New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-15
STAY-AEHOME PRfyILEG rs.

n IS A singular but not inexplcablc fact that
the Ncw.YOr hotels are generally we'll patron
Ted during The heated period. when everybody
who has The time and money 10 spare has left
town There are currents of business which
bring swarIns II visitors into the city during
midsummer and the experience Of these so
lourncrs ordinarily confirms the judgment Of
the chronic siay.at-homc that New York IL the
mos, comfortable hot weather resort on the CON
tincnt When every hotel and retreat In the
mountains or ON the seashOre has been filled
with refugees from the metropolis. there still
remain hundreds OF thousands who CON
demncd 10 face daily toll and the routine Of
home lie under conditions OF inclement heut
and fortunate are they who can find allevlations
OF and conversations for their lot and the re-
sources OF quiet contcntment and genial optin
ism requisite for tdng them until the chill
breath OF September blows the froth OF fashion
and wealth from the summer resorts The stay
at-home AT least has the satisfaction ~ knowing
that the hotels are always full IN the hottest
weather and that the city Is widely recognized
as n breezy centre OF life and recreation
Certainly there Is no lack OF amusemcnt In
this season OF hard times. The suburban shows
were never under better management nor Of
quality. Italia Rookh" the wild West Show"
and tbe ScIdl concerts Offer ut moderate ex-
pense. and under the most favorable condi-
lions perhaps the most attractive programme
OF recreation tempered with sea breeze which
has been made up for the benefit OF the stay-at-
home In many years: and the roof garden con-
ccrts and other town shows unusually
varied and excellent. The stay-at home at least
l. that hu for ms I'm
self which are unknown In fashionable resorts;
that he can hear the best music and the
most brilliant aud enhancing spectacular per
formances on the continent, and that the town
Is swept night and morning with n wholesome,
llfr-giving sea breeze, and that excursion boat,
suburban railway and trolley line are Mt his
command to carry him to many accessible
benches. where he can listen to the deep under
tones OF the ocean
No other great centre Of population. moreover.
II more highly favored In its public parks and
in it, suburban surroundings Central and Pros.
poet parks are cool and comfortable loungng
places ON the hottest afternoons. and suffer SO
little from lack OF rain that the finest effects
OF yertlurc and maturity OF growth are produced
I'm midsummer when only the ay-athOme IL
privileged 10 see them The suburbs Of New
YORK are WITHIN easy reach, anu very IOVely
many Of them are, with their level sweeps Of
lawn their clusters OF picturesque houses. their
clumps Of wcll-kept shrubbery and shapely
trees and their winding reaches OF roadway
Whcelmcn and pedestrians have learned the
varied attractions OF the suburbs which cncom-
pass NrwYork on every side and the stay-at-
home. II he makes full use Of his halfholidays
and his leisure hours on Sundays. can see land
scape art. domestic architecture and picturesque
scenery which will educate his eyes and glad
den his heart
Turner could mount 10 his house roof when
all London was complaining Of the thick. damp
weather, and there he could see beauty Of form
and radiance Of luminous color In the dull gray
skies and in the shifting banks OF fog. The
siay-at-home In New York has not task so
ar,luous IA that Of Interpreting the mystery Of
the mist and transforming an English fog into
iovellncss The lines have fallen unto him In
pleasant places" He may lack the leisure Of
the privileged refugees, who desert the town
every year for fashionable resorts and remote
retreats in the mountains and woods, but he il
not without manifold resources for rendering
midsummer experience both delightful and
profitable Even II he does nothing else, he can
hear Beethoven's symphonies once week, and