The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-15
TRYING THE WOMEN'S HOTEL.
THE TEST EXPERIENCE or BECOMING
and BEING 4 BO.IRDER.
4 womnn's Description Of the Interior of the
Fstmbiishhent. nrd Of the Everyday Life
of Those who Are Making II Their Home.

About two weeks ago determined TO put |
the rules and regulations of the Womons ,
Hotel to n practical tcst hnd no fixed mtcn-
/ ton rs to whether should or should not make |
the result of my personal experience the sub
icct of a newspaper article. My lnndady wished |
to give my room a Spring cleaning and reft- |
ting. and that operation would take several
days. | must go somewhere, and | de- |
/ sired To- know what the rules OF Mrs Stow |
art 4 establishment were and how they would |
! work wanted change, too. and something |
/ to interest me. went up 10 tn" hotel to MAKE |
/ Application FOR transient board. and was met |
| with n cordial reception from the young clerk
/ ut the desk. whom | had known - iloor
wnkcr in the Tenth street and Broadway house
, " a. +. stewart K Co. H. WIS sorry could
! not CONS at once. hut written nppli'Stion. ID"
| said would have tn h. mndc hy me- stating my
occupation and giving rcicrrnec. II was NE
! first inr | had over been called on TO give
r"frrrn - when applying either Tor board. liWh
| accommodations or cmuluvmcni. But dd
no, feel humilintrd or mortified At the request
I In fact. ! was rather proud ui nrinE. al'im 10
! say that was ON" Of tn" editorial stan OF The
Sun. AMI To- civ" good ~ OF 'iitorlni ana nri-
| Nutn lady references | was, however. some
whit annoyed and amuscd when thts ,,I ionr:
application. On the morning NJ III" mn day.
my inndady came to NY room nmI inloF'mn Lee,
gone having been srntto inquire If Mrs. H. was
u buurrr in her house. II she WAS wnrkinS
woman. and IL she was prompt pay Why 90
she wish ~ como TO the hotel for only few
dnys' gnl gid she wish to write an article Tor
An th,'sr questions. suppose. were answered
in a satisfactory manner, for thrt evening re-
criv'd u note signed 10y the manager OF the
Womcn's Hotel, telling IN" TINT my appratio
was accented. The next night sept ,nndrr nc
rooms. with one large window opening on tho
The ceiling was lofty the walls a dclicnto
shndr of blush white, were guiiticss Of prna-
mcnts ~ any kind and there w"r" no hooks or
buttons Tor pictures or wnll pockets or brackets.
10 "a ID BrtlAAftlS
red roses and r9Hrbuds ON u ground ~ dnrN
hur"au n small nurhle-iop table n stationary
marble washstand and drawers. with hot and
cold water pipes IN one corner OF ne room.
| largo walnut wardrobe ana a dounln walnut
bcd~tead with snowy coverlct and pillows, Two
canc-scatcd chairs and u rocking chair The
covered with q pretty ground glass shade. but
there was no drop hight. go
So profound wns the stiffness OF tho great
house that slept until ninc the next morning.
Irang thc bell. and pretty. iair-hared, rosy;
checked little fellow Of about 10 or IL answered
II, and asked II could got breakfast after
the, regular hour ! found that could and
making hurried toilet went To- the dining
room. Several Of the women werr still ut the
table, and there seemed no annoyance at my
hardness. Tho colorcd walters ~" as imper-
turhnhly polite, and ns quietly respectful as If
they We're waiting on minonhires dauS .itrrr
and wives and EXPECTED, the largo fees which
they do not got here. Having boon q hoardrr
in several hotels in the city. could hut con-
trast the manners OF our colorc,l walters with
the too frequent mpertlncn"c OF the ordinary
, foreign walters who bring Us our mems AMI
hang round listening - thu convention Of
guests in hotel dining rooms and rrsiMurants.
OurcolOrcd walters don't do that in the Women :
. Hotel
At hrcakfas we sat at the tables in the centre
: of the dining room. At luncheon we were re-
moved 70 those 10y the windows overlooking the
court At dinner We found that our twenty coli
: ored waiter, drew out tho chairs for Us around
/ the tables IN the centre again. They were u
= ntle more animated in serving our -,,vrn
t courses at In" last meal. BIT not Il whit loss
) dinner. Don't imagine that We have the or
! MT tplnrnI
for our dining room IN the Nomrn's Hotel;
These walters are from the Grand Union lIutrl
| in saratoga tho Gregory House nj Lux" Ma
l. hopa'. and the Newport hotels; and they have
/ the quiet, orderly manners that we, used To
teach our house servants under the old regime
in thu south in the best private houses an'i
hotels the same style of waiting thnt We used
II louise in Boston.
| was 50 very busy during the whole four
DAVIS that | stayed in the Wom"n's Hotel that
dill not walk around the house u singl. time
until the third day. Then explored only the
library and grand pnrlor. Two NOR" charming
1 rooms for the purposes ~ which they are ap-
Piled cannot de- c?nerlyrd Inc pnrimr inrni
the curtains ARE If N" same material faced
=. with CRIMSON rcrs or terry glG,hLl iorLrt
u son upholstery and curtains Between, the
y windows all along the court sid oi the snE
y crimson velvet AMI w' supplied with writing
:, materials. The paper and envelopes ar
=, STAMPED with the name Ut tsr house. The
W library is NOR" rcsorted To- by IN" inmates in
81 The. evening than tho grand priyat' parlor.
> But on one evening heard SOM Inc mus ic
- there the performer being one Of our guests.
:, Tho pianofurtc IN that room Is "A grand cycloid
r lindrmun \ pnrior Lnl"mHn Is IN one ol
y. the AK reception rooms where men callers ara
admitted. Every evening while | WIS IN the
= hotel | saw men visitors in one or another Of
=, Passing along the halls whore no masculine
8, football Is ever h"nrd, except, perhaps. that OF
Is the engineer. or one Of tn" litle fellows who
b take the place ~ hal boys. W. frequently see IN
IL the evening. through tn" open doors Of the
In rooms which have been taken. Erouls ~ two ui
q
III ting. They need Ia" drop lights. but | know
y. they have been too sensitive 10 ass Tor them
- for il the truth must he told. am certain that
n some feel. Just as felt that the possession oi
T. enjoyment Ol - much more luxury tnan ",
= ray iur pre- 'udrs the possibility Of nsklng iol
=. some irn"s that we need or want 50 much tha
a. Wa can hardly do without Thorn. II i tou"hinl
:, 60 soc how vomen's ingenuity has overcome th'
X want of hooks and buttons on the walls 10y
80 arts Of the furni,urs and from tn" chandeliers
!" and gas fixtures. Tiny vases Of flowers nr'
III placed ON the ends of the bureau and the
a., washstunl. and projecting parts Of the win
- dow s.s do duty as book shelves. brackets. an,
~ The uuickncss with which the bells are nm
- swerrei the thonGttful politenoss Of IN" cham
ii. ery, elderly Irish woman, the comfort of ih'
oi bathrooms. the ready and rapid flow 9t the ho
" Gus use Of gas unit, half past /, and the ,rcnt
az manners prevailing throughout the housr
IS taken with the appointments and inrntur" tn
ri marble noors. the warm summer-llk" atnns
NJ, phrre made by the stcnm pipes in the halls
~ make an ensemble that is strangely rnptiyarinl
n. toni poor workin. girl who has heretofore pai,
,r a. for her hall bedroom in the fourth or iiitl
Ir story Of an ordinary New YORK boarding house
Il Away with fears of rules and "eIrgmrnt witt
III or without cause" say to myself I'll brave al
f. | such dangers sumctimes-wn my goo
- little landlady with whom have made my HON
most OF the min" years have been DIV Her II
Glthnm, and who has never asked Of me- hoar
in advnncr. hut often credited me when
Is have broken down. Ms we working women Il
rr sometimes. and cnn'l pay NJ. Whenever "h
~ wants To- Glenn and rrili my room. or can r"nt
Us to "A man and his wife for moro than she cun e
ny mo. ! m 20 To the Womcns Hotel and hr Mrs
he stewart guest and Judge lIitous boardcr.
ed
70 The Salt Rioters American Citizens.
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