The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-23
A HOME AT $3.50 PER WEEK,
WITH RESTRICTIONS WHICH TO SOME
HAZE BEEN IRKSOME
A Trained Nurses Brief Experienee-Her
Rebellion Against the Regulations ana
Her Deliberate Infringement OF One Of
the Private and Sacred Sunday Lave.


Her Deliberate infringement OF Oae of
the Private and Sacred Sunday Lave.
A little moro than year ago Mrs. Margaret
Louisa Shepard. the wife Of Col. Shepard. pre-
scented to the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation Of this city the handsome brown stone
building ut IA East Sixteenth street. known as
the Margaret Louisa Home. to DO used as a
home" for self-supporting women. Mrs.
Shepard did more-she made the rules and
regulations that were to govern the Home"
and failure on tho part OF the Women's Chris
tim Association to enforce these rules meant
TINT the home" would be returned to the
original owner. Mrs. Shepard. Last Sunday
one OF the most stringent rules OF the house
was broken.
Upon entering the home" each woman is
required to furnish reference as to her good
character. &C.. though the reference OF Mrs.
John Jones Of some Western State Is accepted
without protest.
After furnishing reference the applicant Is
informed that the rates nre from 81 week up,
which is pretty steep for the average self-sup-
porting woman. and payable strictly In ad-
vance, The guest selects q room. pays the
price and is then furnished with pamphlet,
containing a eulogy Of Mrs. Shepard and her
noble charity" and copy Of Mrs. shepard's
Rules Governing Guests" These are some
OF the rules:
Quests are expected to attend church on
Sunday. as we'll as family prayer meeting in
the parlor at B:45 each evening.
1.-THE elevator will not run on Sundays. that
the attendant may attend to his Christian
duties. Guests arc required to make their
own beds on Sunday. that tho maids may at
tend church.
The dining room is open on Sunday only for
the convenience OF guests. the general public
not being admitted on that day. Those de-
string meals on Sunday must purchase meal
tickets tho day previous as no money will be
taken on Sunday under any circumstances. no
matter how extcnuating. The prices for meals
are as follows: Breakfast. 20 cents: dinner,
80 cents: tea. 20 cents. Electric lights will be
extinguished promptly at 1880. The home
will close, at that hour. and gus burned III
1.-The parlor maid will sell writing paper and
ssnvelopes n the parlor on every day excert
perted to receive visitors on Sunday.
Quests are not expected to arrive or de-
un are
advertise from the home.
ALL BILLS PAYABLE STRICTLY IN ADVANCE"
The Margaret Louisa Home is always full OF
marks hst The CHARITY is nothing less than
employed on Wards Island. has spent LATELY
few days vacation at tho home" She sc-
lected a room something over week ago.
paying therefor 81. 80 for one weeks board and
lodging. When the week was up she did not
pny another full weeks board. but paid hcr
way as she went. not knowing the moment
her duties might recall her to tho island.
Moreover. the young nurse became somewhat
out of patience with the regulations OF the
home and resolved to have a little amuse-
ment at the expense OF the managers. With
this end In view. she purposey neglected to
purchase meal tickets for last Sunday. and de-
cided to leave Sunday evening for the more
congenial Wards Island.
. Accordingly when the breakfast hell rang on
Sunday morning the young woman marched
into tho dining room ticketless. She made no
excuses 81 merely taking her breakfast and ten
Esoiit,ely refused to receive: To this Miss
and was again on hand for her dinner.
Again the money was refused by the cashier.
as it was again at tea time the cashier saying
rather sharply that Miss Bristol must pay for
the three m calls on Monday morning. To the
establishment OF tho managers Miss Bristol
informed them that she was about to leave
and on Sunday night.
A council OF war was Immediately held in the
narlors OF the home. and it was unanimously
decided that rather than lose the 70 cents for
tho meals Miss Bristol had taken. or run the
risk, OF Miss Bristols sending the amount by
mail. as. she promised. under the circum-
stances 1t was not only advisable. but per-
fectly proper for them to 80 desecrate the
sabbath as to receive that 20 cents! Possibly
Mrs. Shepard may not approve this decision.