The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19

An American who has Tried Both Places
Relates tho Statements in the Figaro.

An American who has Tried Both Places
Refutes tho Statements in the Figaro.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: In the
EVENING Sun Of to-day I notice an excerpt
from the London Figaro n letter written by
some crestfallen EnGlishman over here, and
entitled Living Here and in London. 1t is
only a few weeks since l returned from tho
English metropolis. where l have resided for
several years. and I am bound to state that the
Britisher's letter is consistent only In its start
ling inaccuracies The worthy Briton, it seems.
lived at home in a 13-roomed house. which, II
1t only cost him EOS per year. must have been
in some wretched neighborhood " in that city.
which certainly possesses more meanness and
vermin than New York ever heard Of. Thirteen
roomed houses. unless sublet to about o dozen
tonants. arc not SO numerous nor SO cheap in
London as the EnGllshman's ulluslon to his
own would lead US to suppose. A reference to
the house agents advertisements in any Lon
don paper will show this. I have a friend living
in a 12-roomed house facing Hyde Park who
pays f2l0 per aunum rent and taxes. TIL
Englishman's twelve rooms in New York IRE.
he says. smaller than those in his Lon
don home, AMI. therefore,. in point Of
comfort London has tho advantage" |
think he must have dwclt in Buckingham Pal
ACC or Marlborough House, for according TO
my experience Of London rooms they are not
equal either In size or comfort to our apart
ments at home. Our Englishman kindly
leaves out OF consideration oil the annoyances
that an Englishman residing in New York has
to put up with" True, no wisely ~refrains from
even limiting ut the nature ofthese annoyances.
but there is really no valid reason why he
should suffer them any longer than the time
the next boat starts back to Europe. 1t ia not
an article Of my faith that IN En- clishman Is
absolutely necessary anywhere. and his pres
or prosperity OF this city, but it Is II mystery to
me- why these grumbling fellows from over tho
* :ae@ e s9nt dde 1I|Psr aG% %t st 0s they a belo lss'e AS lnf
don't live in thirteen rooms, or even u dozen.
keep no servants. and have, no children to edn-
his tRbulated comparison OF expenses, but
find beneath his totals shat q family
doctors fee in this city Is one guinea per visit.
Well. that depends as much on the family rs
don society Doctor, wonld be, refused unless
cost eosers tSIs SS co q GDeg'es a %0r and a a of pais s y b @ets
80 los: Yes. but, johnny. they saw, you com
ing. They were bound to fleece the sheep.
rooms sweetbreads, aud, lettuce the grumb!er
haS,a sl Ssvs to ad pay r thFS%sh III th ., t 1SsS i SIiib but G IL
Scot Y S.sI.s shoasf. WHAT'S this about
e@aeat being the same price here as in London?
see Ioefsteas at 81 per hound? Was he ever in
2 condition @ count his change properly whom
~ went snm to me cab 5ut eve lin ' Is m Has fsarirat
crank" Would no be surprised to learn that
] can, buy in New, York three pounds Of
s soiS n nf tine ses stoSE sra ,os sh" 5"ar Of iL sash Us at ~ y
shilling per poundY Or that, as n matter Of
absolute fact. y leg OF mutton or 2 l9int OF Geef
est London price? Does he know that q medi-
nn-sized turkey in London costs $3,7 10, and, n
s ey.ee ss * m sa1 Il tor g ss sHoss In S St;Sy York Wa us he he
E more per sTS p % nd f ean any Necessary Kind q food.
this countrythan he lid 1T home2 + he did, it's
about time that mans career, or himself. was
strs%sDt III He 10 ought s;n!t e St I, i've 60 in ma psRrmanent re-
Now, 10 aiys YOU an idea OF the cost Of living
~ even semi style in London; let me state that
md, a iady"eall We known in the. theatricsii'
room In the quasi ris,ocrat,c region OF Bed
The same variety or quality OF food as they were
AN th9 Ssva apqnoyancSs 81 WhiSh Y nmf II raSi tb In Ian an
per week. per head, for ilccommodations easily
obtained in this city for one,haIt that cum; IT,.
INF does not affect such people, as the ,grun-
bling English lord Nor he must be q lord to be
nols to spend 80 500 a ysar 10 h33hnon, and even
It is . workinGman,'s question, and working
men. properly so-cailed. don't want thirteen
rooms when they have only half that number
ga In family. Some OF them would get lost
tooling round the house nig Ghtm 4, a stagle clerk
about SIX or seven shillinGs per week. He can
DO SO here also, and in hlEhly n resIsec,ablo
In q London suburb, a fiat Of. three or four
rooms; t9r which he rays ste ten s shlllin mar or more more
ESely See aS,u, Ms need eeS H %eok pay Tor more ths s 1naa
r, nu tGb ! e q Too s;.I here rs.ts sl him b his nsr board board
He can get much better in this city for ST less.
1,rb. m,Trisd Ms faEms in, IN f by ind \ iinsr9 msS.
agement' n younp cou,,le can live. and still 1.-Two
anl shr better Ys. than t'o. 9&S Win % ali III Iii same nn s,4 r.
ami tile fact that wages in general
are d double here what as, they arg son aSaIdoa, 90 70
the theatre i enioy myself In q rational way,
and / defy any Enallshmans to Sd prove Sos,s shss 4 iiye
and dpancialiy miles ahead Of his
fellow workman. In England. am. sir. yours.
BhooKLyA, Feb q JOHN .. dakr,