The Adorning Hand Of Woman

Those who frequent the average olub (says a writer in the Graphic), must have been struck bv the raa9culine appearance of those institutions in the way of interior decorations. Nothing is to bo seen in the way of those light trivialities which, though quiet and unobstrusive, yet indícate tho adorning hand of woman. The furnishing of a club is usually delegated to a few members or to a contractor, who do their work well, selecting the wall-papors, carpets, furniture, paintings, and curtains, yet end their work when these havo been put in place, and no further attempts to please the eyc are made. Contrast u clubroom with the drawingroom of a welthy married man. In the former there is a certain hardness and stenlity, thougli thousands of dollars may have been spent on it. In the latter overythicg indicatos the presence in the house of woman, with her natural desiro to adorn everything sho touches. In all the little nooks and crannies of the walls are brackets and stands for vases, statuettes, and flowers. On the centro-table aro littlo odds and ends in tho way ef bric-a-brac distributed with apparent carolessness, and a volume or two of certain editions de luxe of master authors. Then all the chira and sof as have little bit3 of embroidery and noedlework pinned I here and there, a vase of fresh flowers iu j on the mantel-piece, the card-basket is rendered chic by a ribbon tied in a fancy knot, and the book-case, if there be ono, is not only useful but omamental. There could no doubt be much done in this way to make the interiora of club-houses more cheerful and inviting then they are at present.