Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-01-26

London Clubs.


Respecting the famous London Clubs, let
Ter in the Boston Post, from the British metro
polls, says :--'EArriying in Pall-Mall (pro-
nOunced pal-mal) every house is palace, and
every third you knock against is either an
immaculate peer, an incorruptible member of
Pertinent, gaily-attired swell-mob man, or
some other equally magnificent item Of the idle
fraternity. The stately mansions in this street
do not belong to the nobility; even, their enor-
nous revenues. could hardly sustain lhem.-
They are owned by the fashionable clubs, such,
for instance, as the AtAenaum, the army and
navy, the reform, the clerical, the Oxford and
Cambridge, the conservative, the European,
the forensic, &C., &c a Omission cahronly be
obtained bv ballot an entrance fee of from
G25O to $5O0-and yearly payment of from
$50 to El5O. In this way funds rapidly
cumulate insomuch that in many instances,
even after an extravagant outlay on building
and decoraiion-each club emulaiing the other
in these particulars-a handsome bonus be-
comes payable 10 the senior members. Many
of these who joined the Reform in lis callow
days, are now exempted from the yearly sub
scriPtions and the salary paid TO NJ. Soyer
for many years as head cook beg his pardon;
.caef De cuisine, l should have said-amounted
to cool geo per annum Great by the
glory of the griddle and the kitchen range!
Buckingham Palace, in the Park, is an
enormous pile of buildings, erected on the plan
of hollow square, the front white marble,
and all the remainder of red sandstone. Qneen
Victoria lately had the palace enlarged by sone
one hundred and fifty rooms, at the national
expense. The republican mothers Of America
will doubtless. feel inclined 10 smoker right
out al the pretext. The original palace con-
tained upwards Of four hundred rooms; but
Lord John Russell came down 10 the Peers and
Commons in-Parliment assembled, and gravely
acquainted that august body. that her most gra-
cious majesty's enlarged and enlarging family,
made the masonic enlargement requisite. IL He
appealed 10 their best feelings as husbands and
as fathers, 10 look 10 the royal comfort and
thew, in their infinite wisdom and mercy,
kindly forEcd over (out Of John Bulls pocket)
G2O0,O OO, 10 relieve the immcdiale pressure
Of the distressed sufferers aiAa-
DE1G-Eg : l EtiaE
Don't recognize her---she's a Working
Girl I ?
Such was the exclamation Of pert young
miss, dressed in silks and fine linen, as she
brushed BY an old school day acquaintance com
PEELED 10 labor diligently to support herself and
kind mother We happened to be close at
hand, and Furthermore possess slight knowl-
edge of the persons in question. Thus In
formed, we were astonished at the remark, and
with difficulty restrained an expression which
lhe heart dictated at that moment. .l+i :
The author of the language which heads this
sketch, IS BY no means wealthy on the contra
~, her mother, (for she is a half orphan) an in
dustrious worthy lady, has means of obtain
ing livelihood, which we will net particular
ize; suffice Ito say, it is honorable. The
daughter has been allowed her own way in life,
and by association has acquired habits which
we mus despise in any inJividual. She affects
10 be what she is not; she airts With the ease
and grace Of an adept, and treats hearts as idle
baubIes, fit only for sportive fancies. She
scorns poverty, and turns up her nasal organ
at. the poor working girl, as unworthy Of rec
ognition BY her ladyship. She visits concerts
and public places to. attract attention, and, TO
gain, this eRviabe notoriaty, resorts to. certain
devices which always. succeed. She. is, in
fact, an airish young woman ITO use a
homely phrase-7and deserves to be. lcensured
most severely for her conduct. n .4y1-9 Ila54
The poor working girl, whom She would
not recognize, is, likewise, half orphaned, and
by force of circumstances, Iabors ten. hours
daily, TO support herself and mother. She
passes our efce daily, on her way to and from
her work, and always seems to be happv and
eontented. She is not ashamed to iacknowll
edge her condition in life, and never feels hall
somerry as when at her engagements She
rs dutffil and lofing daughter, afbctiohatt
and generous to her co-laborers, and generalll
respected byr 5oms She is, in short, higl
mindedl intelligent md respectable. workia'
girl-777than whom, no one can be found mor'
worthy the aPprobaiion of her associate .aaA nc
yet, she IS not recognized by Miss Inpu
dence,l BECAUSE. she : .. working. girl. w
would rather have that working girl for a com
panidn through life, Chan oar would-be-grea
lady for day. The one is 10 be loved. thu
other to be detested > ThiJris no fancy sketch
drawn from the imagination Tt isa 'Y seem gen
from everyday lifes-AB - ans se ~ AL.
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