The sun., 1892-05-08
GOT UP TO LOOK PRIVATE.
Tho hiring OF Carriages nud Horses BY the
Month or car.

Carriages got UP to look private" as
Thackeray puts 1t. arc common enough in
Now York. and nobody finds in the uso Of such
vehicles any cause for shame. A rich. famous.
md extremely successful physician OF Brook
lyn discovered somo years ago that IL was bot.
ter for his purposes to hire than to own horses.
He has had many imitators since in both
cities. and. with tho promp,ness Of adaptation
characteristic OF business mon in New York.
livery stable keepers have accepted tho situa-
ton and met tho now demand. "Turnouts by
tho month n specially" is no unusual sign on
livery stable. and this feature Of tho livery
business is growing.
The development has behind Il tho idea that
wealth should decrease rather than incroaso
the cares of its posscssor. and Just ns rich
men rent safo deposit boxes and havo thoir
wealth cared for Ivy other5.and many women
do likewise with their Jewels thus escaping
could well afford to oNm horses ui,d carriaEcs
rent thnn ny tho month or yea. and i.!vc tho
who Gaze htti" Tor l,orscs, and find tho man
asement %; coachm.n trying, have taken to
the ldca ot hiring rather thnn owning.
You may now hire almost any sort Of e1ui-
n nMSe ,hy Tho mont!, Year. iou ma" have Your
nMn ni.,o hnrIo nnI n',"i vchcI". Your own vc;
vshcio Tired You m may ~ Irny"a " s.sH "oacRmnn nam
vehicle and iio:s.,s. You mny provide veries
Tor f"'mau and roac!in!ur. or tho man Of
Whon YOU hirc viii provide liv"rics us woll rs
servants. Il YOU rent tho coach by tho year
mo owner Will put upon il your initials or
WhatrNcr coht-oi-ar!n> YOU own or may fancy.
IN iact. fora consideration YOU may layO whit
you VIII III the way of cuuirnEr. and with
privacy 50 well simulated that your nui.hbors
Will ncTrr suspect tho thing ~ E!rrd.
Iho hired coach. coachmau and horses Rra
sacred 10 tho customer. II tn" roach hmun it
unskillcd. in.olcnt. or addicted to drink, tho
Gvoryman will send u now o"". nnI Keep on
sending new ones until the customer is suits
fiol. T. he same team aud coach will DO sup
rlird always. save whcu tho horse, re- sick or
th" "oach is broken. The coa"hui.n arc usually
oi ~" hackInan trrr. but better ones arc pro-
Ni!nu Tor NOR" money.
When Dudrkin is set down NJ tho club by his
coupe or hanson you'd suppose from tho
Calls head on tho panel that tho turnout was
D!ldekin's IS own. and never suspect that he OBJ
taiEou 1t merely hv paying the liverymnn
round tho corner SlUO Il month. Whom Dude
Kin trowninG father rolls hnmc from Wall
street in the family carriacc. drawn by sleek
bays which are driven by IL stiff backed COACH
man. nobnhy knows that coach. team. and
driver cost the rich man lust $3.50 pcr month.
Nobody reads $500 per month" on tho pnnol
ot the rich widows victoria with its dappled
grays and two liEcricd meu on the box, but
, 1t costs at.cr more 10 take hired horses to
the country than to usv thom in town. because
i is customary for the lverymon from whom
they ar" hred to arrange ior tho boarding OF
servants and horses and to make n profit on
the sam" Extras Of al! sorts nre charged for
nc highly profitable rates. Meanwhile his are
tile risks and the responsibilities.