The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-29
AID FOR REST COTTAGE.
1t Is the ~ c. 7. Unions Summer
Home for Working Girls
MONEY NEEDED FOR FURNISHINGS
A Second Appeal Should Not Be Rem
dered Necessary-TheH Home Is mt saun-
derstown In q Delightful Location
and an Ideal Spot for Perfect Rest

and an Ideal Spot for Perfect Rest
TIE recent intensely hot days made all
long for the cool air of the mountains or
seashore. and those whose good fortune
it is to possess the means Of escape from
the city's heat have been fastening their
preparations for the annual summers
outing.
But only comparatively few are able to
make this change aud they do not belong
to the hardest working classes. The
great majority rem ain in the city. toiling
in factory. Office or store during.to them.
wearisome summer days. with perhaps
brief respite of a fortnight In which co
recruit the over-taxed system. Where
and how to spend this short vacation II
fortunately no longer the difficult pro-
blem IL used to be to at least a large
number OF working girls. One of the
most helpful and benehcent charities
which has come to the front In recent
years has been the establishment Of
summer houses for those who long for
| and need rest and recreation far more
| than those whose lives are no. 80 toll
| some aud confined. Just imagine what
that fortnight spent by the cool shore
| must mean to one whose life for fifty
| weeks in a year Is a continual grind"
| We omit Mr.. Mantilini's expressive but
inelegant abjectives
| The Young Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union Of Providence has. in ad-
dition TO its work In the city. MAINTAINED
during the past five summers a home at
| Buttonwoods known AS Rest cottage,
| which has each season been more than
| comfortably filled with appreciatiye
boarders, VINO, IL IL had not been Tor this
place. would have been Obliged to forego
4 - III
with accounts Of those who came ut
terly tirei out, but who, under the influ.
ence fthc quiet, refreshing surroundings
| aud of the Dracing air which revived an
| appetite for the good food provided, went
away with renewed strength; of those
whose first visit out of the city 1t was for
| years. and OF the many interesting and
touching Incidents relating there O. BuC
let it suffice To say that there Is great
| need for such houses, whore, for merely
| n non inal sum, our hardest working
sisters can have at least a short season
escl year OF real rest and contact with
| nature. Neither OF the two houses occu-
pied successfully at Buttonwoods was
nearly large enough to accommodate, the
number OF applicants. and for the past
| three years the society has been vesti-
| gating the shores OF Ntrragausett Bay,
| y ith view of erecting commodious
| aud permanent home of It's own.
A New Location.
1t was not until last February that the
| location was finally decided upon, and
| Saunderstown the place selected A
| small summer colony is there, and the
| advan tages Tor a home Of this sort seemed
excellent, not only IA regarded the build
| lug aud ,rryiug On o. u house but for
the entertainmeiG the place would
| afford for its visiio s. Eve miles
below Wexford and opposite Dutch
| Island will perhaDs convey an ideL Of the
| whereabouts of Saundersto Sn To teoss
unacquainted with this pleasant it'll,
| summer resort, and here Rest Cottage
| hopes 10 recelve during TIL. c)mng sum
| meis far Larger number OF Rues than
| IL has formerly been able to accomno-
| date. Oue OF our b st Providence archi-
| tects, Mr.. Clifton A. Ii III, has given
| most .enerou ly OF his time anu labor tJ
this work, having drawn the plans aad is
| now over ee n their mat rialzation into
| "a substantial build ng. IL Is perhaps two
| minutes walk from The water on land
| waicn rises rapidly from the shores, so
| that the view from its ten feet wide
| piazza is very extensive. Towards the
| south are looks away out to Sc, betw,e .
Beaver Tail Light ana the "Bon e."
while up the Bay nothing breaks the
| view t Rock Point. Opposite is pretty
| little Dutcn Island in the foregroun..,
| with long Cauomicut stretching out TO
north ana south beyond it. Green fielus
| and farms are all auout 1t on the Ian |.
side and there are peasant wood ,and
| walks Lot lar away.
1he House ITSELF
The house, which is ha Idsome and we'll
| built, is 63 feet long, 43 feet wide and two
| aud a half stories high aud will ac ,om.
| modate easily about thirtJ guests. A
| more detailed descrip ion will be given
| when it is complete, wnlcn IL all goes
we'll, we trust will be the first of August
| IL was no pei that 1t would be fin lshsd SO
| AS TO be used this summer. but the pre-.
| liminaries consu ned 80 much time tnat
| the above is the earliest date at VIII ca
| the society can hope to take posessi IN;
| unfavorable Weather may cause IL to b..
later. The furnishing Will then have To
be done and will involve much labor
| especially at n time when the members
| are so scattered. While it is "A great dis.
| appointmenG to be unable to receive
| guests tn season. II would be Inwise
under tne circumstances, To attempt =,
| aud the efforts OF the society will be-
| directed towards getting the house In
| complete order for next years opening
| AS this can be accomplished far more
easily and cheaply In summer than at
any other time, 1t is especially desirable
to attend to IL this season. aud not have
| it postponed until next spring.
who VIII Aid the Work.
The society has been collecting money
for this purpose for several years. and has
only just enough to pay for the land aud
| the house. The question now is m to the
whel ewithalto to furnish, at least $500 being
needed for that purpose. Will Tot every
| Individual whJ sees these lines contribute
| something. either money or an article OF
| furniture? For 80 large a house a great
| deal will be needed an the society has
| but little TO begin with,ns the houses for
merly occupied were FURNISHED. IL is y
great under aking for the Y. w. &. I. u.
| to start and carry on so large an estab
| lishment, but once furnished and no rent
to pay it is believed it can be made nearly
| II not quite self-supporting. IL the older
people would give little rs generously
as did the children for the possession Of
| their beloved Roger, the financial part OF
| the work will be settled easily and
| speedily.
An especial feature OF the new Rest
| Cottage should be mentioned. Oae
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