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| tended the wide stretch Of the lark white with
newly fallen snow and ellttering with icicles.
A vast concourse OF people passed through the
iron gates OF the new club house into the court
yard. which IL not unlike Pompeiian dtrrin
in size and shape and thence into the vesti.
bule which ushers the visitor into the start.
ingly imposing entrance hall. Marble and
bronze vastness and lavishness Of expenditure.
are the leading features that i'm press the mind
ct the first glance. coupled with a mysterious
doubt as to whether one is In Venice or New
York In n club house for the shelter and 40
commodation Of descendants OF Washington
and OF jefferson or in a European palace. A
trinlng flavor OF the American hotel In the
richness Of decoration and general newness Of
furnishings brought one back. however. from
the suspicion OF q foreign element. and .
glimpse through the windows OF familiar road
ways obstructed by piles OF very dirty snow.
through which 1oundored broken-down stage
horses. dissipated entirely the Arabian Nights
delusion of having suddenly awakened In
halls OF Oriental splendor.
In n building 80 beautiful and chaste in its
external architecture so replete with comforts
and conveniences most aristically provided
for. faultnn ding expands to the dimensions Of
q crime. and yet one cannot bolp wishing the
entrance to the building was more dgnined;
that the frescoed ceiling gs had been little less
tion somewhat toned down. There is poetical
justice. OF course. in the idea Of the sovereign
people .! a great republic being housed and
fed In the style and after the manner Of
crowned heads. and every individual has =
right to surround himself IN his own house
with all the luxury that money can buy: but
the public exhibition Of such expenditure and
display is ircongruous AMI unsuited to the
nation and the times. The idea which has
apt ha MafFp
tan was to be nn exclusive club. with a limited
membership. representing wealth AMI p'si-
tion. Is quite disposed ~ 10y its vastn-ss and
the immense outlay that will be necessary to
run it, There nre already 800 members and
we have not heard that the list is closed As
q consequence. clirues and sets will nat Lraliy
spring VI. and there seems cut small prn-
vision made In the building for personal com-
panionship. or solitude d deiO. or even a
e"a're. for a quiet game Of whist 81 dear TO
the hearts OF the elderles. one thing seems
pretty certain. that the new clup il not likely
to clash with the older ones. and. rs the spring
advances. the windows OF the Cuion will still
present their circle OF time-wOrn respectable
ity. tho knickerbocker its incoming and out
going stream Of well-groumed. weli.val-tei.
and. IL must be admitted. well-IoosI Ing youth
and middle age aud the Union League its
bristling array OF politicians.
With the exception OF the Metropolitan CLUB
reception and several dinner parties there
have been no i'm portant entertainments dur
ing the last week. Mrs. Henry q. Marquand
gave a reception with some very good music
on Tuesday evening. The music was in q GER
tain sense supertiuous however. as n siGnt OF
Mrs Marquand's collection OF pictures. curios.
aud brc-a-brac more than repaid their friends
for what is still somewhat Of q pilgrimage to
Sixty-e:hth street.
Young leoIla's dinnera NJ nj hars lai4
aside the formality and splendor OF win
ter banquets. and here fashion veritably
romps and frolics. Last week at Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish's games were played whom the
repast was ended. and the company united in
an effort to tie. blindfolded. a red cravst
around the neck OF a lay figure. painted and
prepared for the occasion No end OF fun 70.
suited rs forieits were exacted for failures.
fFenchman Just returned from abroad.
whore he has been visiting at several English
country houses. remarked recently upon the
greater inventive powers OF American host
esses over their transatlanttc cousins In pro-
viding amusement for their guests The
favorite game in England this winter" he
said, has been the resurrection OF photo
graphs OF great ladies in their infancy and
childhood. which are passed around a circle
OF men, and the one whose keenness in dis
corning likenesses enables him to recog n lie the
greatest number OF ful!-grown beauties in the
rresehtments of their early years
receives handsome prize. ! could ind no
pour yPT' and no coDimr c'esi urt;j-' in that"
continued the lively foreigner. "and II party
OF Americans would never have played IL twi'a
They would have found something TO take its
place that would be more entertaining"
However backward may be the revival OF
trade In some directions this spring costum-
ers and fancy dress manufacturers are likoly
to have a harvest The series O; twevs
tableauS to be given at the Manhattan Athletic
Club Theatre. on the evening OF Faster TIes-
day will bring into requisition :he services
OF an endless number OF print sellers cos
tune designers, wig makers. and hair Dress
ers- The tableaux are intended to reproduce
some OF the masterpieces Of the French school
Of painting during the eighteenth century.
beginning with the reign OF Louis NV. and
ending with the Restoration. In tails period
will be included the sumptuous yelve;s All
OF the time OF the Grand
with eurling. fuli-bottomed wigs
Tor the IN en- and lavishness OF jewels. ribbons
and flowers In the eoiffure of the womsn. the
hoops. PATCHES. and powder OF Louis XN.'s and
NNL's reignA with an occasional relapse to
he simple hchu and cotton PompadouT gown
of Marie Antoinette. ending with a startling
to the short waists AMI scant skirts
1.-THE Em pirs and Jose phi ne Mrs. William Jaw
Hrs Stanley Mortimer. Mrs. Clews and Mrs
Lowery are the ladies' who have assumed the
'ather onerous task OF getting up these tab
eauI. and TO whom Messrs. Porter and Munz.E
will lend their valuable and ever-ready aid.
costume ball Is also announced for Tuxedo
Turing Easter week. and the ladies OF Vest
'hester and the Country Club will have. on the
18th Of April. an exhibition OF Iab!eauI for the
'eneht OF the poor in their neighborhoOd
concert Is TO take place after Easter Of
course for charity. under the patronage OF Mrs.
Iohn c. Wilmeriing for which Melba. Aneona
md others Of the Metropolitan troupe have
their services Mrs. WilmerdinR's
PERSONAL magnetism. as well as her untirink
'f1orts in . good cause. insure success to al
most everything that she undertakes
There ssems always to be some one date Sc
ected by Easter brides for their wedding cole
,rations- This year. Saturday. April IA. Ap-
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