The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-06
~ CLOVER ~ pHILADELPHIA.
The Apartment Houses There me the
Romances The shelter.

II you have friends In Philadelphia whom
you haven't visited for several years YOU
win probably find that many ~ them are
living In what they call apartment houses,
but what you will probably find yourself
calling family hotels.
The difference between a New York
apartment house and a Philadelphia apart
ment house IL that in the latter there Ia
always a general dining roon. ON either
the ground floor or the top story, where
all the tenants must eat their meals M.
at least. IL they don't eat them they must
| pay for them. There arr a few apartment
house, In the city conducted on the usual
| New York plan. hut they are called fats or
housekeeping fats, and there doesn't seem
TO be the demand for them that there Is for
| the other kind.
The popularity v 81 the Philadelphia apart
ment house has been 81 great since the
| first one was opened for business several
| years ago that many others have been
crested In all parts ~ the city. amt In the
winter months most 81 them arr filed
Some of them have waiting lists ard are
turning applicants away almost every lay
Generally speaking. these houses AZ" llTg"
enough To accommodate from 1UN - Hg
persons. and at least On" IN "a" civ could
pruvid" for many more than 49, They
| are divided mainly into apartments 4 two.
| three and four pumS. with a bathroom
| for zach apartment. and ~-.rIwI.h'i boo
| between are "a few -iIgl" rooms with baths
| for singl" men aud single women, who
| generally lihy thl- kind 81 hylf < pretty
| well. h"rau-.' APARTMENT hug-' folks al"
-uClAhl" and Lo on" who l. With them uu-i
te lonesome.
Rents vary grca,,v. from single rooms
az $50 a month tu ~ apartments a. s2tH
a month. and Ia spUl" .t-~ much moro
than $40 lsvatipu has a great teal 20
dc vrhf II cuur~'. AMI So in -fNl" ard -''r-
vice and al -" u.hur a,u'-~.ri'~ which
h~,wr-skvr~ ar" af''i
IT." dining rooms ar" larc" and r"u-
orally attractive. amt the charge iuI board
h either s. or S. a Wo-k iui each p,r.uu.
with a Relation 20 s. for ta'-r who cat
only two meals a day Iu %" HOUSE
Housekeeping under such circumstance
j. casy Nlo-' 81 u j. dur- hy 'h" women
II the family. Who make their 'wN uat'-
and do th"lr own du-i'g. unI once 'r
tWh' - w'-k hiV" u mad, Engaged from
the -taN - the huu... ur the lftNN sweep
ing and cleaning a lr's"S- Fhf' l- known
lu hu!~"maii pii,1'U" as tearing uU'.
probably from the Ntsur With Which % I-
conducted
And th,-. -av the ~"Npcucu.,e. Nu--,-
k'-'l"'rs. y an easy w'N Il -ni'fS 'h'
-"rNant-girl problem. which 'Nis'- o. lN'.i.
dclphia yu~' th" same ~ ~ every .'."r
part uf ia" North American continent
Newly married ,uIrI'- or" '-iaH Wllv
fond ~ apartment hou-r he. b'tdrl' 81
reduces u. 'putit g"u'ic~ AID r~'-iuu-I-
bilitle@ Of Iu~'n"-uIHkIug Co q u.lnITHGm
and leaves them r." o. 'hv enjoy w'ut 81
loves young dream Then" O. uu" apart
mcu' lou-" which s. 49, ..' ought put
10y hriiH- and hrii"gr'-'u,~. arl thor" ar"
seldom fewer than tire" hou'E moons IA
progress within it. walls
The Hfh," tenants I'.I strict account ut
the seniority 81 tu"-' ,rsup!,- iur fhHv
ar. great gu~-iT'r-. 'i'~' APARTMENT house
people and "a" I"w'-' bride a. bad" No
l. TIA" next No , asd POO uu.