A private London Gentlemen’s Club 1780 today

A Gentleman in a Club Chair Private Gentlemen’s Club Does not work for a living Relies on the interest income from a family fund or the acquisition of his own fortune and never spends the principal Does not get his hands dirty Always pays his obligations and debts, including gambling Marries a respectable woman of his class or higher Has been educated Travels, plays card games, reads, rides, hunts, hikes, attends parties, concerts, & opera, plays sports, fences, dances Attends church, weddings, funerals Well-mannered Expensive initiation fee Expensive yearly fee Expensive monthly fee Gentlemen of his class only No women allowed In the city Dining room, bar, & private rooms available Library, card room, reading room, fireplaces, club chairs, and conversation rooms with leather couches, chairs, fireplaces