The Morris County chronicle., 1903-03-27
THE LENTEN
SOCIAL SEASON
F." Charlotte" Writes Interest
ing1y to The Chronicle Of
Society's Doings.
LONGS FOR BRIDGE WHIST


trend of events will take on decidedly
funereal aspect which, of course, is
quite appropriate to the season. Lent
is nice, of course. but an eternal round
of sewing-bees and seven-hand euchre
gives one the desire to have just one
afternoon of bridge, or one nice dinner
party, or just a couple hours work ON
the waXed floor, tripping the light
fantastic" or almost anything to re-
lieye the monotony.
Events of interest during the past
week have been very much of the mi
nus variety OF course, DR.. Franklin
B. Dwight has started moving into his
new house at Convent, but it is not
such terribly fascinating occupation
watching furniture vans as to give
one feeling of buoyant happiness.
And speaking of furniture vans is a
reminder of the fact that Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Kountze have arrived at their
home ON the Mendham road, having
left New York the first of this week.
They visited their daughter, Mrs. Rob
ert r. Livingston, in Tuxedo Park,
for weekend party, and when that
was over came to their Morristown
home. They will make their usual
stay here, going abroad in July. The
Edward j Halls have opened their
house in Kahdena Park, and are max
ing preparations for a busy season.
The McCurdys- Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
A. and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert b. are
expected at their home in Morris
Plains in few days.
In fact, one might say with all pro-
priety, that the spring season in Nor
ristown had arrived. Folks are get
ting back to their homes, houses are
being opened, and it will be only few
days when the round of gaiety will be
in full swing Already Palm Beach
/ is deserted and those who wintered
there have moved north to Aiken or
are stopping for few days in Wash
! ington. The Twomblys will be at
Florham very soon, the Ballantines at
home on Madison avenue, the F'reling-
huysens out on the Whippany road,
and everything as it was before. Pas
adena has lost many of its Morristown
colony and more will leave about East
er time so as to arrive when something
is happening.
1t is now in order to remark that
something will be happening night
or two after the sackcloth has been put
away in camphor balls and snuff. 1t
will be in Washington Hall on the
evening Of Tuesday in Easter week and
will be the great post-lenten ball which
has been so much talked of for few
months past. 1t will be quite the af-
fair of the spring and will eclipse any
thing ever attempted before if the
plans of the committee carry through.
And then, on Friday night of the
same week, will be another ball which
will possibly eclipse the one of Tuesday
night. That ball is being given by the
committee which had in charge the
assemblies for the season Of '01-'02.
In the way of sewing-bees Mrs. Il. A.
Henry has quite the thing. There
were as many as sixty at her home on
Tuesday afternoon and it was just like
a stand-up reception. OF course no
sewing was done. They did not come
for that purpose. The matrons and
maids were there to drink cup of
chocolate or tea, talk little, and re-
ceiye instructions in what sewing they
were to do during the week. They are
sewing for Memorial Hospital, making
sheets and pillow-caSes, and the box
will be made up and go to the hospital
/ s1rr4 nrfA, IL, se, L.,
sewing-bee in town at which the men,
berS do not sew. But, as Mrs. Henry
says, you can get twice as much done
at home, and what would fifty or sixty
women do with needles in one house {?
BY this arrangement it gives them op-
portunity to come together once a
week during Lent and while away a
few spare hours without being under
suspicion of not having observed the
strictest decorum in the matter of en-
tertainment during the forty days
fast.
1t is not necessary to wait until the
days of penitence and prayer are over
in order to indulge in the destinations
of duplicate whist, and for that reason
the fourth tournament of the Norris
town Whist Club was started on Mon
day night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles G. Emott on the Headley
road. There are twenty-four players
in this club and whist is played every
time they meet. 1t is not what might
be called a woman's game, because the
rules are very strict and no talking is
allowed. This may be thought great
hardship, but it has not proved 50 and
the benefits to the game have been
enormous. In the present tournament
there are but sixteen players, as many
of the regular players are away from
town. The game will be compass du-
plicate whist and will continue for
four weeks. The meetings of this club
are always held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs, Emott and the meeting
Monday night was the first one held at
the new home of these charming en-
tertainers. The house is delightful in
its appointments and shows the superb
artistic sense of Mrs. Emott IN every
detail.
Mrs. Herman Behr and Miss Behr,
who have been in Atlantic City the
past ten days, arrived home this
morning. Mrs. Behr will give a quiet
little musical at her home on Elm
street this evening. 1t will not
be an elaborate affair but will be
merely a small diversion from the
general lenten quietness. The BehrS