The evening times., 1899-09-04

its curl of feathers. The next day all the
papers were telling the town of the green
hat and feathers which Offenbach had
brought home with him from Austria. The
fashion caught on. 1t spread from Paris
to London, where Engiishren are not
accustomed to take their modes from for
eigners. Perhaps ii was the comfort OF
the yielding felt perhaps ii was the sug-
gestions of sport in the tuft Of feathers
at all events the fashion took and held
its own for a year or two. Perhaps, how
ever, the inverted shaving brush may be
considered as vindicating the Princes pre-
tention of originality.
LondOn's Clubs.
Despite the Hooley scandal of last year,
the Carlton Club remains as exclusive as
ever. 1t refuses fully to recognize even its
own offspring, the Junior Carlton, and
Junior Carltonians who are still in London
are grumbling in consequence. This, OF
course, is the time of year when clubs are
closed for cleaning. painting, and repairs.
Ciubmen who are thus banished from their
own abodes enjoy the hospitality for the
time being of some club more or less akin
to their own. When the Carlton closes It's
members cross the street to the Junior,
and it opens its doors in turn to the mem
bers of the latter. When the CarltonianS
are visiting the Junior they enjoy the full
privileges of the club, but when it comes
TO tn, turn to play host they do not re-
compliment. They admit the
So. out draw the line at their friends.
And h the emptiness Of elubland at
this time of year makes want of space an
Impossible plea, the Junior Carltonian may
not entertain guest at his temporary club.
Seeing that it was mainly the exclusive
ness of the famous Carlton which led to
the formation of the Junior, it is little
surprising that the latter does not look
elsewhere and get better treatment. Thirty
six years ago, when the project OF a new
party club was being mooted MI Disraeh
wrote to the late Lord Malmesbury: THE
Carlton and the Conservative clubs are
overfiowing, and years must elapse before
some men can enter them. They are also
very exclusive. The Carlton rarely admits
professional persons, and the Conservative
only an insufficient percentage. The Con-
servative is less conservative now. But the
Carlton refuses to change its ways. Even
the Reform, the only club in England
which rivals in standing and exclusiveness
the Carlton, gives its members wider
latitude. The original rule of the Reform
laid it down that each member might en-
tertain a stranger at dinner provided he
is Reformer," but this restriction was
removed as soon as there was adequate
accommodation for both members and
guests, and nowadays each member may
entertain two guests daily at either lunch
con or dinner, or at both. The club, in
deed, has gone step further and admitted
to the privilege of honorary membership
for month foreigners and British colon
lists temporarily residing in England, no
matter what their political opinions may
be. No foreigner or British colonist, how
ever eminent, can hope to become an honor
ary member of the Carlton. q
England and Dreyfus.
Seeking for some light relief from the
gloomy drama now being played at Rennes,
the "Outlook" prints the following sugges-
tion for a menu: ~
posslER, =
Soup. .
La Rcxnda