The sun., 1891-02-27
The Development ID Olubs.

The new club which some Of the richest
msn in New turk propose to establish IN the
Fifth Avnnue and Atxtieth strBet will he IN
q neiChbnrhBDt toward which many Of tire
niuhs ut the town will naturally tend.
Probably the time is not fRr diBtant whan the
avenues facing the Central Park Oh borh the
sast und the west will he lined with impoe-
ing club buildings as peculiarly attractive
situation fnr such institutions.
The number of clubs IN New York has In
creased 30 greatly within recent yeRrs tint
now they are as many prnpnrtionRta.y
to the population rs London ttReE cor
tRlns; and they are steadily multiply
ing They also have tendency to eet
near toguther, the same Influences
which direct one leading club To q par
tinular nelEhhorhoBd affncting the rest AT
present, therefore, rhey line the FIFTH avenue
frum the vicinity 0f Madison square VI To
ttIe Central Park, one club being Within o
stOne's throw Of another hut the building
OF q grand edifice furtnar To Ihe nnrthwnrd
and along the line Of the Park by the new
club Is likely to sst m example, which Will be
followed in due time by rte nlrier clubs with
which 1t will compete. The sttuRtion not
Of its outlook IN the greRt plsRRure ground
hut also because plpts ut land sufficient for
Great edifiees Rre rhere nhtRinRble, and they
are not easily found in allglble naighhor-
hoods below.
When ultimately the Union Club and the
pnivnrsiry Club remove It will be To sites
along the Park. tn all probability. Already
the Century Club Hnd tine Racqua: Club
have araGtsd notable houses IN Forty-third
Rtrest near the Fifth Rvenue, or q mile
below the new club contre. hut they
hnve got much naarrr to It thun tnsy
weTe betore. The Nnnhattan Clubs long
lsase Of ths HTEwAEI house ut the
corner 0f Tntrry-fourth ssrent and the
Fifth Avnnue and tht New York Clubs In
vssrmnnt IN building IN the cornsr NIB owe
will ksnp thnse AasDciatinns In their present
sttuRtiOn fOr years To come, hut III the
nOurse Of time they also may Aeak hnmes
overlooking rhe osnrral Park. Meantime
new clubs will be established, ind many
ui them Rlso will have THAR sites there
The growth OF thsRe institutions hus NJ
curred almost wholly since the civil war
Before that time the membership Of Now
Turk riuhs was numbered by hundreds
u
club now c1ntatns about as many msmhers
As tho whole list eurDlied twsnty-five nr
thirty years aCo, The 1ggregate memDel-
ship Df the twenty-five ~ more isnding
clubs must RnprOaGh rwanty-hve Thousand ;
and II ali the institutions nf the Knri
which the city contains be included, tine
tntal must he ttrne N fnu times Rs many.
Ynt ieRr III IT, their inability To ot,tain sui-
ficiant support dOes mt prevant tine nlder
institutions from multiplying their ea-
I,asiHes, and II dives mt discourage the estat-
iiBhment ut new cluns On q scale Of great
cost AL If than ssem To thrive. Greater
supply seams II ornate Graatar dBmanG.
The numt,sr nf candidates for admission tp
the OLE Ii RiwRy great, and ydt the new
ssem TO find M difficulty IN Obtaininc al
ad~guste sllpply NJ membsrs. Ar each l4ew
generation comes up the applications for
IimissinL increase taster than vacancies No
cu,. and they seen uiSD IL keep paIt with the
steady increase IL tnc nliniim,r u, tire clubs,
Meantime women, dshurIrd from udmis-
sinn u nianss clubs. have estGhlishnd clubs
| 0t thair OWL and rhs number Oi THESE Rsst-
| ciHtinns rs likely 10 inmuasa, uulsas ths time
rnmss wshan TIN sQuAltty m uzsn snd womsn