National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-25
FITS WASHINGTON.
Gentlemen Prefcrrod-somo DIsndvan-
tages OF Being woman.

ANkNh VI "oihhHs
Chicago Tribune.
respectable lady of this city, who has tho
financial ability to be a good tenant, has been
in search Of rooms. She says that Cplebs in
search of awife, or tho police looking for Char
Icy Ross, never had a moro luckless search.
"rhe first place called at" she says in her
pathetic recital which would bring tears to
tho eyes of an onion. "a slpshod woman
came to the door and held IL open crack.
whats wanted ? she asked in a sour
voice.
"In trembling tones I falteringly replied
that / had seen an advertisement of rooms to
rent in that house.
:" If you had read straight you would have
seen that II said, ITO gentlemen only " and
she actually shut tho door within half an
inch Of my nose.
AT the next place had even worse luck.
soiled bundle Of wearing apparel opened
tho door
=" Il SEQ you have rooms TO rent I began.
As the door closed one sentence shot through
1t as If firod out of n revolver;
"'Gontlemen preforredp
VI turned away, repeating to myself:
40 where shall rest be found7
Rest for the weary cole
And saw in the alcovo window Of charming
house the glad tidings: Rooms to rent
"a swoet-faced woman opened the door.
Surely here was deliverance! made known
my wants.
"'Have you any childrcnT she asked
pleasantly.
"'No, but might adopt somo.'
Not on my account she answered. I
detest the brats'
Everything was favorable except the
terms, which were outrageously high, when
the woman asked cooly:
wasp
81 haven't any husband
Then she assured me that she never took
women who had no husbands, aud closed the
bargain-and tho door.
IL hunted over the papers again.
Elegant rooms, suitable for two gentle
Furnished rooms for gentleman and
wife,
"A suite of rooms in desirable locality /;
will BIO vacant May /; hot and cold water,
gas, marble mantel, bay window, and oil
modern improvements; suitable for a couple
WELL
"And come homo all hours of the night
without latch-kcy, and in an obfusticated
condition; who would strike matches on the
piano and retire with their boots on, and
play the Spanish fandango on the light
guitar Sundays. But thoy leave their coats
on the hatrack with their letters in the
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and her daughter to a temperance festival
when they have free tickets. l do believe
the majority of people who have rooms to
rent would rather take young man for his
society than have woman who paid her rent
| promptly"
The lady was so indignant that a reporter
took down some half dozen names and called
at tho houses with rooms to rent.
mo, don't want to rent rooms in my
house to woman unless she is business
woman and out all day" said the first one
called on. 81 won't have any woman poking
round my house, listening all tho time, and
putting her head over tho bannister everv
time the doorbell rings. I've tried it, and
know what Pm talking about. They're
always wanting to borrow cents, or q
match or postage stamp, or get something
in tho kitchen. No, / won't have any woman
in my house. Young men go out and in, and
upstairs four steps at time why, roomed
young man for two years and l don't think
l ever saw him except on pay days. / used
to sometimes just get glimpse OF his coat
tails as ho went out Of the door"
| we arc always in hot water" said another
room renter, when we rent rooms to woman.
/ don't know what they do with it, but it's
hot water morning. noon, and night. They
will engage not to do any kind of housekeep-
ing, and then start q regular restaurant. i
had one woman who used to take day board
somewhere else, but she would cook sausage
over the gas. Then the washings! Really
some of them will have tub and board, and
hang their wash in the halls. It's dreadful p
They want 80 much waiting on" urged a
lady who rents all the rooms in her house OK
ceptng her own, land are forever borrowing
A man stays out all day, and usually in the
evening. lie doesn't burn the gas, nor ask for
fine toilet soap or matches, or want lace cur.
tains and pictures. That is Just why nearly
all the advertisements say gentlemen pre-
ferred.'"
The final reason was this:
THE more like den a mans room looks
the better he likes it, If you Just leave the
bootjack and his slippers in the middle of the
room, and one clean towel on the stand, and q
drop of water in the pitcher, he will come in
strike up the gas, and be as quiet as mouse
woman would want something to eat. A
mans baggage is mostly old boots and bottles
woman-well, if she hasn't anything she
keeps it all over the house. Then when the
lady of the house docs Ithe work herself she
doesn't like it very we'll to have that Other
woman ordering her around, and a hired girl
won't stand 1t minute, but sasses back"
THE HEALTH RECORD.