The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-27

who is looking at an apartment, but
very quaint, don't you think? No
hideous electric bulbs or steam radia-
tors or other modern atrocities You
will find gas heater quite warm, and
1t throws such delightful shadows on.
the wall. The woodwork painted?
Well, you could have it done If you
like, but this mellow shade Of white
is admired down here Perhaps you
also dislike the wallpaper; some people
of course, do not care for such an intri-
| cate design"
ION the contrary, 1t was the wall
| paper that attracted me-" says the
! broker anxious to show that he knows
something about art. That, and the
fireplace. l grew quite accustomed to
tireplaces In England. How much Is
the rent $3.50? Well, wrap it up
and I'll take it along"
Some Of the real estate agents, being
art students on the side, are expert
creators Of atmosphere. They nno
artistic merits in every glaring defect
and SO dazzle the prospective tenant
by descriptions Of bohemian life in the
village that he is willing to sacrifice
all comfort in order to live within the
charmed circle mo, this room does
not get the sum- the agent will ex-
plain with patient patronage, "but the
marvellous reflection of the sun SO
necessary to artists" Gle looks
around hurriedly searching for some
good points to play up, but sees moth
ing but rusty fixtures, cobwebs and~dirt.
Nevertheless, his kind patronizing
manner does not desert him). 1.-THE
charm Of this particular house." he
continues, lis its privacy and free
dom. There is only one apartment to
a floor, so that one is never disturbed
by the proximity Of neighbors. My
friend, So-and-so (you may have heard
of him in the Village) particularly ad-
mires the Gothic appearance Of this
building"
When Wreck Is Profitable.
This fall small-town woman, who
had long revered the name Of Green /.
wich Village, decided to buy a house
there. Her idea, like that of the first art !,
colonists years ago, was to secure a
dilapidated place for small amount
self. After searching throughout the c
district, she came upon precisely the \
kind of house she was looking for in q
Washington Square South. To her :.
practical middle-western eye the place g
seemed to be rapidly falling to pieces.
1t sagged Imply toward the east and J
its front steps looked as if they had
been used for artillery practice G
mo one has lived there for years." =
she thought and hurried to the nearest L
zeal estate Office
That house is not for SALE" the g
'eal estate clerk told her, "but if it
we're it would cost you $4,000
you cannot know the one l mean"
persisted the woman. Il am referring
o which would have to- be ex-
ensively repaired before any one could
i've in it. Surely it can't be worth
ven half of $4,000"
But it is, said the clerk, laugh :
ng. 'And the only reason it is not for
ale is that the landlord can make
acre money out of it renting it out in Ia
partments. If you will go back and &c,
xamine the place closely, madam, you E
ill see that there are tenants living is
n every floor lE
With the village growing less artistic IL
nd more expensive every day, the IE
rtists are scattering in all directions is
small colony settled in the Old lis
helsea section, but Is now being GUST III
] by the same clever real estate tao IL
cs. Others have fled the city alto is
ether and have taken refuge in Brook is
IN and in outlying suburbs A large liz
roup has taken up its abode in the III
)rmer aristOcratic Brooklyn Heights. lS
ut with no faith In the permanency is
their security. The heights so E
osely resemble Greenwich Village in liz
very way that it Is unreasonable to lE
oppose Latin quarter established on E
leir old-fashioned soil would long es- III
,pe the attention Of commercial in liz
rests. The same is probably true E
the colony near Spuyten 'Duyvil. IE
and New Rochelle shelter ia
any distinguished artists but there IE
Is been no attempt to establish an art III
larter In either suburb. IS
In fact, the hope Of founding another Ia
reenwich Village in some other sec lE9
IN grows DINNER and DINNER. HI
What" the artists ask you, would be lEA
e use? We would only be pur- Ed
ed. The only thing that can help III
Is time. Perhaps in time the rich IN
ID successful will tire of the village, IE
alize with 0. Henry that BoheIfia is ia
land of Illusion, and quit. Then we'll ia
move back! !" l&