Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

nat Of Ordinary Brick Block
which owns the ground upon which the
| building stands. There are a number of
| other apartments for renting, the income
| from which is supposed to pay all the gen
| eral running expenses of the house.
J Bachelors Pay Expenses.
| All of the rooms in the other, except
the bachelor quarters on the tenth floor
and the stores on the ground floor were
| bought outright. The apartments sold for
| from $4,000 to $4,000 each to the original
I purchasers and have changed hands sub
| sequently at large premiums. The revenue
from the bachelor quarters and stores pays
| the running expenses. Most of the apart
| ments are of two stories. private stair
way running from the first floor, in which
are the drawing room, dining ROOM buffers
pantry. library etc, to the floor above,
where are the bed rooms, kitchen, etc. AS
| many as twenty rooms are in a single
apartment, and servants quarters on the
| eleventh floor are included in the sale.
One tenant in this house has spent more
than 100000 on his apartment. Although
there are only three in his family he has
| ten servants on the premises. including
| coachman. footmau. chefs. Wallets and
maids More than S2JO.0Oo was spent by
the tenant of the apartment on the second
ana third floors in fitting it with specially
built furniture. rich tapestries, etc. Two
| hundred thousand dollars IS the estimated
cost OF another gorgeously appointed apart
ment in this house.
Perhaps the most fashonabl large apart
rnent house in the country is in New York.
Its tenants are all of the millionaire Class,
and so magnficently is the house appointed
that there is no economy in living there, for
the maintenance of an apartment costs as
much as living in the highest class private
house. OF the twenty-eight apartments,
twenty-four are of the two-story type. A
peculiar fact Is that twenty-one of the ten
ants are women-w;dows of millionaires
and bachelor girl daughters of mil.iona!res.
Nearly every of these bachelor girl
tenants keep five servants at least.
Not Afraid of Outlay
1t is no common thing for a tenant in
moving into suite which rents for $1,000
or so to remodel and redecorate it at per-
sonal expense of $4,000. One tenant,
though her lease only three years, went
to great expense in having three rooms re-
modelled into perfectly appointed theater
A millionaire who occupies twenty rooms
on the eleventh floor is now having alter
atoms made, principally to his dining 70 m
! involving outlay of $4,000. He has Lived
there seven years and has just signed
lease of ten years. The Central Park apart
ment buildings are the largest in the world
their estimated cost being over 81 900 900
There are eight distinct buildings connect
ted by arcades, all under one roof and to
all appearances forming but one g gigantic
mouse There are 13i apartments, renting
from S2.4OO to 500 a year. More Million
aires live there than were ever before or
elsewhere gathered under one home roof
Most Luxurious of All.
Inc most luxurious apartment house in
the country occupies four New York city
lots. IT is six stories high and has only
TWO apartments on floor When it is con-
sidered that the building cost over 100000
and that it takes many thousands annually
! to maintain it. it Is easy to see that its
twelve tenants must have princely incomes
in order to pay the rents demanded: and
yet the waiting list is always large
A feature of 81 0oO.UO0 house nearing
completion Will be a ball room seventy-five
feet long on the fret floor. for the exclusive
use of the tenants. Another house a little
further uptown hes n theater seating about
20 for the amusement of the modern lux
ury-loving apartment dweler.
Chicago Wants Them, Too.
Next to New York. Chicago has made
| the most progress in apartment house build
ing There private dwellings are also be-
ing rapidly deserted for the new and often
more expensive style of domcile. Through
out the best residence portions of the CITY
great apartment houses have been and are
beng built, particularly around Lincoln
Park and along the lake front on the north
side. Though generally not so high as in
New York. rents indicate that the million
are class are occupying apartments there.
IN -'iAliiItdpplIS anu 81 fdul, IN Buffalo,
Boston. Washington and other large cities
the movement toward luxurious apartments
is well under way. The combined fortunes
OF twelve tenants in one house are said to
represent over s1Ji 100000.
Ideal Winter Camps.
One of the most beautifully furnished
apartments is that of Mr.. William L. e.
kins- To look at it one would not think
that he regards it only as camping out
place during the severe winter months,
| when his country home is not so desirable"
but that is the way he speaks of it. His
suite consists of eight rooms. for which he
pays ii yearly rental Of 5000. There is d
quiet air Of luxury about the rooms the
most charming of which is the drawing
room, or red ROOM 1t is called. Mr..
Elkins has spent over $3.50 in beautify!ng
this one room.
Although he has a house in the suburbs
in which there are II; sleeping rooms and
numerous drawing roo ms, libraries art gall
lery, etc. Mr.. =. A Il. Widener has an
apartment sim lar to that of Mr.. ElkinS in
the same house. In it the drawing room
has received the accent. 1t is fitted in
colonial style, the effect is striking and
was obtained at a cost of 5000. These
apartments occupy entire floor and are
maintained at Il cost of fully SlO,GOO year,
though they are occupied only few
months These two gentlemen use the
Louis XVI ball room of the house so much
for great banquets that IL has come TO be
regarded a part of their apartments.