. The Arts Club and its members . 0 interest in the scheme appears to have waned, and very fewadditional volumes were acquired for many years. After the Clubmoved into its new house the books seem to have been huddled awayinto any odd corners not wanted for other purposes. At length, in1907, some enterprising members suggested that for the convenienceof those who had literary tastes the small drawing room might be fittedup with bookshelves and used as a library. The members of the ArtsClub, though many of them hold very Radical views on various sub-jects—notably on Art—are Conservative to the
. The Arts Club and its members . 0 interest in the scheme appears to have waned, and very fewadditional volumes were acquired for many years. After the Clubmoved into its new house the books seem to have been huddled awayinto any odd corners not wanted for other purposes. At length, in1907, some enterprising members suggested that for the convenienceof those who had literary tastes the small drawing room might be fittedup with bookshelves and used as a library. The members of the ArtsClub, though many of them hold very Radical views on various sub-jects—notably on Art—are Conservative to the backbone as regardsanything in the way of a change in long-established Club arrange-ments; and the introduction of a door between the hall and the cloakroom, the removal of a clock from a mantelpiece to a bracket, or theposition chosen for a piece of statuary, give rise to excited and almostrevolutionary utterances and motions. It is generally suggested thatthe artistic amenities of the Club are being ruined, that the Philis-. THE JUBILEK OF TIIK ARTS llu kind pei-mission of Mr. F. //. l\mnsei!il. THE CLUB AT DOVER STREET 41 tines are upon us, and that the Committee ought to resign in abody. However, after reiterated discussions, things gradually simmerdown and nothing more is heard of the matter. The library proposal was regarded as a serious innovation. Atthe meeting which was summoned to consider it, much eloquence wasexpended on both sides, the main argument of the Conservatives beingthat the wall space was indispensable for the exhibition of pictureswhich had been lent to the Club. On the other side it was urged thatthe room was principally used as a dormitory, and that the two orthree members who resorted to it enjoyed the artistic treat with closedeyes. In the end the reorganization of the library was sanctioned,and some very handsome bookcases were bought, which are now filledwith a useful selection of volumes, mostly on artistic subjects, andman
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