Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-07

smoke about the streets, because they have heard
that their bcters do il elsewhere. Smoking was
introduced during those cam paigns 10 WHICH
we have already alluded and then there were
millions OF reasons for its use; now nobody put
the lowest ana vulgarist continue the practices
and what makes this custom as absurd as is nj.
thy, is the justification whicfsthese smpletons o.
fer. by quoting it as foreign custom; in no for
egn city is this nasiness permitted in the street,
ID may be Paris, bat that under the citizenking
is exactly the place for il.
Look at our balls, in 1900, modest women
danced modestly, aud let the conversation
which passed between two partners, standing as
far distant from each other as people ordinarily
do in drawing room, be what il might, It could
do no harm in the way Of example Wlthin
this century it has become the fashion for dell
cate girl, who would as Fielding's "Hnncamun
ca" says "shudder at the gross idea" Oh mans
advance, to permit herself and be permitted oy
her mother-ay or her husband-to flourish
about room to wrggling German air, WIN
a strange mans arm round her waist, ano ner
delicate hand upon his brawny shoulder. ihls
thing is called waltz; there is another OF the
same character, called gallopade, whpre
the same operations are performed, ana
in which, instead Of turning the woman all
about till she gets gddy, the fellow makes no
more ado, but clasps her up in his paws and hur-
ries her right on end from one corner OF the
room TO the other.
A dance to be sure existed at the time of the
" Spectator" which must have been something
of the sort, for the old gentleman says N" o.
vol. i.) II suppose this diversion was frSt inveh
ted to keep up good understanding between
the young men and women, but ! am sure had
You been here you would have seen great matter
for speculation" This appears aptly To de-
scribe those irritating indecencies-the modern
waltz and gollopade.
Another extraordinary change has taken place
in London society; We mean the universal intro
ducilon of clubs and hotels In 1900 1t was re-
markab that London had scarcely any hotels,
while all other cities were full nf them; now al
most every second house in the streets below
Grosvenor Square is all hotel. Clubs were rare,
and used by no means as clubs are now;-
Whites, as old as Hogdrtl's tme-Brookes's
and BOode's-the Cocoa Tree, Grahams, and
another, we're all. The Union, which existed
within this century, was regular gambling club,
and was held first al what is now the Ordinance
Office, Pail Mall and subsequently in the house
now occupied by the Bishop Of Winchester, in
ST. James square; but all these were clubs OF re-
creation and amusement, of conversation or
dissipation. Now see the difference. Crock
fords with the best cook and coffee room, rears
a splendid 'front.' and well may, for its members
are of the first class, and the aspersons cast
is magnificent House; they play high in the
evenings, but no game of chance that we know
Of The Junior and Senior United Service Clubs
Invaluable nstitutions-where our gallant de-
tenders are enabled, upon their shamefully small
half pay, to enjoy the comforts and luxurles they
have so CALAMITY earned, at an easy rate.-The
Union, resort Of wealthy citizens, who just
fetch Charing Cros, to inhale the fresh air as it
draws from the Park through the funnel by
Berkeley House, out of Spring Gardens in their
bay window; and the AtehnRum, where the mix
ture ofwhigs, radicals, savans foreigners, dan
dies, authors, soldiers, sailors, lawyers, ARTISTS,
DOCTORS an exceeding good average supply OF
Bishops, renders the melange very agreeable,
despite Of some two or three bores who con
tinually to dine" and who, not satisfied with get
ting a six shilling dinner for three and sixpence
|" continually do complain"
Then there is the Wyndham Club. held at
Lord Bessington'S house in st James's Square.
and called after Lord Nugcnt. who founded 1t;
the two. University Clubs; the Clearance, mischie-
ously called the Clearance, because il was es-
tabshed upon geiti rid Of some disagreeable
members; and the Oriental Club, which as its
name implies consists of the curry and rice gen
temrn from India with their calico shirts and
timber legs, and which the young women who
sweep the crossing at Tenderten street (where
par pnrenthese, there has been within this centu-
~ founded Royal Academy of Music invaria-
bly, call the Horizontal Club. All these places
and there are one or two others. especially
one called the Garrick, near Covent Garden,
and another in Broad street, called "the City"
have been established upon principle Of eco
nomy, and on a scale ofComfn't and elegance
which would have sounded Ike Hebrew to the
mnaccusiomed ears Of the world of 1900 The
Carlton Club we have not noticed. because its
splendid house in Pail Mall remains unfurnshed,
owing to, what certainly was not known in 1900,
a strike amongst the uuiOnistS However. the
Carlton is altogether a superior b"dy, and ranks
with, and perhaps above, the original Nhite,s
Brooke's and Boobies.
We must restrain nurselves-mercv o our
readers cnmpeis us to stop ut least for the pres
ent, satisfied that. as far we have gone. We
have made out our case, and promising TO con-
time " hat we fatter ourselves is not i'm alto.
gether uninl eresting subject, upon some future