Leather Armchairs: The Chivas Regal Book of London ClubsCassell, 1963 - 194 pages |
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Page 57
... Today , there are private dinner parties almost every evening , which compensates for the average dinner attendance of thirty to sixty guests and members , except on Friday nights when women are allowed and the numbers may rise to ...
... Today , there are private dinner parties almost every evening , which compensates for the average dinner attendance of thirty to sixty guests and members , except on Friday nights when women are allowed and the numbers may rise to ...
Page 119
... Today the Grass Court Championships at Queen's are the dress rehearsal for Wimbledon . Unfortunately , they always coincide with Royal Ascot . The result is that they are not as publicised as they would be otherwise . For many years the ...
... Today the Grass Court Championships at Queen's are the dress rehearsal for Wimbledon . Unfortunately , they always coincide with Royal Ascot . The result is that they are not as publicised as they would be otherwise . For many years the ...
Page 143
... Today he has only two girls to assist him . The reason is that until not so long ago , 50 or 60 Oxford and Cambridge undergraduates joined the club each year . Today their numbers have dwindled to half a dozen a year and Colonel Thomas ...
... Today he has only two girls to assist him . The reason is that until not so long ago , 50 or 60 Oxford and Cambridge undergraduates joined the club each year . Today their numbers have dwindled to half a dozen a year and Colonel Thomas ...
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