The Philadelphia Country Club 
THE LAWN IN FRONT OF THE CLUB HOUSE 
dining-room, an attractive room with terra-cotta 
walls and ivory woodwork. Folding doors divide it 
from the service quarters. Usually one door is 
kept closed while a screen is placed in front of the 
open space. It is furnished in Flemish oak. The 
details of the mantelpiece cornice and trim of the 
doors are beautiful examples of wood-carving. 
The tap-room is very decorative with its beautiful 
bay window. The latest improvement to the club 
is the remodeling of this room, which adjoins the 
dining-room. The large doorway has had a swing door 
inserted with a transparency 
of simple leaded glass. The 
beamed ceiling and rough 
hewn stone fireplace greatly 
add to its attractive appear¬ 
ance. The bay window is 
the feature of the room, 
almost filling one end, and 
flanked on either side by high 
back seats continuing the line 
of the window seat. 
Beyond is the card-room re¬ 
plete in every particular. The 
men’s dressing - rooms and 
squash tennis courts are 
reached by a separate en¬ 
trance; they extend to the 
extreme end of the building. 
Most of the second floor is 
given up to sleeping apart¬ 
ments, which are charmingly 
furnished, and are always 
occupied in the summer 
months by the many members 
who enjoy living at the 
club while their families are 
from home. There are sev¬ 
eral dressing-rooms for the 
ladies, amply provided with 
lockers, and every conveni¬ 
ence. These are situated 
above the reception-room, 
while the sleeping-rooms are 
in the center of the building. 
The service of the club is 
excellent and the cuisine all 
that could be desired. The 
meals are served a la carte 
from six in the morning until 
10.30 p. M., either in the 
dining-room or on the cov¬ 
ered piazzas. These are 
glassed in during the winter 
and heated, so there is always 
ample provision for the serv¬ 
ing of meals. The handsome 
rugs and groups of rubber 
plants add not a little to the attractiveness of this 
informal dining-room. In summer a cool breeze can 
always be obtained at this corner of the piazza, 
which is flanked by rubber plants, giving it almost 
a tropical appearance. From here polo and 
games of tennis can be watched, and an extensive 
view of the surrounding country is obtained behind 
the tennis courts; the beautiful trees of Fairmount 
Park forming a fitting background to the players 
The lawns leading to the piazzas are beautifully 
kept, and here the voting folk play happily within call 
THE CLUB HOUSE FROM THE REAR 
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