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The Calves-Head Club established itself in Suffolk-Street, Charing Cross, on the anniversary of the martyrdom of King Charles, in the year 1735. The gentlemen members had an entertain¬ment of calves heads, some of which they gucci handbags outletshowed to the mob outside, whom they treated with strong beer. In the evening, they caused a bonfire to be made before the door, and threw into it, with loud huzzas, a calfs head, dressed up in a napkin. They also dipped their napkins in red wine, and waved them from the windows, at the same time gucci outletdrinking toasts publicly. The mob huzzaed, as well as their fellow brutes of the Club ; but, at length, to show their superior refinement, they broke the win dows; and at length became so mischievous, that the Guards were called in to prevent further outrage. The above was, no doubt, a demonstration on the part of gentlemen of republican principles. Some few years later, a different instance occurs. The " Monthly Review," May, 1757, mentions, that " seven gentlemen dined at a house of public entertainment in Londongucci outlet online, and were sup¬posed to have run as great lengths in luxury and expense, if not greater, than the same number of persons were ever known to do before at a private regale. They afterwards played a game of cards, to decide which of them should pay the bill. It amounted to £81. lis. 6^.; besides a turtle, which was a gucci mens watchespresent to the company." This was certainly a heavy bill. A party of the same num¬ber at the Clarendon, and with turtle charged in the bill, would, in our days, find exceeding difficulty in spending more than £5 each. Their grandsires ex¬pended more than twice as much for a dinner not half as good. It is only with the present century that old customs disappeared ; and, with regard to some of them, society is all the better for their disappearance.