The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-25

teriors in England. A splendid staircase
leads to the upper gallery. which. opens TO
| the principal apartments Of tho clNb. Inc
coffee room occupies the beautiful garden
front on Carlton Houss t~errace; and the
drawing loom which ru0s the enttss lcngtA
OF the building 10 just above. One OF ~
| galleries Of the central hall t. hlled WITH
full fenQth Portraits OF the heroes Of re-
form; ana the other possesses msanifocnt
f~rescoss illustrating tia 6ne art. while She
statunry, the richest and most frequent in
amy London club house. immortalzes the
great leaders like Golden. Bright. Palmer
stcn, Russell and Gladstone. There 10 onlv
one just Appellative to use when speaking
Of every feature OF this great Climb. That
ia magnificent. Both the Carlton and the
Reform are famous for their cuisines and
chefs. and the Reform 10 said to have tho
most famous pablo wine cellar In Europe.
With the extrao' binary prestige. wsalSn
and influence of both these clubs, and a
limited membership-for instance. the Carl
ton Ia limited to 1000 members and the
Reform to 1.A00-"overnow clubs were =
natural sequence. With the Carlton. which
contains the bluest blood ia England.
securing entrance. Men wait from twenty
to thirty years for admission. save In chses
where somo groat leader of the tories dies,
when his heir is usually elected to I'LL the
vacancy. The Junior Carlton was oonse.
quently established as . chapel OF ease"
for the Carlton. and the National Liberal.
with the same relation to tho Reform. The
former has a membership OF 2.l0O.
and the latter, with It's splendid
establishment overlooking the Thames,
has accommodations for 1000 members.
There are also, with conservative or tory
affiliations. the Conservative, City. Carl
ton. National, City Conservative, 81.
Stephens, Benconsfeld and the Constitu-
%tional; while among those taking the Ito
form az their leader and model and pos
sessinR various phases Of liberal symra-
thies. are Brooks, National. Liberal, Cob
den. City Liberal and the Dsyonahire.
The Athenaeum club is the chief literary
club, il not the resort, of London. Its
huge, timewo1n walls and stately ,portico
have q sombre look in the splendid Psll
trance OF Waterloo place. just opposite the
far sunniar looking homo OF the
United Service club. 1t occupies
par: Of the courtyard of cid Carl
ton house. The architecture i OF tho
Grecien order. and OF severe Grecian order
at that. The friezs is copied from the
Parthenon. Oves the Dorie portieo is o
colossal figure Of Minerva. The only checr-
full things in the whole place are two huge
fireplaoes in the main hall OF exchange,
Over these are the Diana RobinR" and
Venus Victtix,'' in marble. The ontirs
atmosphere OF tNe place suggests marble
and Ice. 1t is o :osott for venerable pro-
fessors, philosophers, scientists. %antiquarl-
ans and authors, ont Of whom the life cheer
is ALREADY we'll Uttered. The club has the
finest library of anv club in the metrop0-
lis, and a sto-y which Hatton tella Illus
trates its value to habituea. A member
desi ing reference to the fathers on some
theological point inquired o. Il club official
if Justin Martyr" was in the library. II
don't think he is o mamber. SIR" the latter
politely replied; but l will at once refer TO
the list sir"
There is a large number of thoroughly en-
ioyable clubs In London, some of them
really famous. which have brought socially
together strictly . OCCASIONAL people. or
men of means who are liberal patrons or
the arts. In the main their FIRE quenters are
tersons who have really accomplishing
something; men who as authors. journal
lists, actors, artists, singers, and even In
law and phssic. are progressive, ambitious.
deyendent; in fact. the genuinely cu!tl-
waited gentlemen OF London. These clubs
: do not always possess palatial establish
ments; entrance faes and annual subscri. =
tons are not equal to ordinary incomes;
and their exolusiyeness does not coDpriss
B questions Of blood, title. political opinion
I or wealth. In these. l believe, exist IN a
! greater degree those true and laudable
principles which are the life and preseEva-
+ ticn of genuine club association than in all
other great clubs of London combined.
. / refer to such clubs ns the Gartick,
1 Green Room. Savage, A'nndel, Lyric ana
. Be@FateGE. Inc lHtteH unique AlbLlo Siops
| which has its home over Toole's theater.
. o. rang ont of tho Honorable Society OF
+, Boefsteaks. in the old Besfsteak room of
, the Lyceum theater. which still exists and
+: is used b Irving for his exquisite dlnHe'
. parties. The Beefsteak ovsr Toole's Is Gl6'
, ~tiuotive in being IA zone room" club. 40
t admitting no guests whatever.
The Arundel has $50 to 400 members. 1t
was once exclusively literary and artistic.
Ambitious solicitors and amateurs of all
1 sorts are now admitted, and while its pro-
, miscuoasness is q bar to especial influence,
, it serves as n SOFT of necessary training
< school to higher club honors, while afford
: ing many q deserving fellow a ioothold and
7 BEGINNING ut professional recognition which
would be difficult in conservative London
| to other wise secure.
TIN Lyric has q magnificent clubhouse
in Picadllly, and with its entire appoint.
: msnts. Including @ large thGater and con-
cert hall, is among the fnest buildings fol-
this purpose In the world. 1t also has er
0 annex called the Lyric club at Barnes-on-
T Thames, f.om which boat racing and othel
/. river tetss en- be witnessed. The Lyric il
a dramatic and musical club with nearly
3. OOO members. Perhaps 10 per cent o.
Q these are actors. LoadesboroIgh, FREQ
Cowen and Sir Arthur Sullivan are mem
bers.
lhe we'll known Savage club, literary ane
f artistic. which nterchnnGes privileges witt
. the Lotos club of Now York. has about 7Ol
members, about 500 of whom are leading
8 london actors who are also meube! 8 OF tn,
4 Green Room club. 1t had its origin twenty
= four years ago in u public houae near DrurJ
= Lars theater. Since then it has wandered
10 Haxel's hotel. thence to the Savoy. and
3 and finally to the Adelphi terrace. over
+; looking the Thames.
o TIN Garrick, in Ga rick street, Govern
Garden, Venerable, rich, stately, mellow anG
: grand. has no membership limitations as tt
Professions. Perhnt 3 no more than twenty
five actors are at present among it's mem
{ bers, although all London managers Of any
t prominence, are upon its rolls. 1t undoubt
@ eddy Possesses tbs most valuable collection
of souvenirs aud paintings relating to thu
stage md its most famous representative
o of any association or institution in th'
world.
Indeed. the Garriek is a perfect musuer
a of art tgeasures. You can read upon It'll
walls the entire history of the EnRlisl
n stage. Harlow. Hayman, Zotfney. d,
n Wilde. Cotes and Dance are all represents,
a in priceless examples. There are seyera
a Hogartbs. Though not the largest, it is til
. most exQuisitely beautiful club house il
n London; and ito club life. genial. dignitisd
q almost drcanfui, iS positively ideal.
Tie Green Room club, IN Bedford street
which mad its origin about fourteen year
d ago from ENGAGEMENTS in the JUNO
Garriek and the Arundel cluos. ia tn,
+ real actors club OF London. 1t IS alread.
one of the weaIthiast OF its small clubs an
d owes It's great success to the administra
tion of its Lonora Y secretary, George ID u