The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-02

Of his duty.
New York Hotels.
Our hotel eystem Is unique In It's way and a. 70
tally d'stiuct from that witch prevails In the
! rean citiea republican institutions from
their nonaIchical forms of goycramrnt and ety
In England residence In Grst oass hotels involves
cxpense not 20 he undergone except BY very wealthy
pcrons aud thsss estxbi hments Therefore almost
exclusively patrcuisod by sristooratic circles Piss
simple tIebcens csnoot the chance OF rubbing skirts
with the mobility OF the land in the corridors the h
| teis, OF dining with them tho table dAots.
They mua icsoIt inferior order Of house wierv
the rates of charge though exorbitanty high
commemorate with their means. Porsonages OF odase
qucuce very rarely to take their nos st the
public table even where such socialist custom
hes been introduced at oil but must have them In thsr
private prsors This makee the idca Of perm real
dence in hool in Enalsnd quite prcposserous aud
hues their patronage and custom merely to travellers
In this fast moving country however quite different
systam prevails. Hotels and boarding houscs-whish
arc only less expensive GLASS Of hotels-aro In
sttutions of sctuci necessity for the public
oommodotion-probably onsthirf OF the coumu-
nifty residing permanently in them. This condition
society srses from diversity Of circumstances anl
taetts iu proceeding fon aversion to the
troubles Of bousehe ping Others from tue
Of rens but the uud.rnyu Of msy DO traced to
chacefizes the heeIosc population OF this city
The New York hotels form therefore curious and in
teEesting phass in socal condition. In Broadway
stone their number approximate TO forty aoconmodat
Ips in Tho aggregate eioot sixteen thouG persons.
OF thsc hotels many OF them In point Of eisc beauty
and nenGccpce eel pse lrythiug OF the nf to be
eleThs ttteughout the civilized world Within ths
is yesr remstta5lo epirt of competition and rivalry
TO have upon hotel proprieors and prom
tn ;,1 otx of
gebce and total rgsrdleenees Of expcnse in the fitting
out and msraGemc Of their Four cstss-
ieLnentn OF the very frat order have during that tma
on Broadway two OF which have bccn opened
within th@e few hs and tho other two pcpsr
ing 20 open in week tVo hence Others In a
construction throughout tho city, snd it Ia asd that
magnificent those In existence IL Ia la
temptation 10 erco, edsoc et MADISON qusrc which
viii eurpasl them all. II connection with ths great
hotel movement may cite remaiksbe evidence OF
the and prosperity OF these estabisbeuts the
fact which ohronoled fsw days snce, Of the pro-
prietor Ct one OF thcmthe Iring House-haviug sold
biSineFest in m for the ot hGnttcd aud t~esy
Eve tboufsnd dollars thG4 cleared Tia nensc sum
Of thneo hundred thouard dollars u the three years
Of hi, Marue, mSnt
ru' IN respect 20 elegance and magudccocc the Me-
~ y,itcn Hotel opened about sinos stands NJ
lie very hsG of Its class and unrvsed either 10 this
shy other city of the universe. Furnished bout
ina tylc of srgtoUanass ard taste hitherto updrest
spilled TO hotels with It's table cquprlen Is az tho
ncst el,gent and expensive kiSd and all It's
aPpoiB'mnts In the moet complete order yet is rates
o. cLerges are a8 moderate those OF sny hcr dmsr
establishment In The city. 10 be sure IL wiehss to
- exTuyagsnt he moy hays,a suite OF apartments
pnsye his taste may suegoet sRd know that
" The boa 5crs of the Metropolitan do udnGs ia this
woy 70 The tune # eighty hundred and even hun.
Ard Il dollars "a meal Rat
with lees expensive live here cbcapy they do
any of the inferior cs1 hotels and they addict
"a % the weakness Of desiring soc;at9n With disun-
splshcd personsges they grStfed by snr pegh
b. ris at The tate Gbo -whcre 81 vichout soy
exception take their mcals foreign prie cr princess
nil airs anibass aor, legilator -stor dan
musician lsoies of rank beauty apd OF
sll conditions and degrees. Most civilized countries
vel o. classes, sCTrpesensd here: and it Il
hing 70 hear French SPOKEN At On, side Of yoa
fIsnsh % another aaI high Dn.ch opposite. In fsot
th take - be th great ehar OF tho American hotel
fJssn thG Il blends into family persons OF
1 tongues Ea8 conditions This she rational persaction
q oCal democracy, where there il thing q, ex
1siysntas but where every grade 81 lite raspeos
be oompetcncy Up uncounttd wealth IL represented at
tas same board = brings back to the days Lyeur
gGs and The republics cf antigui j. where tho -ys-
hn though in = ras refined Jrg-eo. prevailed.
We no'i9e thGs tha propgs,ors OF this new easb
nlr eni have adopted lie very pleasant and agreeable
mode u introducing their boarders another and
creating degree of intimacy bewecn them By ball or
shop" which they give week This oocasios
forms u the guyest and most amusing scenes iG.s
Dsble al tie youDg aEd hsniome WO1l-n Of the house
make Il point Of Than rl gous Observance, 10 at
tend anl polka, With unoommon inanstry and seal az
long &c ths musicians stand out. The antique
anu sIfsh female Ycclncns u buuauity occrpy seats
ranged along th sides OF the and theE,cvcs
cri'ci1pe ~ var.co styles Il 9-esses which ~hir By
-. no "a. and sc!emn ockirg dyues bnsuing polt-
osna scns crs imgrestd git1 lie immense imporanoe
ii h,ir position aul sai 6lsiness n.sn, here relax
from ih,r ordinary sereb9 q domaanor. and suree
thtmseyes to b made human spuaing ennes OF sy ths
fcina,irc srd nj g bcr L. ta pctticoats whose
heads app ar be entirely unaffected by the ordinary
prineip,s y gaytasoz IN the qlasrios there seems
to be ~ dvsTnty u thonsht action "a those
,aii.y ia cosumeno tzo couple Of darosrs enter
tarlsg tho rGms y,vs with respect 70 the figures but
al dasbius away according to their oaa idas of style %
he mot luphable rno ridiculous confusion From N,
bil ioom me meuy eIosd adjourn the supper
which slwsyr hop eycarss provided With more
than ordinary attention..
Th ms Is,est introduction mo the hotel system of
this metTor Ola aud has boon sdcpcl that "hlca
hss iorg prevail Ia the spmmer watering places W.
el tho iubovatltn au excellent one tending % oe'e'
tNre mo Lst ka,ties nf democratic soctaH" ana 20
tr srvntte eet r,tia~ial taffiet' Whlet - ar'sta
Sc u. siate ~ Fl rnuld ~ 20 pre- - vi ,ss
| t.,ali IA stl ~ - hsaasr-ioR tbes tha esclasive
,artut.ocs,iross y,th pFess' - ~urco.. Y ito no
h,oiy and Frnfi'c'tt o0. fa ~ ra~r,.,, :" ~, ~
| ~. N.o,.b Ar-ticsa phzisrx We ars grcst psoRlA
and u ies thicss gross<r thsnis our hotels