The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-20
THE .WoMAN's HOTEL"
Pcrpie.,,ie. of an Unoni,shtened obser


To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Sir' In THE
Sun have seen articles referring 70 the pro-
posed "womnn's Hotel ana apparently ask
ing support OF the project
lam particularly interested In such place.
because am business woman-and woman
whose past life has not 6ttod her to feel salts
fed with boarding house associations My
salary admits OF something better than one
room with meals at so much per week." the
quality Of the said meals being In inverse ratio
TO the quantity OF the board money asked.
Yet. the average hotel rates are too high Tor me.
Therefore. am willing and glad to aid and
become Interested in this idea OF n "Womnn's
Hotel" always providing that II carries out its
promise and does not sink to the level OF
Bowery lodging house or develop into that
hybrid article so many oil it's predecessors
have. e.. the semi -chartable institute for self-
supporting women who cant AFFORD to go else
wherel
II there Is TO be an hotel for busy women.
women who cannot afford home Of their own.
yet whose innate sense OF refinement and self
respect lead them to shun the average board
ing house: an hotel where rates shall not be
cheap. but shall be on q par with those charged
men for similar accom- m odation: an hotel
where work. ing women shall be treated as sncn
nnH not az objects OF CHARITY nor yGt a. ~ s
arbitrary character to refrain from Drostiin-
ton. then shall my money. my time and my
energy be gladly given In support aud encour-
agement
And pence make pounds
and have read many. II not all that have been
written on this subject. have / seen definite
business,like cxrlenation OF the exact sort 81
money that Is wanted; but as in each and
every article 1t IL distinctly stated that the
as Il Is ultimately d that similar projects g. the
Mills Hotels" have proven "proiltablc in.
sss4Fs n sb sns Ho sF Ssy aF se not
terested public at SO much per share? On the
other hand, II the idea IL based on altruis,ic
latter he the case. there are few OF us with
dollars lalas equally few TO SPARE. who would
Gladly devote the said nIreapsnt dollars 1S
| There would come to us, by way Of reward. az
least glow Of Joy at the thought that though
interest in this world. 1t would. at all events.
| be nccruing our fortunes IN the next =.
definitep Are we asked to subscribe to a char
There. are many women in New York who
a properly managed n "Woman's Hotei": and
what Is more who would cheerfully shoulder
But there would be mo su,h word Rs iaii in
| their bright lexicon" were the affair rightly
conducted That may not b. grammatical,
| There are other women. fewer it's true. but
| richer than the first class. who would be glad
| 10 aid any scheme for the benefit of their sex.
| To which class does the "Woman's Hoter app
pe8ip
Are we to buy shares-or add another bene-
1 fclary to our Christmas list2
This is intended as plain business question
| II IL inspired by an honest desire 70 know the
| truth and by the failure to elicit anything
| definite from the sum total OF articles read on
| the subject Each article has intimated tina,
| the money was desired. each has denied tina,
| charity as charity was concerned In the pfopo.
sit ION, each asks-Just what?
In all sincerity. AQUEsTIoSER.