Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-13
NEW YORK LETTER.
ne t,oseip Of the clabs Famous Women
A New speculative Light
General Brady.
,o,,,..rors.nee ofshs Richmond Dispatcn.l


NEW YoaK,, June ~, 1886.
Tho old nursery legend that walls have
csrs should be remembered by the members
III clubs, though the utmost care IL always
10 bring club gossip within Its walls the
same, though the confding Ioquacity OF the
Yusmbers invariably becomes the theme OF
conversation In fiya. organizations. Lest
n may be inferred that these Ioqusc'ous
.peulcrs hasten about among their friends
and impart their information, II should be
stated that the club-louuger generally be-
lcnes 10 se2sral clubs aud passes tis une IN
one or the other VI them. Such is the case
with the famous fas; set Of the Union CUB.
which contains more OF the jeunesse d0rte
than any other IA the city. The swell Union
man n also member OF the Raquette
Club, the New York Yacht club. the Jockey
Club, at least. and perhaps also OF toe
Carlton, and the Lot0s or the LAMBS. Ior
The endowment ~ their Bohemian society.
Naturally. wherever he goes. remembering
no ia sin his club he relieves his sur
CHARGED mind o! MS weight OF information
sbont ,be other clubs. So II Is that all the
xarlo,s scandals OF the club have become.
from time 10 time public often before the
other naemhsrs themselves know anything
on he subject. IL Is customary IN the
el,bs 10 charge the servants with caves
droruIpg. and once or twice good ana
faithful men have been summary dis
charged on suspicion OF having nttied
what they have overheard or witnessed In
The club. The most rigorous measures
were adopted 10 keep the particulars OF The
aunual election the other day from the pub
lie. The ballots we're kept under suryei'.
lance and those cast were destroyed
Immediately after COUNTING. Only seven
gentlemen were elected when eight should
have been. Mr.. Duer, very worthy gen
tIemap. for some reason being universally
scratched. The Governing Board CONSISTS
of twenty.four members, eight OF whom
are annually elected to serve three years.
All the old Board were reelected less Mr.
Duer, excepting new man, MT. Hoi'ister'
The new Board will have to CONSIDER tne
momentous question OF the adv'saDiiiiV OF
continuing In the courts the Loubat con-
test. which has already cost the club Slo,-
900, and which many oil the members are
In favor Of appealing. while many others
are inclined 10 accept the decision OF Judge
Daniels and acknowledge Mr.. Loubat as
member In good standing. III ever there
was a mountain made out OF lnOienlii
this cause cti6bre Is one. But Tor tue
newspaper notoriety given the case
nothing would ever have been known oil u
outside Of the club, and possibly Mr.. Tdrn-
bull would never have resigned or BIZ.
Loubat have been expelled. The newspa-
pers started tbe ball which proved jug
gernaut that killed many regulations. Inc
club offered reward for the tattler, but
the investigating committee never prose-
cuted It's work, and consequently never re-
ported. II Is intimated they were appre-
bensive OF opening hornets nest IL they
pushed their Investigation. 81 many nave
been involved IN ibisfamous scandal, wn'ch,
like the spot on Lady Macbeth's hand. WIN
.not out" that the club l. divided on the
subject iuto various factions that are IN
teusely bitter. IL Is easy to see that there
were any reasons why the press was de-
MED the opportunity 10 get The particulars
about The election, as until after II WAS over
the noyers "that be" were by no means
confident that q verbal bomb would not eX-
plode aud mongrel board be elected ina,
might bopclessly complicate tie Loubat
natter by making tic IN the governing
committee. which, according 10 Judge
pan.els's decision, did not cast const'tu-
tional vote In expelling Mr.. Loubat. IL Is
held that club law is a law Itself, aud this
IL IUE EIFt tuNt vi NHt blbN ih'' hN' ~
come I'D in our courts. though such are ire
on, nj in England. Usually the club meet
ipPs Of the Union are very boisterous, and
il was thought THIS one might be. and the
reporters were further guarded bya closing
Of the windows. The Union Club Is one
OF the oldest in the city, having been
founded as far back as 1913.
Mr.. Loubat is not abroad. as reported In
III. I.ats al
overlooking the club. He will await the
action of the new committee. and II the
case Is not appealed. viii be strongly In
cllned 10 assert his rights In the club. until
they are assured at least, even II then he
should resign. While he has many friends
I'm the club. there are likewise many that
will give him the cold shoulder.
The new committee will meet on the 10th,
aud probably reject the present officials
and new man 10 fill the omission men
toned.
FAMOUS WOVEN OF new YORK.
Socially New York Is as "dead as Chcl-
sea-" and our streets are no longer filled
with familiar faces. The influx from the
southern States brings many noticeable peo-
pie on the avenues and IN the theatres and
stores. The hotels are crowded with peo-
weeks in our city en- route to some Of the
gieat watering. places. A notable house
on Fifth avenue closed its doors for the
season. that Of Mr.. Lew =. Morton. Mr..
and Mrs. Morton have occupied the large
double brownstone house corner Sixteenth
street and Fifth avenue, and their enter
tainnents the past winter have been great
social attractions. They have now hired
house at Saratoga for the season, wherethey
intend entertaining their many friends
This is looked upon as having some politi'
cal significance. II is well known that SARA
iogR Is the place OF places where The great
est number Of political leaders congregate.
II IL an open secret that Mrs. Morton Is very
ambitious for her husband to enter oincial
life again. Mrs. Morton enjoys tue lIe al
Washington, and Mr.. Morton Is not ayerse
70 new political field. Ii Is SAID Mrs. Nor
Ton has quite as much to do with her hus-
bands success as he has himself. IL 10
rather AN unusual thing TO take house
at Saratoga. When William III. Van
,lertiit was alive he and all the
many members OF his family always
took up their quarters ut one OF t0e
large hotels there. Roscoe Coukling, who
il q frequent visitor, pationizes the hotels.
As general thing, however, Saratoga Is
not a place 10 pass an entire summer. Peo.
pie come aud 90. At Newport II Is quite
different. One must be In q "cottagc " 10
have much attention socially. Hotel guests
seldom affiliate with the cottagers. But IN
Saratoga, where this Is not the rule, 1t looks
a, 1.-THE Mortons Ind come TO stay, so thai
no one who might visit Saratoga OF any
time during the season would miss seeing
them.
Mrs. General Hancock has at last lefl
Governors Island, and is very comfortably
located ut the home OF Mr.. Nicholas Gwynn
whose daughter married the son Of MIS-
Hancock, who died few years before hi:
father, leaving his wife and three little chill.
dren, two girls and boy. The youngest
girl Is named Myra, after Mrs. General Han
cock.
II has long been desired by Mrs. Han.
cocks friends TO have her leave the island,
where everything constantly reminded her
OF her bereavement, but she dreaded Il
make q change. Recently Lieutenant
Griffin being obliged TO 20 away. necessi
tated Mrs. uancoek's leaving also. II i
hoped amid her new surroundings sh'
may soon be more cheerful. She still sui
fers from nervous prostitution, and passc
sleepless nights, which have worn upo,
her. But she has her three little grand
II children around her. who take her min,
OF herself. She declares they are all SD
4 has TO live for now.
MIR. Gwynn's house Is fine large brown
atone residence in the centre OF q block Of
Tifiy.eighth street. a loug flight Of ston
steps lead TO the front door, which Is mas
a III 4. h.f.