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being applied to the p u rch ase o f new w ork s.
A nnual subscription, 4 R bd.
CLUBS.
The term
Club,
as it is used in this Country,
will hardly be recognised or rightly understood
either by ourselves or our neighbours, the French.
The D anish Club is much like the Russian; chiefly
an establishment for card p la y in g , billiards, chess,
& c ., for men in office, m erchants, and citizens in
easy circumstances. During the winter, fortnightly
or monthly balls (except at the K ing’s and Military
Clubs) are added to the ordinary amusem ents. The
chief clubs in Copenhagen are:
Kongen$ Klub, The King’s Club;
royal,
how ever, only from the signature o f C hristian V II.
being affixed to the leave given for its fo rm atio n
on the 15th. N ovr. 1782. T h e n um b er o f m em bers
is lim ited to 320.
E ntran ce fee 4 R bd.
A nnual
subscription 16 R b d ., paid q u a rte rly in a d v an c e:
in addition to w hich , a tax or contrib ution to St.
M ary ’s C hurch o f 2 Rbd. is a n n u ally levied on
each m em b e r, as is the case w ith all clubs.
A
m em ber can introduce a stran g er for the space of
a week.
One or (two balls are giv en during the