The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
YANKEE GIRLS
LIFE IN PARIS
THE AMERICAN GIRLS CLUB
FOUNDED BY MRS. REID.
An Interesting Addition to the Ameri-
Young .Women's Christian Associ-
ation-Cheap Living in Good Quar-
Brooklyn Eagle.

The problem of the American girl
alone in Paris, either as student or
breadwinner, has been solved more or
less satisfactorily for many by the
American Girls club, founded by Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid. Quite recently a new
ers has arisen in the shape of the
British-American Young Women's
Christian association, which has be-
come an interesting addition to the.
American colony. While the Ameri-
can Girls club is intended more. par
ticularly for students, the Young
Women's Christian association offers
a home for the low price of 81 week
to young women of limited means en-
gagged in any occupation.
The home is situated in the Rue de
Turin No. 5, and tho but a short walk
from the business district is we'll
shaded by trees and fronted by a
lawn. Some of its features are: An
employment directory, readingroon1,
physical culture: home. nursing. phil
linery and French classes, outdoor
clubs, afternoon tea and social even
The enterprise has the backing Of
both English and American women
of social prestige; it is the first per-
manently organized association Of the
kind in Paris, tho at the time Of the
exposition a regular association
OTanCn WAS SldTlSu, IlSISly
of the success of the Paris association
is due to the generosity and executive
ability Of its president Mrs. John
Hoff, who has resided for the past
four years in Paris. Mrs. Hoff is a
the millionaire, and was born In De-
troit, Mich.
The American Girls club was estab-
lished in 1891 by Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
for American girls studying in Paris.
It Is located at 4 Rue de Chevreuse,
not Tar from the Boulevard Montpar-
nasse, and is on the borderland rather
than in the Latin quarter proper. The
plain stone facade close on the street
gives no hint of the pleasant interior
looking from three sides on to a large
court and yard beyond filled with
flower beds and shadetrees. On the
z-de-chausee are the dining and tea
rooms, theE1atter the gathering place
Of the girls every afternoon at
O'clock, the former containing some
dozen little tables where meals are
served a la carte at very moderate
prices Coffee and tea cast cents;
meats IL and vegetables 5. On the
floor above are two drawingrooms and
the library, large white-curta1ned
room, furnished with writing tables.
periodicals and good collection or
English and French cooks. This IS
favorite rendezvous of the girls; an
other is during the warm season, the
long balcony overlooking the court,
which with its awnings and vine-clad
ratings offers an inviting place for a.
chat or the discussion Of novel:
The majority of the pensioners are
art students, tho in summer numerous
tourists take advantage Of the home
like atmosphere and low rates. Of the
house. They must, however, be uT-
married, as married women are de-
barred from rooming at the club. tho
they are allowed to come there for
meals. The rooms are rented as low
as ST a month, the most desirable
ones being slightly higher in price. A
large hall on the upper floor of the
building serves for entertainments, to
which many well-known artists con-
tribute their talents gratis.