The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-11
Something About Clubs.

In London there are several very ele-
CANT and prosperous women's clubs.
where the fair sex entertain their friends,
and find the latest periodicals and news
papers. If friends come too suddenly to
luncheon or dinner. friends who might
not be entirely congenial to the hus-
band. all the wife has to do is to take
chem to the club; and then they say
there are social advaniages-a woman
can meet her friends at the club with
only the trouble of paying one visit in
stead 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 Tor club house.
IL is designed 70 initiate as far as posi-
bic private house. The rooms exceed
in elegance and appointments anything
which could be afforded at home. The
dining room is a marvel of Taste and
luxury, and the Cuisine is presided over
BY the finess genius that can lie found.
There are luxurious salons where one
can receive friends, and rooms where a
private game of cards can be played, or
a private conference had. Is all this
calculated 10 satisfy either q man or q
woman with his or her home on the in
dividual scale? THERE'S not a 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 men from want
ing homes of their own when extrava-
CANT ones can not be afforded.
An enthusiastic club man said one
day: Il have many business acquaint-
ances whom il is 10 my advantage TO
entertain, also other acquaintance
whom l would not care to introduce TO
my family; so, instead of taking them
home, / simply give them a dinner at
the club" II is advantageous to the
husband to entertain business friends or
dubious friends, is il not also advantage
Gus I'd the wife? II she happens to have
no cook, would the restauranteIr charge
more ID send in the dinner than the
club treasurer? At least, a simple home
dinner is generally better appreciated
than an elaborate one at club or a
restaurant"
We'll, If you must have the truth of
il" he continued, ''it is a relief for me
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 perpetual tur-
mol about servants and then the
cookingl How csn invite friend? 1t
is a relief TO get where alTruns smoothly.
II the wife cannot so systemic her
time that she can give her evenings TO
her husband, without neglectIng the
child rem: or does not understand cook
ing; or cannot cater to her husbands
taste to the extent of a cheerful game of
cards, a sprinkling of congenial com
pany, etc, etc, the affair is bad, indeed.
Women should consider these things,
and if they have themselves to blame We
are sorry for them.
But" said q lone wife, II do my
best to make my husband happy. Our
house is cheerful and comfortable, and
there is no reason why he should not be
happy at home; and yet dislike to say
that am beginning TO lose faith in 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? 1t makes me wretched. and you
know wretched people are not interest
ing. Would il not be better u invite
some young man to entertain me when
he is amusing himself at the club7 How
would il do TO go to the theatre every
night? That might be diverting - TO
him."