The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-07
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Weman's Hotel Contract.
WILL DECORATE The ROOMS.
with Nine. Kellogg She Fitted Up Sample
Apartments for The Inspection Of tho o.
netors Her Business Debut

New York, Feb. 7--Mrs. Mason c.
DaNidse. daughter of Bishop Potter, IL
one OF two successful woman bidders for
ihe furnishing OF the Womens hotel IN
be erected on the site OF the House of In
dustry, on East Twenty-ninth and Thir-
ueth streets. between Madison and
Fourth avenues.
The other successful woman bidder is
Nine. Molka Kellogg. an opera singer
ana the daughter OF Charles ID. kellogg.
secretary OF the hotel company. The com
petition was conducted with great pri-
Nacy Few outside OF the directors them
serves were aware OF IL.
Mrs. Davidge and Nine. Kellogg eacb
fitted up room. exemplifying the possi-
oilitIes OF beauty and comfort for the
bachelor womsn's boudor.
Nine. Kellogg exhibited her sample az
the headquarters OF the company. the
bishops daughter made her sample room
the feature Of her pretty establishment
at lll2 Waverly place The minimum
cost OF each room was $50
Both found favor I'm the eyes OF the
directors, and each OF the two women is
under contract to furnish certain num-
her of ths 400 bedrooms OF the Martha
Washington, as the hotel will he called.
This contract 10 Mrs Dayidse's literal
Introduction 10 the public as q decorator.
Nhile her artistic ability has many
times been called into play I'm the fitting
up or the houses OF her friends she has
heretofore confined her work wholly To-
. Aaf nj al.
ana extensive travel admirably fitted her
for profession in which women have
shown themselves peculiarly adapted
Mrs. Davidge has been n widow for n
number OF years. Her husband was the
son of the late William III. Davidge and
a brother Of Mrs. Charles Taylor. Though
her engagement has been several times
runored, she has never remarked She
has for some time made her home with
the bishop at 10 Washington square.
The Womans hotel, which. since its in
ception. has 20 largely interested society.
Is intended as the first OF = series which
shall cster 70 the wants OF professional
or working women. While the initial
building will be. on a scale 10 pre-
ciude provision for esrners OF small
wages, IL has already met with such IA
Nor that one-half OF IT'S rooms are en-
gagged. The president. IL Dr Lucien &.
Warner; vice president. Charles r. Cox:
~ rhok u secretrN, all or
whom, with ". Lann1an Bull l. n. Crsw-
ford, Herbert r.. Turner, Mrs Richard
Irwin and Miss Virginia Potter. compose
the board OF directors
The scheme for the hotel was pro
jected early I'm 1925. The withdrawal OF
Charles 5. Fsirchiid. the treasurer. in
1901. as the climax OF three other resie-
nations from the Board, proved a set
hs ok.
When, i'm March. 1900 the project
seemed about 10 lapse for lack OF funds
Nine. Molks Kellogg IN two days raised
$4,000 and made success a certainty
Tht hotel will be completed August
next. The plan provide for q colonial |
twelve stories in hight In
will accommodate nve hundred rooms |
10 be reserved for transient guests Th. |
rooms will be single and in suites. from |
about IS per week upward. The officers !
viii he women.