Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-07
Stewards Home for Working We
men.

The working-women's Hotel of New York will
soon be opened under the title and with the pur-
pose originally d. signed for it by A T. Stewart
Several wears ago Mr.. Stewart proposed to the
Common Council Of New York that grant of
land properly .tsatcd should be made by them on
which he would pledge hims, II TO erect buildings
At the cost of 81 900 900, to be used tenement
houses for the industrious poor after design
which he believed an Improvement upon that OF
Mr.. Peabodys model tepements. While negoua-
tons on this subj ct were pending, however Mr.
Stewart for reasons best known to himself with
drew the proposition, and started the project Of
working women's hotel.
It's now hoped that the hotel will be ready for
occupation about the middle Of March. There
will then be a brilliant reception of the build
ing and its management the Tribune speaks
as follows
The plans for the edifce were made by the late
John Kcllum. who was also the architect OF the
Tenth--t. store and the Stewart mansion IN FUN
ave. There is a resemblance in the styles of all
three structures. They are of renaissance archi
lecture The hotel fronts on Fouith-av aud it's
long and lofty sides are on lhiriy-seCond and thur
tv third sis. The building Is one of those great
pale structures, having countless wide windows
W til deep easements, which MI stewart delight
ed in. IheY LOOK COI11y MASSIVE uu1lng Tue
day, but light up at night msgnfcently. The ho
tel is painted in pearl gray; Its lower story Is
daI kened to the color of brown stone and us nu-
merous pillars and pla,ters are in imitation OF red
Scotch granite. Its single entrance, ON Fout-
ave- has a wide polticO, SUI ported by numerous
pillars, and is more spacious Than any hotel en-
trance in the city, except those of the Windsor.
The building contains SOP sleepit rooms OF va
rious sizes. There are eight reception rooms be-
sides extensive parlors and dining-ioOms. spa
furnished with every comfort, and with desks and
couvenienccs for writing The fur niture, carpets
and pholstery OF these rooms were all designed
al d mace at the mani factories of the Stewart es-
tate at Gienbam, and illustrate the most modern
ideas on the subject Of house furnishing They
ave designed to correspond. and the walls
tinted to give the proper artistic unity OF effect.
The house is heated by steam. 1t IA, hive ele-
vators, besides stairwa,s. All the mechanism of
the establishment, the elevator, pumps, engines,
ETC., made by the works OF the estate III this
CITY. An aresiln well ON the premises. by means
of steam pumps, will supply the establishment
with water throughout, hot and cod water beng
brought TO every room. The gas burned in the
hotel will be manu- iactuted on the premises.
saving of about $40 900 year will be effected by
this independence Of city supplies in respect TO
gas and water. 81 have Observed said Judge
Hilton, with benign emile, that II there Is one
thing woman dlslikes more than another, it is
not to he allowed to buro as much light, and to
ernined that III these two things the supply shall
be a. plentiful a air"
The building surrounds a large sized court,
which with its payements in various colors like
mosaic, already shows a car eful design TO make it
beautiful a. n garden. In the centre of the court
fountain will rise to height Of frty feet in the
central jet, and around this will ,pring thousand
smaller jets, filing wide and deep basin AT
the fouI corners of the fountain curb, are ornate
bronze candelbra, manufactured IN Paris, to order,
Edward chtlcher, the cook fol the last years at
the Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga Springs, is
signed TO future duty at the Womans Hotel
Much curiosity la, been eNl ressed about the
rules ard regulations OF the hotel. The question
has seemed to be, how many references how
many supervisors, how much espionage will be
necessary But Judge Hilton int nds to treat the
guests of the hotel IS responsible persons. 1t will
be conducted in this respect exactly on the prlnci-
Piles of any iist-class hotel. Such, however, are
the iscilles for information in possession of the
management, which already numbers its thousands
OF solitary figures mot set IN families, in the de-
paltments of its industry that, 1t is believed, the
guests of the hotel may feel entirely secure as to
the general character Of their associates. The
! hotel VIII be closed at 80 A. NJ, being open at
| lles ueialh them ihte al ugnt. >
| II Is intended TO reserve some of the rooms for
tians'ent guests; for ladies, for instance, who
come TO the city on shopping excursions, and who
are now obliged to go to the rnblc hotels. Such
transient guests, while enjoying the more quiet
and genial atmosphere of the Womans Hotel will
be charged about the price of similar accommoda-
lions elsewhere, deduction not being made to the
same extent to those for whom the hotel is pri.
marty intended the working women of the city.
Numerous applications have been made for accom-
mediation from ladies' living in the city upon
private incomes, but these have been refused, the
design being to provide for those who are working
for a living. OF occupied in some special pursuit
The minimum charge for those living at the ho-
tel will be S6 per week, aud from that amount up
TO $40 per week These rates W III be too high for
the great number Of working girls in New York,
who are paid from % to 81 per week. But it is
expected that iaige class OF women will find a
home at this place The artists, writers, teachers,
students, telegraph operators, actresses and the
majority OF women engaged in The finer mechani-
cal and commercial pursuits, are believed to be
numerous enough to fill many such hotels.
General News.