citizens says she, what shall
we do next? We have cleaned all the
streets, we have created numerous parks,
and we have closed all the saloons but
two or three"
JUICE 4lOt1 lEO 0dd1CAA~St
those two or three, Madame PRESIDENT
Mephistopheles in the background writhes
ana determines Faustina must be cup
pressed. The best means, he decides Is to
wed Faustina to a count. She refuses
sWhy?' demands the devil. Here comes
my reason. replies Faustina, as George
Dewey Johnston appears. The devil gives
up his claim and fees. And now says
George Dewey, there must be no more
Women's clubs'-Faustina grows cold
THE Club of the future must be for men
and women. That says the lady. is a
thought worthy the Admiral himself.
George, dear Head on Georges shout
der-Quick curtain-Appiause-
Mrs. Cornelius Zabriskie, of the Packer
Alumnae Association, was next introduce
ed and answered to a toast on Our Rest
less Energy"
.sRestless energy" said she, lis a term
applied to American women as a whole.
We have to thank our energy for the
rapid growth of wemen's clubs, organic
ed for every purpose under the sun. But
the danger lies not so much in the
growth as in expansion. We must concen-
trate our energy. We must be ever on
the alert to know the right and then to
do IT.
Mrs. John Bradley Tanner here render
ed two vocal solos in her own charming
way, "Madrigals and If I Were a Rose
Mrs. Denfson, President of Sorosis, re-
sponded to 'tFads." "Fads." said she,
'.are the things our neighbors have
There are people who are never happy
without a fad and then went on to emu
merate various fads. classifying them as
useful. ornamental. silly and the mole
In the eye.,' To the later she said be-
1oneed the super neat housekeeper. She
also spoke of the club fad where one
woman belonged to twenty or more
clubs but failed to classify it. One fad
which caused considerable amusement
was that of a young man who collected
brides stockings. 81 suppose" said the
speaker, che called them trophies of the
chase"
<Friendship Among Women" was the
toast responded to by Mrs. Susan K
Bourne. president of Lydia F. Wadleigf
Association. She spoke Of the difference
between friendliness and friendship. She
thought that two persons might become
friends in a moment, as in the case o.
David ana Jonathan. 'But," said she
.she who ceases to be your friend has
never been your friend"
Mrs. Lydia J. Wood added to the pro
| gramme with an excellent and we'll de-
Nvered recitation, Talking the Census,
and big Enough Family" as an encore
Mrs. E. w. Newbury came next, but
before responding explained that she wa:
in receipt OF a telegram from Miss Clara
| Barton, the surprise kept secret SO long
| stating that it was impossible to accep'
| the Invitation to breakfast, as she mus
| remain with the Reconcentrado orphans
Mrs. Newbury's spoons to a toast OF
the o Woman consisted of a dream
in which, said she. Il saw Dreyfu'
| arraigned for exciting the Filipinos Z
war, Dewey exiled from New Jersey To-
| the same thing in Africa, and Or. D.
| Costa deposed for reading David Harum
| Sir Thomas Upton was the hero 0
the hour, while two jolly tars never t.
be beaten sneered. I saw an arch bearini
| the inscription, Dedicated to the memory
| of the old woman. departed and honored