Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-14

department. and the meals served ~
the Imperial have already attained the
distinction Of being the best obtaiuable
at any club In London Members have
the privilege Of introducing male
guests and the peeresses are keenly
appreciative OF the fact that I'm making
political converts. a good dinner Is apt
to prove far more potent than the most
logical Of arguments Needless % say
the liquid refreshments are not con-
fined 10 the cup which cheers but does
not inebriate, and there is smoking
room, Of course.
In the matter Of floral decorations,
there is no club in the kingdom which
can compete with the Imnerial Sew
eral Of the leading vice presidents take
1t in turns to send great quantities of
the most beautiful flowers 10 the club
from their country seats. The Du-
chess Of Marlborough has been a most
generous contributor in this respect aud
has on several occasions decorated the
whole house with a wealth of the love
hest blooms from Blenheim Every
thing possible is done To make the busi-
ness Of saving the nation from i'm
pending destruction and preserving the
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ant one at the Imperial club. Few Wo-
men can resist such appeals to their
patriotism. especially when IL Is CONE
bined with the privileges Of casonally
hobnobbine with a duchess or a count
ess. For the sake Of that latter privi-
lege they cheerfully endure the infliC-
tion. which Is occasionally imposed
upon Thorn. ~ having 10 listen IN
speeches by Conservative orators, that
as the management puts II. they may
gain n more extended knowledge Of our
national affairs
WOMAN'S INFLUENCE"
But It is training women how to best
use their influence for the good OF
their party that the Imperial club ex-
poets 10 render most valuable aid to
the conservative cause. II will Instruct
its members i'm the arts Of political can
wasting. At the last general election,
women's Wiles were moro extensively
employed In soliciting votes than in
any previous campaign. Several can
didates. especially on the Conservative
side. owed their success TO the iudlcious
use Of feminine powers Of persuasion.
But these petticoated allies would have
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the benefit Of a previous course Of
training I'm the subtle art OF implanting
the right political convictions In the
susceptible breasts Of masculine voters
That deficiency the Imperial club will
supply Its pupils will be instructed
not only how to make feminine fascina-
tions far more effective than masculine
logic IN winning votes, but also how
10 steer clear ~ the rather stringent
English laws concerning bribery ana
corruption The teachers will be cam
paign veterans who have gained their
knowledge not from political text books
but In the field of practical politics. In
/ this work there Is no woman I'm Eng
| land who could have rendered the I'm
/ perlal club 50 much ass Istance as that
/ brilliant American woman, Lady RAN
| dolph Churchill But since her son
! Winston reyoltcd against Chamber
lains fiscal policy she has belonged 10
| the other side However, there are
many women. equally enthusiastic po-
nticians n not such clever ones, who
will endosvor 20 on The place made
vacant by her deserton 20 the enemy.
At the next general election the I'm
| pcrial club viii uut into the field such
! an army Of trained political Amazpns
as has never before engaged tn party
warfare n the peers lose their pow
I ers. Il will not Doe 'he fault ~ The peer
I esses. ELLIS ELLSEN.