National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-23


Word for the Women,
Editor Of The Coyntr!
T.. For rent-A suite Of handsomely furnished rooms
IN house with modern improvements and pleas
anlly located; gentlemen preferred.
When ! read On advertisement like the
above in the papers l am much puzzled TO
know why parties renting furnished rooms
prefer men to women rs tenants.
] have had a long experience in this bust
ness s1f room-renting, and honesty compels
me to say that l found women much more
agreeable inmates Of my house than men. Il
love the good, old-iashioned words, 'men" and
women" far better than "ladies" and "geL.
tlemen")
At one time I had q family of eight ladies'
and two gentlemen. and the eight females
gave me less trouble than the two males; for
the latter would rub the paint of the window
stills; they would put their feet upon the ma
hogany chairs to polish their boots; they
would tilt the said chairs and break the
backs they would come In at the "wco sma'
hours" and shut the street door with o bang
that would startle the sleeping family like u
pistO, fired at burglar in sclfdefcnse; they
would kick the stair rods out Of their places:
they would walk up and down their rooms
for an hour or more, spOuting lines from liam
let's SOliloquy they belonged 10 some of the
dramatic "ciubs' which are 50 very numerous
in our city; and they would 60 to bed and
forget 10 turn oil the gas
Not 50 with the lady occupants of my rooms.
They never kept very late hours or forgot
their latch.koy, and they never slammed the
door 50 as to disturb the household or took a
midnight promenade; they took good care of
the furniture, and, as they never used tobacco,
their rooms were very easily put IN order.
Even the servants found little trouble In
waiting upon them, and ifanything was asked
Tor from dining-room or kitchen-the loan of
cup spoon, or dish, hot smoOthing.iron, or
pressing out dress, whatever IL might bc-the
favor was always cheeriully and promptly
granted.
For my own part, am fond of my own sex.
l think women are the better part of human
ity-not that dislike men. No, far from Il (;
but III every establishment where men and
women are employed, the heads or supcrin-
tcndents OF such places admit that women,
taken as body, are more industrious, more
attentive, more prompt, and much ncatcr
workers than the men.
have heard from the chiefs of various
divisions of our public Departments that tho
female CLERKS are more conscientious and
more selt-denying than the male clerks. An
other class of tenants which are eagerly
sought for are members of Congress When 1
commenced renting rooms | vas advised 10
get congressman to occupy them ii possibly
could. had one Congressman, which was
quite sufficient My carpets were ruined by
the constant tread, tread of the coming and
going constituency, who must see their
member An extra servant, TO attend tire
door, must be hired and then such enormous
gas bills all of which found to be a source
of more loss than profit.
The ladies' who have seen better days"
but who now have to exc out u living for
themselves and little ones by renting rooms,
will find by experience that women are by
far the best tenants in every way; they are
more consideratc, more careful; keep your
furnishings in better order; You are more
sure of your rent, and they generally burn
less gas, which latter item is by no means UNI
worthy OF consideration. IL.