The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05
FAsH1oxABLE LYING nv VIEW 1onK.

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FAsHIoNABLE LYING Nv NEW 1oRR.
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7'''. to , Msn say " Cost, $4,000 Teas
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What does 1t cost to live in Now York. -
| " ouo. an us'aoi.s'''nen' as mafHee
| Whom Sun reporter asked this question re-
| centiy q. soyer,, nromi,ont Nav ynrt.,.
whnss noons w,rr,n, V ,nnir ii, Wv oses
not onI diersd widely hu ~" ,b o tn tho s'
they were lacking. every ono of them. in what
the majority of people would consider the
most Important items In no case was snv
$500, w.. 'n. wins, 'oa's =" no case was any
account ma 10 OF the cost OF food and clothing.
~, De u""s'uv.u !" 'ie eH'ehse accouut
mako comparatively 80 small figure in the
OF the questioned considered them Mt n,l.
1t Is an easy matter to induce almost any
wealthy New Yorker to make a detailed esti-
mate of the cost of supporting an establish.
mont ana the estimate VIII usually be based
upon his own expenses. But it is not so easy
49,. 49,. r,, " aus. u.' .'o wealthy Nc"
1orkers name The irst man to whom the
dition that his name should NOT he m sntion.d.
1t is seldom that he makes snrh n ,t H
too. for he Is interviewed oftener and with bet
ter results, than any other man in the world.
prominent New Yorker. to be in the social
SWIM if he owns his own house. can live hand:
double that amount without any appreciablo
difference In the latter case he has more
SS5o;9oo ear no can ltye Jus, as comfortably
he would doubtless enjoy better health.
The servants are important. There must
With assistants ala ISdys T maid for each ie male
| member Of the family: two launtresses, at
children, a coa"hman, Il ioo,mnn. ' Tutors orr Tor Tor
Language. and music. and two stablemen.
s w"s bill varies aS
SO much now as it was a short time ago. and
fewer gentlemen smoke: still. there must al
The church pew costs from 500 to $500, and
the opera box costs 5000 for the season.
There seems to be itte discrepancy here lie.
merely giving you facts without comment
The newspaper hill is unusually iarge-in the
and all ier'%%lcal literature. Most men Of 81.
city. even il they have time only to glance at
the hcad,ngs, They must know what is going
rapers as an exchange editor and consider 1t
s5on ,n XXI ni nr'nia GONNA costs rom
the stables. because man may keep two
horses or twenty, or none. without affecting
Innate Tor n nronSr csta Mi ehmnn, "rha as
Tense need not 20 much higher. and cannot
~ mucn over,
question was ,,ut. protestnd FIAT Ills OWN en
perience could not he used as an example. for
he lived in n very moderate and quiet way
very moderate indeed. his expenses rarely OK
cceuing So. 600 year.
But | have plenty OF friends who live in
better style; he said. anywhere between
S'oooO ana SiUhooO a year consider mod
crate expense for wealthy family. For o
moderate: sized house the rent may he esti.
mated at 5000. and that is very low for New
YORK There must lie man or woman SER
want for each OF the childrcn. NJ $50 Ia S4Oa
month: Il butler at from 100 to 5000 month:
a chief cook at about sl4O n month. You see
am making the Whole thing moderate You
can ,pay your chef $4,000 a year. lite one Of
the Nandcrbits il YOU choose An under-cook
mt : l3a month. two Kitchen girls ut aboutS2O q
maids. SO cach coarhman. about $50: groom.
SiQto 500; stable boy. $50; two or more valets
NJ $50 each: a ladys maid Tor each woman or
girl, at $50 each; twowomen Tor the laundry.
mt so each: two gardeners. il there are any
grounds on" mt SOO and the other at $50 q
month: tw" door boys. at $50 each. and a boy
lot mihcklnE shoes;
Then there viii be from s. to twelve horses.
with their feed and anywhere from two to
WE'VE carriages to Keep in order On this
scale, which is II moderate ono for wealthy
family IN New York. you cannot estimate less
than $4,000 year. and 100000 is safer"
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halls Tor weapon. Elucky Mrs. George w.
bers. and sent them flying from her homo.
This marvellous bower OF scratching which
shNcI MIS- Bossler her treasure was more
i n. tuce Of ',ne Of Ihe ronhars Vas 90 haIix