New-York tribune., 1875-12-24
THE HAMMAM CLUB.

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WHAT THE WEALTHY TURKISH BATHERs OF New
YORK PROPOSE TO Do-A CLUE FOR ARIs-
TocRATs, UNDER Co-oPERATIvE BUsI-
NESS MANAGEMENT.
The lately organized IIammam Club, which hal
leased for five years. ut Ss 900 per annum, the bathn
establishment OF DR.. Z. Angel, at Lexngtonaye ant
Twenty -nfthst, is an organization of more public IN
terest than most enterprises Of sem-pryate nature
nasmuch 1t viii add to tho ordinary Turkish bath
variety OF agreeable accessories, which 1t proposes u
place within the reach OF any with twenty dollars
invest in bath luxury and club comfort In Great Brit
| ain Urquhart and Barter began. in 1856, movement
which has made the Turkish bath popular institution
in most Of the large cities. In this country, Shepard
Angel, Wood Holbrook, Miller, Lewis, Adams, somers
Hanson. and other physicians, have given the bath
good standing remedy Of value in variety OF dis
eases but very many people still regard 1t with ndier
ence or as something only upon prescription
and to be summed in health.
Not so was the bath regarded by the Romans. With
them especially when supplemented with amounting, II
was the foremost luxury OF daily life, the recreation OF
the algued and the pastne OF Idle hours besides being
the companion Of the gymnasium and the foundation OF
the only Latin equivalent OF the English "Club" To
make this BATH with its nvieoatng glow, and ITS uxu-
rous rcpose the ordinary habit of people fevered
and unresng as the Americans, would be of such public
benefit, that the projectors OF the Iiammam Club. have
decided throw open general subscription, at mod
crate annual, semia and quarterly rates Under
the Club management occasional bathers will find in the
six story Clubhouse at 81 Lexngton-avc all the bath
facilities they have enjoy ed in the past and more, at re-
duced rates while subscribers will have besides to quote
the prospectus:
private Club Bath two Cooling Parlors, with cigars
coffee fruits, and ices at moderate rates; Reading
and Smoking Room; three private Dining Rooms.
Billiard Room Card Room, free; eight Lodging Rooms
AZ dollar per night Room for Barber and ClhIopo-
1t Will be that this programme groups under the
same roof few OF the daily pleasures OF the Of
leisure or OF business. He may battle, and dine, and
sleep; read the newspaper and discuss It; puff his
Havana sip his coffee, quaf his wine; and handle the
dumb bells the billiard cue without setting foot out
eide the Hammam The annual subscription for all these
club privileges is $50 for which 50 Turkish bath tickets
are also given; scmannua $50, with 30 tickets quar-
tery S2o with 20 tickets all the tickets being good for
the entire year. The profits, II any, will be equally
divided at the end OF the year among the employees Of
the Club. The wealthy members OF the Manhattan, Cen
tury and other leading Clubs who back the scheme will
not a OF it. On the contrary. the Execu
tive Committee has pledged about $4,000 OF private
funds, II necessary, to make the project a
Among the unique features OF the projected club man
apnent N Il nroposed yhile receiving ba hcrs-wether
subscribers or nonsubscrIbers all days and at all
hOurs apart particularly Saturday and sun
day for business men, and distribute the the
week follows, far practicabe Monday, Pastors
Day, which should make Blue Monday" a hing Of the
past; Tuesday, Physicians Day; Wednesday, Artist,
Day. Thursday Press Day. Friday, Patients Day. which
will give the Of inyalids ffty-two Good Fridays
every year instead OF BY this hoped to
make the bath as it in Rome fayorte rendezvous
for OF kindred tastes.
The business management of the Club viii be in
the hands of Mr. EMERSON Z. srERSs, formerly
night editor OF THE TRIBUNE, who has been
Superintendent of tho bath for nearly two years,
and who is theoretically and practically familiar
with the business in all its branches, whether Turkish
Roman OF Electric. Tho house management will be
directed by Mr. HENRY NJ. STEVENS late Of The O6serer
The present force OF bathing attendants will be retained
and reinforced by others equally skilled The details OF
the scheme are mauTel, but the Executive Committee,
in concluding 10 throw the Club open public subscrp
ton also resolved that IT should IL possible be made
sclsupporng ana 1t was determined defer the open
ing until thousand tickets shall have been subscribed
for thus securing sufficient revenue to pay the rent and
personal expenses II is calculated that fully 10000
Turkish Baths are given annually I'm New-York and
Brooklyn, aud as the bathing public for
ward and pledge onefourth OF this number to the Ham
man Club IL will lie put In immediate operation, prOba-
bly, some time In January, possibly by the first. Unia
MeH the clubhouse, phite open J0r subscribers Inspection
,cM continue by special arrangement, under he usual
management Of Dr. AngcH, whO upon The opening Of the
Club desiqns 10 spend gear in arel, and then deeote
hiasel( 10 he construction of baths in other cities.
THE CLUB CIRCULAR"
The following is ms copy TRIBUNE type will
permit OF tlc Uammam Club prospectus:
HAMMAT GLIB. No. 2,a.
Turkish, Romsn aud Electric Baths, GI Lexington
ave-, y. Y.
ALL TICKETS GOOD DURING TIKI YEAR.
Annuni Subscription, $50. with 50 Tickets.
Tri-Qunrterly Subscription, $40, with 80 Tickets
Heui- annual Subscription, 50 with 30 Tickets.
Quarterly Subscription. $50, with 20 Tickets.
Single Turkish Bath, 81 25.
Single Roman Bath, 81 50.
single Electric Bath 81 50.
The entire Lexington Avenue Bath establishments has
ben leased for five years aud the Cub will be opened
AZ soon ~ TICKETS rnOu to make The ENTERPRISE self
suetalning-TEN TIiOISAND-sIail have been taken.
For all bathers there will he the present Public Bath
and "A Smoking aud Reading Room. For sUBSCRIBERs
ONLY there Will be:
a Iricdte CLUB Bath.
7tco Coolng Pd,iors, 9th cigars, coffee, fruits and
ices, at DOdefdte rates.
A Reddiag and Smoking Room.
ThrcsIrrale Dining KOoinS setced from FIRST class res
LuirdHs
( ( &sa% G1a:%%S Gs1%Si'1$ $s's' %:'", FREE.
Eight Lodg'ng Rooms at one dollar per night