New-York tribune., 1890-07-13
11FE IN THE CLUB-HOUSES.
wuAT THE MEMBERS FIND TO DO IN HoI
WEATHER.


arc served there. but of course member can gel
.,1iro no wishes by ordering it beforehand.
Tho lie of the club at present is rather to he
,onnd in the billiard and card rooms or IN thc
sool,nq-roo,n. where many of the members drop IN
- Ettle ,vbla after dinner The Carlton has
never been large club, but it has been uniformly
prosperous, and It's house' Ih'u-" '"''ii' 10 -
some and convenient
11,eir rear Young and lusty nelghbor, the Mon
,oul, is oonallv prosperous The severe illness OF
i,s rresidcnt. Charles A. Moore, Will he the cause
of much anxiety among the members, with whom
10 was exceedingly popular Mr. Moore is at
greenwich. Conn., where he has just undergone
dangerous operation for lung and heart trouble.
He is one of the charter members Of the MontauK
Cluh and also president of the Young Republican
Club
4 little way from the new Mohtauk clubhouse
inst east of Flatbush-ave, at Prospect Park flaz'
,be now buildiny of the Riding and Driving CluO
can he seen. The foundation Of the whole build
inc has been laid together with the floor timbcrS
The bric walls AT the west end of the building are
IN 10 the second story, and most of the WINDOW
frames are in position Besides the conventional
clubhouse il is intended 10 have a large riding
course and stables for the members horses
The new house of the Union League Club has
so far approached completion that the furnishing
committee are hard at work Most of the carrots and
much of the heavy furniture being made 10
order in different parts Of the country. a great
MANY OF the articles are of unique design. Inc
carpenters will probably be out OF the building III
tbe course of two weeks, and by August 10 inc
upholstercrs will hold sway.
The house will probably be opened in October
The president, Francis H. Wilson, VIII return
from Europe before that time. The next meet
ing of the club will be held on September i Inc
summer vacation began on June 10. lhe Union
League has hardly had fair chance at being Il
social club, meeting as II has IN the rooms "'
Fulton-st. and Bedford-ave. and having 'he use
Of these only one night in every TWO weeks Inc
nearness of the new clubhouse and the proposed
new armory of the esd Regiment Will ne mat
fer Of good fortune for the members OF ooth OF
carnations Doubtless many of the officers OF
tho regiment will ioin the club because of its con-
venjence 10 THEN armory Indeed some have al
ready done 50 in view Of the prospect of the club
and regiment being neiEhbors.
Despite the dulness, a few members are stlll to
Ne found about the Excelsior Club, at Clinton and
Livingston SIS There are no dinners being
served. however. except on order. The cool
north rooms fronting on LivingstOn-st., with their
simple summer furniture, form an admlShole
lonrrinC place on such hot days as afflicted
Brooklyn part of last week.
One block from the Excelsior, at Joralemon and
Clinton sts. stands the house Of the Columbian
Club. There a midday dinner is served through
the summer. and then or at night what few mem-
bers are in town may he seen The early even
ing is apt to find the house utterly deserted en-
cept by servants.
Perhaps as many men are to be found around
The Brooklyn Club at dinner time as in any other
club There many of BrOOklyn's public men
Judges. officials and politicians, meet, and many
of these are kept in town by courts and once
duties.
Many members of the Germania Club are IN
Turope for the summer. Many of them are mer-
chants and importers. who combine business ana
pleasure in their summer journeys and take their
families TO see the Fatherland. As prominent
C,ermania clubman said the other day 1t is a
great pleasure for those Of us who can to see ter
many again. and take our wives and children to
visit with those we used to know" The club
still meets at their old rooms in At
lantic-ave.. where they have been for
50 many years They now have about 400
members.
The new house is progressing rapidly and the
last of August will probably the opening
The large recepionIOom the first floor has some
peculiar features II runs from the ScherneThorn-
st. front the whole depth Of the building and
has a row of pillars down the middle. These
pillars are a curiosity. 1t would defy the ob
servaton of most men 10 discover that they were
not variegatcd marble even in their present un'
polished state. When a high polish is put on
item it is likely that even their maker Will not
be able 20 detect his own handiwork. Ihey
are made of a composition after a new process
discovered in France. Shades Of the heroes OF
the Franco-Prussan war. German club INTRO
ducing a new French fashion in America. In the
rear Of this room are three long handsome stained
glass windows At the right heroic figure OF
Liberty fills the opening; at the left STANDS
Germana and the centre window IS a design
made up by bringing the American and German
arms in combination.
The Long Island Wheelmen are meeting III
large numbers al their house IN Bcdford-avc'
They generally do not stay long, however, Dat
take their wheels and go ofi in parties Of four or
more over the Island or through jersey. \
number Of men took ride as iaI as Little fallS'
y. j., ard return, last Sunday. and report that
they rarely have seen such fine roads as are
to be found there.
The Kings County Bicycle Club is likewise
dCtlNc Mucn OF IS elcIsNs No"tN'l, - "''"'
To racing 1t has made a great success OF this
line of sport, as the foremost rivals acknowledge
The Lincoln Clubs whist parties which were
such feature Of the club life last winter, have
stopped. Mayor Chaplin made great record there
as whist player. The games will probably be
resumed during the next winter.
II YOU go down to Bay Shore you Will find a
different state of affairs from thar which exists
IN the city clubs. The Olympic Club there ha,
lis house and boats The club has about seventy
members. From Friday TO Monday about thirty
Of them are there while during the week sorlc
SIX or eight can always be seen about.
The Olympic is what is technically called a
snap for its members. They pay their rather
modest dues and for the four months that the
house is open have free room free meals free
boats and free fishing. In fact they cannot spend
poney, unless upon wine and cigars. As "A neigh
nor OF the club remarked II | were mcmfrr
OF that club Id 60 down there on the day the
season opened and ! wouldn't come out till the