New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-10
HOMES NEAR THE CITY.
DELIGHTFUL RURAL RESORTS.
A BIRDSEYE VIEW OF SOME OF NEW YORK'S
PICTURESQUE SUBURBS.
SPOTS WHERE TIRED CITY RENTPAYERs MAY
BECOME HoUsE.BUILDERs AND HOME

SPOTS WHERE TIRED CITY RENTPAfLkS MAY
BECOME HoUsE.BUILDERS AND HOME
OWNERS WITH ADVANTAGE.
There is something constitutl0naIy and radically
wrong with the latter day professional cynios anu
philosophers who faunt the idea of love III co'ae9
A. an evancscent dream Of puberty LOW inv 49,
runs In some families and il will rise superior " '
msfortunes-ndeed poverty only puFines anu
strengthens 1t. Love and does exist III tl'u'alu'
of cottages II even survives the meanneSS OF u'o
sitting tcnements in this city, where thousahos oiHS
out an existence whose horizon is bounced by hIil@
bic bricks and mortar. And in the SUBURBS "iicro
the thrifty have built their nests, who snail say "d.
love does not prospect stroll along the avenues u
one OF New Works. multitude Of picturesque suburbs
and sec the groups OF wives and children at e yates
anxiousy awaiting the arrival of the bread" wilmer Oh
the O'Clock express. see the children scanper uo"h
the street as he comes home laden with parcels SEQ
that greeting-those clinsing arms-that-but no. inc
whole scene would be spOilt if you had the temerV
10 inger for its elimination.
True love cannot be said to be a science, or to
depend in any way upon purely physical attributes
II is an elusive, bewdcring instnct-an intuition
q thing altogether too delightful for description IL
is certain, however, that its continuity, or at any
rate its eQuabcncss largely depends upon external
influences. In short, upon the maintenance OF hcah
and favorable environment. This statement may
seem iconOclastic to the sentimentaist II IS, how
human instead of cynically rctroSrade. II is mbEed
with the true scntiment-not scntimentalsn-whch
influences all good. sane-minded men and women
when they decide to brave the sings and arrows OK
outrageous fortune in double harness, and married
and given in marriage. despite the croakngS OF tho
ever increasing army Of and selfish cellhateS.
bachelor does not live his whole Life. man IS In
complete until he has supplemented his little stock
OF goodness with the infinite virtues of wife. y
celebrated French cynic said that single man
al forty had not shred of virtue 10 boast of, and
with all due Difference to Pauls opinion of ideal
life. the present writer is much afraid that the more
practical Frcnchman right.
The optnists should remember that they give
some cause for the cancellations made by those con
frmed in peSsimsm. There is nC~-doubt that the
truest happiness Is to be found in making home
for some dearly loved ones As Burns. whose great
heart throbbed out the aspirations and yearnngs Of
millions of mute ones, said in his simple living lines:
70 make happy nresde cline,
To weans and wife
That's the true pathos and sublime
OF human life.
But although love and home are words indissolubly
hnked-which accounts for the prcpondcrance Of the
divine passion in this Introduction and although love
can make palace out of two rooms on the sixth or
seventh floor in a big tenement house. wedced in a
crowded. illsmelling street. love cannot prevent tho
mercury from creeping up into the nineties and love
cannot turn the hot leaden air which pervades the
home day and night into gentle. health giving zephyrs
ere 1t reaches the little soul fighting for hfo IN the
cradle No love needs fresh air and space The
hearts which beat in the big cities just real and
tender as those which beat in the country, matter
what the pastoral poets may say to the contrary.
But sick man is testy Jaded nerves
produce irrtabity, and rritability is trying, if not
fatal, TO love. 1t any rate stunts its growth, and
breeds Indifference and repression stuy room. which
IL is impossible 10 Ventlate, is responsible for
domestic nfelcity than the cStimabc missionaries
who wage against tobacco and other cnormities
aware of. OF course, when the wife is SICK there
is little complaining. But then the are The
leaven Of humanity. They are the worlds angel and
home makers, and the wise know how health and
happiness linked how they hustle about If
John has but pinched his little finger He says
Don't make fuss" bat they Will make a fuss, and
newell he likes ii. Men are really the greatest
hunbugs and dclusOns. They not hat as brave
as the women though they do shoulder rife and
march oH 10 the tune of the "StarSpanged Ianner.'
All the great authors from shake, peare down. have
recognized the fact that GOOD men must have good
homes, and good lover must be sound in wind and
limb. All the greatest philosophers and saSts, f0u
DOcenes TO ThOIcau Stunned the cites, and in sclh
ing health aud quietude found their life work. Even
Pope whose ptiess scalpel laid bare the shams and
foles o. the town, could not live without daily com
Inunion with Dame Nature. Fond he Of
gossip he preferred TO have it brought 10 him in his
retreat at Twickenham the Thames among the
green fields and trees rather than pursue his quarry
in the busy haunts Of fashion.
WHAT THE CITY i BECOMING.
One Of the most notable signs of the progress
Of civilization and Of the work Of the tcachc" abroad is
the general deserOn Of the great cites for the country
every evening. The city Of London proper at mid
night is almost entirely given the police and
the night owls. Ncw-1Ork Is rapidly becoming a CITY
Of business and pleasure The homes are being made
outside, and as the tolers flock ont at sunset the
pleasure seekers pour in. OF course the fashionable
colony remains, but is gradually shifting noTthwad
and. though this is great cOUntry-a land Of milk
and honey-a do belong 10 the fashionable world
and the mutudes deserving New-YOrll at night
for quiet little homes where breath OF fresh air Is
obtainable, and where rents arc not fabuousiy high
where indeed a man Of moderate means can own Als
own house. and fulfil 10 the letter tie old English
adage which says that is king in his own
house" America is fortunate in having people which
can breed kings if this be all that is requisite. II is
good augury for the future Of the country, that is
possible for the hum5lest tocr - look forward t. the
absolute possession Of his home OF course the emf
grafton from New-NOrlt is in some measure born OF
necessity. The limits of Manhattan Island have 50
increased the value OF land that rents have become
prohbitive and have solved the problem Of own
Ing real estate in the air But the population is all
the time Increasing and the fats and the tenc-
ments have become expensive than a cottage
in the country. inclusive Of travelling expenses.
The growth of Brooklyn is phenomenal. LrooHlyn
Is CT AT civ tel, ana uOcS hOl olcI tIc IL
fractions to the hOmcseeker which many Of the more
distant places possess IT used 10 be said once that
Americans did not appreciate the qu.cness and calm
Of the country, and only in their element IN
crowd. II this not libel years ago. 1t certainly
is not true now. The prosperous business man
hurrcs out Of the city 10 his home among TIE fields
with a sense Of relief after his days work. Il might
not be exactly correct that many Of the million
aires Il Wall street. fairly rcyc in potato patch tut 1t
Is certain that their CLERKS do.
AT no time in the history of Newlo rk was the lind
ing Of suitable and economical home. more difhcult
,hon now The WOull-be Benedict restrained