The New York herald., 1864-05-29
THE NEW SENSATION.

THE NEW SENSATION.
Tho Bankers', Brokers' and Merchants'
CluA-The Butiaing. tho Appea ailments.
the Mem mbership and che Design or the
Tuition, 30.
Americans, whose mission seems 10 be 10 improve
everything, have made up their minds TO improve
upon the foreign idea Of club. Our people
tent themselves with mere restaurant and lounging
place. They hsve neither time inclination to display
themselves club windows and ogle the ladies who pass
by. They insle business with pleasure profit
with amusement. This popularity sufficiently explains
why the ordinary kind OF clubs hsvo always been
paratively unpopular here.
Al last company Of gentlemen have organized and
established an American club, 20 be conducted upon
American principles II s located Fifth avenue BE-
tween Twenty -nrst and Tweny-second streets; and q
brief description Of its internal arrangements and the
purposes which It ia be devoted will convince
most skeptica that its originator. Mr. H. ST. Eytnge,
has bit decidedly novel, original and brilliant idea
and that New York is about to have a new sensation
The main Club House is Of brown stone, five stories
high twenty eight feet wide and hundred and twenty
feet deep, with bay window fronting upon the
avenue On she rear . large building has
been erected, with two entrances on Fifth
avenue and Twenty second street. This rear
ball Is to be used bourse, evening exchange and
win be accessible both 10 the OF the club and
to the general public regular call OF stocks will be
mado there on Wednesday, cune 1, and every sue
ceeding evening. rtu
But, 70 begin at the beginning, let the Cub
House from the basement Here nnd . telegraph
Office ana elegant smoking room. wide hall passes
these departments and leads back 10 the ale and
wine room, which ID 10 be ssperistended By Chris
OConnor, Esq, and upstairs to the Bcurss An Of
arss and to be splendsdy furuished
The articles for sale in Mr. Oconnors department will
bs Of the fret quality selected with the greatest
The spacious Kitchens not yet fitted mp. Mr.. A.
stetson OF the Astor House, 10 entrusted with the I'm
responsibility Of selecting the artists in this most
important portion OF the establishment
Passing up stairs 70 the Bourss, enter m I'm.
mcnse hail. which will accommodate, with the salons.
thousand people, White the architect Of this hall,
and has ventated u perfectly, and In every way .ed
nrst class evesug stock exchange Here the ster
ling moneyed men Of New York will meet nightly TO
gain upon stocks and transact all their private
business Commerce and business not the eiqus,e
OF other oubs but they Of this. The bankers the
brokers and the merchants all most eomortaby pro
vided for and OF them should fall 10 avail themselves
OF these advantages The Club bulletin viii hourly
nounce the OF tie markets The arrivals and
departures OF ships win be recorded banking fund
win be tept In the Club safe TO change checks for
bers after banking hours.
Bourse This salon consists Of three immense
suite These are all sumptuousy furnished In dsrsn.
styles, but with exquisite taste and harmonious effect
The ssiom will be the reception room Of the Cluo and h
brilliantly lighted and supplied with every possible
vcnicncc. II opens upon . magnificent hall, through
which wide staircase leads 10 the second story. Tbs
whole door Is thrown Into restaurant seating about
two hundred persons The service Of silver and crystal
for this restaurant Is most costly Here members viii
be served with al the delcaciss and substAnsas OF the
season. G the simple cost OF material and with wines or
tho rarest vinlages hair dressing saloon and bathing
room upon eacn floor. Indeed. nothing Is wanting
which the refined taste and lavish expenditure can
supply.
The third floor divided Into apartments for private
parties whist. chess and dressing These may be
thrown IN snte for . large party II required. Each Of
these rooms furnished 10 style contrasting With The
Others and II is hard-to say which the beautiful.
The large rear room however, Is the most gorgeous
Splendid dormitorics, for the OF members are
upon this noor All the standard journals OF the world
will be file hero All or the Europsan languages win
be spoken by the servants in attendance many Of The
foreign consus aud Of foreign residents have already
joined the Club and the diplomatic corps will be very fully
represented in the membership In this respect as 10
ell Others there appears 10 be the utmost socitude 70
provide for the comfort aud convsnencs OF those con
nected with the institution.
The fourth story consists Of spacious hail. entirely
devoted to billiard saloon. Six large tables win be
set up well known professor OF the art will take
charge Of this saloon and will certainly be superior 70
almost any other billiard In the city Although
this secondary feature in comparison with the Stock
Exchange, still the IL evident In ail ts appoint.
mcns.
The cost Of the Club House. with It's parapherpaa has
been about e125,ooo The cost OF the silver alone
amounts 10 $40 000 The annual dues fixed al $780,
The location Is the best In the city, central and easily
accessible from down town or up town. Arrangements
have been made for carriages for ths use Of the
Club. The membership s already very large, and Is
rapidly Increasing, az the design Of the Club
and the perfection OF No details become better known
The number Of members s limited 70 six hundred. The
srictest inquiry character and standing determines
the applications for Membership FOR 10 one OF the laws
OF the Club, unaterabe thoss Of the Medce and
PssIans, that irresponsible person can BE- admitted
Perhaps this Seature more than any other has drawn
together the loading bankers. merchants and business
menths true representatives Of shs metropolitan the
organization Of this Institution. We predict for 70
arkabls success, and expect 10 outIvs oil OF
mere limitations Of European cquss that have hitherto
usurpsd and monopollzcd The Of club In this city
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