The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-10
OF the unday Creeeent.l
A WORD ABOUT CLUBS.


hold for good or evil A large club with high
moral tone is like good newspaper, its influence
is felt in many homes.
"How do hate clubs" said young wife to
me. There were whole volumes Of disgust in her
tones.
"Hate clubs!r / replied. "why, surely you
cause be belongs TO club ?"
"Oh, It is not that" she said in most dolorous
accents, I suppose he loves me as much, but he
used 10 show IT by spending all bis evenings at
home with me, ard now he spends most of his
time at that hateful club"
To console her endeavored to prove the many
advantages Of these much abused clubs. told
her il she wished her husband to make mark in
the world, he must be known by that world, and
being member Of first class club. would in no
way prove detrimental to that end indeed it
would be Of the utmost advantage in a business
point of view, bringing him in q manner before
the public, and serving as good advertisement.
She had never viewed the subject in that lght so,
feeling encouraged by her increased cheerfulness,
/ continued my dissertation by remarking that if
her husband had any fancy for drinks, it certainly
was much better to drink in genteel company than
to frequent bar.rooms; II he had any taste what
ever for billiards or cards. 1t was far prefer
able to lose money to gentlemen than to profes.
sional gamblers.
She rather demurred at these last observations,
but seemed much better satisfied with clubs
in general when added that he would probably
enjoy her society the more from contrast to the
gentlemen with whom he had lately been asso.
eating.
Dear me, j think clubs are greatly abused. II
a man has a headache, il is laid to the club If
be has the govt. the club is blamed; if he should
perchance become a bankrupt, of course it is all
owing to the immense sums OF money he squan-
ders at the club; IL he runs away and leaves wife
and home, 1t is entirely due 10 the demoralized
tone of morals prevailing at the club. Oh, un-
fortunate clubs, ye are made the scape-goat for
the sins of the million.
/ am one Of the very few women who are not
opposed to clubs in toto. The fact is, have
lived long enough in the world to find that we are
too apt to "sirain at gnat and swallow a
camel" II has become the fashion of late to
sscribe TO the influence of clubs the many INSIDE
meanors of our lords and masters, and when are
women backward where fashion is concerned?
We are apt to forget that many a man is driven to
club life by long faces and cross words at home;
VIC ale dleO very apt " iOagct tuht Ny iuOIulndle
love Of display, extravaganza in dress, and too
oflen most frivolous conduct, we drive our bus.
bands to more copgeuial society. A woman
whose life is given to the world is essentially OF
the world, worldly. What man will remain at
home, evening after evening, to hear long rho
domontede on how Mrs. Jones's dress was trim
med, and whsta love of bonnet Mrs. Smith has
just received from Paris? No, indeed he will
leave 10 disgust for his club, where be meets men
who will discuss business topics, interpreted
with considerable gossip. it is true; still it is
mems gossip.
Methnks / can hear my lady friends cry out in
indignation against one of their own sex under
taking 70 defend those hoTrid clubs, but when
can see in 80 many cases that we women are
much TO blame, it is only fair to be just to the
men.
/ acknowledge it seems hard matter that
young, pretty wife should be left SO much alone,
that her husband should find more pleasure in his
club than in her young, fresh society. A man
seldom realizes all that woman surrenders of
old ties and old associations when she marries.
The lords Of creation are very apt to think they
pay their wives great compliment when they
bestow on them their names, forgetting that i'm
portant clause, "to CHERISH" which is generally
laid on the shelf in this age of practical weddings
and matter.of.fact honeymoons.
The whole truth of the matter rests in the fact
that as people we do not take things in moder.
alton. little whisky is very good thing. but
too much is terrible; few evenings at the club
90 well enough but every evening is rather too
much of coed thing. honestly think that some
wives have perfect right 10 complain. A woman
like unto King Solomon's beau-ideal, whose
price is far above rubies. who openeth her
mouth with wisdom, who looketh well to the
ways of Ter household, eateth not the bread of
whose children rise up and call her
blessed, o woman that feareth the Lord,r such
a woman might well be indignant II her husbands
spare time was all passed at his club, but you
rarely find this the case the good wives make
happy homes, and men will always go where it is
pIeassntest.
Talking about clubs, notice club in this city
that certainly deserves honorable mention; a
club composed mostly of young men, who bear
high character for moral worth scarcely three
years in existence yet ranking with the Oldest
clubs in town. They occupy handsome rooms
and at intervals throw them open aud bid their
lady friends to dance such a system is sure to
be popular amongst the ladies. How can we
object 10 the club, after accepting their polite
invitation to call for ourselves and examine into
the nature of the terrible bug-bear! And when
we 60. as we did Friday last, to one of their
charming receptions, and see in what good style
everything is conducted, we think clubs are not
so terrible after all, and do not oppose our hus.
bands and brothers when they speak Of joining
the Chalmette.
The affair on Friday night was complete sue
cess fully equal to any private party ever given
in New 0rleans; the company was well selected,
which is the chief charm Of any entertainment;
everything passed eff smoothly and pleasantly;
the music was good, floor capital for dancers,
supper could not be ezcelIed; and the members
of the club, with genial hospitality proved each
host 10 himself in every sense of the word.
The ladies' costumes were uniformly handsome
ard in good taste. Altogether it was an affair
that will not soon be forgotten by those who were
in being present The gentlemen GER
tainly deserve vote of thanks for their very sue
cessful effort in the entertaining line, and we do
thank them most sincerely for most charming