The sun., 1908-12-20

A young fresh air enthusiast VIII, last
spring applied for board no sooner saw
the piazza adjoining the living room than
she went into ecstasies. offering to pay
extra for the privilege OF sleepi0g there
at night After some hesitation and with
the proviso that not until Rh the other
guests had vacated the piazza for the night
must the cot put in an appearance the
landlady gave her consent. Before long,
the evenings getting warmer, sitters began
to hnger on the piazza longer than was
pleasing to the fresh air enthusiast. who,
as hint, began to have her cot brought
on before the piazza was vacated
At this some Of the guests demurred.
Early risers also protested at finding the
piazza turned into bedroom.
Finding herself getting unpopular. the
lady changed her room. moving to the
other house, where she prepared to sleep
on the piazza of the dining room. This
worked all right until early breakfasters
made complaint Then the landlady cut
of the outdoor sleeping privilege and
her boarder found quarters in a nearby
apartment house which, like many Of the
newer apartments built lately in the
Kingsbridge section. provides a rear
piazza for each tenant. There she can
sleep out Of doors without interfering with
anybody's comfort.
In one such fourth story apartment not
far from the 225th street station live two
young women stenographers, both narrow
chested. pa'e and overworked looking
six months ago. They have slept regu-
larly on their piazza ever since two
weeks trial resulted in better digestion
and complexion. These young women
intend to continue sleeping out Of doors
all winter.
In one OF the eighties not far from Gen.
tral Park is an outdoor bedroom arranged
on the roof Of an extension buffers pantry,
which every night Is occupied by busi-
ness man who spendG from eight TO ten
hours day In an office. At the further
end Of the extension are couple Of poles
between which and the house wall is
stretched an adjustable awning.
Last August this man. forced to take
months vacation, spent most OF II at
a modern fashionable hotel not a great
way from New York which advertised
outdoor bedrooms in deference to the
growing popularity Of the fresh air cure.
The architecture Of this hotel provides
outside alcoves or inches in connection
with at least one-haf Of the sleeping
rooms. These alcoves 'or covered bal
oonies are guarded with high rail- and
furnished with suitable cots.
Five weeks trial of outdoor sleeping
convinced the New Yorker that II was
the best medicine for him Therefore
on his return home he at once set about
converting the pantry extension into q
bedroom,
Not far from this man lives physician
who after nearly one years stay in an
Adirondack sanltarium returned 10 New
York restored in health to resume his
practice To sleep indoors after his
mountain experience he found depressing.
Therefore after consulting with friends
who had mastered the difficulties Of
setting up an outdoor bedroom In the
city he had put up on the roof Of his
batler's pantry a sort Of shack made
principally Of wood which can easily be
taken apart and by means OF sliding doors
may be used wide open or partly closed
In this the doctor sleeps.
! One OF the first extension roof bed
rooms put up In New York 10 attached