New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-17

r,cTr FOR COUNTRY LlNING-THE FARMS .
r,cr Nr>-urAls i; lNoiN-MopE
or spy.NG-uow - ARRANGE
uE,vING royG.
| -.o difference between calling IN town ana III
.,,,tr,- - deGred 10y one far suDurpanlte !
u 80 ci,v YOU call because You have to- she
~ "ard IN the country be'Aise You want To-.
s.a.iv whore less is required social observances
r.. cheerfu!ly rendered; moreover. In the
'.. Gin. distances being greater and the facil-
80 .rarsrortatcn fewer. friends are not so
..,.. and are always Wiling 20 take up the old
-.,. ,clations a; the point where they have been
49,. ~ although months and perhaps even years
&c., .,..-.l wi:hou; an interchange oe civities
., .,~.. p.Uaver ACC laintanccs are not so lenient
49,, s.,,r d visiting has become such immense
-, - .r. time and resources of the woman o.
so.,..,. that a radical reform seems imperative.
1..oei many Of The younger women have declared
o,.. rebellion against the old unwrit;en laws rcSu-
r...-e %. --onal visits which used 20 be as unaer-
e,r, As those of the Modes and Persians; and al
though the dignifcd matrOn of the old school style
~ continues 10 roll about in her carriage spending
y most every afternoon Of her life IN coHscien-
no-sy paying her dinner ard dance visits within
tn appointed week. and having the breath squeezed
g.. @, her portiy body in crowded at homes
these modern iconoclass assert that Nio IS not
worth living under such conditions. So they send
tao.r cards &C acknowledgment by post COR the
,ootman if they possess such an article, for re-
ceptions weddings ard formal visits for ConGra,u-
iatons ana condolences. with sweeping impair
tally. and 10 Mrs. Grundy's intense disgust ana
disapprova
In fact, have things 50 systematIzod now Cd
c--yel one of these Independent danes hippan'Y'
chat have reduced all my friendships 10 p''S
o. pasioboarl. and ii is the greatest reheH
O. course this sending OF cards may be zone 10
excess: but surely there should be some rehleu! LOT
the tyranny Of a purely conventional requll'nV"'
that absorbs nearly every afternoon OF '"e S"o,'
winters dav Receiver and received are both /
hurried and bored. ana taNh h.oNS '4'' '"9 ''''0'
knows that they are So
Perhaps nothing IS more indicative in small /
way Of our growth in civilization a nation than !
tbe increased liking among our Weather young !
re7ple for country living and the broader and more
wholesome interests attendant on such an existence
Twenty-Five years ago even fashionable people !
rarely II quilted the groove IN which 'hey al.
moved. They were content with the town NE IN
brownstone front in winter the smaller and less !
cared for cottage AZ Newport. some other water
,D- place in summer or the then peculiarly Ameri-
.an ashton OF h6rdng together the great hotels at
various famous resorts Of the day. The rich young
men of that generation found their pleasures in
dancing and flirting. fast driving, European
travels and more less rapid living The com
parat!vely recent development OF what seems % |
be an American leisure class has had undoubtedly |
a great deal to DO with the changes in the ways OF
living and thinking among the fashionable younger !
SET but one must not undervate also the influence /
q outdoor sports which. imported originally from |
England has In the last decade. taken root in the /
hcalthy Anglo-SaXon proclvites Of our race. ana |
Produced a rapid and vigorous growth. the effects
o. which are apparent in the physical development I
o. the younger generation. The wealthy young ]
American however. is gregarious animal and .
d.slikos solitude and therefore country life as 1t /
e understood in England will probably never be /
natural.zel in this country. But a Jolly little .
farm near town, where he can turn out his polo /
rorles raise a few racehorses and experiment with
ersilage where his wife have her green /
houses and chickens and model dairy. aEi wherein
p. builds a mammoth stable where he can keep his I
coach and tandem RIGS and any number OF other /
smart traps with twelve or fifteen horses 10 run |
them and 10 ride TO hounds after the anise scent
ell this appeals 70 his fancy nightly. In conse-
ouonce there are growing up in every direction
settlements OF these gay, healthy young people,
who manage TO have very good time ana 10 De |
like Tommy Atkins. - crcl: to their country and
70 all their native land" for their influence
IS certainly beneficial after its kind. Il is rather
pleasant to these wellbred, well-groomed good
looking young men and women decorating our coun-
Try roads in their turnouts, or on their hand
some thoroughbreds, and living wholesome, out
door existence.
YARNS. when kept up in this fashion mean that
I owners must have both wealth and leisure
and TO meet the requii ements OF business men,
communities Of smaller PAGES have been formed
places like Tuxedo. the Country Club in West
chester Morrstown. Hampstead and other settle
nents all more or less popular. where quasi
country life may be enjoyed and the sportsmen
Sill attend to business occupations.
These organizations connected with clubs
which are very exclusive, and through whose com
nand OF land and capital the members have all the
benefits and privileges Of a big place without the
attendant expense. Last, but by no means least
IN number. are a large and growing class Of people
who enjoy country living after their own fashion,
erd for various reasons in small places ana IN
big paces--some for the sake OF economy, some be-
cause they consider out-of-town lie more healthful
and others simply for the love Of nature and quiet
Whatever NAV be the incentive a taste for country
lie and its UndouOted advantages is certainly de-
We opiug In this country Its chief stumblingbiock
IS climate; it is certainly against the suburban
resident who is apt TO decide in February ana
March that his lot is not happy
Il IS a great mistake to imagine that curry CON
st!tutes an inevitable feature Of every English
luncheon and dinner table in India. You may find
II served on the steamers bound to Bombay and az
the railroad stations after reaching that port
YOUR way up-cOuntry; but once arrived at your
destination. wherever II may be. you nXely
% see II again 1t is considered out Of place at
the most informal dinner-party. The fact IS that
Indian cooking does not much differ from the Eng
lsh cuisine though the service Is unlike. AT
Indian meal everything is handed round and moth
Ing put upon the table except that which is upon
your pate Also the kitchen Is short distance
from the bungalow. The soup turoen does not APP
peal to the native mind, and the plates % soup are
put on the table before the meal is announced. Con-
sequently the soup is generally cold when get TO
It. To obviae this many old fashioned Anglo-Indians
use hot water plates "Hors d'oeuvres" are as yet
unknown there. save in the most advanced circles,
although sardnes and anchoves are frequently
served at breakfast the timed goods being import
e. from England
The order in which the meas are served is also
somewhat different from that followed in London or