Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-24

interest awakened by the famous bill of
1S30-32. It's members oorsorise more
London and provincial editoss and politi-
cal writer's than perhaps belong to all 9TH
er clubs in London. But It has tremen-
dous wealth and many titles In its mem
bership. Carte blanche was given for the
construction of its building, which is at
one aide of the entrance to Carlton House
Terrace, the Carlton standing on the oppo-
site corner, and for Its interior decoration
and appointments. No other London
club Possesses 30 diversified membership
In station, vocation and views; but as 1t
represents the concentration of all oppoei-
tion to Toryism, though 1t comprises at
times almost countless factional elements,
Its wealth, strength and permanency have
been remarkable.
The building is in the pure italian style,
massive, rich and simple. The central
hall, open from floor to dome, and sur
rounded by massively oolonnsded CALLER
les, is one of the richest and most stately
interiors In England. Asplendid staircase
leads to the upper gallery, which opens to
the principal apartments of the club. The
coffee-room occupies the beautiful garden
front on Carlton House Terrace; and the
drawing room, which runs the entire
length of the building, lie just above. One
of the galleries of the central hall 10 filled
with fulI-length portraits of the heroes of
reform; and the other possesses msgnia.
cent fresooes illustrating the fne arts;
while the statusry, the richest and most
frequent In any London clubhouse, i'm
mortalizes the great leaders like Golden,
Bright, Palmerston, Russell and Glad
stone. There is only one just appsllativs
to use when speaking of every festure of
this great club. That 10 magnificent.
pok 81 n s1 Dafo fa-
nous for their cuisines and chefs, and the
public wine cellar In Europe.
With the extraordinary prestige, wealth
and influence of both these clubs, and q
limited membership-for instance, the
Carlton is limited to sixteen hundred mem
bers and the Reform to fourteen hundred
-"over-fow clubs" were o natural se-
Qusncs. With the Carlton, which CON-
tains the bluest blood In England, death
vacancies are the emily means of securing
entrance. Men wait from twenty to thir-
ty years for admission, save In cases where
some great leader of the Tories dies, when
his heir is usually elected to fill the vscan
cy. The Junior Carlton was consequ ,ntly
established as 'tchspel of ease" for the
Carlton, and the National Liberal, with the
same relation to the Reform. The former
and the latter, with its splendid establish.
ment overlooking the Thames, has accom-
modations for seven Thousand members.
There are also, with Conservative or Tory
affiliations, the Conservative, City Carlton,
National, City Conservative, st. Stephens,
Beaconsfeld and the Constitutional; while
among those taking the Reform as their
leader and model and possessing various
phases of Liberal sympsthies, are Brooks,
National Liberal, Golden, City Liberal and
the Devonshire.
The Atheneum club Is the chief literary
club, If not the reeoEt, of London. Its
huge, time-worn walls and stately portico
have sombre look in the splendid Pail
Mall region, where 1t stands at the park
entrance of Waterloo Place, just opposite
the far SUMMER looking home of the Uni
ted Service club. 1t occupies part of the
courtyard of old Carlton House. The
architecture is of the Greoisn order, and
of severe Grecian order at that. The
frieze is copied from the Parthenon. Over
the Doric portico is a colossal figure of Nj
nerva The only cheerful things In the
whole place are two huge fire places In the
main hall or exchange. Over these are the
'Dlana Robing'' and "Venus Victrix" In
MARBLE The entire atmosphere of the
place suggests marble and Ice. 1t is re
sort for venerable professors, philosophers
| scientists, antiquarians and authors, out Of
whom the life cheer Is already well filtered
The club has the finest library of any club
| in the metropolis, and story which Hat
ton tells illustrates its value to hsbitues
A member desiring reference TO the faith
| srs on some theological point inquired of 6
club official If "Justln Martyr" was In the
library. sT don't think he Is a member
sir" the latter politely replied; "but will
| at once refer to the list, sir"
There is large number of thoroughly
| enjoyable clubs In London, some of them
really famous, which have brought socially
together strictly professional people, oil
men of means who are liberal patrons OF
the arts. In the maia their frequenters
are persons who have really accomplished
something; men who as authors, journal.
lists, actors, artists, singers, and even In
law and physic, are progressive, ambi
| tious, independent; in fact, the genuinely
cultivated gentleman of London Thess
clubs do not always possess palstial es.eb
lishments; entrance fees and annual sub
ecriptions are not equal to ordinary in
comes; and their e1clusiveness does no
comprise questions of blood, title, politi
cal opinion or wealth. In these, believe
exist in q greater degree those true ant
laudable principles which are the life ant
preservation of genuine club association
than In all other great clubs OF Londor
combined.
| refer to such clubs as the Garrick
Green Room, Savage, Arundel, Lyric anc
Beefsteak. The latter unique little club
which has its home over Toole's thester
sprapg out of the Honorable Society o.
Bssfsteaks, in the old Beefsteak room o.
the Lyceum theater, which still exists. ant
is used by Irving for his exquisite privat.
| D. o1af
is distinctive in being "one-room" club
and admitting no guests whatever.
The Arundel has three hundred and hf
ty to fodr hundred members. 1t was ono
exclusively literary and artistic. Ambi
tious solicitors and amateurs of all sort
are now admitted, and while Its promiscu
business Is q bar to especial influence, I
serves as q sort of necessary training
school to higher club honors, while afford
ing many q deserving fellow a footholt
and beginning at professional recognition
which would be difficult in conservativ,
London to otherwise secure.
In Piccadilly, aad with Its entire appoint
ments, including q large theater and con
cert hall, Is among the fuest buildings fo
this purpose In the world. It also has Al
annex called the Lyric club st Barnes-on
Thames, from which boat-racing and othe
river fetes can be. witnessed. The Lyri
Is dramatic and musical club with nesrf.
three thousand members. Perhaps tel
per cent. of these are sotors. Lor,
Londesborough, Fred Cowen and Sir Al
thur Sullivan are members
The well-known Savage club, nterar
and artistic, which interchange privilege
with the Lotus club of New York, hs
about seven hundred members, about fiv
hundred of whom are leading London ~
tors who are also members of the Gree
Room club. It had Its origin twenty
four years ago in q public house nes
Drury Lane theater. Since then 1t hs
wandered to Haxers Hotel, thence to th
Savoy, and finally to the Adelphi Te
race. overlooking the Thames.
The Gsrriok, in Garrick street, Cover
Garden, venerable, rioh, stately, mello
!: and grand, has no membership limit
. tions as to profession. Perhaps no mol
than twenty five actors are at preset
among Its members, although all Londo
managers of any prominence are upon 1
rolls. 1t undoubtedly possesses the mo
valuable collection of souvenirs and pain
/ ings relating to the stage and Its mo
, famous representatives of any associate
, / or institution In the world,
Indeed the Garrick Is q perfect mus
, um of art treasures. You can read upc
! It's walls the entire history of the Eu
lish stage. Harlow, Hayman, Zoffne
: De Wilde, Cotes and Dance are all repr
| ssnted in priceless examples. There q
) several Hogarths. Though not the large,
It is the most exquisitsly beautiful clu
/ house In London; and its club-life, ger
l al, diguifed, almost dreamful, is POI
, lively ideal