The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

| IS teaching the kindly Princess Christian,
the most broad-minded of the Queen s
daughters to model school after this one
| in New York.
But now the girls clamor for more.
They say: "You have given US working
place, give US a home! Take us out of
hall bedrooms, let Us realize that we are
human beings VINO know how to live and
enjoy as we'll as to work; give US home"
And the answer to this is that the New
York Model Building Company, which is
incorporated and consists of two women
architects. Miss Cannon, Miss Hand.
Mrs. Davis and the New York School
OF Technical Design, expect to have
that home ready in a year. 1t will not be
way, up beyond Harlem, but it will be in
the heart or the city, and thank heaven, it
Will be so built that sunshine can reach
each room and be lived in. For sunshine
makes healthy women. The prices range
In this way: For a bedroom, sitting
room and a bath, the three rooms to be
occupied by one woman, the charge Will
be So week. The bedroom is a good
sized one, is light, and SO is the parlor.
but they are not, of course, the largest
rooms in the hotel. For two connecting
bedrooms, two parlors and a bathroom,
rooms that are to be occupied by two
women, the price will be So apiece week.
For two bedrooms that are much larger,
very large bathroom, a suite which two
women will also occupy, there will be
made the charge of So each per week. The
restaurant prices are to be reasonable, and
1t is calculated that the entire cost of liv-
Ing Will be but little more than that paid
Tor halt bedroom, and need only, If one
so wishes, be as much. But the comfort
gained will be wonderful. / saw the de-
sign, and know about this. There is the
money ready to do it.
But still there is another story, and that
is the one that appeals to me. | am not
behever In women's clubs, but am be-
llever in women helping one another. So
the busy architects have drawn design
for clubhouse where there Will be g.
library, reading-room, gymnasium,
several reception-rooms and one large
room given over to the times when there
are special meetings or special entertain
ments. Many of New York's richest
women have given not only their approval
but their money to this scheme, and are
gladly acting on the various committees.
generous glver conceallng his or her
name has presented to the club farm
called Twilight Park" up in the
nearby country where the girls can go
Tor their vacations, when the so-called
CABIN" is built. But to return to the
club. 1t is meant to be for those girl
women who are artists, writer's or musi-
c1ans, or who are studying any kind of
work and are alone. 1t is meant to work
somewhat in this way; there will be a
committee on hospitality and some other
committee with kindly n anne, which do
not remem Der, and when, at any school,
the news comes Of a student to appear
tomorrow, that student will find upon
her arrival TWO or three girls eager in their
greetings, and one of them will accom-
pany her TO her abiding place.
In this way the stranger will not risk
getting on car for Harlem when she
wants to go to Twenty-third street or
standing dazed, frightened and alone,
prey for sharpers. The club girl will
tell her what it is wisest for her
to do, help her a bit about her
arrangements, invite her to the next
social meeting of the club, and in
time she will make a place for herself.
This club is not going to inquire care YOU
Catholic or a Protestant? Is there tainted
blue blood in your veins, or healthy red :?
Are you rich or are you poor?" But in
stead, "Are you alone and do you want a
helping hand, and would you like to be
one of us?" 1t will not be sin in this
club for the girls to have a dance, and if
they choose TO get up private theatricals
or little concert, or a buriesque exhibi-
ton of paintings, there will be encourage
ment for them, and when the really Jolly
nights are on hand it is just possible, in
fact L think L may say that it is absolutely
probable, that if some girl bushes and
wishes she could ask Tom Brown, she will
be told to invite him, and indeed each girl
can ask the Tom, Dick or Harry who may
be friend or sweetheart.
You see, this club is to be run by girl