Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-03
LOW PRICES IN ITALY
IDEAL HOMES MAY BE MAINTAINED
ON MODEST INCOMES.

OF Living In Palermo ms Compared
With aIHnhattnn Island.
Italians arc often criticised" said
IN Italian business man who has lived
here several years, because they Go
not come intending to stay permanent.
~ in this country. but only until they
have made Il little pile, with which they
can 20 home and live in comfort but.
OIL the other hand, Italians often Won
der why Americans themselves do not
tic this very thing. More of them
would If they realized how much moro
they could get for their money over
there than here. In Genoa. for in
stance. on the Via Giulia which is the
Fifth avenue of Genoa, there are mod
crn apartment houses, with every con-
vcnicnce. T0csc apartment houses arc
much handsomcr than those of New
York. They are all built around court
yards. which are paved with marble
and have handsome carriage entrances,
big vases filled Will blossoming plants
and marble staircascs leading up out
of tho courts. You can get five or
six room apartment In one of these
houses, with bath and electric lights,
for from 1000 TO 1900 lire year
that Is, 5000 or $500.
Genoa is thoroughly cosmopolitan.
The restaurants and cuisine Of all ma
lions arc to be found there, and every
language is TO DC heard. In the thea
tors. from the Tcatro Paganini, where
evening dress is required, down, the
best Italian plays aud operas are to be
heard. 1t is possible TO hear Duse or
Cariso for 90 cents There arc delight
ful cafes chantants and outdoor rcStau-
rants. Up OH the hill in the quarter
called CariGnnno there arc big old pal
aces set i'll great gardens Of trees and
flowers. With the whole panorama of
The bay spread before the windows.
where three or four rooms can he got
for Sc month. On the Corso Solfcri-
no, high street full OF gardens, SS a
month will get five rooms and bath on
The first floor.
The climate Is much more agree
able than that of New York, and Nice.
Monaco AMI Florence are within easy
reach. There arc all sorts of interest.
ing toa"ist stunts 10 be done, both in
ana out of the city; fine drives and cy.
cursions to quaint little ancient vii.
lagos. old castles and suburban resorts.
At the hotels frcqucnicd by tourists
prices run up, OF course. but Mt 81 quiet
FAMILY hotel, such us might be used by
we'll TO do middle class Italians. n
couple could get Il large furnished
room with board for so cents Il day for
the two.
"Gcnoa Is the America OF Italy. and
there Is no other point in the peninsula
where the prices are so high. Let us
take Sicily. for instance, the other OK
IRENE. Palermo is one of the most
beautiful cities in the world ana sur
rounded by some of the most beautiful
scenery. and the climate is simply per
feet. The heat OF summer is ALWAYS
tempered by sea brcczcs. 1t Is green ali
winter. and the earth is Il dcirium OF
fruit and flowers nine months In the
year. 1t slacks up in November. Dc
cembcr and January and begins again
In February. The Concha d'Oro-slle
OF gold-thc far famed plain around
Palermo. is an orchard of orange ana
lemon trees. and they throw away
roses by the bushcl basket full to re.
llcvc the bushes. The daily carriage
promenade ut Palermo shows as much
style as Fifth avenue. Two families
may possibly use one carra &c between
them, changing the doors to display
their respective coat of arms, but at
any rate it's all gay and brilliant on
the surface. There arc beautiful parks
and drives. fine band concerts and good
thcaters, where the best talent in Italy
can be heard for 20 cents or So, rs one
chooses.
Now let us suppose man and bis
wife with small fixed income, barely
enough to supply the comforts OF lie
In New York, should settle in Palermo.
They could rent the handsomest apart
ment in Palermo, on the Quattro Can't,
the swell square, ten or twelve rooms.
with improvements for 700 lire year
that's $1i0. You can't get i've rooms
in tenement house on Manhattan for
that amount. For Sc 4 month they can
hire a good cook. For SIS a month they
can hire two other women servants, n
laundrcss and Il maid For $50 a
month they can keep a horse, carriage
and conchman, or for 81 they can hire
a rig for whole day whenever they
like. AS for food. it is all fresh and
good. No cold storage is employed. No
eating chickens killed two or three
| years ago.
You can buy twenty-five flesh or
anses or lemons for n cent in Palermo.
y nice spring chicken costs 30 cents.
| Excellent Marsha wine can be bought
for GG cents a gallon. and the com
mon wine for 80 cents. Everything
is raised In the vicinity and is fresh
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