, 1874-11-23

1OSN1 AUD small nHht
nra doing toy then tan great p.iks an consatv
atories asring them from postisntlsi ovsrcruwlnR
1s oa g. ~ao az az :sas esa es'' plaza for al
Tits TOUCHES TILE KEYNOTE
| of what Wish TO say, and, without further can.
erallzlng, lot us bring tho subject homo, and anL
oursclvos whether sonethtng may not be done
ali to live out Of who can Afford It,"
It Is certain that 4 yorJ 8rent number Of ctr
most valuable eitizcns have takon up their resj.
dente In tile suburbs sinco tho lro, and It il
tSs me- to sty tat Il u on al
homo aaectlon and local prido Of such mon, ir1-
stead Of boins moroty regarded by them ~ .
Workshop or place OF buHlnoas,
1ngle ase Always many very powerful attrao-
1'uns III great oily TO men and women OF ro-
fined culture which caunot be Ind in tic conn
trg. Anu 1udicfouB exercise OF tho same energy
WHICH enabics uB to achieve tho groat optor-
ps'ses Tich arc ovorywhoro III progress around
ero.o upqa lsca asstG r. IN fSw to abos
ito, and 70 INTRODUCES to far groator extont
than heretofoie the attractive }ontures which
constitute The oha'm of tho country. It Is, Of
course, Impossible to accuro auoh freedom Of
but We suffer our liberty and our comfort to Be
hedged ID and infringcd upon ia great mauv
needleBs ways simply because ne faii to recoE-
ntzo and insiat upon tho fact that no ono
member Of the community has tho right
TO do that which ia hurtful or olfon-
atve to all. and we submit lko 80 many aheop to
thousands OF petty annoyances, aud somo yery
aerious onca, to which habit has iuuroti ua. but
nn Tnoh arc unwofh{ o. tue deg,os Ct eivlza
arc liable to continual oi1enge in the city from
sources which ought to be regulated by municipal
authority. md m1ght be abatod. to tho tucalcula-
bic benefit Of tbs health and comfort OF tho
e1ist because NO havo become accustomed
TO thom, aud 1t ia only when no ro-
turn to thon alter spending somo
time In the pure. quiet air Of the country
Tho Sights. sounde and odors which offend tho
senaes, and arc within the control Of police rop.
lations. may DO absted at any timo whon popular
opinion sees ut to demand it; but thoro are
fort for city llfe, tho want Of which IL already
beginning to be felt in Chicago, aud must Of no
cesalsy bocomo moro and moro obvious with tho
iapse Of years. while tho possibility Of rellef ID
diminishing In the Same ratio.
Chlcago has arranged for magnificent system
OF large parks at = long distance firm, the
centres Of business. but ahe is painfully de-
..: EMAIL, ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS
md opbn aicaH for pedebtiiaas, accessible to tho
geat tnassea Of pcopls from, tic scnuna Of tbair I
daily !abora. On the North Side, Lincoln Park
ib indeed near ut hand, As compared with tho
great parks Of the West aud South, bat It is tho
only one in that acction, and Quo has onlv to
Sunday TO bo convinced alike of the popular
craving for the refreshmont 1t Affords tho horri.
b!e discomfort attending the passage to and fro,.
and the inadequaoy Of tho space to meet tie
VRnts Of tho crowds who resort to It,
In All the vast area Of the West Side only two
spaces of insignificant proportions are deYoted
to public use. and on the South Side, with tho
exception OF the Lake Park (Which aeenig to bo
always IN transition state. but whose ultimate
destination no one dares predict); not ovon
block has been preserved in tho wholp extent Of
lta areh.
At present this ia comparatively of little mo-
menty but If you viii look ut the map aud try to
a. wo know 1t must be, and remember TINT RELIEF
will then be virtually impossible, 1t may opabIe
you to realize the senas Of duty which should
weigh upon ns to-day to exort, ourselves
TO avort tue danger which threatens our chit
drcn. Iosholp you toward this realization, / will
only beg you to look at the crowds who throne
tho present parka and bouleYards and draw vour
own conclusions IS to the craving for relief
which impels them, and then try to conceive tic
hundred yeara henco,-either term Is but a trile
IN tho life Of q city, and al you Hee iu your
minds eye the multitudes for whom no such
boon will then be possible, let the thought moyo
you TO exert yourself whio you may to proyida
Tor those certain WRuta. Think Of
THE DREARY MoNoToNY OF TIE eT4EErs
when AL the present city limits arc built upon
aud CONNECTED With Burrouning suburbs vb,cl,
otter no variation from tho dismal uniformity Of
endlesa roetangles on d dead fiat SURFACED!
Mr. Ru1kin tolls Us that :. change or Yariatv In
IS much = necessity to tho human henrt in
buildings aa IN books n; that sstherp Ia no merit
though thcreta some occasionaluse in monosony"; |
and TINT eve must no more expect to derive |
eithcr pleasure or profit from a architecture
whose ornaments are OF one pattern than We |
ahould from universe IN which tho clouds wero |
III OF one shape. and the troes all Of one aize."
Now city or town Is to be regarded aa a |
mr. nNf x1E{ IN
s9uaros. aud buildings Of every description con-
stituto the Architectural details, aud convey tho
Impression OF Jug character Al ! wholo. lust as
:he ! aschteotural details Of single building give
'ornslity and ugliness and, il monotonv ia on.
'reaaiye aud Wcariaoms In single building, how
nroh moro 80 must 1t DO In groat city, 4 per-
ectlJ square houao, like = hugo caudle-6ox,
'oud not 30 mado beautiful or attractive bv tue
tddltion Of any possible external decorations,
lowever rich they might be in themselves,
ne same IL true on larger scale OF d city
:, TIE NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY OF ou1oAao,
q the hrst place, ia Of tho uloHt 1nonotouous
:haraeteE, the land = dead fat, and tile lako
'road expanae Of 1ator, unroloyed by tho pres-
'nco Of single island, cape, bay, or bold head
and. On tho dead-2ovel shore, tho CITY extends
q an entiiess system Of rectaugles, tile monot-
ny OF which It is not 10 the power Of human
ingenuity efcctuaily to relieve by any possible
Of individual buildings, uuiess wo
an succeed In diyorting the mind from tho on
'ressiye aenso Of tho uniform. continuity Of
traight Lines at equal distances from each other.
Tie ouly measure of relief that ia open 10 ua is
~ the occasional expansion Of these linoa iuto
,ronder aroaB, and tue tastoful introduction OF
he infinitely varying torms Of floral grace aud
'eauty.
THEnE ARE BUT Two WAYS
q which this cail DO done. First, by the occa-
lonA appropriation Of ono or more blocks, to
70 reserved ss ornamental public Squares, aud.
econd. by the selection OF certain streets at
roper intervals, to bo widened throughout their
whole extent to euch q breadth "a to admit Of q
road spaco Of ornamental ground in the centro.
x.th I Roadway on each side (as N Dro1ol boule-
'ard), or With similar ornamental ground on tue
ldes, With "a broad .roaqway. in tho
middle. The aysson Of small publlc
quarco IL Ut beat 10 snch case ouly q 1ocnl i'm
which addH to the nttractiops aud
nd conaequent value Of essates in tho imme-
ato vicinity, but il rarely known or thought Of
y tho inhabtsnta OF other parts Of the civ, and
or the most part Ia uttorly unknown to stran-
;ois. Uness situated on the line OF great
horonghtarc, such Bquares are generally but
title frequented. except BY nursery y-malds and
heir charges, to whom their quiet seclusion is
ho chief attraction. l.