The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21

in advance and served in the cosey living
room of the club.
or course the Colony Club has a charm
ing cafe and tea rooms where members can
entei tain their friends. but that caters to
the social element almost entirely.
In the Art Models Club up in Fifty-eighth
street there is a tearoom for its members
which is not only invitinRly cool. but where
a luncheon or breakfast can he had for a
small sum. OF tea rooms open to the public
their name is legion. Ii seems as IL they
spring up like mushrooms over night, Many
are on the antique variety, that IT., are O
| combination of antique shop and u nthroom,
which il a most happy union. for The old
mahogany lends an air that gives les ~
the appetite.
To illustrate the demand there is in the
city for small apartments. n man who has
just erected two houses on upper Broadway,
not for from the 157th street subway sta
ton, made a speciality of three room apart
ments which include a living room, bad
room and kitchenette. Almost before the
foundation was laid they were all rented.
why" remarked the owner in speaking
of the proposition, If ] had 100 more Of
those three room apartments / could have
rented them twice over. They have ell
been taken by newly married couples.
IF 1 had the thing 10 do over again |
think | would turn the whole house into
three room apartments, for they certainly
are in demand and seem to meet the need
Of young reoDle Just going 10 housekeeping.
They rented from $40 up to $50, according
to location.
You see living is getting 30 high in New
York that young folks can't afford TO live
in the city unless they are able to get some
such place as this. I'm satisfied with the
bargain, though. and they seem to Ire. But
every day | am bessie ged with scores Of
applications by women who have heard of
them and come too late"
New bonbonn:eres from Dresden are
quaint little pots of howers-oll Of china.
ever 70, what is apparently the earth in
which they are planted. Either set in
SQUARE rots or shallow bowls dainty rose
trees in miniature, crocuses or tulips spring
up from the centre, apparently as fresh
as though just from the greenhouse or
conservatory Every flower is ss perfect
as it's natural prototype n shows the
blossoms, fresh green leaves even to the
| thorns. The top OF each jar comes of.
disclosing a receptacle for bonbons.
On one of the well known women's
periodicals in the city recently the place
of editors assistant was vacant. The
| editor herself afterward confded 10 a friend
that she didn't know there were SO many
women in the business before. for she was
simply swamped ~ applications. both
personal and written. srio said u seemed
TO her as if every woman in New York
had gone into literature or wanted to.
Many of her applicants came from Western
citie and a large number also from the
South. But out Of all there were not more
than a bakers dozen who could come any
where near qualifying for the place. As
il was she didn't get what she wanted
altogether but had TO take what she could
get. OF course, IL might be that there
were many who were diamonds in the
rough but to polish one was not what she
b~argained for,
One of the interesting exhibits in the
Jumel mansion, Washington's Headquarters,
which is being made into a museum by
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton. ia a large piece of wall paper framed
and glass covered. II is an exact repro
duction Of the wall paper originally on
the walls of the long room and IL all that
remains of the paper with which the lower
rooms were covered. the rest having been
carried of by souvenir hunters.
the time OF Nine. Jumel was sent abroad
and copied pre- cisaly and the walls OF the
coupcilroom, tea and drawing room papered
with IL. But the vandalism of the souvenir
hunter wasn't proof against the beauty
of the historic design and bit by bt the
naper was stripped until only one com
paratively small section remained. IN
willing 10 loose this the Daughters had II
.emoved and preserved by framing. II
can be seen decorating the guard room
any day between the hours OF 10 ana D,
when the house il open to visitors IN charge
of a caretaker. A cura or il TO he secured
very soon whose business il will he TO en-
nlain TO visitors the history OF the relics
which the society Is acquiring.