New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15

general report tina, the Young sculptor who had
big suite on the top hoor failed 10 max. himself
solid with the manager and had the rent raised
on him. 10 such hgure that he was Obliged 10
move out And then there IL the palr-faced ana
dnrk-eyed Johnson. who writes magazine articles
that are accepted. and has more and handsomcr
sofa pillows than any other person In the United
States and is constantly receiving scccssions from
tho Young women OF his acquaintance. Those facts.
Il may be set down A. certain. arc amply vono-
lated in every studio In the building. Tha' Brown
has actually Installed a gas range In his room. In
complete defiance OF the rules OF the establishment
and. OF the clause In hs lease Ia matter Of COM
mon report: 1t IL a shameful piece OF favoriism
on the part OF the superintendent. for didn't the
latter object even TO innocent little chahng dish
that Miss Jones set up In her cupboard OF room!
II NAV be against the rules for even chahng-
dishes TO be used in some OF the studio buildings,
but not only are they highly popular among the
dcnizens Of such buildings but even more elabo-
rate cookery Is done than their use implies. Many
people prepare their own breakfast somewhat after
the French style. in their own rooms. a cup OF
coffee an egg and roll furnish breakfast
enough according 10 the ideas OF many OF these
people whom their years OF study In Paris or else
where on the Continent have taught to adopt this
custom 1t Is cheap and not too much trouble Com
pact utensils for such light cookery are easily Oh
tainable nowadays. and the raw materials are sent
from the grocer's with minimum OF trouble the
The touch OF a match TO an alcohol lamp. and the
breakfast almost cooks itself. True. there are
dishes TO be washed. but this can BE- provided for
with the expenditure OF a small fee by those who
do not love dishwashing for Its own sake 1t may
be said in passing that even among the women res
identr OF studio buildings the number OF these is
distinctly small The mkman makes his rounds OF
some Of studio buildings just as regularly as he
does of his customers IN the houses outside Visitors
OF an evening especially II they stay late-can see
tho little glass milk bottles set outside the doors
In rows along the corridors waiting for the sup
plies for the morrow's breakfast. Long before the
customers get out OF bed these are silently hlled
better to learn that there is a Trilby to cry MIX
below but the lnexorable march OF modern I'M
h snee cnans . al sa ana % %
comes to the tenant instead OF the tenant having to
bottles sometimes offer tempting neld for a trial
OF skill at golf TO the gayly disposed when football
mont after late suppers: but they are as sacred
properly to most az the milk can set out on the
front stoop facing the village street
So these ,illagers discuss the weighy affairs, the
woes and the joys OF their neighbors AMI fellow
village store and the confabua lions appropriate to
the scwingcircle may not have ther exac, counter
but there is plenty Of visiting and informal drop
ing in" and there long corridors and the cleva-
rsndom talk And there is none too much scklins
for that omality Of intercourse that prevails In Tho
sm,S hs Of
friends TO take part and her room Is crowded with
the gathering OF her SWEETEST patrons IL there any
reason why her neighbors further alons In the cor
ridor shouldn't pause as they go to and from tho
elevator and look into the haf-open door. or even
stand inside for a moment Just 10 hear that final
cadence with which the big opera singer closes his
air or that last rush over the keyboard that brings
such storm Of applause for the pensivc hairy
nianist's performance OF the LisZt rhapsody!
The community Is generally an oddly assorted ono
Tho lord OF tho Ii not exclusive nv To his ten
onry: the building may be designed for the special
accommodation of artists but not all the rooms have
skvIights and a still smaller proportion Of them
have that exposure to tho northern heavens that
avery artist regards as "A prime necessity for his
worn shop so there musicians who appropriate
rooms no desired by painters. and the faint discord
Of distant and conflicting pianos mingles with the
smeu OF oil-painis and that haunting aroma Of
pipe smoke the corridors that tell Of the presence
~ painters Or the building may be designed for
musicians and music teashers but II would be a
whom even electric light serves equally we'll. and
a certain number OF the chambers are fitted for the
artists Then there are the literary men OF all de-
grees for whom any kind OF light will do. and psople
OF n few other assorted professions who find such
life agreeable and at least not detrimental to their
prosecution and who do not take thought OF light.
But light In by means the only thing that In
TO be thought Of by people who build these great
village communities. Water is generally taken
into consideration: so IL air sometimes. especially
In the more modern and caoacious. But In those