The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13
HELPING OUT The BACHELORS
ONE WOMAN VINO PROFITS ~
MALE IGNORANCE.
Finds q New Field in MAKING su9Er,.
iions fer Fusnsshing Apartment,
and Zen Putting Plans Into ESrcntion
Most of Mer Patrons t.ratrGuI

The field was a new one and ,,I,.
one when I took mp the furnshlns OBJ.
bachelor apartments. says young
woman who has built up a btIs ne,s a.
makes considerable money at Il -Yu..
see. the many new apartment ho,ls->
going UP in the upper part of the c.v
most OF them having but nee. two =.
thr~s rooms and hath. arc most AVAIL
for the bachelor who formerly llvrd
At a boardins house or apart mont hotel
Half of the occupants of these small
apartments are bachelors
a year ago realized this and wonda-ed
u I could not build up a business that
might have something to do with this
migration to the northern part of ,he
city. had a natural artistic sense
which ! have since combined with a
bus in ess instinct. and I always knew how
to be economical.
Il take commissions TO furnish I'd
other apartments too. but my specially
is bachelor apartments. where the owners
are busy all day and ~ q rule don know
just what sort OF furnishings and tn
terror decorations they want. The deco
rations. however. In most OF the new
apart ent buildings are so complete that
arm seldom called upon to execute any
OF this part except In the selection and
han ging Of draperies and curtains.
what do Is simply to look ct an
empty apartment. find out about how
much money my patron wishes to spend
and then 1 draw up several ideas and
submit them.
you would be surprised to find how
easily men are influenced in the selection
OF furnishings. Il Ia q good thing too,
for some OF their ideas are certainly
peculiar. When I find q man who wants
to furnish his apartment In a manner not
nj all befitting to the times. style or the
plan Of his rooms I tell him why he's
wrong and show him the better way.
The greatest fault have found 80 far Is
that bachelors want to crowd their rooms
with too many things. Only last week /
had go contend with a man who had
moved in from the suburbs with the
furniture Of a seven room house which
he wanted 10 crowd into a four room
apartment. When selected his furnish
ings took only the plsiness furniture and
most inconspicuous rugs. and the rest
went TO the storage house.
Il find il " ths older bachelors who a.
a rule have the most crowded apartments
The reason for this ID that they have many
old associations in furniture and decora-
tions and like to have these around them
and feel il q sacrilege TO consign such
things to the auction room or storehouse
II they won't do the latter / advise tina,
they take an apartment with an extra
room and USE it for storing purposes.
Il have less trouble with the young
bachelors. Usually everything is new
with them and they will listen tn artistic
IDEAS. Their only trouble In TO load w
with too many pictures. souvenirs and
the like which have struck their eyes
The patron most delight in. however
ia the bachelor who has known little or
nothing but club. boarding house or
hotel accommodations and really does
not know what he wants in furnishing
an apartment. With free hand given
by such a bachelor can go ahead and
make him a pretty home.
simplicity IL always my motto. Mos,
Of the rooms Of these apartments are small
and do not lend themselves to much fur
nishing. Then every window. corner.
recess and lighting must be considered
| would never think of furnishing an
apartment with only northern exposure
with sombre heavy draperies and dark
upholstered furniture. With a brillian.
sun exposure the plan alters.
Unfortunately although mission fur
nture has been done to death am called
upon TO Use Il TO a great extent. II yoI
must furnish an apartment quickly
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