The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15
ON THE PIAZZA OF CARLSBAD.

The Carlsbad hotel, at Nashville. ILL.,,
was opened last week as a home of
rest for working girls of st. Louis. It
is an Adamless Eden.
The hotel is under the direction of the
Woman's Christian association of st.
Louis, of which Mrs. Daniel HUM is
president. Men are never entertained
there.
Long association with the business
women n girls of ST. LOUIS said
Mrs. HUM, made the necessity of a
business woman's summer resting place
so apparent to the Ia of the
Woman's Christian Home that they
resolved to meet the want.
"Several large hotels were offered us.
Carlsbad answered the purpose better
than any other, so we rented it for
one season as an experiment. It sue
ceeded so we'll that we have kept the
hotel open for three successive sum-
mers.
The girls pay IS. This is for the
railroad fare to n from Nashville
and for one weeks board at the hotel.
If a girl stays more than one week she
pays at the rate Of 50 for. each addi>
tiOnal week.
Tickets must be purchased from the
nlatron of the Christian Home, 1926
Washington avenue.
You pay the matron IS. She gives
you an order to the ticket agent of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad.
mo girl can go to the hotel unless
of the Woman's Christian Home She
must be Of good character and must
prove that she is a business or self
supporting Woman
THE same charge is made to all ex-
cept in special cases where the man.
ayers of the home Know that the young
lady is in need of a vacation and a n
not a the regular price. In some
cases they are entertained free of
charge, because of their poverty.
IF a girl supports her mother as
we'll as herself, she is allowed the priv
ilege of taking her mother with her to
the hotel at the same rate.
"The girls can &c alone. Or in par
ties. A chaperone is considered unnec-
essary. They usually come in pairs,
that is two girls come together. Two
occupy the same room. Sometimes
three come together and wish to room
together, so a cot or a single bed is put
in the room.
The girls have ample opportunity
for amusement. They arise early and
breakfast is at 1880 o'clock. After break
fast there are prayers. No girl is
forced to attend prayers, but as a gen.
CIdl 1ClC lIlcy Oil SO SoluIildIlly. AllC
that, they hav nothing to do but to
amuse themselves.
"They take long walks in the woods,
row fish or lounge around the parlors
of the hotel or under the beautiful trees
Of the lawn.
THE mineral springs near the hotel
are very beneficial. Baths, hot and cold,
Vapor n shower, are a special feature
of the resort. A small charge is made
for the baths.
"No man. either employe or guest, is
to be seen about the place, although
the girls may receive calls from men.
There are no hard rules to comply
with. 1t is just as al average hotel
or as though the girl were at home.
IF she feels like getting up to break
fast, she does 50. If, on the other
hand, she would prefer to stay in bed
a couple of hours, she is at liberty to
do so. Quiet is observed from 2 to 4
in the afternoon.
The only limitation of the hotel is in
regard to late hours. Eleven o'clock is
the hour of retiring, and all the girls
are required to be in their rooms at this
hour.
Entertainments are given in Nash>
vile and also at the hotel for the
amusement Of the girls.
1.-THE guests ave no work to do. The
hotel is a place for recreation.
Mrs. C. r. Springer is the matron Of
the Carlsbad hotel, and is very popular
among the girls.
Before the regular working girls
season of rest, which usually begins
just after the ourth of July, women Of
July, women of leisure are accepted
at the home, but they are expected to
pay S. a week for board. If a rush
of business women comes, these women
Of leisure are told and their room
changed, or they leave the hotel at the
expiration of their week. The home
was founded for working women and
they cannot be incommoded."