The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02
make up for 1t In industry and the care they
take In performing their work properly.

make up for 1t In industry and the care they
take In performing their work properly.
lodgings used to be the popular manner
Of life in London, and II is never the thing to
live In hotel there. But lodgings are CIV
ing way to mansions, and they are going
up IN all parts OF the city, and even in the
suburbs they are to be found, and by going
out a bit one can get rents which seem
marvelously low to a New Yorker
1.-THE cheaper fats have not the con-
veniences Of ours, though, but they are
quite comfortable il one can get used to
the tin bath tub that hangs on the wall all
day instead OF our own American plumbing
"One large building IL reconstructed
brewery. It is 80 high and bright and airy
and sunshhy that is sreat HHap be
very finest houses there give an impression
! of being bit musty.
This is due not only to the fog and the
! continual rains at some seasons, but also
learned to ventilste, or, at al events, they
| do not do 30. They also still cling to the
fashion of heavy hangings for windows
and doors, and this shuts out much air and
light.
But mansions are built more on the
! American idea. They have bathrooms
with all the suites, and Railways are wide
and light.
"You can hire very nice furnished suite
Of rooms. including service, for two or
cheaper ones, but for good neighborhood
one has to pay little more, and 1t is far
more important to have good address
| in London than in New York.
! "The larger tlats-some OF them have
ten rooms-cost as much as f35O year.
and there are unfurnshed ones to be had
for less. Fires are extra. Hot water Is
a luxury in London when. it runs from
| faucet, and mansions provide this conven-
| fence.
-One OF the prettiest ideas in the furnish
! ing of London mansions and Of more pre-
tentious residences is the quantity. OF blue
china used on mantelpieces and walls.
There is an entire absence OF the cheap
ornaments that we have come to know
on this side Of the water as bric-a-brac
"The china IL not necessarily old or ex-
pensive, but even the lower priced grades
Of Japanese china in blue are extremely
wonderfully effective touch to a room,
especially as the favorite color for the wood
work Is white.
There does not seem to be any reason
why the plan OF catering in vogue in the
English mansions could not be put in prac-
tice here. 1t would certainly be an inter-
esting experiment.
"Of course, we could never get the low
rates nor could we get service as cheap
but at least the dishes could be cooked to
manager who would not run the kitchen
on the general hotel plan, but would strive
to cater to the individual tastes Of guests
and supply correctly heated dishes and
clean and well Numbered linen.
American women are noted for their
good housekeeping and their cooking, and
it would open a new profession for that
class Of women who, while capable In all
kinds Of household work, are not willing to
class themselves as servants
1.-THE trouble with the apartment house
catering is that managers depend too much
or, the system producing the proper re-
suits. System will do a great deal in the
management OF business or q shop, but
every housekeeper knows that far better
results are obtained with servants-es-
pecially with cooks-by relaxing the system
in everything but the main points.
In cooking and service results are every
thing, and individual service and feminine
management-the system which is used in
London mansions-wou result in more
real comfort, and above all in breakfasts
and dinners that would be worth the cook
ing and the eating"