The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
THE PROPOSED RECEPTION AT THE
UNION CLND HONSE.

sense " the word thing Of JOY and delight
to TIM. small portion Of the 1.0io members who
Visit it habitually. Since these improvements.
tho veteran guard of old bachelors who call tho
club thcir homo have grown ton years younger
in appearance. Even the Tycoon seems re-
iuycnatcd. and amblcs along nj an accelerated
gait, while expressing unqualified admiration
OF everything which has boon done from the
putting in If u double window sash In tho win
dow Immediately behind his throne, TO the flt-
ting up Of the card room and library.
For the lust fcw years. in fact since tho Ty-
coon erected his throne on The left hand side
Of the fireplace ncaro At Twenty fir street in the
largo front reading room there have boon very
general complaints Of draughts from the TWEEN
ty-iirst street windows. Icphyrus Is no re-
spccter Of persons and even the sacred person of
the Tycoon was made uncomfortable 10y the
brcczos which wuntoily toyed with his silver
locks.
Tho chief aud most important question at
present dlscusscd among Union club mem
bers relates to TIA" proposed reception. Tho
constitution has been carefully examined
by able counsel, who unhcsitutingy declare
ie made in that instrument
that no prONi7iv..
'or giving at TIC uhlpB Club receptions OF tho
kind proposed. Though the term iody female
or roman nowhere appears in the constitution
OF the cub ami strictly speaklhg' person oi
IA" so-callcd gchtier sex might pccVhc hlein-
Der. II duly proposed ana elected Wy inc "oN-
'rnlhH 'oniinnt'e' WITHOUT III any 'i"'inoi
Ni"lntnN the provisions oi tna' sacr'u lhs,ru-
n"ni. 1t is believed TO have been the intention
oi the founders oI III" UNION Clunt vigorously
exclude everything III the way oil p'u'o",s'
MI Ola pa'hrois ana so'ho nl"riI'" n'en
contend that one Of the chief charms of
al, l. In ~ With
what inward satisfaction does me loving
father oil thrre or Tour Hrown-up dauRhters. or
the devoted husband oil trusting wlle' smut
behind MN inc door oil thnt lit'Ie paradise
known rs nome ana wander toward MS CLUB
III seHreh OF pul't not l." DE louhu IN 'he uoihes-
tc clrclc. snort respite from 'he ueIlghts oil
family HE, an OCCASIONAL "ns'hce from the
lov'd ones h'ts llke charm upon thc IRA
dltional husband anu tue conventional iather
II IT then surprising That the proposition to
throw open wlde the portals OF the Union Clup
to invite thnhcr the lovely women In New YORK
| society. more especially inc wives sisters anu
daughters oil members mas creW'u vague
| feeling OF alarm among Ola oach'iors ana mar
ried men connected with this ume-honored IN
| stituton
| The enemy is to be openly introduced into
the citadel. where shc may rivage ana riot to
ifom hrr lhscinatlohs' Inc most harueheu
nacneior' even tho Tycoon hlmseil' eoulu not
holu out against weh-hourisheu hrc Oh no.
sl"' y'ui'u III AT Sh"It iahEr suS i"hi W -"
ocloch' man VINO loi years mas su' III MS
c'uo WINDOW anu Wh'cheu WIN perleV' security
| he "Noiuhohs oil inc mdles "s uicy 20 through
W'lr morning ana atelhoon run avenue
l'i"""' VIII '"lilN '"icc V'lorc ne introduces 50
u"nSerous Il" o'enich' ih'o inc suonsnoiu Vi
pmne'oruom'
mere are among inc nneinoers the oh.oi,
ia" many ,o""H u'.n "uo' I'M V''' 1.i'oi",e'
"o''in'' "a SCUM N"iVi''"' VIZ Do'u ~
| s'HSi"'' ~ '"i INV pe''"E e'''"S " Wv
| class WHO rush III wncre angels lear 10 tread
| These bold youth originated the iden of Civ.
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| us Wv '""' "'",' i"' Wv INNS w"
| mtt'e have oi themselves no authority IN the
| matter. The con -t.tuilon however directs that
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H''"hE J." '"hH'u'T Sl'cl"' S"pic'- an
| I.""N'hs hot'" mas u''h sent 10 mcmners 81
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