The sun., 1890-12-21
A BACK YARD REFORM.
fWkNIY-Slx pHsIGBTLY SQUARE
AREAS 70 BE TRANsF0RMED.

TWxNIY.slx pHsIGBTLY SQUARE
AREAS 70 BE TRANSFoRMED.
TAs Fences Are Ts Ne TsRsa Down. asS
tAs Daek Ysras, Under . 0arAsnss/s
Csrs. Are Te bseens oarAens II che
Midst or = Desert OF 1ea Brick.
Tho back yard problem will probably be
uptown residence blocks whom spring comes.
These property holders propose TO Join forces
and turn tho back yards. which have formed
An unsightly and disnRreeabls prospect from
their back windows for many years, into .
pleasant private park. II will cost something,
TO be sure. but the owners are oil at least well
70 do. and do not mind any reasonable ex-
pense whom 1t will add 90 much to the comfort
Of their homes.
II Will answer every purpose II the locality is
DESIGNATED as the block lying between x street
on the north. street on the south, Ex avenue
On the east and Wy avenue on the west. Be-
tween tho rear walls Of the houses Of this
block there is court about 500 feet
long and about 100 feet wide. which 10
cut up now into twenty-six back yards.
Most OF these back yards are we'll kept.
~ back yards 20, because tho families who
use them arc In comfortable circumstances
But q city back yard is city back yard.
Clotheslines must stretch from fence to
fsncs. and barrel Of rubbish 10 sure "a crop
up now and then and stand around apparently
for the especial purpose Of being an eyesore
to the people unfortunate enough to glance
from the windows above It It IL very necos-
sary that clothes should be washed and. after
they have been washed. hung ON lines to dry.
but n 10 unpleasant to be obliged every time
you leok out Of the window to sec those clothes
Tapping. white and shapeless.in tho wind.
TkA ~l~r r.l- L.
moro eonRenial than IL usual In the city. The
women all call upon each other occasionally
and the men talk politics and business whom
they meet BY chance on the trains or elss-
whore. The women should bo credited with
having originated this plan.
Mrs. Brown proposed It. and NrA Smith
thought It was good idea and told Mrs. Jones
about It She told Others and soon all the Ia
dies In the block wore talking about It. It
formed an agreeable variation from tho stock
subjects Of conversation. and perhaps for that
reason a. much a. for any other the ladies
became enthusiastic over It
It was not long before the husbands began to
hear about II at dinner and in the evenings,
and they began to talk about II. too Pretty
soon meeting was called In the parlors Of
Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown is . good hostess.
and all her guests were good n9tured and con.
tented In eonss9uepce. y The scheme WAS ior.
mally proposed by ME- Brown iQ Q neat little
sss down smid much % appsovs % sa otssF M fonts 1aSH
Dp, Fsss %sss r. Smith ss s:p.oR SRnSn %s.aR Il
siP9ue1t on the depressing sffeqt o. ssh bar:
agreed 70: Sthsr %setInss have bssn hold id
buGns one II them yones pt6n
the company oraanize Itself intQ the Society
and Agreed 70. NJ jones' was sfsctsa Prssi.
sn. oI, % sEas Ss so.z H s % acns si .lS IsI:
acS 2! ;.l II. he we e! intend to te.,
ssfs shs sas SPRING as soon as tho
cling snd %h e.
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md 3 Of The ismi.s = Ssvs dsSidsd e
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Sops L VIM. Then 4 VII Be- unnscsssssy to
mSnt houses. which have practically no ground
ss Ss psoe sSeh e 4 vs s9s s. DO we'll
"Tfen We vim .eail Il : good gardener and
s, as.. h% " out sbo b.1s s g.
ana Via. ohs %s
sn WIZ ohass tSs
to Ss Soss: p. Of
summer most OF our families will bs in. the
so1ntry bas we men rrs M mere than
place to sit around in after the days business
men wont 10 hotels to ny until their families
on, little park proves 70 So a saesesa. wilt
ysnture TO predict that We will all live In our
hee5ss f sRs%sh Viii not likely to leave town
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q changes viii bs % made Without TIE sepro1s
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things which most Of us will do will be- the
building Of balconies at tho rear OF our houses
You see.the park will be on the basement level,
and II would be more or less unpleasant to be
obliged to enter our little paradise by way OF
the Kitchens.
Unpleasant sights from the latter. By tho
way VII be shut of, wherever practicable. BY .
low hedge which will extend nearly around tho
park. at about six feet from the houses.
We estimate that the expense of tho scheme
counting alterations in houses and all. and We
agree that $500 could not be better invested"
Wonders At the Auseuns.
The. Ideal Opera Company will remain nm.