, 1870-02-17
3" The STANDARD"
Inauguration Of the New Michigan
Avenue Club.House.
An Evening Of Inte1loofual md So.
cial Enjoyment.

Toa reW house OF Tbs "standsst C1ph~ -,
opelcd last evening In the building 1t tho corne,
o. Aicntasn avenue and ThHtecn.h ssre.t, II Il
snsno*ome structure, with = Whit. msrble from,
aEd sed brick SIDES. Tho mala cn,rane4, a wide
doorway, closed By olack NaiEut do u, IL nh ,hs
Avenue. of eourse. IT lesdA tuto ride hA'l4ay,
On one aide Of ~h ca Is pss1pr, with nea, farnt,
tore' hcludll 8 minors, chsirs, carpet, RAso,,etr.
atd al the other rstaphtrnalts peccua,y tn m4ts
up COSY rooRa. This Ia for tho ladies', and 10,
,nsI To ianntE ;,ssconuodat'on &c y drcs.-
On tas o,hsr uae DE- OF tas ha s!a &c .ro p9s'e. c,e
rpeme. auppned With C1rd-tahfe9 and tno N sie.
melta uted N playing catckess, do aliooes, che ~.
u reAdit GLOON ard lor1rt, where ptrs1na nf
~ Intellectual turn csu devous papats. nrriof,.
GU; a. hookA The spacious Lining Ioom so1o5,
Those VINO prefer pnysicl1 culture and exercee
~ an aeaceno 70 ine basement and nud cues.
BILLIARD halls And oilltafa taolc.. to .ay nothing OF
nsua! halls Ana pins Atot1er sart Of Recreation
cao ee found IN the aa!oop, which ID nt!es up
Nm Iae h,oe e.s spd 9a5.eeper ana sundry bottles
sIlu u ne basement IL the Kitchen. lnha>iled
BY me coofs AID lbo cooking appArntnb a w1te
he )aritofs qusrefs. Tie nesfs'est, aaa nj M
lar { Arels called Tor BY tie patEuus abore srr
posted a!olt BY dumb ~aiter. The res,utce4 Of
and tho p1ooucts 10 be the very best. EvefItnInr
it Ise eetabtisnn eut vllt be On xesltay &c Aie
lne cohirK s!0ty or tue ronse 10 III. second
nooF, Ftele The FhespAn, TerpNchorcau aud ora4
torcsi entertainments art 10 take place TEe
room fas the taue diner alons a. me boItdinv.
oue huLdieo feet long and city lve feeI r,dr. ii
one en0 u stage, where tho sctoFa sud otA'oeS
1ll bold forth 10 the andielcs seated In 70 - Of
cen1aFtxnie wooden caa!1s III thn ~ OF the hal'
,.si, ~ :, ies ads. M aad e ntiem "a respecs
to hare sDatent theAtr1cate concert. aud depltes
Inese ate aooot one nuhoted meGbers IN the
club. It ia rather fa.nlohaols insritutloo, All
WHO p&t0QE 10 1t moving fAsG ~
custea i u cosmopolitan for at tust, nd 10.
vtdieoI distinctions being made on account Of
Property vo4cned for ana aole to pay tno fe.s.
will be admitted. There Seems 10 be every fAclllty
for enjoyment OF III Kinds. '~''~'
a marked distinction between thta and osae,
E!uoe 10 ~ recogn!uon Of the rGntA Of WOMAN.
The dior Of shs liberal tnstltattoa viii never %
eammed 10 fatr faces. AZ a7y uue they can drop
u thefc And read, Aod talk, ana eat. a1d do any.
thing they peA.e, with ~ muca freedom ana ease
a. they xete lords Of creation, aud pos lad'eI
enee upon tne gentlemen. eod VIII be a gusrAatee
toat Lone OF tha evIs shtt cnaracterlze aad aone.
Lines ruin purely nstcu"ne cluog viii oe toeF ate4
Ins STANDARD ataIss ~ out under the oeat sus,lee..
eaug home, elegant. rnlsaea and nicely Ilynisa-
Cd, and, under the management Of saRacious on
eet1 ~ career prou to be long, pro,per,u.,
The company began 10 gather At . O'Clock, last
Eight most Of toar1 coming IN ctrrta9e4. Tne
clnb cotrer wat Illuminated bJ the moon, aided Uy
four calcium Mghte. aut tns s:ars Of four police
men, who kepI Na!cn and wsId over the n1cr.
drivers, xnd made them do iheu duty. The toll.
Al $50 tne procrcairTs Ter. onr,-t IN .na
lecture.h hal by The Peet,dent Nj r F.nT.
lie Welcomed mem to their new edince' Vhien
Wsa eouethiuR ii The memntra rnirni ~ nfnnd
OF. The ciub nIoht p1npefI1 hn calied IN ttsnn.
ard Of Mi nIm1lar ft1stifnttonx IN the ejtY tn
cub, to verify tts name. snuuId Be- The Man i5sai
Of Social NE. tne nnnIest ntftern ~ frd
rtc,esuou. Ia apprectnt,on Of rood taste nnd arr
Tste me hutulu mind IJtefnI ho n snd ner,odI.
cali ID .ae lhtar1, inssresisnR isc:ureas mnse.1
| and theatrical pefformances and inIeilrctneI de
catsions on tie Important iopes af tne d.Y. 1
knnu Il sttInnlAt1 Them All IN =. srnrf,ons *.