The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-10

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The Art Students League numbers
90 students, OF which the larger num-
Der are women. The National Acad-
envy OF Design numbers several hun
bred, and of these the larger number
are women. The Cooper Union Art
, School furnishes the same record. The
schools OF stenography, OF talegraphy,
OF everything else teaehable are
come from all over the country 70
teach these women. There arc women
writers and women artists fully estab-
Ilssied in their careers. Briefly. the
, number of women whom great city
attracts by one reason or another rises
into the thousands and thousands.
Thus much these women by their
energy, their perseverance and their
abilities have done for themselves.
I hut they have literally no shelter.
The enormous rents combined with
the peculiar construction az the aver
, crage New York house, which gives
ali or nothing, make il impossible for
women who never have more than
moderate incomes to find becoming
/ aud Christian-like places To live.
The eycT-growing need and the con-
simultaneously lack have brought
about several efforts to have houses
built for women and adapted to their
needs, rs has been done for men on
every scale of income.
Mrs. Candaee Wheeler. OF the Asso-
eiated Artists. not long since set fourth
a project for building A hotel for wom-
en-. In venturing to use the word ho-
tel she showed some boldne = of spirit.
The ghost OF Mr.. Stewart's Inflated
woman's hotel has heretofore frighteu-
ed everybody off from tina. direction.
Capital flies timidly nj the name and
women gather UP their skirts and run.
But Mr.. Wheeler project proved
10 he but n hotel in name. AMI there
seems to he possibility of the success
fnl renewal of a project that of late has
I, shown several sources of activity.
On Monday evening last number
of Women met At her house to see
what should Ike the necessary steps.
F., Those who have money Ia pnt into
such an enterprise IL was necessary
I first tn convince of the demand for
such house. for on that rested it. pc
,cuuiary success. and the temptation 10
capital prefeFring safe rather than
, large returns. The demand for such
a house proved - be large enough 70
I be even pathetic.
When this question was disposed Of
the raising oi the money was next con.
I siicrei. Mrs. Wheeler's proposition IS
, for a tire-proof house occupying five
city lets,e,iivided into suites 81 two
/ rooms and able to accommodate l1l
women. The aggregate cost would he
Sl~n. 0si. guaranteeing when in running
order foar per cent. on the money in
vested. The Income OF the house Is
hased on an average OF 81 a week for
each perSon.
A discussion ~ the details Of the in
/. terror organization Of the house fol-
Lowell The probable solution Il thai
Il will l'e governed very nearly on the
! principles OF club. Here is as least a
prsee,ient
! 1t was finally determined to issue a
prospectus when the details of the
project were more definitely worked
out and seasonshle assurances 81 sue
cess could he set forth.
- the project of findiuvsa home for
Women. owned t,y women and man.
aged by women. i fairis started. and
those who realize the blessings aud
comforts 81 viii ~ able 70 confer on
the sex viii wish for il aIl the sacces.
and essa,i fortune iha; 50 admirable an
undertaking deserves.