The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-05
CHICAGO LETTER.


is impressed with the conviction that seven
tenths OF al the peopis are fsr from native
skies. lsnds snd erst tiEe scenes. A breath
/ Of spring b,ew upon the city as c4pricious
April crept il from over the lake, and as the
new months fifstoey morning opened the
son lit bars to admit her daEnings Of light
to warm aud waken the sleeping city. and as
carly pedestrisns moved rapidly from point
/ to point, many t0ilTorn face turned its.
+ ey. 8 upward TO ncts the deepening hue of
mist clssring sky, and over the FEATURES
/ swept the impress OF memory Of other
mornings n other lands.
While passing a woman who was has.
/ ;ening 10 her days work ia some shop, she
/ said 10 com paDIoD:
'Oh, how ] wish / was at home this morn
/ irg-on the farm"
On they raised the remaining words were
/ Lest, but the impression made by the pale
/ uptuinsd face, the wistful eyes, the home
! sick words remained. Her companion was
was younger and seemed not to comprehend
the longing. ard yet size, too, looked up 10
hrSskirg clouds and vaguely seOsed tbs
! inpsIt eli what the women said. The lovs
Of home is implanted in every human soal.
! Some are o strongly inhsbitive that life Is
/ bertfl OF all lis eBjOymenis il misiortune o.
long tine abiding place.
O.heIs sniOy the comforts and conven-
fences Of a hOTne-like living; in ans country
/ Safe or community, no matter how ctren
CT apeod Oae finds more people, with the
/ instinct Of inhsbiiiyenesl less strongly
marked in the cities than in the
country, and yet the innse long
/ ing for spot to call ones own
a fres!de spsrt from the outside world, a
! board set for heart-friends ard home in
r-.f~
spur the man or the woman to delve and
toll for that which will be haven and around
which the dearest Interests may bs gath
cred.
Thousar ds of people in the midst CT Chi
csgo's wilderness Of houses have no homes,
DO place in which to rest, read, think, sleep
and live ssye in the hotel, boarding house
reading room or an Sxl0 apartment even;
end yet. on the ether hand there are also
Thousands who have found and are living in
resiful nooks, comfortable apartments, spa.
/ cioGs houses and pslaiisl mansions.
Up and down the seemingly endless boue-
! vatCs aud avenues, rise the stone fronts the
/ msrble-faced walls the structures of fauci.
/ full architectural designs, with their modern
conveniences, comm0dlous apartments
beautiful furnishings, and men, women and
/ little children to bs sheltered therein. Ga
every hand are n a.erial homes, but what OF
the immaterisl? WHAT OF the conditions
that constitute the elements of q perfect
home?
One night IN Msrch the tinkls of q silver
bell pssled through the halls of a & nsly ap
pointed house in fashionable locality. a
servant opened the noisslsssly swinging
door. a quincy stood at the gate. Two men
emerged theTsfrom, bearing third between
them. L p the steps, along the stone tagging,
through the broad portal, past the stained
glsss door, into the vestibule. and the limp,
helpless and unconscious man was placed
upon a large sofa in the apartment.
A lady, clad in soft. heecy wrapper, with
trimmings of lace and silken garniture, ap-
peared at the top of the broad stairway. a I'd
bending and looking down, asked, John,
what is the matter?'
Nothing serious madame" the servant
replied.
She stepped quickly down the yelyeted
stairs, looked upon the bloated, red face
OF the iDebriaied man, clasped her hands
nervously. and calculated:
my God!-agsin?'
Turning, she slowly reascended t1e steps.
F.. At the top she paused, and tremulousiy
said:
John, have him taken to the east corner
room, and stay by him tonight"
Yes, madame"
Along the channel of sound there came
back the impression OF sob; surely 1t was
not the outburst of happy heart.
/ Home in its real meaning is synonymous
with all that is true, pure and hsppifyiIg
It is often said by moralizsrs that woman is
the home maker and even puilder. Bat the
! same feeling for exclusiveness exists in men
as in women, and as our government, grand
end stror as it is lis, is simply
centeIs around which cluster the best
elements CT the Nation, why should not men
assert their right to the title of home blild-
! ers7 the came as women 1t is said that
more than so per. cent. OF the taxpayers OF
! Chiesgo are worhen, and this fact alone
should bring the male taxpayer to feel that
the pros perlty and happiness OF the family
is equally dependent upon the husband, the
man as the woman.
system of home making was insugu-
| rsied q few years ago when has resulted
Isvorably for Chicago. aud is known the
flat system" Many people, who were I'M
| able to buy or even TO rent house, can live
| comfortaby and even in comparative lux
uIy III these tisis-large structures, five, six,
and some of them eight stories high, ar
| rarged into commodious apartments, each
| collection OF rooms, or the flat, separated
from every other collection, accessible by
| elevators ard font aud back stairs, with
every CONVEX fence in each fiat every ap-
pointment perfect. One could not fail to
find commitment In such home,
if dependent upon hired oae.
Each building has its jsnitor. each elevator
its attendant, and q sufficient number of
assistants to ensure well-kept halls and stair
/ ways.
| The plumbing OF these CO operative tene-
! ments is as nearly perfect as possible, and
the gas fixtures and pipes are also looked
| after by the jauitor.
WAS told, however, by q contractor q few
days ego. that there would be no more of
these blocks erected, because the fiat system
was going out of style. aud the whole-houss
plan would be the nexttystem to be ado pied.
The new style of houses will be so arranged
that the culinary and dining apartments
will be on the frst floor instead OF in the
basement as in single houses now. II this
change comes about it will greatly lessen the
! rates of rent of flats. and mechanics and
men of less means will occupy the fats now
| monopclized by the higher paid and salaried
| classes The plan of renting two, three or
four rooms OF a house or fat to second
parties for house keeping is an advantage to
those of limited means. Hundreds of girls
and women occupied in shops, Offices, stores
and contingencies can in this way sur
raur q them selves with little cnmforts and