The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
SUMMERS CHARM IN TOWN.
MORE ROOM AND SOME PROFIT FOR
THE STdT-AT-HOMES.
Attractive Apartments for More Song

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The Summer Teachers and the Out-of-
Town Students That Arrive Then-Cer-
tain Grades of Business That Thrive Most.
The New York summer is deprecated and
fought shy OF even by fond and discriminating
citizens who dote on the town at any other
time Early in June things get into fatigue
dress. and that air OF linen overall out-of-
townness settles In conspicuous and familiar
places. Shutters go up and blinds come
down at all the regulation headquarters
for social. scientific. phllanthronical or relig-
ious enterprise. Even the ardent sociolog
ical student packs away her observation
book. Tho art clubs have their final tea. the
wire pullers their last political discussion and
the high priests and notables Of millinery and
kindred circles make ready for departure.
There Ia n general stampede and discontinue
ance everywhere visible. Horses are sent
away to pasture. servants turned out to rest and
the hustle and interest OF things that hummed
around and through Fifth avenue are trans
ferred to the steamer landings. railway sta
lions and highways for getting out OF town.
This wholesale dropping of and decamp-
ment. however. serve good turn for the
stav-at homes those tied fast to their moor
ings. but likely to profit by the freer space.
Bachelor and bachelor maids OF toiling quality
jump right into the shoes Of highpriced COM
fort and spread themselves In exclusive pro-
hibitive-rcnting quarters.
Amt we fine ?" said one OF brace OF art dis
ciples on certain day last week. This whole
four story house all to ourselves. with only old
Margaret in the basement to keep an open eye
and relieve us OF responsibility welcome the
summer. when the good hearted good-livinR
rich people go away and leave their comforts
behind them" and she made a mimic
show Of wishing hon voyage to the dis
i,,,,,, hp1I h1 nnlxv ha
day before had sailed eastward with his
wife and child. And not a cent to
pay" went on tho summer tenant. And you
should see the bathrooms 1--we tried each OF
the three already to see which like most and
then SEQ the little cuddy OF place that We
paid $40 rent for unfurnished. all winter. Myr-
tice has her music pupils. you know. and do
illustrating and anything decorative can, but
we couldn't have had our little apartment this
winter II Mr.. Blank hadn't proposed our
having this for the summer. Things wouldn't
have evened up otherwise"
And they may be gone until November"
put in the piano teacher with a broad smile OF
graduation. And they were so considerate
not to cover up all the pretty things Mrs.
Blank said she presumed that we liked pictures
ana brio brac us well as they did. And moth
ing said about how much gas we we're to burn.
or anything Of that sort. Really liberal, pres
ent-givinG people! We get our breakfast and
lunch on the rantry gas stove and order din
ncr sent in. We're in clover! All the guest
chambers we want and real rose bush
blooming in q great tub out on the back ball
cony."
There was a reply to this:
Come up and see us. Well have music
and little spread. Mrs. y. you know. who had
that noble corner apartment, atelier she called
II. on South Blank Square; gone Off till Octo-
her and just gave us full leave to call the rooms
ours for the summer and make ourselves at
home"
This was from young bachelor student with
musical aspirations and q young barrster for
a roommate. both bright wtted and plucky.
but with everything ahead Of them and no i'm
| mediate capital to go on. All winter they made
out in mems furnished room house with
no space or Wow to speak OF and fifty cent
dinners as an especial spree. The South Blank
Square godsend relieves them OF rent and the
meals bill can be increased at will. to say MOTH
ing Of the good done to the inner. mental man
in the matter OF widespread. congenial sur
roundngs Not all Of those who ploflt by sum
mer are so lucky as to get quarters free or as
| exceptional as these. but people with an eye
| out for the right chance can find good open
ings to creep in where the departing tenants
will let fully furnished. admirably situated
rooms for just half the rent. unfurnished. or
for payment so much under the normal that
| the sub-lessee feels entitled to congratulation.
| Il hope you won't feel hard about those
| rooms had reserved or will let me pay for
pected!y called away has offered me his whole
| house for tho summer for mere song and I'll
TAXI IT and run the chance Of getting quarters
Lately and the landl S to whom hs sEoGe gives
| fourth OF the New York stay-at-homes live in
| tentative quarters OF this sort during the sum =
mer. II person is OF the right sort; not likely
creditable or inconvenient to the owner, a
householder would rather have him installed
Bnt P tSere re sf other people who kiss
hands in welcome to the much decried sum-
mer besides the bound clerks and all
and get rarely good-class lodgings at q let
down figure. There are the tutors and private
teaching every sort OF requirement. from tel eR-
raphy TO tapestry painting. understanding.
practical, decorative or astonishing craft that
| the New York professor is protested OF. When
n1we Classes ' nad sssons
these various pedagogues break ground for a
new harvest and make ready for new and
lays OF summer yisitants and travellers who
flock 70 New York for yearly preening and
putting on to metropolitan wrinkles and
Yes, i have many pupils, but my main work
decoration. This k ind Of thing" aluding to
the outspread rolls OF sticky. gaudily painted
canvas unbaIed on the floor Ike SO much mat
ting or carpet. by the yard. this kind OF tap:
estry painting takes better in the country and
out West or down South than 1t docs here in
town. have pupils from st. Louis and Kan:
sns city and all out through Illinois and
Nebraska who come to mo in summer ia
learn. It's beautiful decoration for churches
and public halls. and some like 1t for
drawing rooms and bed chambers: Anything
like that Cupid and the cluster OF grapes or
that draped figure looking out over the water
is splendid for parlor fitted w in white. A
stout lady worked with me every day through
all tho heat last summer working on those
baby figures. They were having new house
built and she wanted to fix 1t up herself. She
is very fond OF making the legs Fat and putting
u good color on-too much color. think but
let them please themselves once they get the
figure right"
This style Of slap-dash painting school and
the "sverybody-a pianist in three months "
| conservatory. and the bad -voices-m ade good
true and beautiful in-ten lessons" studios
flourish during tho easy term season. together
with the teacher OF sleiGht- of hand sensations.
rag time theatricals and the like. But the
more prosaic. and practical institutes have also