The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-07
KATE FIELDS RETURN.

OFFENDED WITH OUR BAD PAvEMENTs AND
CHASTITY ASH BARRELs-THE SHAKESPEARE
MULBERRY--EYEs AND EARS IN LONDON.
Among the passengers who arrived at this port by
the steamship Britannia yesterday was Miss Kate
Field, lady who is we'll known for her achieve.
ments both in literature and art. reporter Of the
HERALD found her trying to unravel the intricaces
of seventeen trunks and. as the time and place
unproptious for an interview. he asked her to sug
gest q more fitting occasion. 81 am going to the
Victoria she said. taking out her watch "and. let
me see, it is now two o'clock. viii fvo suit your
Perfectly" was the reporters answer; but i'm
pressed with the royal name Of her chosen hostelry
and doubtful OF its exact location he asked. but tho
victora-where is the Victorian
1.-The Stevens Apartment House. Twenty -seventh
street and Fifth avenue-I believe 1t is the Victoria
now"
AZ may say have been in New York just one
hour" said Miss Field when the reporter called to
keep his engagement. land tho two things
by which I most impressed on my
return the bad pavements and the
CHASTITY array of ash barrels which adorns every
rich and poor. 1t is perfectly marvellous that
a metropolitan city like New YORK, possessed of
great riches and full of public spirited citizens.
should tolerate pavemeuts that an insult to
and beast and ash barrels that an offence to eye
and nostril. l wonder that the women don't take
these matters up. l am IN American of the Ameri-
cans. republican to the core. and when in Europe
contnu ally fighting my country battles; there
fore feel doub.y sensitive to faults which be
easily remedied. and which astound the foreigner
the moment he lands in our principal city. Then
there Is the Custom House. l should like to know
why under the sun am asked to give my oath as to
what is aud what isn't in my trunks. and then to
have that oath practically disbelieved? Either
Custom House authorities should believe people or
..You are reformer STILL" the reporter SAID "but
haven't You brought with you anything except ideas
in which the readers OF the HERALD would be in
terestedy'
SHAKESPEARE MULBERRY FOR CENTRAL rARR.
"well. yes" she answered. there is my shake.
speare mulberry that wanted to see transplanted
and growing in America. The original tree
planted by Shakespeare in the garden at
tached to his house in New Place, ut STRAIT
ford.on-Avon. was cut down in the last century
by the bigoted Clergyman who then owned shake
speares FORMER residence. To avoid hearing shake
spcares praises and to escape opening his grounds
to visitors to the mulberry tree he destroyed it,
Long before that however, Shakespeare's favorite
laughter Elizabeth, who married Dr. Hall. had
planted slip OF her fathers mulberry tree in the
garden OF her own residence. Cambridge House.
where the tree still thrivcs. From this tree Mr..
Charles Flower tho Mayor OF Strsord took cutting
which Is grown Into q fine tree. Last April,
when in Stratford. having boon invited there to
deliver the .ddress at the opening OF the shake
spearean Memorial Theatre. l asked Mr.. Flower
Whittier h; Sa let asys % Gs hs S
aud when I arrived at Liverpool to sail in the
Britannia found the parcel which you
and which contains the cutting OF the Shake
spearoan mulberry. | would like to have it planted
in Central Park beside the Ward statue OF Shakes
peare, and would be much obliged to the HEsALD IL
il would call the attention of the Park Commits
soners to M treasure. l am not sufficient bota-
MIST to know what treatment tho cutting should re-
cciye before being transplantcd. and would DO
very glai If the Commissioners would accept my
little gut and relieve mo of its care at once.
MISS FIELDS PROJECTED ENTERTAINMENT.
"And what have you brought us IN the way Of
ideas r. the reporter asked.
will you tell the readers of the HERALD what IT is