Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Handsome improvements Made by the vari-
Gus Ciubs.

S Saotss
PROPOSED BUSINESS MEMS cIrB-sEvERAL NEW
BUsIDTSGs PRoJEcrHD-THE RELATION BE-
TWEEN ARCHITECTURE AsD TIRE SERVANT GILL
0UEsTIoS-orHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
TT SEEMS LIKELY THAT BEFORE LONG
u another club will be organized and another
name added 70 the number which now mark
the prosperous development Of club life in this
city. The organization Of new club, especially
one of a purely social character. is. Of course,
matter of some moment to those who happen
TO be members and to their friends it has n
wider interest. however, rs it means that a
handsome building will be erected. which will
be an ornament TO the city. That has been the
history Of many of the clubs already organized
and there viii probably in this case be no de-
par.ure frou the general rule. The projectors
OF the new organization find that there is a
place here for what in lien of a better term
may be called a Business Mems Club. At any
rate this general idea has met with much
favor that arrangements are well under way for
the purchase OF handsome property which
will be the home of the new club. 1t is pro-
posed to expend something like 100000 for
the property alone. Either a new building will
DO erected o. an OLD one romodeied. In any
event a handsome structure will be added to
the architectural features of the city. The re-
remarkable growth OF this phase of the social
life OF the CAPITAL city 10 sufficiently indicated
by the fact that club can be organized which
at the start will have sufficient capital at its
back to warrant the expenditure Of such q
large suIn OF money.
Tho clubs already in existence have for the
most part given substantial evidence Of their
prosperity by the erection Of fine club houses
where the conveniences AID Injuries of club
life are at the disposal of the members. The
Oldest club, the metropolitan, has a valuable
property at the corner OF 18th and streets,
While a block or two further east the Cosmos
Club occupies spacious quarters in a building
which is the property of the club. A more
recent organization, the Columbia Athletic
Club, owns a large and commodious build
ting on q street above IIth street, which
has been spoken of as one of the finest
athletic club quarters in the country.
The Capital Bicycle Club holds the fee simple
of an attractive house on 18th street Just south
of Pennsylvania avenue. which especially
built for the club. and is therefore well adapted
for the peculiar needs Of a club of this charac-
ter. great many have noticed the imposing
building which IS being erected at the corner OF
Connecticut avenue and X street This is to
be the home of the United Service Club, and
when il is finished it viii be complete in all its
details. One of the youngest clubs, although
ali those mentioned with the exception
of the Metropolitan have been Organized
within comparatively recent period,
the University. has become so thor
oughly established that the necessity for
more cornrodious quarters became apparent
The club has just moved into the Ray house
at the corner of 18th and / streets, and no
doubt N the course of few years handsome
club house Will be erected on this site. The
Potomac Athletic Club, the Press Club, the
Down Town Club and other organizations &C.
cupy rented quarters just at present, but it is
only a question of time when the membership
of these clubs will no doubt warrant the ex-
pense OF owning and holding their own real
estate.
OTHER NEW BUILDINGS.
Having many of the features of the clubs Of
. purely social character, while embracing a
wider scope, is such institution as the
Y. NJ e. Association with a growing member
ship of some twelve hundred new building
is needed and the movement has already been
started which will no doubt result in a hand
some structure. The Carroll Institute which
follows along somewhat the same lines of work
requires more room and better facilities and as
soon as the arrangements can be made build
ing Will be erected in another locality 1t is
Estimated that this improvement will cost
about $50 600.
THE SERVANT QUARTERS IN A HOUSE.
The connection between architecture and the
servant girl question does not seem to be a
very intimate one at first glance. An expe-
rienced housekeeper. however. can very readily
understand the influence which architects have
on the habits and dispositions of servants.
lady of this kind knew what she was talking
about when she remarked to the architect who
was making plans for her house. which. by the
way. is one Of the largest residences recently
erected here. that when he came to plan the To-
cation of the kitchen she wanted to be con-
suited. 'You can, she added, put the parlor
and the dining room where you please" Her
idea was that she wanted the kitchen where the
servants spend nearly all the waking hours of
each day, light and cheerful: She carried out
this idea, and although the kitchen
is in the basement Of the house
the walls are almost entirely above
ground and the flood of light that streams into
the kitchen is quite as ample that which
enters the dining room, which Is on the floor
above. Ii is not Otter. that the architect meets
with a client who makes q request of such a
character. The fact is that the location of the
kitchen and the other apartments designed
for the of the servants is generally deter
mined with reference TO the convenience and
comfort of the other parts of the house. Very
few people who build houses would consider
for a moment a proposition to contract any of
the space IN the house set apart for the family
30 a. to give the servants better quarters
II is evident that the servant-girl problem is
still a problem, but it is believed by some
architects that in that happy day some time
In the future when the solution is reached a
modification in the present method of srrang-
ing the interior plans of houses will not be an
Insignificant factor in that solution.
PROPOSED APARTMENT HOUSES
As has been stated in The STAR an apart
ment house is being erected in the extreme
northwestern portion Of the city The pro-
jectors of this enterprise design to supply ac-
commodations equal TO those afforded by a
small house at a rental which will not be more
than such house would command in a similar
locality. To certain extent the apartment
house Is still in an experimental stage in this
city. The oldest and most successful building
of this kind is more of private or family ho-
tel than an apartment house. The suites have
no Kitchens IN use, and the occupants get
their meals in the general dining ROOM There
are practically only two buildings in this city
which are apartment houses in the real mean
ing of that term In these buildings each
suite has q kitchen attached and is a separate
and distinct house The rentals range from
SIS TO $50 per month. The experiment will be
made in this new building, as well as in sew
eral others which are now projected of supply
ing the accommodations Of q complete house
at a rental which will not exceed for the best
suite S75 per month Ii Is believed that such
buildings will supply a need and will Weld
good revenue upon the money invested, but SO
lar this has been q mere theory. The results
Of the experiments to be made will be watched
with considerable interest by men who have
the money to invest in such undertakings.
soxE NEW HOUSES.
The subdivision known as the Palisades of
the Potomac, lying, along the Conduit road be-
tween the receiving and distributing reservoirs
Is being improved by the erection OF a number
OF houses. Mr.. J. II. Clark the vice presIdent