The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-07

March 3, 1859 are required to believe that kome
of the nOblest men In the land told lie, and
answered NO out of fear of man whoh, on
taking possession of q seat as If he we're penn
Der, they treated with the greatest contempt,
and against whose future attempts TO enterlthey
provided stringent meansl The whole story ID
incrediblen - e.rt ulft Cd" E"i. '
fArthur,s Club established more than cen
tury since, is anotherof kindred character 1t
was located in St. James street, aud named
after Mr.. Arthur the master OF WINES Op9co'
late House, in the same street, He. died 1n
l76I and the establishment passed into the
hands of Mr. Mackreh, who had married
Arthur's only child. Mackreth had the honor
of representing Castle Rising in ParliameRt,
and afterwards achieved the distinction of
kniehthood. 30.
Whites Club. originally established as Whites
Chocolate House, on the west side of st. James
street, dates from 1898, and in 1888 was kept by
Mr.. Arthur, mentioned above. On the 28th of
April Of this year the house was consumed by
fire, when young Arthur's wife distinguished
herself by leapiug out of q seCond-tlOOr window
upon a feather bed, without sustaining any
material injury Hogarth borrowed the idea
Of this fire to giyeeoidt to some of the plates in
his "Rake's Progress Whites enjoyed rather
an evil reputation. Early IN its history dashing
highwaymen had there slipped their chocolate
or thrown their main, before proceeding to ex-
ercise The more technical branch of their pro-
fession on Bagshot Heath. And later, when
from an open chocolate house it had become
club house, it was notorious for its excessive
indulgence in the most reckless play.
WalpOe found at Whites q very remarkable
entry in their wagerbook, which is still pre-
served. Lord Mountford bets Sir John Bland
twenty euineas that Nash Outlives Cibber.n
How odd,' SAYS Wapole ''that these two old
creatures, selected for their antiquities, shDuld
live to see both of their wagerers put an end to
their own livesl Cibber is within q few days
OF elghtyfour, still hearty, and clear. and well.
told him was glad to see him look so we'll.
Faith, said he, 1T is very well that look at
ALL AS It turned out, the bet would have been
MOuntfOId1s favor. (ihOpr died in l7h7
while Nash lived till the year l761.
Boobies Club, originally the sdootr uiore,
which," says Mr.. limbs, with Brookes' and
Whites forms trio of nearly coeval date, and
each of which takes the present name OF its
founder, is No. 28 St. James street. In its early
records it was noted for its costly gayeties, and
the Heroic Epistle to Sir william Chambers,
1776," commentaries its epicurism:-
"For what is Nature? Ring her changes round,
Her three fiat notes are water, plants and
Prolong the peal, yet, spite Of all your clatter,
The tedious chime islstill ground, plants, and
water;
Lo. when some John his dull invention racks,
To rival Boobies dinners or Almack's,
Three uncouth legs of mutton shock our eyes,
Three roasted geese, three buttered apple pies"
Boobies is chiefly trequented by country gen
temen, whose status has been thus satircally
insinuated by acontemporary:-"E Sir John
belongs to Boobies, as you may see, for when
waiter comes into the room, and says to some
aged student of the Morning Herald, Sir john
your servant is come every head is mechani.
cally thrown up in answer to the address,"
Theodore Hook, whom as clubman, we may
have occasion again to notice, was accustomed
TO frequent Crockford's, where play did not
begin till late. We would often, after going the
round of the Clubs, wind up with 'half an hour"
at CrockfoIds. In order to avoid the night air,
against which he had been cautioned by his
medical attendant lie was accustomed not to
leave the gaming house for Fulham, where he
resided till about four or five O'Clock in the
morning. After Crockford's death, the club
on lease, Of which thirty-two years were unex-
pired, subject to yearly rent OF f1400. 1t is
said that the decorations alone cost 994, 900.
The interior was redecorated IN lS49, and
opened for the Military, Naval, and County Ser
vice Club but was closed again lu 1851. 1t
has been tor several years dining house-the
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