The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-03
MRS. STEVENS'S OUTING
Clifford Avenue 6 Crowd /"
Takes a Thirty five Mile
Trolley Ride and
Dinner.

On Clifford avenue, Bergen avenue and
the surrounding territory dwells a CO.
terie commonly known. in their own
language, as the Clifford avenue crowd"
more aristoeratically dubbed as Major
Ponds Neighbors'' whenever that gem
tleman invites it to his house.
This crowd" or "arristocracy'' forms,
in a large measure, the social life of the
Hill. 1t is always doing something for
its own amusement, and its members, be-
ing so well acquainted one with the
other, have some really democraticaily
good times One of its most ardent lead
ers is Mrs. Frank Stevens, of No. 25 Gif-
ford avenue, who divides her time be-
tween this city and Lakewood, being
famous in both places for her royal house
parties. 1t naturally follows that the
Clifford Avenue Crowd rather depends
upon Mrs. Stevens as its leader and calls
in her assistance at every move.
The past two weeks Mrs. Stevens has
spent in the city and during that time
has not been idle. One of her schemes
was a delightful trolley party which left
the city directly after lunch yesterday
afternoon, returning at eleven O'Clock
last night. Mrs. Stevens made all ar
rangements. Leaving the city the
party went to Brooklyn via the
Annex, then boarded special
car, new in. all appointments,
procured through the courtesy of Mr..
Clinton Roster, president of the Brooklyn
Trolley Company, en- route for Bergen
Beach Now in Brooklyn there is a five
hundred mile trolley course. Mrs. Stew
,.+.y nof pf
in, but they managed thirty-five miles of
the most beautiful section. Starting from
the Brooklyn Bridge they went by way
of Greenwood Cemetery to Manhattan
Beach, thence back again to Bergen
Beach. where they had the beautifully
decorated roof garden all to themselves
and dinner. They were all hungry and
did justice to a menu of little neck CLANS,
broiled bluefish, broiled chicken, French
fried potatoes, new green peas, lettuce
salad, ice cream, assorted cakes, demi
tasse and cigars.
One little piece of thoughtfulness on the
part of Mrs. Stevens was that she took
with her her hired man, who took charge
of wraps, gave private service at table
and did hundred and one little things
which only a well trained butler can do.
All this time the ear waited, beautifully
Illuminated with colored lights, and the
ride home in the moonlight was even more
delightful than the ride out, from poetic
sense of view, and this morning that ride
formed the one topic Of reminiscence
among the social coterie. There were $50
invitations in all, and if they did not all
go it was because so many had already
left town for their summer homes. AS it
was there were plenty to make up the
most enjoyable trolley party of the year
Among those who went were:-Mr. and
Mrs. frank Stevens, Miss Mabel Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. johnson, Mrs. Haskell,
Mrs. Eveleth, Miss May johnson. Miss
Anna Jones. Mr.. John Keller, Miss Stella
Flanagan, Major and Mrs J. B. Pond
Master j. B. Pond, Mr.. and Mrs
samuel Negus, pr: and Mrs. Edwin ".
Pyle, Master Edwin w. Pyle, Jr. Miss
Trina Pyle, Mr.. and Mrs. David Bishop.
Miss Mver, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Stats, Miss Beatrice Stats, Mr.. and Mrs
John w. Heck, Mr.. George w. Lavary
Mr.. vreeIand Tompkins. Mrs. Record.
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