“QUIET" LONDON HOTELS
A century ago London taverns and inns considered it undignified to advertise. Their signs, often painted by famous artists, were considered sufficient—sufficient for their table and cellar to be proclaimed by guests ■abroad. The advertising of “ comfort for man and beast ” began with the installation of gas and reached its height with private baths, the lift, central heating, electricity, and “ wireless in every room.” Now the possibilities of air raids have not been overlooked; in the first two columns of the first page of the ‘ Observer ’ of a recent Sunday some of the hotel notices wore introduced with large typo reading:—‘‘Loudon’s Safest Hotel,” “Xo Bomb Oan Roach Our Lounge.” ‘‘Quiet, Restful, Safe”; “ Soundproof and Bombproof Accommodations,” “ A Haven of Repose and Safety,” “ Safe and Sunny,” “ Safety and ' Security.”—(‘ Spurting and Dramatic.’)
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Evening Star, Issue 23718, 28 October 1940, Page 2
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134“QUIET" LONDON HOTELS Evening Star, Issue 23718, 28 October 1940, Page 2
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