Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-06-24
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
This Letter ~ mostly about Centennial
Matters-SOme Ambassadors about the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lei he Fashions.


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This Letter ~ mostly about Centennia
| Matters-SOme Ambassadors about tn,
CeMtennial-Poiitic he Fashions.
GOOD ADVICE To TRAVELLERS,
1t is an object TO mo st people t.
spend as little money as they cal
this summer, and proceed to Civ,
them a few hints on the matter
which, from one who knows the cit,
and its facilities, will be Of servic,
to strangers from the West. Ant
the first word have to say is, keel
ont of the hotels, and don't hir'
hacks from public stands. New
York hotels are neither so clean, ST
comfortable, or so reasonable il
charges as Chicago houses. A suit,
of rooms, with bath attached, whicl
can be had at tirstclass Chicago
hotel, like the Grand Pacific, for ri,
dollars q day, will cost double here
and inferior rooms in proportion
The low-price hotels that advertise
rooms for a dollar day are nasty
beyond description, usually in crowd
ed neighborhoods, off Broadway
and all the sights, and not with the
best air procurable even in New
York. If you want to see the city
reasonably and comfortably, 80 Il
one of the hotels on the European
plan, about Union Square, and gel
upper rOoms-that is, on the fifth OF
sixth story. The elevators in these
houses make these rooms as easy OF
reach as those on the parlOr floor
and their airness and GOODNESS make
them preferred in summer by all
who understand hotel living. Small
rooms, as comfortable, and even
luxurious, as any in the house, on
these floors, are a dollar and q dol
lar and q half u day, without meals
Remember, in the city system OF
charges, a room is never let for less
than twenty-four hours; and is
charged for the same, whether it is
occupied for night only, or a night
and day. The restaurants in all
the hotels are abominably high
priced, but you are not obliged tC
live there. Between Fourteenth and
Eighth streets, on Broadway, there
are several low-priced restaurants
where fairly,cooked food may be
had, and the genuine New Yorker
does not disdain to walk far enough
for his meals to give him an appetite
for them.
AS for carriages, don't be persuad-
ed to take any vehicle at the depots
but the street cars. The express
companies transfer coaches or those
belonging to hotels with the name
painted on them. These will take
you to the hotels or other places,
and transport your baggage with
out swindling. If you want Il car
riage to see the city, ask at the no
tel to have one sent from a livery
stable, and make your bargain be-
forehand for so much All hour, in
GLIDING all the stops you want, and
keep your own time. A neat coupe
holding two persons and child is
furnished at decent stables for $1.O0
an hour for the whole party, giving
leave to stop as often as you like.
A larger carriage can he had for
$3.50 to $500 and hour, taking as
many persons as you like. The item
of carriages to see Central Park ell
tiers largely into the bills of visitors.
Stewards store and the Park COM
prise the sights Of the city to the
rustic mind. AS for shopping, the
best place to get handsome silks
and laces is in the large stores, but
there are small dealers between
Eighth Street and Fourteenth, and
on Fourteenth Street itself, from
Broadway to Sixth Avenue, well
worthy of patronage, where for pop
ular goods are decidedly lower than
at the large stores. Indeed, one
will not miss much advantage eth
er in quality OF price who confines
shopping to these limits, all in easy
reach of the hotels on Union Square.
But don't be cajoled by any fashion
book or newspaper puffs into ex-
ploring the regions beyond 9th Az
enue in search of bargains. 1t
doesn't pay to rummage cheap Jew
shops for aGIcles not worth even
the low price charged tor them.
Those who wish to see the city Ieis-
urely, would advise not to go to
hotels at all, but try one of the va
rious houses which advertise to take
transient boarders. Several of these
are found on Lafayette Place, the
quiet, clean broad street one block
from Broadway, running from
Fourth to Eighth Streets. The AS.
tor Library is on this place. The
Cooper Union and Mercantile Lii
braries,and several large bookstores
are close by. while it is convenient
to stores and the best lines of street
cars. Nearly every house on the
street is boarding house, and 1t is
not easy to 60 astray of finding one
20 suit.
MORE ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL
Let me say to those who are Il,
erred from attending, by fear of
that it is not necessary
o keep away on that account any
onger. The refusal of the people
% be swindled has brought land
ords to their senses, and rates are
air now in Philadelphia. Then
gain the citizens have done much i
o kill out the thieves. The best
people in Philadelphia, seeing that
he professional lodging house keep. |
RS and landlords were injuring the
Exposition by their "stand and de-
iver' policy, threw open their hons-
IS to strangers, at reasonable rates,
nd left the robbers without victims. d
[ou can get good, comfortable board
or from SO to $40 per week, with =.
'Onl families. and whonvar NAYS U