Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-12
CIRCULATION UNRIVALLED
IN ELIZABETH.
SUBURBAN HOMES.

SUBURBAN HOMES.
To live comfortably in these times
means, with the most of men, to live as
cheaply as possible The man who de-
vises the best way of makinga small
salary accomplish as much as large
one, is public benefactor. There is
hardly q married couple who at the
commencement of their united career
have not INDUCED in vision OF mod
ell home where all that delights the eye
and administers to comfort shall be pro-
videe. The number who have realized
their anticipations, unless, by lucky
stroke of fortune, wealth has been
given them, is deplorably small. In
our larger cities the trouble has been
that an attempt has been made, in diff
ference to pretended social require
ments, to live in a grander style than
the means have justified, or to preserve
position in society that-can only be
allowed by large expenditures. Thohs-
ands of families in New York are con-
tending with high rents and high liv-
ing, fearing to abandon their positions
least the world will despise them, in
volving themselves deeper and deeper,
year after year, until finally the father
decamps rogue, or startles the world
by suddenly putting himself out of it.
This seems all the more deplorable
when there is way Of relief. A great
deal has been said of late about the
thousands of people who are DESERVING
their homes in New York city for others
in the suburban towns and cities.
There is good deal of sense in it, too,
and it's only pity that a greater num-
Der have not had their attention drawn
to the matter. For the yearly outlay
of from one thousand to fifteen hun
dred dollars a year. they hire by no
means first class locality. A salary
thus cut up must be eked out to pro
cure the attire to correspond with the
attempted style of living, and to serve
dinners for large family with the &C.
casional guests. How much is there
left over for the other comforts of life,
for the magazines, or the latest new
book, or an occasional opera, or lee
ture going?
For one half of the rent of the city
house, cottage can be rented in the
pleasant surburbs of Elizabeth. The
"place" this name implies more
than city resident can at first under
stand-is often surrounded with a
pleasant lawn or moderate sized gar
den in which flowers may be raised,
and in which, if nothing else, a surface
OF green sward can be secured. Over
against the horizon is mountain scene.
ry, or river or bay view. The streets
are not thronged with iostling crowds,
but lead to pleasant rambles beyond
the city limits. No rattle of heavy
wagons or grinding machinery makes
the night restless or loads the air with
unpleasant sounds and oders
AS for society. there is but little lack
of it, and for amusements, what can
not be provided in Elizabeth may be
easily secured by short and pleasant
evening trip to New York.
The objection which is made by the
majority of those who hold clerical pc
sitions, and of them we speak, lies in
fact that Elizabeth or places adjacent
to it, are supposed to be foo far removed
from New York to reach their places of
business with any degree of convent
ence. The fallacy is becoming rapidly
answered by the thousands who are
proving its untruth. The objection
however is frequently made by persons
who reside rs far up town in New York
Both and 10th streets. They will con-
Tess that it takes them over forty min
uCcS W IeHCH LOilcS III bLt cNeu-
ing, that have to stand the greater part
of the way. or be wedged Fiu with
rogues and pick-pockets, that in winter
it is bitter cold, and that the snow
storms occasion hours of delay, yet
they are not able to appreciate the con
venience of quick time in warm cars,
where the seats are abundant and agree
able.