, 1890-04-30
WOMAN'S WORLD.
SOCIAL CLUB OF THE FASHIONABLE
WOMEN OF NEW YORK.


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1t will be interesting news to most wo-
men that there is right in the heart Of the
city a completely equipped woman's club
house that provides for the gentler sex
the accommodations, comforts and social
amusements as gratifying to their tastes
as the attractions that their husbands and
brothers enjoy at their various social club
houses. This particular woman's organi-
cation is the Ladies' New York club,
which has BEEN thriving prosperously for
the last six months under the guidance
of an enterprising woman president. with
the aid of a man TO look after the money
matters when need be in the capacity Of
club treasurer.
The club headquarters is the neat Eng
lish basement brown stone front dwelling
at 1874 Lexington avenue, almost opposite
the home OF the late President AGhur.
1t is a four story house, entirely unpre-
t~entious externally, but it is safe to say
that there is not in the whole town an
other club house that is more coy and
homelike, and its members claim that it
is far ahead in this respect to h Alex
andria, the woman's club of London,
which suggested its establishment, and
the facilities of which its officers have
improved upon. These officers are: Mrs.
Henry Wright Shelton, president; Mrs.
W. W. Shipman, recording secretary and
Mr.. F. G. Brown, treasurer. The latter
is a broker on the Cotton exchange.
The club was started early last Novem-
Der, and at the outset had a membership
of about twenty-five. President Shelton
said hat the idea of the club at that time
was to afford 10 women Of moderate
means, who were living in the suburbs
or out of town altogether, a resort that
would duplicate the comfort and privacy
of their own homes, where they could
stay for n day or two while on a visit to
the city without escort. 1t was TO be
practically a hotel. but freed of the Incl
dental discomforts hat make a public
house distasteful 10 a woman
By one of those whimsical freaks of
popular fancy that is the privilege of the
gentler sex women of wealth took a sud
den liking to the notion of a woman's
club Of this sort, and in a months time
over a hundred Of them had Joined the
club and had made it fashionable. To
day he club has n membership Of about
$50, and members are being added at the
rate of from three to five daily. OF this
number 200 are New York women. and,
what is more, the majority of the 200
are married. They go to the club often
in the afternoons while their husbands
are down town.
The club quarters are divided into n
restaurant, parlors aud reading rooms
and lecture rooms and dormitories. The
restaurant Is on the ground floor, the
parlors and lecture rooms on the second
floor, and the dormitories occupy the rest
OF the building. 1t costs SEQ a year in
dues to belong TO the club, and for the
none n member can secure many privi-
leges. There is an English cook attached
to the club, and he will furnish meals at
any time at prices to women
who intend to 60 out to a matinee, and
who do not like to eat at n restaurant.
Theatre luncheon parties Of this sort are,
indeed, one Of the popular features of the
club. Any member who wants to go out
shopping can get a special maid ut the
club to accompany her. Out OF town
members who are visiting the metropolis
" 1AAi otNhit NAb x Ni1t allh INV
accommodations without the annoyance
and bother of hunting them up for them
selves.
The president Of the club resides In
the club house, and keeps it open both
in the daytime and at night up to a rea.
sonable hour for the use of members.
For members living out of town rooms
are provided at a cost OF 81 per day.
Application has to be made for them a
day ahead. 1t is a custom for members
to frequently bring their own maids with
them, and meals TO order are provided
for those staying there. Non-members,
when accompanied by a member, can
obtain luncheon at restaurant prices.
ANY member who may desire to enter
tain her friends at a luncheon party can
have a private room for this purpose.
Children of members may be left at the
club house in care of nurses or guardians
whenever members want to go visiting,
Messenger service is provided; kilograms
n letters, if addressed to any member
of the club. are received and cared for,
as well rs parcels.-New York Sun.
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