The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-05
WILL ALL CLuBs RE OPEN no woMEy,
The Metropolitan IL TO he Open 10 Them A
Prophecy ms to the Failure,

The Metropolitan IL to he Open 10 Them A
Prophecy ns to the Failure.
The new and very swoll metropolitan Club
which is to ho elegantly housed on FIN
avenue.will havea restaurant and other npart.
rnonts for ladies' The breach of ancient cus.
tom. which had its most notable beginning in
the ladies days. at the Lotos Club. Is rn,,illy
widening and extending into general fash.
ion. There are no finer club rooms on Man.
haitian Island than those for tn. wives If tia
members of the Lawyers Club in the Equi,,.
bic building. and four OF tho leading clubs OF
Brooklyn now maintain restaurants and rar.
Tors for tho women Of tho families OF mem.
hers. The ladies' dining room on the ground
floor OF tho pickwick Club in New Orleans ia
the most gorgeous apartment In that city-a
melody OF gold and white and floral frcscolnR
that New Workers often mistake for the work
Of Stanford White. Even the old Union League
Club in Chicago has its gentle side. Whoever
goes to the cashiers desk to puy a bill sees a
maid IN a tluted cap and white apron lust be.
yond the desk. and learns that she Is facing a
ladies' entrance in readiness to take the wraps
of the women us they arrive for luncheon or
ten and glance at tho periodicals Of the day
An old New York clubmnn. while speaking
OF the innovation ut tho metropolitan Club.
mndc II prediction which astonished his hear.
believe" said he. that all the leading clubs
ladies. md prophesy that in II few years the
women viii 20 to the CLUBS to lounge ut night.
50 rSn hs as h%ad1
diod out and nothing Inns taken It's place. It
used to DO the rule, that Il wanted to nay my
respects to friends family could call after
dinner and spend an hour or two In that way.
No one does that now. II want t. make a
to dinner. and. In my turn. invio to dinner
those whom my wife and IRE desrous of see
nf AFR ven mat or w wS
Thorn by calling upon them attera dinner at
may happen, that II call at your house you
are going out. or you are entertaining others.
are not a the %GSd y S e a Visit f,
bore. But I cannot get up and bolt. ! must
stay reasonable time as good breeding re.
with HIN IS long as / please; then move
to as Ma a as at
over to third man Or or | get my Int and coat az
a go ss he sss
In time it will be Understood that on certain
nights, we may meet all the women OF our cir:
our club. The women viii SEQ ons another
and vii! chat together as at a reception or
aa we M on ess
froe to how ourselves away whenever we find
ourselves bored or nharmoaious with the
Tho women will like It. Whenever It ts
tried 1t will he adopted It will give the ladies'
chance to don their evening gowns and, and ieT.
meet all their friends Of both sexes. to mingle
in ~ bright scene to sip an ice or partake OF .
light supper. and to pay of loads OF social
conditions. Perhaps this much: needed GUS
tom will lie introduced at the Metropolitan
starts it will be tho most popular ono in town.
because, the ladies will all insist upon their
will fal in line and We will havo O chance to
see our friends all at once and spend many .
Jolly evening with them: we men having tho
drink or n smoke or a game OF billiards. II We
want to- and leaving the ladies to enjoy them.