Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-02
SOMETHING ABOUT CLUBS.

In London tnerc are SeVeral very eleSanC
and prosperous women's clubs where the
fair sex entertain their friends, and find the
latest periodicals and newspapers. lffriends
como too suddenly to luncheon or dinner,
friends who might not be entirely congenial
to the husband, all the wife has to do is to
take them to the club; and then they say
there are social Advantages woman can
meet her friends at the club with only the
trouble OF paying one visit instead of many.
There is no Disgusting the fact that club
life is undermining home life. A number Of
persons club together and build large
structure for club house. 1t is designed
to initiate as far as possible a pri-
yate house. The rooms exceed in ele.
gance and appointments anything which
could be afforded at home. The dining
room is marvel Of taste and luxury, and
the cuisine is presided over by the finest
genius that can be found. There are luxu.
rous saions where one can receive friends,
and rooms where private game Of cards
can be played, or private conference had.
Is all this calculated to satisfy either man
or q woman with his or her home on the in.
hiyidual scale? There is not q grain of
doubt about it, that these club houses are
calculated to break up happy home life on
the part OF married men, and to discourage
unmarried meu from wanting homes of their
own when eytravagant ones can not be af
forded.
An enthusiastic CLUB man said the other
day: 81 have many business acquaintances
whom it is TO my advantage to entertain,
also other acquaintances whom would not
care to Introduce to my family; so, instead
of taking them home, / simply give them
dinner at the club" If it is advan-
tagcous TO tho husband to entertain business
friends or dubious friends, is it not also ad
vantagcous to the wife? If she happens to
have no cook, would the restauranteur
charge more to send in the dinner than the
club treasurer? At least, simple home
dinner is generally better appreciated than
an elaborate one at g club or a restaurant"
"Well, if you must have tho truth of it,"
he continued. sit il relief for mo to get
away from home. My wife is occupied with
her children. She is tired, gloomy, prosy-
has ceased TO be interesting. She is in q
perpetual turmoil about servants and then
tic cooking. How can invite friend?
| 1t is relief 10 get where all runs smoothly.
If the wifi" can 80. So syatCnizs her time
that she can givc her evenings 10 her hus-
band, without nogiec;i"g the children; or
does no, understand cooking: or can not
eater to tic husoand's tastes to the extent
oin cheerful game Of cards, II spriukling of
conpeni.l cotap:uy, etc, e!c., the affair is
! bad, indeed. Noincn should consider these
things, and il t!:ey have themselves to blame
we are sorry for them.
But said a lonely wife II do my best
TO max. my husband happy. Our house is
cheerful and comfortable, and there is no
reason why he should rot be happy at home;
and YET dislike to say that am beginning
to lcse faith iii him. The club is weaving
him from home, and when he comes late at
night how do ever know that he has been
at the club? It makes me wretched, and
you know wretched people are not interest
ing Would il not be better to invite some
young man to entertain me when be is
amusing himself at the club? How would
it do to 60 to the theatre every night? That
miuht be diyartinp-tO him "