New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-20

here on the continent, should ssy that IL vas this:
We have grea; deal 10 learn IN America concerning
The n. iosor,hy If he. do not near that philosophy
which tea hes us that " Il il not 81 " hfe 10 hive.
bu, the philosophy Of making nre,y-three cents fsr
nish the ZANE ut Of oonfcr IN America tina, i've
franco 90 in Psris. The spirit Of Capitalization -
sroI ger here than in Any American city * Il too true
as H,ine ssd, tia: 20 speak OF the departmsDts Of
Fence having political opinion a. dlstlt guished
FROM Pair - 20 talk of mans legs thinking AM
there n DO reason why people Of tnpdefate means
should not De able 20 live respectfully comioIt-
ably, ard economically 10 orr cie- A. here. they
will only u-e q little cou mon sense. The rno1e.-
logging house en'eTpIise sas most praIse"oHhy
olc, bot il seeUs 20 have been confined only to TIE
waits OF The most Becess'ous cls.s in tie community
There il, however, a large class u salesnen. an
bookkee yeTs ard meCh8lic-, on salsrles Of gov 10
81 go ~ 81 400, whose position i no les deserving %
conn iseTauon. When the prices OF beei.tesk AMI
potatoes went up 30 amazingly afew year, ago, there
we're fev salaries that experienced similar augnen
ta,iou The position Of tie men on email salaries
therefore became peculiar, not To say unpleasant as
rents in the same proportion a. everything el-e'
Any person, familiar with the rents 81 OrcH houses
for small families in moot of the Atlantic cities, @lll see
now fCut II j. .uch people a. these 10 i've WIN
IN their means. Now the remedy for this evil u nm
Die one, but il requires some pubic-sprted men 70
initiate IT, Suppose that few 4rge, hsndso ne house,
IN the EuOpesn plan that IT, having SUITE OF Rooms
comprsing n paIIor dining groom two or three bed
IoouV and kitchen on each fOoIl were bntt m any
If our great horOu2 hfares-Ihe ground hoor7 might
be fer shopsfOr there ID no reason why respect
able people shOuld any more object u hving over
shop. there than the BoulevaTds. Such houses u
is cosy TO see would be good paying properly - tn
owners, people got into III 1t way Of Ivng;
and when saiaIi~ei men saw that they could get me
equivalent in comfort and available room, 70 81 ordi
Larry hvehuldIed.doar hOnse Tor hdI mat rebt, IN
central situation, depend upon II, they w0uih Iot be
rg IN leaning how 20 live IL that style. Inc alVan-
sges Of this plaD Of domestic life numerous and
striking Hou.e keeping would be disanned OF hall
It's difficulties; the little kitchen woulI furnish the
coffee aud eggs in The morning, and the tea and toast
al Dightthe dinner might be ordered from Deghbor-
ing restauran. for any houror such etsbi- hine nts
would increase with the increase Of apartments. The
dangers of bur. larry would be GimDi-hed for the house.
keeper would have Ony the door leading 10 the Stars
to l1ck MP at night. The wa hirg would be zone out
of the honse, and the seam OF boiling suds, and al
anxiety about cothes-'ines, ana sOoty chinney- ard
WINDY weather would thereby be avolisd Thousands
OF pie would be liberated from the csprice and petty
tyranny Of the Railroad DIRECTOR whose acton has o
Ofte filled our newspapers with resouions and protests
and 70 far as Boston s concerned rs penin-ua might
be made the home Of population of three hundred
thousand instead Of a huuIred and eighty thpnsand
persons. The most rightly careless person can hardly
iail 10 become su ,cessful hou-ekeeper, when the
mater is made 50 easy by the European plan. The
plaD too, not only simpies the mysteries OF domestic
economy, but il sDu,giies ones establishment won
defully ard gives home feeling, such as what are
called QeIte.l hOnses now a. days wOt Dot OF. The
change hss got to come-snd the sooner it does, the
better 1t will for cities and many OF their people
who have been driven into REM te and unpleasant
suburbs by high rents who held back from mar
rsge by the expenses Of housekeeping conducted on
the present method.
The above extracts exhibit the author In his
free andeasy character as European tourist
His essays are of a somewha. grsyer tone, freely
discussing mary important problems OF literature,
society, and religion, but everywhere bearing the
stamp Of an irrepressble yiyacity, and fresh and
racy indivldualism