New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29

uay wsk toward H. Here. for instance. Is the plan
Of a small suburban lOt-a mere pocket handkerchief vi
a place. but one which, nevertheless may yield aoul-
dant occupation and true pleasure. Eetter Oy iar i
a small place perfectly kept than biz ana raese'
estate 4, the lot will in all probability be Of gIcatcr
depth than frontage get it fronting west and. If posi-
be on the crest OF hill with the southern SIDE sop
ing gently away. This very often saves you rom al
immediate neighbor. and gi,cs YOU an cAqul>l'" cN'
po,urc for your garden. The plan speaks ior i''eH.
Tie house Is small and IN, an addition OF small
laundry. The house plan does not concern the present
paper and IS given merely 10 Indicate what RELATION
certain rooms bear to the plan Of the ground pat
The entrance to the house i, put at tie side, to be
reached by the vcranda account OF greater privacy
and of it, giving access TO tho bit Of lawn which l.
large enough for a single set Of tennis. Tie vegetable
garden is necessarily small one. only fifty by fifty,
bat much can be grown even in that space, and the
greatest recommendation is that IL is 80 easily taken
care Of one walk only ntcr-ccts IT, the beds helnE
ranged on either side If tie soil is not moderately
good and of sufficient depth, it viii not be favorable
TO gardening purposes. and IT, Therefore, You wish Tor
your bit of Eden, you must consider well all the'e
requisites before purchasing your land. The ground
should be poughcd dug 10 the depth OF three feet AT
least. but the deeper the bctcc provided the under
strata bs not OF a much poorer quality All stones Of
any he taken ont and all sorts of trees ana
weeds cateiully cleared away. DO this before marking
out your garden, a, y0m lawn tenn, ground n,
well tho flower garden. viii require the same treat
mcnt. II you afford it. it is better TO sod your
tennis lawn, in that case YOU can play on ii the
first year. one very important thing to remember I'm
arranging your pipes and water supply is TO lay pipe
with lancet to each Of your gardens and also TO tlc
lawn: II will save you than It's cost in case OF
drouh In planting yOnr hedge, which IS one of the
nr,t steps toward future benefit dig holes about three
feet apart and three feet deep; pat in layer OF we'll
rotted manure a few SpaclnS OF SOIL and then your
plants, which, II they California privct can be
bought from Long Island nur,ces for Tl0 the hundred
New York suburban gardeners charge more
We hone some Of the readers Of The Tribune have
taken the advice given in these columns last Autumn,
and have started progressive bed OF bub,-tha is to
say. have planted crOcusos hyacnthei and tulips all
together, each flower coming up in its turn, that
from until the end middle of june there may be
n constant succession Of lovely developments. There
is beautiful large bed of this description In pretty
suburban place near Ncw-York; and of tn,
warm days OF last week the gardener raIed away the
mnlcInG which had covered it all winter, and the
whole bed was covered with the tiny points of the
coming beauties. such possession gives world OF
pleasure and the owner is greatly to be envied.
During an entire act Of an afternoon performance
Of tho Vallu,re" at the Metropolitan Opera House
Of the directors took few children behind the
scenes and introduced them. to their great delight t.
several OF the dgntarics of Na!haa, and also to the
famous COldlcttf OF one Oh pest Ill
world The eldest Of the party, young girl OF four
tccn wishing to be equal 10 the occasion, and feeling
bound the credit Of thc.party to have some con-
vcratOn ready on an Introduction, said kindly ana
politely 10 tho maestro: at muSt be very hard for
YOU 10 Dc Obliged to sit in the midst OF 80 much noise
And how the musician laughcdl $50 You call that
noise nv dear little fraulcin, the famous Wagner
music, The children. they speak the truth as they
think it. he said the gentleman Who was actinS
a, cIcerone to the party. And again he laughed
heartily and ,tll seeing the roundeyed aston
i,hmcnt Of the little maid who had Thought her
speech quite grown-up and commendabe
Very few women who pride themselves upon their
knowledge of card etiquette reflect what compare
tyely modern institution the visiting card IS IL was
NOT in use late in the eighteenth century. though
women of society had begun 10 have invitations printed
on the backs of playing cards, or the defs picture
hooks as they were familiarity known In scotland.
I'm affairs Of honor, gentlemen exchanged names on
the back Of an ordinary playing card pasteboaTd caus
in any other form being unknown The whole custom
was looked upon by the common people with greet