Of the clubs, all of which are of considerable merit, a full account has been given under the article CLun-lIousn, to which we beg to refer. We can here only call especial attention to the Retbrin, the Traveller's, the Carlton, the Army and Navy, and the Conservative. The dignified repose of the first, the simple and unpretending elegance of the second, and the lightness and magnificence of the rest, are subjects all equally worthy of the young architect's attentive study.
The same style has been applied on a somewhat less mag nificent scale, vet with equal success, to many other buildings, amongst which fire and life insurance-offices stand pre eminent. We can here only allude, in passing, to those of the Sun, Imperial, and Globe Societies. This style has also recently been adopted for private mansions, an example of which is allbrded us in Bridgewater House, the mansion of the Lord Ellesmere, now erecting under the able superin tendence of Mr. Barry, to whom we are indebted for some of the most beautiful and recent erections in this style, amongst which stand pre-eminent the Reform and Traveller's club houses. We conclude this article with a description of this last, and not least, beautiful example of Mr. Barry's taste, and trust that this may be only a commencement of a new class of town residences for the nobility of this country.
The plan of this mansion is nearly square, the north front being 1452 feet 6 inches from east to west, and the west front, shown in our engraving, 12:2 feet from north to south. The west elevation consists of three stories, separated from each other by ornamental flat-bands and cornices, and is divided into a centre and two wings, which, however, project but slightly. The lower story is rusticated with vertical and horizontal channels, and comprises seven windows, of which five, belonging to the central portion of the building, are plain rectangular apertures, with projecting key-stone, but without architrave. The two outer ones are of a similar
character, but are of three lights, the central one being of the same description as the others, and the side ones a little narrower. Above the cornice of this story is a podium, pierced with balusters opposite each and haying projecting plinths under the architraves. The same number and arrangement of windows occur in this story, but they arc of a much more elaborate description• having a highly enriched architrave, and being surmounted by a segmental pediment, supported on projecting corbels, and having the tympanum enriched with sculpture. The triplets in the wings are similarly ornamented, but have a segmental pedi ment over the central light only, the upper mouldings being continued horizontally, with the cornice over the side lights. The upper story has the same number of square lights with moulded architraves, the spaces between them being panelled : the triple arrangement in the wings is preserved in this story. The entire building is surmounted by a bold cornice supported on consoles, the spaces between which are orna mented with roses, and the corona with dolphins' heads, one over each console. Above the eornicione is a balustrade, the dies of which are surmounted by roses. The angles of the building are finished with coins, which are enriched with reticulated rustication, and, being of considerable width, impart a very rich effect to the facade ; the chimneys are brought up at the angles, and are made to form architectural features. A balustrade runs along in front of the lowermost story.
The south elevation is very similar to the west, having a series of nine windows, exactly the same as those in the central portion of the western facade, but having no project ing wings, the extreme angles only being rusticated. The entrance porch is in the centre, and is surmounted by vases similar to those above the balustrade.