New-York tribune., 1905-12-31
SUBURBAN DELIGHTS.
4 Womam Gathers Data on the
iSimple Life" IN the Country.

Railers at life in a city fat may gather some
crumbs of comfort from the following descriptions
of country life given by several women to friend
who was contemplating pastoral existence herSeit:
WHY did I come back 10 New-York? asked
young married woman who had left the city in dis
gust fall take cute little house in H
a few miles up the IE-lson, because she was 50
tired of being coopcd up in a fiat!
why did l come back to New-York?' she re-
pcated in surprised tones. ''Nyhy. I couldn't walt
TO get here! 1t seemed as though December would
never come and this fiat seems like paradise to
me. Why / wouldn't go through again what 1
suffered last winter for anything! In the first
place. you would have to live I'm H to under
stand fully what I about to tell you.
You see, it's very conservative old town set
tied by the Dutch in goodness knows when, and the
fact of having Van before our name made
Il possible for us to meet the best people very
soon after our arrival Now I thought that
going 10 make it very nice. Cor it seemed socia-
bIe like. Well I was soon disillusionel for found
that the best people were always every social
function that amounted to anything. and ] also
found that everybody hated or disliked nearly
everybody else in the set. That didn't make any
difference. however They were all invited, just the
same for If they weren't all included in the list
of guests the affair considered a fat failure
socially. Now who has been accustomed in
Nev-York 10 social affairs of persons of=moGerate
means, this all seemed very silly and disaSreeable
for is always invited by persons who
really want rle, and not because it Is the
In H most OF the women managed to scrape Up
a new gown for each and every function TO be at
tended, as 1t was bound to be commented upon II
il were worn more than twice. You see. the same
ueople being invited to ALI the affairs broughl
.bo,,+ this embarrassing situation. Well that was
all new TO me- for two handsome gowns had been
~, lir,It for a winter in New-York as knew a
number of dcerent sets of people, and seldom met
tba qore ones more than three or four times during
the season.
HARDLY HAVEN OF REST
wen. up n H l grew so dissatisfied ana
.5iscontented with my wardrobe that JACK Saiu
"a drive him 10 drink and the train service
! .ao+tor = didn't quit It. Why one man COM
r0f{fed suicide while we there, and another
ran ran away Sooxh xfraTaSance in clothes living
And don't wonder! Why each n woman : % WopiI eI
he longest notice in the local paper. or she vas
miserable Bah g9t sc sGk of OF thf Sick Ee of rannng
for trains And, do you know. he got quite a +h Pa4
he had missed the last train and would m have eP 70
stay the city all night! That finishea m 1d
ana % line and telling me that they didn't how
Nc Nc I1anaged Ia wear so many pairs in week
and casually remarking, toward the close Of the
the silver every week but they had never con cen
sdeed i for y Unless vo II neS5n %aT a look So m
credulous-that isn't half of II, and II ever get
we went up that horrid H IN I'll, thank INK my my
stars. Give me two rooms IN New VI OK , ana my
why didn't keep the beautiful l place you you
took in l. last OctOber? asked the searcher
after truth Of vel to do acquaintance she met met
at a luncheon the other day. She knew the mouse
on Long Island had been large one and up 10
date in every way.
"T-gh, | hate the sound of the name even, came
the Surprising answer. Tn back in the daring
apartment we had two years ago, and don't fE eWer
expect to leave it. Why, never went through
such a siege in my life Talk about the joys OF life
in the country! Well no more Of it for me thank
youI Give me steam heated fiat and butcher
around the corner, and I'll never murmur. You
know we thought it would be SO lovely 70 have
rio I111era we
entertain and invite all our friends to stay over
night If we wished. without having to ask them
to sleep in the den,' on couch in the parlor
We felt that had never been able to extend real
fashioned hospitality to any of our large circle
Of acouantances, and looked forward TO this
pleasure with eager anticipation. We'll, I'll relate
lust one of numerous experiences we had enjoying
real Southern hospitality with our friends. whom
We expected would be green with envy at our
spacious rooms and grounds.
I'VE invited the vermilyes down to spend New.
Years and assured them when We met then1 at
station that should have them as neighhoFs
in n stufy fiat in the city. Everything went beauti
fully for a hours, and although 1t was q bitter
cold dav the house was as warm as toast and We
were as proud Iucifer. but toward dinner time