The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
THE BACHELORS HONE.
1t Il Much More Comfortable Than IL va,
and Not Much Bearer.

1t Ii Much More Comfortable Than II va.
and Not Much Bearer.
1t Is possible for the bachelor in New
York to be much more comfortable now
adays than he was formerly, and at little or
no increase in price.
Take the typical landlady Of q mems
lodging house ten years ago. She hired
a servant OF the cheapest possible grade'
and furnished her rooms as meagrely -
she could and yet get dodgers. Some
times she gave them coffee In their rooms
although in nine cases out Of tan they pre-
ferred not to tax the resources OF her estab-
lishment to that extent Her service
ended there.
In many cases this landlady was dress
| maker and rented her upstairs rooms to
enable her to live in fashionable neighbor-
| hood In such q case the bachelor who
lodged with her was likely to have even
less comfort than in the care OF profess
sional landlady.
Then came the great increase In the num-
Der Of bachelor apartment houses. In tho
new places built for them, tenants had the
attendance of a valet, there were men In
s~>~~
there were, above all else, private baths
as an understood feature Of all the suites'
and even Of one room. Then came the
use Of telephone In every apartment.
| To meet the competition the professional
landlady supplies nowadays a. many OF
these conditions as she can. In some
cases the lodging houses Of the old type are
still prosperous. But these houses are
about as expensive in price ~ the best
! Of the bachelor apartments, over whlch
they possess only one advantage, to the
bachelor not q very important one; they
have larger rooms.
| A furnished room in q made over house
OF this kind cannot be had for Less than
SIS q week. When the hall room Ii In.
cluded the price will probably be more oy
IS or 81. A single room on the second
floor with small bath built In the CLOSET
will cost SIS, or 3l2 at the least.
Attendance Is better than 1t was IN the
past. but it is rarely 80 good as that to be
found in the apartments and practically
comes to an end at 10 o'clock; whereas in
the other houses it Lasts all night.
Some Of these houses are nevertheless
very comfortable, and the landladies are
able to get high prices. One in the Fhtist
is typical Of the best OF this kind. ~,
| IL ID HSi&e JWoIlIy -nVo INV hoNo0 Wv,
bathrooms added to the rooms on each OF
the three floors. There is Jspanese
valet, telephone service In the house, but MOI
in the rooms, and breakfast OF coffee, rolll
and eggs for IS cents.
The rooms on the first door rent Tor "
week. The two large rooms on the nool
above are 80 and SIS. No rooms are lei
for less than q year.
In one Of the Thirties is popular houst
where the prices are even higher. inert
large room, two small rooms lreaNy q
alcoye and hall room) and bathroom
rent for 81 100 a year, and they are unlur'
nished at that. This house has electro
light and no telephone.
Bachelor apartments can, OF course, OK
rented for almost any price that the tenant
Ia able to nay. The most expensive houst
In the city will let two rooms, q good sized
sitting room and small bedroom, and bath
for 81 500 year. That Is OF course, with
out furniture, and this house, Tor the sake
of sticking it on a bit, charges extra for
light and heat, although attendance !.
included and there ia a telephone In eacf
apartment. This rent Is the cheapest II
the house. Some Of the apartments cost
$500, but the difference is only In the mum
Der OF rooms.
But these are the highest priced abodes fol
the single man. 1t is possible to get unfur
nished In the best neighborhood in the city
bedroom, sitting room and bath for 3S
a month. In less desirable regions tn
same rooms may be had for SO a montf
less, and may even be had furnished ovel
| toward the West Side for that amount.