Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-29

now enjoyed AT the premises AZ 81 FiCcAQ'i-
ly. Fifty thousand dollara IL 10 be spent In
| alterations. and a new departure will be
| the admission Of ladies for dining. There
will be a separate suite Of apartments and
| stairway for the ladies,sleading on from
| the main entrance hall, and afternoon tea
| Will be served in these apartments. all OF
which will be quite distinct from the club
| in ordinary. The club has a membership
representative Of every branch-of the king 3
forces, with Gen. Sir IF. w. Forester
Walker at the head Of the soldiers roll ard
Lord Charles Beresford at the head Of me
| naval. d -
The present house at 81 Piccadilly will
pass to an American eonmittee, who pro-
| pose early in the new year To occupy the
| premises as THE Calumet Club This club
| Is the outcome Of the recent project to form
| house for American mlffonafres, and
| which fell through owing to the inability to
| buy or lease suitable premises in Piccadilly.
The additional room required by the mil
| lionaires' syndicate will be obtained by TAX
| ing in the adjoining private dwellings in
| Charges street. The membership is to be
one of GOO at $3.50 entrance and $50 per
year. A few English members Of high So
cial rank have been admitted to-the roll,
but otherwise the club will be wall street
in London. go
A prominent feature will be the lounge
bar room, on the plan of the New York
facht Club saloon, and 1 am told that an
agent has been dispatched across the At
lantic to procure the best steward. chef
and cocktail mixer to be found in the
United States All of which constitutes
significant development of the American in
vaS1on.
Archbishop of Canterbury's Illness.
The archbishop of Canterbury's illness is
causing profound concern. Churchmen had
reminder of the gravity Of his grace's ILL
ness by the special prayers for Frederick,
archbishop of Canterbury" ordered in all
the churches in the dioceses of Canterbury
and London on Sunday, and also. believe,
IN Exeter, the three sees of which in his
long episcopate of thirty-three years he has
been the spiritual overseer. No Englishman
living is held in greater esteem Of his COM
patriots than Frederick Temple and it says
something for the spirit of Englishmen that
the man for whom they have the greatest
admiration is in the incarnation Of that
honesty, tenacity and directness which are
supposed to be national characteristics.
Canterbury. it is not difficult to realize
what a strain the present parliamentary
session, with Its prolonged debates, has
been to some of the older members Of the
house OF lords. One Of the most constant
attendants since the Introduction of the
education bill has been the Duke of Rut-
land, who entered. his eighty-fifth year on
Friday last. Difficult though it may be to
elapsed since he Joined the cabinet Of the
late Earl of Derby as first commissioner Of
works.
Another venerable peer, much in evidence
who will shortly enter the ranks. of octo-
genartans. and who has been a member Of
the house of lords for the long period Of
1fty-seven years This Is a record which
Is only surpassed In the case of two other
members of the upper chamber-Lord Tenn
plemore. the present father" of that as
sembly, who took his seat on the death of
MS father in 1s42. the day after he came
OF age and the Earl Of Leicester, who sue
ceeded to the earldom in 1892 but made
his first appearance In the house Of lords
some two years later.
Doll Show at Royal Albert Hall.
The twenty-third annual Truth doll and
toy show, which opened at the Royal AL
bert Hall today, comprises about %, 600
dolls and toys, provided by the readers Of
the paper for distribution at Christmas
among the children in the hospitals, work
houses and poor-law schools in the metrop-
OILS There will be a separate gift for every
cnlld. as well as large toys and dolls for
general use by the youngsters in the differ
ent Institutions AS in many previous years.
an anonymous donor has sent II 600 six
pences for the children, and Mr.. Tom Smith,
the Well-knOwn maker Of them, has pre-
sented 1900 crackers. The chief attrac-
ton of the show will be, as usual, the dolls
numbering this year between 5000 and
1000, which have been dressed in connec-
tion with competition for prizes offered
by the editor of Truth. ThereSwill also be
competitions for the best homemade toys
and homemade bonbons.7 81 w. IL,
Americans to Establish Restaurants.
The latest form which the American in
vasion' has assumed has reference to the
catering business A syndicate proposes
to open restaurants In central London,
whose special features will be promptness
in waiting and constantly open doors We
know 1t at home as the quick lunch"
Meals will be obtainable either by night or
IF nfO
workers in London for whom provision is
not yet quite adequately made. but whether
the demand is sufficient to justify the open
ing of such establishments those pro-
posed is not certain. A difficulty which the
promoters will have to face is that pre-
sented by the refreshment houses acts, but
as no intoxicants are to be sold they con-
template the grant Of the necessary per-
mission as being certain
At the Woodbury. Gallery Mr.. Charles
Pears is showing his delightful drawings
for Mr.. Punch'S Book for Children" No
more humorous studies Of child life can be
imagined Mr.. Pears has entered thor
oughly into every aspect Of child life. He
Is not above laughing at his subjects
boys who, by reason of family exigencies
are compelled to wear clothes that do not
fit Mischief" is tender study Of a lit
tie chap left alone within reach Of things
which can be destroyed, and he does not
neglect his opportunities 1.-THE Boy and the
Cannon" is rather obvious, but Mr.. Pears
seldom allows himself such lapse. THE
Pillow Fight is a brilliantly exuherant and
exquisitely colored piece of work, and
Telling Pussys Fortune" shows the art
list at his best in Interpreting the unexpect-
ed side of a child's nature. A riotous bit of
humor is 1.-The First Attempt Of a Little
Boy to Dress Himself" while "A Letter"
might have been written by Mr.. Anstey's
young Tom Bultitude before his transmit
grafton into his fathers image" The COL
lection is charming both on the artistic and
the human side. l.. H. MOORE.