The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-04-03
CHARLOTTE'S
NEWS LETTER
She Keeps Her Friends Inform
ed Of Happenings in the
Social Swim.
GAY SEASON ABOUT TO OPEN

For the next week or two the princi.
pal topic of conversation will be spring
clothes with discussions Of the latest
Paris creations in the way of Easter
bonnets and hats AS a matter of fact
there ism t much else to talk about un-
less it is the financial condition OF
ones friends or the moral condition OF
ones enemies, because the dullness
which has fallen on the last two weeks
Of lent is quite overpowering and gives
one the feeling that conversation with
out pertinent personalities is inane
and vapid.
To chronicle few more returns, it
is interesting to note that Mr. and
Mrs. William Shipper opened Their
house on Madison avenue Wednesday
Mr.. Shipper was out for few days be-
fore that getting things shipshape, but
the house was not really open until
midweek. Mrs. Wynant Vanderpool
is home from Atlantic City, as is Mr..
and Mrs. G. ID. M. Cole. They report
that the spring season was never SO
gay as this year at the popular resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pinckney are
now at their home in Normandie Park,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Cauld-
well will arrive within the week from
their sojourn in southern California.
During the three months the Cauld-
wells have been in Pasadena and San
Diego Mr.. caldwell has improved
much in health and is now feeling bet
ter than for some years past.
The season has now formally opened
at the Morristown Field Club and ten
mis- and golf will be played every Sat
urday, although the regular tourna-
ments will not start for month. For
that matter the nets were up last Sat
urday and the courts were filed all the
afternoon. Not since the club was or
gained has there been such an early
opening as this year. This surely pre-
SageS a great season. The Walker
house is filling up and probably before
the end of the month every room will
be taken. Those staying at the club
house now are Messrs. Freeman, Ford,
Gregg, Haskell and Perry.
Wonder of wonders Croquet is COM
ing in again and it is said that the
Board of Governors at the Field Club
is seriously considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of adding one or two sets of croquet
with finely laid out grounds for the
same. One thing is absolutely certain
If croquet is taken up anywhere else
in the country land it seems to be the
general opinion that it is coming in
yogue) it will be seen at the Field Club,
for this is an organization which is
never behind in the matter of provid-
ing Seasonable entertainment for its
members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Mellon and
children are now on their way home
from Pasadena and will be in town by
Monday OF Tuesday. Their new home
on Madison avenue is not yet com.
pleted, and therefore they will occupy
their old place on South street. The
MELONS will remain in town for two
months or so and then will go to Que.
bee where they will spend the summer
When they return in the fall it is ex-
pected they will occupy their beautiful
new house which has been building fol
two years past and which, when com.
pleted, will be without question the
most striking structure within the
town limits. During their winter stay
in Pasadena they have had most Ell
joyable time and the children have al
grown big and strong.
Owing to the fact that Mr.. Mellon
will not yacate his South street house
until June it is now certain that Mr.
Richard A. McCurdy will not begin the
construction of his new house unit
very late. He may even not start
building operations until fall, although
he had hoped to have his new house
ready for occupancy year hence, but
the delays on Mr.. Mellon S house have
been so many that even that house
will not be completed within year OF
contract time. The McCurdys are
now on their way home from Hot
Springs and will open their house al
Morris Plains the early part of next
week.
For two or three weeks past Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clafiin and family have beer
coming out for weekend stays at theil
country house on the old Camp Ground.
Twice they have brought out friends
and had delightful little parties over