The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-04-27
New York's Hotels.

vi the strictly nFst-claSS hotels that nave
all the improvements that the genius of
modern invention can suggest more have
been erected within the past two years
than were built in this On any other city in
the ten years preceding. These new
hotels may be divided into classes One
caters specially to resident New Workers.
and does not expect any transient trade 70
speak of The others are always glad to
secure resident guests, but depend chiefly
upon transient visitors.
Take, for instance. one of the most
recent. which is located ON the west side
of the city. 1t contains furniture as ex-
pensive as can be found in any of the
palatial residences Of New York most
luxurious citizens In the big assembly
room. as it is called which is a marvel of
beauty and richness. are at least 20 dis
tinet pieces of antique bog oak furniture.
each of which cost small fortune.
Throughout the house the same indulgence
in expensive furniture is indicated al every
turn. Handsome bronzes, rich tapestries
and beautiful paintings are disclosed at
every turn 1t would seem as though the
owner had started out with a determination
to overwhelm his guests by obtrusIve evil
dence Of his indifference to cost
While maintaining the hotel idea. the
owners of many of these new and magnif
cent establishments have endeayored 70
give them distinctive character One
situated Just west of Central Park has taken
the lead in this respect When the hotel
was started invitations were sent ont To
more than thousand of the leading Cit
zeus of the State to attend grand reeep-
tom in honor Of the event There were
many responses. and the hotel was opened
with great flourish. Since then the
proprietor has taken special pains to pro
vide entertainments at short intervals for
his guests Musicales, dances and lectures
have been contrived to bring the guests
together. and give a sort Of family flavor
to the hotel With the same purpose in
view billiard rooms and smoking rooms to
which ladies are admitted, have been pro-
yided These are Independent Of The
regular smoking aud billiard rooms for men
only. The smoking r,on To which gen
tleman NAV take his wife and daughters
while he smokes his after-dinner cigar is
also found in one Of the modern hotels for
transient guests. and the fact tina; It Is
pretty well filed every evening indicates
that it i much appreciated feature
It has been estimated that the popula-
ton Of the hotels designed for resident
quests equals thai u some Of the large
cities of the country. Some Of these ho-
tels cover half Il block and are 10 stories
high. They are divided into suites, most
of which are rented by the year The
rule Is to rent them unfinished but az
least one Of the hotels of this class rents
al its rooms furnished the furniture ear
pets. etc. being IT the most expensive
character.
An old hotel man who has studied the
increase ii the number Of resident New
Workers who live ia hotels gave this ey-
PLANTATION.
The demand for great luxary has ex
tended beyond those who can afford TO
keep up palatial private residences and
that explains the qniekness with which the
fine hotels devoted to residents are tille'l
These provide an the luxuies and niagnii
cence that the mind Of man can conceive
and while the expense If living in that
style would be enormous II one individual
had 10 pay fer it, vet by the collective con
tribations 81 many the expense to each b
much decreased In fact, while living IN
these hotels i not inexpensive. Il does not
begin "a cost a. much a. housekeeping ~
! much les magnificent scale L 4 true
thai the privacy that goes with the private
residence is sacrificed to some extent in this
sort If hotel life. but many New Yorkers
prefer that There are thousands II
women, especially. IN New York who ike
to be surrounded By people At all times
aud who never get tired Of the hustle and
excitement Of hotel life The effort to
bring these women together in social way
l. Indicative Of great shrewdness on the
part Of the propnetors Of these hotels, be
cause II encourages the feminine love II
gossip and strengthens the love ct hotel
life 81 that IT becomes impossible 10 break
ii. don mean to say that the hotel
life Is beneficial. especially To women. and
| have no doubt that more or less Of them
suffer from negrlsis ar a result Of H.
4 more satisfying explanation i found
IN the case Of IN intellectual woman who
considers her time too valuable q be spent
in housekeeping The woman who belong,
70 debating societies. Is prominent IN char
tier and IN social life who isa student and
reader. doc not suffer from the frivoliie,
of hotel life. bat Is enabled through the
leisure which it affords her TO improve her
self and satisfy her ambition much more
than if she lived in the old style and had
home and servants TO hook after