The evening world., 1889-10-25
WANT A WOMAN'S CLUB
Some New York Ladies are to Establish
One at Once.
One Of the Founders COniides the
Project to Nell Nelson.

Woman will never be the equal of man until
she has as many pockets rs he has and as good
q club-the one to contain and the other to
broaden her. Tailors and modistes are wres-
Ting with the pocket problem: Mrs. j. pierpont
Morgan and Mrs. Henry Wright Shelton have
begun the analysis of the club question, and
everything points to the complete emancipation
of my sex.
To be sure. there arc clubs in New York for
every conceivable object and almost beyond
reckoning. but the coming club, the culmina-
ton of clubs, IL to be a woman's club, which will
contain the same comforts and conyeniences
and afford the same privileges and advantages
~ those organized by and reserved for the eX-
elusive patronage OF the sterner sex.
Up TO date Sorosis IL the queen OF clubs, but
unless n woman has some claim to the dietinc-
ton other than that of wife, mother or bread
winner she il not eligible for membership. The
Young Woman's Christian Association, originally
intended for the social advancement OF the
everyday young girl, is far from the ideal club.
Among other privileges. the active officers have
the light to open every letter addressed to any
member of the club, and if no other objection
could be raised against the constitution this
alone would drive away the Miss Liberties OF
the work a-day world.
But in the coming club a candidate for mem
Dtlslllp Httu " huNb phAtlbGl u uhhh'
crater. written poetry. raised poultry or
taught physics. and once admitted :nciThenher
private mail nor her religious views will be tam
pered with.
Relative to the formation of this long
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS club l called on Mrs..
Morgan this morning at her city residence. The
butler said she was at breakfast, and showing
me to the library went TO announce me.
l had only to wait q short time when one OF
those quecnly ladies whose very presence il re-
fnement and whose charming grace of manner
is az potent AZ beauty itself entered the room.
Mrs. Morgan said she was glad to have the
matter made public through The EVENING
WORLD.
1--WE propose to start at once in New York a
club for tine exclusive use of ladies living in or
out Of town."
Twill you have a library done in Spanish
leather with a Romeo and Juliet fire sec like
Mrs. Cleveland's and Daudet's complete works
OH the shelf"
"A house will be taken in a location central
for shopping, - Mrs. Morgan replied, land the
rooms will DO OPEN at all hours of the day for the
use of MEMBER"
"You intend to have CRATE. fires, with mantels
low enough for a girl to rest her heels on. don't
youS"
Luncheon will be provided at the usual
restaurant rates"
And will there be a ladies' saloon, and ar
English barmaid to brew violet cocktails,
lavender punch, Garfield tea and wintergreen
egg-nog ?"
"There will be a nursery where children MAJ
be left with their nurses, ~ with u gracious smile.
And n smoking parlor, Mrs. Morgan ? And
will you have n Barrymorish clerk to sell rice
paper. Turkish tobacco and soap for removing
nicotine stains from the fingers ?"
with n lttla oorul Mr. ATOruoD sai1. sNDor
cells may be sent to the clubhouse and will bt
taken care of at the rate of 10 cents for one oil
more for each member"
You will have n bootblack somewhere abou'
the %lavatory. won't you, where q woman car
have her patent feathers vanished or her picca
dillys polished"
An answering smile, and There will be sew
eral rooms for the accommodation of member
wishing TO spend one or more nights in town n
a charge of 81 per night. The dues per annun
will be 3d."
viii you post delinquents ?"
Tickets not transferable but available fol
the use of the family"
"Will you cash notes for the members ~
II can't answer that"
"Will there be plenty OF couches. sofi
pillows and slumber blankets for a siesta O.
beauty nap ?"
Really | don't know how that will be-"
the members be allowed to play cards?
II think my coffee il served. Won't you ex
cuse me, please? And il you will write to Mrs
Shelton l am sure she will be able to give yol
particulars" NELL NELSON.
Gen. DumOnt on NnDhthh Launches.