Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-13

GOSSIP OF THE CLUBS.
The Effect of Sad Scenes Upon the
Members.


NEW YORK, Sept. I1.-There was a gen.
eral surprise among club men the
other afternoon when the flag OF the Calu-
met was discovered to be floating in the
stiff breezes that ushered in the month,
and later in the evening. when the man
sion that has been so long in the possess
sion OF the carpenters and decorators that
the members despaired of getting in be-
fore the winter set In, was Illuminated
throughout. There was a gathering of
the small boys on the curb to ascertain
what WAS going on. The committee stole
a march on the other members and
opened the house before all the arrange
ments were completed, and there
was consequently a very linn
tied attendance. There will probably
be bousewarmIn2 later IN the season.
The old Lawrence mansion has been
transformed into one of the most comfort
able club houses In the city by shifting
the entrance from Fifth avenue to the
side on Twenty-seventh street, thus max
ing all the stairway In the centre. On
the first floor are a reception room, office,
pool and billiard rooms; second, parlor
and dining room; third, library, dining
rooms and card room, while the dormltOry
is above. The location is unfortunate, in
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byterlan church standing opposite on the
avenue, while the rear windows overlook
the rectory and grounds and the Little
Church Around the Corner. II is true that
the music of church bells and the choir
on Sunday mornings may in a measure
compensate for the prOpinquity of the two
churches; but, on the other hand, the
number of funerals that occur, especially
in DIR. Houghton's popular little sanctua-
ry, will prove very depressing on sombre
winter days and TO members who are re-
covering from too much dinner the night
before. 1t is true that the members OF the
St. Nicholas continue to be very jolly on
the occasions Of their festivals, albeit they
were opposite the shadows of the Little
Church Around the Corner; although all
the habitues confess candidly they do not
drink so much since they moved to the
avenue away from such depressing
scenes. On the other hand, the Canadian
Club, which succeeded the st.
Nicholas In the occupancy of the
Italian villa opposite the Little Church
Around the Corner, finds it's bar receipts
Observation-Disclosures from the enlarged
and more active membership consequent
On,the removal or from the fact that the fu-
nerals and shadows cOnduce to melan-
cholY reflections which the inhibition
tends to dispel. cannot say. The fire.
quenting members of the Union and Lotos
always make it point to be in the win
dows on Sunday mornings to hear the
choir in the Methodist church on the OPP
pOsite corner, and to view the pageant
of style and beauty that afterwards
stream out OF the edifce. Between
two hres-two churches-I mean, the
dudes in the Calumet will have unusual
ly good advantages over any other club
in the city TO view from their windows
the fashionable congre cations of two OF
the mos popular resorts; while the other
incidental characteristics OF the locality
will be R perpetual and all satisfactory
excuse for any amount OF imbibing when
one Is unstrung and low-spirited. 1t is
the aged, however, who are most affected
by the reflections inspired by funeral
or church gathering. and the majority
OF the members OF the Calumet are young
very young-and think more OF their at
tire than anything else. JOHN D'ARME.