| Show I 1 L 47 1 A 0 N THE f farooqa amous strand district london close to tho tile hotel cecil IN and savoy eq well known to american visitors tho the london county council has opened what may well bo be described aa as tho the cheapest cheavest hotel on earth tho the pacing guests of this government hostelry call their lodging house tho the chateau bruce though tho tile splendid copper shield outside tho main entrance bears only the celal non designation bruce house tho the county council hotel ie Is in tho the very center of the theater and hotel area occupying a eito alto midway between kingsway kingswan King sway tho the new now thoroughfare and drury lane theater ono may command one of tho the most select rooms in this really fine hotel for the meager sum of a week or it your finances will not permit of the luxury of so choice an apartment you may ay lodge very comfortably though in a u space for 84 cents per week eek of counte thia this particular aftel Is fior for bach bachelors elond only were bruce house to admit married men with families iho county council could not begin to accommodate tho the host of applicants who would wish to take advantage of the cheapest hotel in the highest priced spot in the metropolis london coi cot ty ay council councils project Pro jert A few years ago one of tho the greatest problems of the police in london was the evil of cheap lodging houses they were dens of thieves and con men and a respectable single man who found it necessary to live close turn ip lip his nose at tho the chateau bruce everything IB Is as an clean as a pin kitchen dining rooms and bed rooms aro are scrubbed and pop bcd until tho the boards aro bleached to snowy whiteness tile brans work fairly acin til lates la in the bedrooms tho the prodo ml biant noto note la to cleanliness tho the whole idea of tho the place indicates that the county council means to havo have cleanliness whatever happens in purs anio of this worthy design any inmate of tho the L C C hotel may obtain a hot bath in a porcelain tub in a room all to himself with soap and clean towels for tho the trilling sum of two to cents tho the lower portion of bruce bouee la Is given up to ou lined with whito white tiles and basins of white porcelain for regular guests special foot tubs tube aro are provided freo free as well ell as soap and towels hot ilot water la in constantly on tap night and day 0 in a beautifully lighted room on an the ground floor tho the bruce house barber provides a cleanly shave with antiseptic appliances for tho sum of two cents on the samo same as the harbors shop Is a boot making department whore where repairing Is dono done at an absolute minimum of cost for gentlemen of elegant leisure who find di difficulty in employing their time or rather in getting somo some one else to employ it druco house provides a really excellent library composed of the best literature selected in accordance with tho the scheme of tho the hundred best beat books the library Is extensively patronized especially by N 0 c c 11 IF A W W au 1 A etya t to his work and whose whoso finances did not permit of seeking accommodation at a good hotel necessarily had to put up at one of those disreputable places he lie immediately became tainted by his surroundings dings he lie had to keep friend friends and employers ignorant of his address for in england loss lose of caste instantly followed knowledge of the fact that one waa was stopping al at 1 a cheap london lodging boase in order to overcome the difficulties jf of the situation the london county council haa has launched aito jito ito the bisi ness of hotel proprietorship bruce house its first experiment on a large scalo in this line has proved a huge success every eight night it lodged upward of casual guests who pay 14 cents each per light for an immaculately ina macu cu lately clean bed and accommodations truly palatial considering the amount charged bruce house must cot not be placed planed in the same category as ordinary lodging or ideas houses found in all quarters of london there la Is no reagon why even the most fastidious should the regular guests who keip their rooms permanently throughout the year in addition to tho the supply of books the london dally daily papera u are also ai available al lable some engaged in writing A large number of the permanent residents reel denta of the chateau cruca bruca make their living by what they call literary pursuits pur a euphonious eup hollous name for envelope addressing in the writing room every day you eee see a number of lodgers industriously engaged in rewriting various directories tor for business houses who pay 30 cents per 1000 for addressed envelopes in auch such it large establishment course certain rules and regulations are essential for instance no one Is allowed to remain in ble hill ro room 0 m or cubicle during the daytime elc except ept in case of illness tho the bedrooms aro ara thrown open to the guests at seven in fn the evening and all rooms must be vacated before in the moraine except on sunday when nine is to the hour for riling riving all lights are out every every night at 1 1330 |
