The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-11
No. go Warrington Square,
In Which Frank Norris
Wrote The Pit" and
Where Patti Lived, Sold
to Italian Hospital.
Robert w. Chambers Wrote
Gin the Quarter" and
"Silcerheels" on the
Top Floor Back, and
Many Hungry Artists
Began Work There.


soon be torn down. with Its going
washington Square will lose one Of its
literary landmarks. for No co, with its
red walls and white trimmings. has
sheltered more gcnluses than any other
house IN New York. II gained Its name
Of the "Luc;y House" because nearly
all OF the young artists and writer's
who came to work and s,arve and sing
pnder Its roof rose to fame and fortune.
Frank Norris wrote THE PIT" and
most OF the Octopus In its top aoor
'front.' while NJ vas working ut Doubleday
RACES as reader" said n man who
has Known the house FOR three decades.
IT was famous even then. for Patti
AMI later Alexander Salv,nl had lived
there. After McTag,ie was published
Norris canc East. but he found It
pretty hard going FOR awhile.
Al the same time Rooer, W. Cham
bers was writing In the Quarter and
Silverheels. some OF the best work he
ever did. In the top floor back.
The third floor front was occupied
Tor several years by Frederick Palmer.
war correspondent. They used to
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ny for spaghetti and serve II TO all their
friends.
"e muse at that time was kept py
""e "'hn','atu' VINO served meals III
the basement dlnlng-room and could
cook IA five styles, Italian. spanish.
FRENCH. German and American ier
."""aF! tIen's were much appreciated
W her iO"Ee's' clarence AMMAN once
so' ayr W co"h uInner NO that none Oh
Wv oi'ers shouid KNOW what 'hey were
esens' Inc piece de resistance was
uuch 'hat had been soaked In vinegar
TOT three days The fish was masked
Win spanish dressing o' onions ana
tomatoes, and the only thing that the
oiners succeeded In reducing to its oom-
ponent parts was salad made by 'ohn
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versty AZ night Keeping up MS WORK
oo"h'o"" III 'he ua!''ne' he went ~
wreathinS MIS- room with banners and
pillows lie even painted the frame o.
the big mirror between the Window
purple ana white. 10 Madames grea'
horror. for purple was a mourning colol
10 her. Later Jerome maze Power'
Deputy District-Attorney and he van
ished to afluence uptown.
YOUNG WOMEN MADE THEIR
/, HOMES THERE.
"But The house was NOT en,ire,v y,vsr
ove,s ,o men IN those davs and a bev,
q, su,.th College yi-,s haa tho sunn,
hacar .us,ss on tho second ana tbI-J
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.n.,,. AID worl; for o,I the magazines.
..rhs house even hal ,ts romanees. 70,
Gam Brewer n newspaper man. ant
n...is Marsh. a poster artist. were mar
,-.d ,berc and Lieut.. Richards. a for
mr. ARMY officer then an enE.neer, mar
ried a Miss Thorpe. He knew her onl,
.Arhtlv when he asked her to go to II,
Ring with him. but at the end OF a weei
Of Wagner opera they were engaged.
"Ru, tho house did not rise to tn,
su,,-. y, a.. ,lorv IA club until I'M
az, ,ha ,o,n,rg n
eons VI 80, -,
ma Heuos' VIM :,
young men, anu re"'eo "e' ,o'',''
them whenever she could Inc nous
soon became kind OF club, whose mem
be~s threatened to move out on the ap
n.arance OF any one they did not like
.rn.,, ,,o.mad mn and down its corridor
.,ns,rg ana At II o'clock, after they re
1891 ,ron, the theatre or opera. bcgai
-. all Is.hts were seldom III
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