New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PRETTY HOME AMONG THE POOR
TENEMENT HOUSE LIFE AS SEEN
BY COLLEGE WOMEN.

Two college women who studying social con-
ditions have surprised their friends by going 10
live IN q model tenement house uptown. When
asked yesterday their for taking up their
residence in such neighborhood they explained
that their motives were smple-"to have COM
Portable home and get acquainted with their neigh
bors." Their small fat contains four rooms be-
sides the bathroom and tiny private hall Every
is light and airy. There closets Open
plumbing a porcelain lined bathtub and z stone
sink and combination gas and coal range IN the
kitchen among the distinguishing features Of
this up-to-date tenement. In fitting up their rooms
the occupants have employed several old pieces OF
furniture. A Chippendale table. a wedding present
their grandmother. and a Peruvian bowl serve
washstand and basin An old fiat topped desk.
surmounted by q moulding board, does duty q
kitchen cabinet for culinary necessities. In the
little library, with its pretty couch and pictures
desk the property OF a great-grandInother is
the scene OF daily activity. The floors have been
stained. and everything Of the simplest. As
neighbors have arrived, consultations the best
methods OF treating the floors" and otherwise
ranging the abode held the roof. in ths
halls and the front door In several instances
tactfu hints dropped by the young philanthropistA
in these conferences have resulted in sanitary and
beaudfytng Innovations II the tenement homes
They have scorned accept the offers Of coal
from across the hall when the coal man has been
late In arriving with his bag. and exchanges OF
scrubbng brushes, experiences and greetings are
not i1treQuent- 4 little later series d teas may
be given 20 scquatntauces in the house.
"Of course said OF the young women yes
terday, we expect learn great dea! more from
the people among whom live than We can pos
Eibiy teach rhem. Notwithstanding thelr pain
ways OF living and lack % what call culture We
nave found them generous. aEecJonate people, 90
lns The hes, they with their limitations
one q the IN the house SAID prOuCy OF
her husband yesterday: Eddie had rather stay
home and scrap with than 20 10 the saloon
Passing one Of the apartments one morning re-
Gently, I overheard Ing, rough looking man say
20 his wife he went out for the day, 'Goodpy:
my dear His manner was as polite as that OF
any % culture. His wife II an ouLLL4iSI o.
confidence day explained that her folks dldnt
want her 10 marry jim because there was an
lover yin was
glad she of with Jim If he did get drunk some
times and they had had pretty nara luck 70
gether Jim and she had loved each other pc
fore they got married. and they loved each otheE
yet. said
The great desire Of young girls II foreign Inilde
districts in this j. 70 make something Prett9
This why they spend their evenings II making
Hnsry which rich people condemn them TOT veal
INK Many OF them gre descendants or "tS4E
and hand workers for generations back, ana nav"
inherited great nnRupUiative dexterlty- HAND II
dustres instead OF Office work. should cohSe-
Quently be taught them II IL not lnfrt4ur4lL
md gifted designers among these girls rev, OF
them, however, have The opportunity TO pttrIop
their natural ability. one thing We want 70 GO II
70 encourage the girls of the neiEhborhood 10 90
he thing that they do best and - create IN
them ambition 10 improve themselves ana 10 90
everything well that they undertake.