The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-11
Society Topits.

last week was so busy that even society
itself could not attend all its social 1unc-
tons. When Lent comes in, instead OF
giving society a rest, as one would De ieu
to suppose, it only seems to add to that
eament's self imposed duties by the for
nation of ever so many so-called Lenten
9Tairs, which fall short of no enjoyment,
save dancing. At this latter Dissertation
II Lent society lifts up its hands in hor-
ror, while it might almost as well kick
Nh it's heels and dance away, as far as
the observance is concerned.
And now the Feminine Street Cleaning
Brigade is in possession of its papers'
These were distributed at the last meet
ing of the Town Improvement Commit
fee. held Tuesday afternoon. The papers
contain a generous space for streets, an
other for Garbage put out,
of times swept and still another LOT
Marriage. taken up all of the same al
mansions. But, alas. The space deVoeeu
to REMARKS" in comparison, IS very
small. but then perhaps women 40 ho'
write as much as they say. IL they w.
miniature handwriting must needs come
into vogue.
Tho wo,nan,s Club is about to lose TWO
-. nro,,,nant members. Mrs. Harold
Roorbach. of No.. n Magnolia avenue,
who moves to Orange in the spring. anu
Mrs. E. F. Brooke, of No. - Kensingeoh
avenue, who moves to philadelphia aooue
the same time.
wednesday. March Is, is ''ScrapbooK
navn for the Woman's Club Literature
Danartment. and Thursday, March %
49, will he a meeting of the Educa-
tional Department, both to be held IN
poom /. Hasbrouck Institute.
The philanthropic Committee OF the
woroon,s Club will hold a meeting Mon-
day afternoon. at the residence OF Mrs
Rrooke. No. 10 Kensington avenue
rbe Browning Glass will also meet on
Monday March 10, at the residence =,
Mrs John L.. Walker, when sAnorea DVi
Sartov will be studied. ST.,
T.s+ Monday the class studied FRA
Tdnno Lippi," Mrs. John A. Walker reau-
ing a most interesting paper on the SUP
ject.
Tho Afternoon Music Club will meet
,tondav afternoon at the Bergen Senooi
Cor Girls. when a miscellaneous Pr
gramme will be~the order OF the oay.
Mics r,ouise Edge entertained the Cur
rent Events Glass on Tuesday iasl' d.
residence. No. So Wayne street, ana W..
po,s+on was even more than usually IN
teresting in her talk on the Apponi -.
- president Loubet to he French re
n,,hrcr and the death of LORD Herschen-
The Drevfus case was also reVle"eu-
On March IA. Miss Beaston will CIV the
third of these lectures at the resloenee =
Mrs Thomas H. Kinds, No. aio bersen
avenue when English Renaissance WI,
10 +he subject of her discourse. rms VIII
leave but one lecture to complete 'ne
course.
The 6rst of a course of lectures on
.uistorv bv Centuries was given Weo-
nesdav afternoon by the Kew. a l.
Mershon. at the residence OF MRS. Man
ming stires. No. IS Lexington avenue, the
subject of the discourse being "Ihe Golu-
en- Age of Greece" -,
There are four lectures IN the course. az
nv the Rev. A. L. Mershon, to pc given
wednesday afternoons March,
+be next occurring March Is, at four
o'clock. at No. 50 Madison avenue.
The odd Volumes have a way tpure
good fortune) of lodging the rain or snow
drors as the case may be. During the
whole winter of storm, when other sociai
functions. club or individual. have hao u
hattie with the weather on nearly every
occasion the Odd Volumes awe never
had a stormy day. 1t would seem az
though the sun was reserved Tor oou
Volumes Wednesday.
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The Odd Volumes met Wednesday az
the residence of Mrs. Alexander Dennis
ton No. 1856 C~ommunipaw avenue, When
..Explorations' and Discoveries were
conducted by Mrs. George Case and Mrs.
Robottom.
At next meeting, March p, at the resi-
dence of Miss Helen q. Noble, NO. 81
Hoboken avenue, the club will study
commerce, under the leadership of Mrs
George Eaton, who promises to have
present a specialist who will talk on
Navigation"
The Rarnblers will meet IN Wednesday
next in Hasbrouck Institute, when "A
Modern Priestess of Isis, Madame Bla-
vatsky," win be discussed.
Owing to the illness Of Miss Fielitz, the
teacher of Mrs. Collard's cooking school
which meets every Thursday in st. An
drew's room, Grand street. there was nc
lesson on Thursday last. The menu in
tended for that day will be carried out
next Thursday, unless Miss Fielitz is still
unable to be present.
The Open Hand Club will meet Thurs
day. March 16, at the residence of Mrs
Theodore Edwards, No. $40 Webster ave
nue.. and on Friday evening, March IL, will
hold an entertainment at Kenneth Hall,
wherein Miss Edith M. Norton will rendcs
humorous and dramatic recitations, fol
the benefit of the Guilford Fund, whicf
the club is raising in order to fit up 9
room in Christ Hospital in memoriam OF
Professor Guilford, the founder of the
club. who met his death by an accident il
Paris about three years ago
Some of the young ladies active in tn'
k~itchengarten work at Whittier House, arr
thinking of opening another class of tn
same nature in the Jersey City Free Kin
dergarten.