Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-09

A surprise linen shower was given
Saturday afternoon at the home of
Miss Marie e. Zilliox, "a Vermont
avenue, in honor of her cousin, Miss
Elsie Habig, whose approaching mar
riage to Joseph Messer, of this city,
will take place October 8. The affair
was held on the lawn. The afternoon
was devoted to whist, n a buffet
luncheon was served. Ferns and as
tiers were the decorations. A large
basket decorated with pink crepe pa
per and ribbons, containing the arti-
cles for the bride-to-be, was secluded
In the house, and Miss Habig was re-
quested to search for the end of a
cord which led from the lawn to the
basket. Miss Elizabeth Dorm, of
Albany, another cousin, was present,
as was also Miss Dorothy Finkel-
meyer, of Brooklyn; Muriel Bowie, of
Glen Cove; the Misses Eva and Car
RE ~Fahrbach, of New York, and sew
eral friends from this city. Miss
Zilliox will act as the maid of honor
at her cousins wedding.
Mrs. julius Isaac, of Elizabeth. en-
tertained at dinner last night in honor
of Miss Pauline Strissof, of this city.
Covers were laid for twenty, and a
color scheme of pink and white pre-
vailed. The engagement of Miss
Strissof and Mr.. Isaac was recently
announced.
Mrs. Helen l.. Guerin and Miss
Guerin, of High street, have returned
from a European tour. They visited
England, France, Germany, Belgium,
Holland and Ireland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Naundorff nave
returned from Europe after an alb
sence of three months. This was Mr..
Naundorff's twenty-first trip to Eu-
rope.
An appeal to the house-cleaning
women of Newark for articles to
be disposed of at a secondhand
sale has been sent out by the women
of the Eighth Avenue Baby Shelter
and Day Nursery, 81 and SO Eighth
avenue. Anything in the shape of
clothing, furniture, household and
garden utensils, books, pictures, old
rubbers, bric-a-brac that has out
grown it's welcome in one household
may find favor in another and the
managers of the institution desire to
act as a clearing house. They have
put up a small building on the nur-
sery grounds, and there they will hold
sales each Monday and Saturday
throughout the year.
In petitioning for articles the man
ayers issue a cordial invitation to
visit the nursery and inspect the work
that is being done for the little ones
who are left in their care during the
day and all the year. They average
forty-eight children in the shelter.
from one to eight years of age, and
the city provides for ten beds. the
rest being secured by the managers
through subscriptions, sales, enter
tainments and gifts. The managers
request the donors inclose their names
and addresses that proper acknowl-
edgment may be made.
If it is not convenient to bring or
send goods donors may telephone the
matron, Branch Brook 606-J, or write
or telephone to one of the following
committee: Mrs. Henry N. Sayre,
Mrs. Henry N. starr, Mrs. e. Angus
tus Rtne, Mrs. James Waite Howard,
Mrs. Cyrus w. Lawrence, Mrs. Way
land E. Stearns, Miss Marco j. Plum,
Mrs. e. A. Whitehouse Or Mrs. Will
lam H. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Beckwith
and family, of North Maple avenue,
East orange. are home from Lake
George, where they spent the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James K. Briscoe. of
176 High street, Orange, returned Sat
urday from their summer cottage at
Sea Side. Rockaway Beach. On Octo-
Der 1 they will move to their new
home at "a Burchard avenue. East
Orange.