The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-08
LIFE IN A FLAT.
Experience of One Who Viewed the
World from Exalted Heights.

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l know considerable about high life.
have .;vad in the second or third
80 ms.aaxa
ssorles u uesil"oio iia's
houses since | was put into short
dresses. nave viewed n world IRON
exalted heights, especially l
hung clothes in IA garnet on WASH
days, and | am prepared TO say that
although some people pay extra TO
live on the nrst moor front, they miss
n very richness OF existence. cream
always rises to The top.
1 nave just moved OF apartments
on the second story OF q very narrow
mouse. tnink archltect VINO
planned the building must nave cone
IL Win one eye. lts Wnoie Wlupn ac-
commodated h width OF an apart.
lnent OF ordinary. size, 50, lhsteau o.
the rooms branchlng OH from one an
other In their usua convenient Iasn-
ION, they q formed a procession IN
indlan ME the 'front.' 70
q coal q Ii you were ~ cne
kitchen you O. 10 go through every
room IN order 10 get 70 1fontrooni
You WANDER apouC tnathouse
you couia only go through y.
Inc iamlly OF Whlch 1 ain q prouu
ana vaiued ~ not slnall one;
fainllies IA q y never are, lou wnI
realize tne tfutu " snls y YOU evIl
COME oiiVe on Vie hooi uluerneauh
one Oh tleih
nope NAT no giri VIII eyer ten one
OF my prolnerS tllab sile VIII pe 9 sis.
yer 70 nlh. Inere are 10Y many " "
now. =.
Ohe OF the results OF large iainliiss
lVAigl "a slial mats ~ Ile ioiulns peu.
ihey lean against 1ne wall Tying 70
LOOK IKE q pookcase or q capine5 OF
gan, put 1 can Always zen 1neiu.
'When see a piece OF FURNITURE looni-
ing up llKe a monument factory, VIII
q Klhd u notIiihg N p~artlcular az
apouG IL. Cheh l know OhaC IL 10 q oeu
IA ..a
our parioI was ieua.eu aoouo ~
way GOWN Ine me 2 rooms , q ~
connecl WIN gne IronC stairs, Two
01 ~ giTls mug q loiulng peu ~ .neie'
We,useu 70 afrange vases anu pn9to
gropli Aoluer upon y aurlns tll9 uay-
olhne ia OUT eliueaVoIs " coilceal ouI
Iuentily. HVely o'iiol looni 9Aoopo
the dlnlns room ana culinary
department. was Che sIasIon ior
ped' ahu When we Iau "
stay an niglit VS. useu 70 spTeau can
vas co.'s ~ Tue pacK nan. 4 useu TO
nun asWeee lttie song apoue ~,
put me IN my ilttle cot' motLert puI
since anoralng q
my Visitihg reiatlves ny speiluinS q
few nights out IN tne PACK nan on q
pier, Win g iene Iooi lor d tich, l
nave from peeitionlng my
mother 70 90 any sach onlng.
~ seems hasurat 70 unose not az
customeo 70 dressinS-rooIn 70 Iake.
on anu pun on oheiI cioeies ~ sue
pedfooh, consequent we usea 70
dress anu unuress an over sne mousse.
ANY one ~ sinpiy Maihius my
through our Hat Ia tne ueau q nignc
coulo nave lalisi over enough wear
ing pparel &c ~ SET hlnl up III Inc
cloInlng business.
!llefe was some ineo1yenlehce II
this performance OF dressing,rooms,
especially II any a caiieu IN tile gay
time pefore our toliets were complete,
or IA iie iSn9 glihe diler any u us.
had reIlred we eve Aearu oheout,
slde Ifont uoor Dell ring u It's sound
smote rs WITH terror. we Wouid ny
from all parts OF tne house ana con
gregate at Jhe mead OF Inc STAIRS TO
hear II What we was True
tnaU tlie caller was OUTS. II ol.eh
was. Ihen the real earnest work pc
gan. one OIL us tore OH ner apron,
tled her shoe, comoed " her 'front.'
n secured her teetn prepara-
tory 70 opening our Ihen careluiiy
closed door. Others new down 2
length OF our rooms gathering dress
waists, p~ettlcoats, patn toWeis, accor-
dion skirts, n~lghtgoWns and the like
as they Went. We We're almost sure
to leave q piece OF m or some
toilet article IN a conspicuous place.
1t seemed TO De rate.
People coming upstairs to see us al
ways heard q loud crashing and
sounds of Tying feet, but alter they
Knocked upon the cherry-stalned pam
els all was still. We used to stop just
where we happened to be when the
knock came.
One cold winters evening | stopped
in a small clothes press, which opened
into the parlor, and ! was obliged to
exist there for two hours and a half
while my youngest sister talked to a
man about the likelihood of finding
ten varieties Of orchids at Portage
faLs.
Dns sinr - MM - Oas 4 VIZ
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