The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-25
HOtSEK iEl'{NG IN ROME
Ho,r Americans Live atn Cheap Rn,..


Anne Brewster writes from Rom. 10 the
Philadelphia Bulletin:
The ltNurious Americans with thrir b.,,r
cunh"rsolnc machinery of hO,Isckccninu haEc
no Idea OF the true philosophy of thul snrt ne
business rs IL Is understood by the Southern
European. II Is I'LL useless for o,ir ,,r co,,n,rw
peopc To come 10 Rome and simh after th'.
seventeen kinds of hot bread, The drIIcoms
oysters anu tcrrapins, the wlilSkry that ssneyer
nnrt anybody, and declare that there Is no
place like All American home then return.
the men to their downtown luncheon. the
women To endless spiritual scuilles with Brid
@ Sci o. 6rrtchcii, Patrick Or Fritz to enormous
perquistes OF the oil machine which like tho
,. Oh time husiiy coach, ought To be broken in
oitS-anu expect us, who have been there
and gone through with the whole heart .brSnL
ing business, to agree with them
:, Lei me give yol Il short sketch Of life I'm
Rome, ana yfnl Will not wonder that lhose or
our dear collntrywonen who have seen and
enjoyed IL TO perfection pine for the "Ilesb-
pots ot Egypt: In the first place, we rcnL an
apartment. they are OF various sizes and
prices: to snii a.! tastes and purposes. The
An apartment for an ordinary family consists
OF n Saton or drawing-room, parl0r, dining
room, three or more bedrooms, kitchen and
0ne !,i,t or TWO servants rooms, and sometimes a
biliar,l-rO0m and ballroom. There are few
rented apartments in Rome where large dan
ccs are allowed, for the buildings are did and
Insecure. dancing-hall is only safe on tho
piano nab,te, which, In most paluccs ia re-
served for the use OF the PROPRIETOR. Only
carpet dances can he enjoyed and even those
are risky. was at 4 matinee last spring in the
l'alazzo Odcscalch. when the ballroom was
thrown open, and u dance for the young neope
started There were but two or three quad
rifles OIL the floor, and yet | saw the door
hanSngs and curtains of the adjoining salon
sway 10 and fro quito alarmingly.
There are similar apartments to accommodate
one, tno or three persons. These are usually
suites Of rooms which arc rented unfnrnished
OF proprctors, 6y persons with small capital
tradesmen, They Invest their little gains In
furniture. divide their apartments Off and un-
dcrlct them. scrvicc is supplied, and some
times meals. Many who rent these small apart
mcnts Of these persons have their meals sent
In from n trdftorid, or catng-house If YOU
have comfortable purse, and can order your
M meals 4 rom N;lzzarIs or Spiilmann's-thosed de-
lshtfll Roman rcstalrants-yOu may find trat-
torid fare palalabc. But my advice Is to Sc
cure an apartment where the prddOna-as
your landlady is callcd-wil serve you with
your thrcc meals; that is, ii you are only one
or two, have moderate means. and come TO
Rome 10 study and see everything. Your
lnndady will render you u daily account and
you VIII be amused with the precision OF the
items.
FiIctto, eight Soldi slice"--that la, breast
OF turkey, which Is sold IN that way uucooked,
nn you can have as m5n,y fl!ses @ s. yar asrs
clous dish, made oi the Iivcrs and beorts s',, NJ
'; cckens, :;,, win rice and curry sauce. Oso ten
soup. Fune-bread-llye cents u loaf, Butter
rom tnrce 10 ten cents II pat, just enough 10
heSl the day Cream, from two 10 ten cents
us ,sh,l muci rs you want and so on-evcry vcse-
price. Thus you can daily order your next
days meals according to your taste and nurse
II a visitor comes in suddenly to whom YOU
@ Sazzafs oG or 20" can send TO Mines
dishes, and your table will be sumptuous.
Then there are plenty Of delicious little NOTED
,ni,ica aGi,iicaaces, pae ae Joie anchovy paste &c,
emergencies, or for your own occasional dain-
tlncss, when the natural deprayity of your
stomach makes you quarrel with your padro-
M. nas paraaisalcal provldlngs. by managing in
tnis way, four or five francs a day, fcGuaT TO
eighty cents or one dollar In gold win give
you All excellent tablc-thrcc meals for one
person; While one good trattorid dinner alone,
from NaZZari's or Spillmann's, costs six francs
for one person; then comes in added the ex-
pensc OF breakfast and luncheon.
The great charm OF this Roman mode of life,
When managed In tho Roman fashion, is that
you can regulate daily. to q penny, your eX-
pcnscs; and when y'u dine out, or when your
duties outdoors make 1t more convenient for
you 10 dine nj q restaurant your expcnses are
not going on at home. Even II you have
Kitchen and servants, their table Is not yours
You pay them certain wages, and then allow
them daily SO much money for their own food,
which they spend as they pleas. You have
line roast, or any nice dish set aside Tor your
own future Use. The servants here are 30 ex-
pericnced In their science Of culinary economy,
also that they seem to know to u slice how
many potatoes to cook for one person, and so
OH with every article Of food
True, wealthy Americans come to Rome and
bring with them home habits. The surycil-
lance of house accounts has hanging around it
wrcchcd memories of home TrestlIngs and
grlefs, SO the mistrcsses omit this very neces-
sary duty. They order more food than Is need.
ed, or Gun bo used at their own table, and
think, according to the Law and gospel, their
own kitchen gods and goddesses taught them
with bitter suffering, that 1t is a contolnptible
parslirony to have the cold meats kept for fur
ther usc al lnelr own meals, and send them all
into the kitchen. The Italian servants, nnac-.
customcd TO this "barbaric generosity" be-
como speedily demoraized, aud a system of
thIevlng begins which is endless.
little leisure, live differently we copy the ma
tlyes. adding the while few liberalIties Of
American life, and the comfort and pcace of
mind that results IS delightful; Everything
smallest amount of trouble. Wood, for exam.
pie, you purchase by the chdrette, or load,
which is a little over half cord, and order it,
the Romans OF comfortable means get their
fuel In another way, from their own lands or
from farmers, but the stranger will do better
TO 60 to Madame Flchellis, on the Piazza di
Spagna, or some we'll known shop OF the kind
Tho wood Is sent, nicely dried, cut SMALL up
TO your apartment door. and stored away,
sometimes In clothes presses or In the rccesses
of an ante-chnmber, and hidden very often by
beautiful curtain or piece Of rich old tapeI-
branch of this "great virtue for o Women Otd and
vice for men," as old John Adams used 10 de-
fine economy. Poor man! Whnt would the
good old 70 squarc-tocs say II ho could como
TO life In theae days OF women's rights to all
mems vices and "norc too." Verify, +" Nous
dconS change tout celia :"
They have carried the art of extortlon az
"fairs" to degree OF perfection in Great Bri.
tain Mr. Toole, the comedian, strolIcd into q