New-York tribune., 1902-08-17

II includes heat and ventilation provided py 'he
most perfect devices for admitting fresh an "i
releasing foul air without putting the oc'ul -
the rooms in any danger of catching colo irol-,
draughts It includes light and water "4'l
.dd;+io,al cost No one could write OF an
apartment hotel. Il climbed up the worn st0''
through dark. cavernous halls 20 the Top
where l found lying upon the floor IN rags
for there is light everywhere. no necessi'S IoI
| walking and people in rags n siii'lLe ,, "a
welcomes YOU in the marble entrance man, anu
obseouieousy bows you into cage oi iioi, So o
| Instantly you are shot up TO the seVeh'h 60. ~
or whatever heaven you wish. The builders OF soile
| of the apartment hotels have proVloeu i0i
oor,for+ Of their patrons in hot weather. fSooL
gardens and piped Ice water are a1hons '
,,ras Of some OF these modern palaces IN sumo "
the latest apartment houses 1t is possloe 10 u's
cuss any subject one likes with people m IN o'lie bI
parts of the United States from one i "
means if 2 Ia ffference between apartment house
and an apartment hotel is that IN I'M me one NAV do
ones own cooking in the latter no noRn r. un-
permitted IN the rooms IA C'Ge IN the latter case
re o,Sct week is provided 1t is not necessary 10
p ~ ~ "a rICr 9s > mart of suite, as tlere al
public reception rooms where one may nertmanf
hotel have their advantages in the ease win mi; %iTn @
one NAV hold off at arms length caller While one
Secides i,. whether to be home or not Vol, ,s
The apartment house or hotel in New fh 496h t rs
make ones home, 50 ~ 1 noaking buildings fireproof
present day metnodS % ,- IaS,s reGuIre that all
66n,ses over six stories high shall be hreproot
1onnireproof house seven and one-han stories stories
high The reduction in the helgnt o. IL tb rbief
change in the law far as II refers 10 apart
bSases ahd h6Gsls steel sOns.Ys
ton so built as TO be fireproor; bIiiding
has not been greatly changed by the onT
OF the law. under the oia IaM ,dtE H. os onfre-
little greater latitude in the ouliulh6 Vi "0i'
Sra are any number of theories as TO why the
.IarfInent house and apartment hotel nave pc
come so popular. Theorists assign Ints i
nyoyides a way OF escape from the perplexing Re.
pfaI Thng Is done for one for there some,
one appointed TO perform each OF the distasteiu.
nkey to think instance What shall vs. order sat
for dinner Wbai Feief h it would be to have
s from this never ceasing round. 1t is said that
womans work is never done, and believe 1t
Of this aq question S IN is baf the ssP sG
counts for the popularity oT the m rh n"p
larify The apartment hotel certaily does away
with the servant problem It puts the PTqble % MN IN
and the private house conflict here Both the hotel
ee9 serVsnts 4 AppaTenty there are not enough
good servants supply the demand. so this conflict
and to take apartments in a hotel.
One man ventured the opinion the other day that that
due to the fact that through lack of training in
S houze TRe apaFtmen hotel certainly
solves a problem for such as these ,.. g.. .,,.
Love of travel is another reason given Tor TINS
popularity. With household cares to vex one
how easy slip away Z jaunt to the other END
of the world Lock ones door some line morning
tell the manager OF the hotel mat you are gong
rooms VIII be safe ii be within the grasp
of mortal hands. When you come back your rooms
are ready to receive you 1t Is .lot necessary 10
hunt up servants order 10 open your house and
get things rights again.
To what is the tendency to congregate IN small
communities under roof in order TO be free
from certain responsibilities leading? That is a
question which some have begun think about
well known said few days ago. 1t looks
a II IL would result in the removal from woman
OF all responsibility. Just what viii be the result
of this remains be seen 1t viii leave her freeE
take advantage Of social opportunities. 1t will
dress. l sorry to say that many women are
living beyond the incomes of their husbands. 1t
viii give opportunity to take up
some other occupation than housekeeping. What
way l suppose Will depend on the individual woman
and her tendencies. / think that the success of
the apartment hotel Is in part due to a tendency
toward country life. Instead Of owning homes in
homes and spending as much time as possible in
them Only in the winter months do they to
live IN the city. The apartment hotel BoVes
problem for these They are obliged to keep UP
in the city to which they come whenever they
desire the city. When they away
they leave nothing behind them to worry them
There is conSoing thought regarding this fresh
past has evolved something better than that which
preceded IT. In the mean time the apartment
houses and hotels have been built on solid lines, and
are likely remain for time. 1t is certain
that the lines Of those who live in the paiatial
apartment houses which being built have
fallen In pleasant places-at least far physical
comfort is concerned