Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-26

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soft tnts of plush and the polished beauty of
oak and mahogany Pictures that we're repre-
sentative of the various schools and lines of
limnistic labor and genius we're tastefully ar
ranged on the walls. The portieres and their
accomplishments were poems IN upholstery.
THE LIBRARY.
Where the club will read the newspapers
and gather unto itself much wisdom-in the
hbrary-the Marine Band held full sway during
the evening. A huge obstruction of palms.
ferns and hydrangeas separated the relocated
followers of the equally relocated John Philip
Sousa from the audience in the reception
rooms, but the library was attacked from the
side by crowd that could go nowhere else,
and as a result elbows had to be kept pretty
tightly to the sides of their respective owners.
The library furniture consists principally of
book cases and chairs, all following out the
design apparent in the other rooms in the
suite. Ali the carpet is Wilton. of the softest
texture and possessed of fiery tint that may
aid in keeping the house warm during the
winter.
THE BILLIARD ROOM.
On the floor above the billiard room seemed
to be the favorite resort. Perched on the edges
Of two billiard and two pool tables were numer-
GUS young men and maidens fortunate in hav-
ing even that much of a resting place. AS the
mt and pnrf
still marked preference for the elegant apart
ment IN which the click of ivory and the NUT
tered asides of the players are already features.
The illumination of this room was extremely
brilliant, noticeable even when the entire
house was gittering aggregation of gas jets
and electric lamps. Toward Ii O'Clock the ta-
bles ceased to be in demand seats and then
there were a number of little groups scattered
around, engaged principally i'll congratulating
the club on the possession of such a palace.
One of the more noticeable of those groups was
the one in which Mrs Senator Davis of Mime
sofa was the center, while the periphery was
composed of Wilson Barrett, HerndOn MorselI
and a number of others.
THE CAFE.
In the cafe, which is just across the hall from
the billiard room, there has been some very
beautiful fresco work DONE The long apart
ment was much admired, and if the admins
tratlon only keeps up there will be a good deal
OF business done in that cafe this summer.
THE GYMNASIUM.
There was good deal less of a crush in the
gymnasium, which occupies practically the
| whole of the upper floor, but that was due to
| the fact that there was large amount of space
to be occupied before moving around could be
regarded as at all difficult. The ladies evInced
great deal of interest in the varied assert
ment OF ropes, puleys, bars, &C., and some of
the interest was thoroughly practical. They
jumped up and down on the spring mattresses
which are spread on the floor for the purpose
OF preventing bruises and broken bones in
case an athlete should come to grief
IN his aerial doings. They dragged
exhaustingly on weights of various kinds.
tested the strength of their dear little arms by
trying to lift heavy dumb bells looke ID longlngly
at rope ladders and watched with envious ewes
! the young athletes, who, dress suits to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, persisted in kicking at
a foot ball suspended i'll mid air; they thought
the rowing machines were too cute for any,
thing and frequently wanted to know whether
there was any reasonable Or serious objection
to their taking a running Jump off a spring
board One muscular young lady astonlshed
herself. She struck a swinging foot ball real
hard and was about to smile at an admirer who
complimented her skillful blow when the ball
returned and as it was hung low It struck her
m-Dang ON her pretty mouth. Five minutes
later her lips looked very much like the laugh
able mug" OF that fish commonly known as a
| sucker, and she was on her way home. The
exhibition OF the evening was given in one cor
ner OF the room shortly after IL o'clock. The
performer was young lady arrayed in full
evening costume, and the performance con-
| sisted OF a clever piece of Indian club swing
| ing Only few people witnessed the treat.
illumination and ventilation in the GYM
nasium were admirable and there were those
present who averred that no finer institute tor
the education Of the muscle can be found else
where IN this country.
THE SWIMMING POOL.
Down on the ground floor the swimming
pool, which is made of glazed and tinted brick,
was the most admired feature. The complete
ness OF the bathing arrangements we're evident
to all and there were lots of nice things said
| about the skill with which the whole thing had
been planned and executed Many of the fair
guests tried their skill in the bowling alleys
| and when they got through the male bipeds
took up the sport and kept it up for quite a
lengthy period
THE CLOSING SCENE.
1t was midnight before the last OF the ladies
left the house and as soon as her feet had
| the threshold on her homeward way there was
a cry of ''stand aside" on the first floor.
Headed by Prof. Sousa, Secretary Perry and a
| six-foot-eight bandsman with sixteen and a
quarter yards OF brazen instrument wound
around his body, the parade started The en-
tire band in Indian file was in the advance and
behind them was the membership of the club,
all joining, with more or less vocal dynamics,
in such soul-stirring lyrics "Razzle-Dazzle, y
Listen to My Tale of Woe" and "Where Did
You Get That Hat?' varied occasionally by the
! club cheer. Pretty nearly every room in the
| house was visited and when the inspection and
triumphal march came to an end the crowd was
| IN the immediate vicinity of the cafe.
CONCENTRATIONS FROM PHILADELPHIA.
During the reception the following congratu-
latory telegram from Philadelphia was re-
| ceived by the club:
"rhe Athletic Club OF the Schuylkill Navy
| send their greeting to the Columbus, and con-
| graduate them on their success"