The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13

reared. in an atmosphere Of domestic 60
the same class OF people In any other coun-
Try There Is not an American city where
the number OF these homes Is not steadily
increasing from year to year.
The apartment house comes in for full
share OF abuse from those who think home
NE 10 detertorating. hut in reality it has
proved one very acceptable solution Of tho
iation OF the large cities Is forced to choose
between It and tho suburban residence.
over which II has . thousand advantages.
1t requires no rising at daylight to catch
train; tts occupants are not deprived
OF all evening amuaements. theatres. con-
certs, DC. the markets are at their door;
servants are easier 10 obtain and keep,
and 1t is quite possible to dispense with
their services II necessary; the burden Of
housekeeping il reduced hundredfold.
The Worlds Work recently contained an
editorial denouncing the publicity and
vulgerity Of apartment life. 1t would
be difficult to secure greater privacy in a
city than this very kind Of life offers; ones
coming and going are entirely free from
the neighborly observation which is in
separable from the individual house. Tho
first-class apartment house may b as far
removed from vulgarity as the private
house. When it's occupants enter their
own suite Of rooms and close their door
behind them they are absolutely in their
and pleasant home life ia entirely possible
In every large city there are thousands
OF cosy and beautiful apartments where
the family life is as sweet and enjoyable a.
1t could be in q separate house and far
more comfortable than in the ordinary
rented house which, many Of these people
would have to occupy. For those Of slender
m mo ho ~ hao nm
from the boarding house and allowed men
and women to satisfy their craving for a
home life, however simple. The home is
not deteriorating, but it's form is changing
and the cooperative principle Ia entering
here as everywhere else. 1t is not essential
TO home that it should be separate ed from
all other buildings by strip OF brown on
four sides. or that every particle Of work
necessary for Its maintenance should be
done under its especial roof. The love Of
home is Just "a strong as It ever was; the
newly welded pair are quite as anxious for
their own nest; solitary women engaged
in business seize eagerly the chance offered
by the apartment to set up their household
gods; and even solitary men fee from the
hotels to their own establishment I'm
migrants from the whole world have turned
their faces toward the shores OF America
rather than Of any other country, because
they have learned that here they and those
tney love may ma nome.
Miss Morton. q member OF the London
School Board, who is visiting in Montreal.
relates in an interview how much the women
on that board have done to improve the
condition of the children Of the poor. The
laws force them to 60 TO school, but they
are SO badly nourished they have not
strength to study. From October till
East r the school authorities give each child
in the morning roll and cup of milk
with a little coffee in it, There are now
nine women and forty-six men on the board
but the new Education act sweeps this
board out OF existence and place. the cleo
ton OF the new one in the hands Of the
county council! Miss Morten thinks there
Is no hope Of any womsE being elected,
The saloonkeepers Of Greater New York
do not seem entirely satisfied with Mayor
Lows administ ration. Average individuals
who must depend OF The newspapers for
their infor ion may have some doubts
in regard to il. but the attitude of the liquor
element may be accepted as pretty good
evidence that il has done some OF the most
important things which it was elected to
do. Among the people at large. however.
are the great body Of the women OF the city,
and their opinion has very little weight on
an approaching municipal campaign.
Doubtless II Mayor Low is renominated
few Of them will work as zealously as they
did last campaign. although, aside from
it's general tendency toward the public
good, women have no more to thank this
administ ration for than those which pre-
ceded it, Women never did as much for
any other candidate and never had less
recognition from any since women have
been considered at all in public work. But
politics Ia politics and 80 long as the 600. 900
women in New York do not represent one
vote among the whole Of them they should
not expect any special consideration.
The women of New Hampshire, who as
a body did not seem to have any marked
desire for the suffrage last spring during
the campaign in that State, have since
then beheld the saloon firmly entrenched
in all their cities and villages. Now they
are stirring themselves TO see whether they
cannot obi ain law giving them an equal
guardianship of their children. While
there's life there's hope. and Claiming
used to say he never quite despaired of
anybody
IDA Hustled HARPER.