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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10

Justly have been termed the summer capi-
tai OF the United States for not only did
il become the gathering place OF the lead
ers OF society OF all the big cities. but the
summer home. as well. Of the President Of
tie United States. the members Of his Cabi-
net. Senators and foreign ambassadors. 1t
was during tic Presidency Of General
Grant that Long Branch reached its great
est popularity. and it was AT this period
that George Washington Childs and VIII
lam L. Drexel built stately mansions near
the Grant cottage forming the first founda-
ton Of the colony Of wealth that after
ward settled there.
Its Growing Glory.
THE great driveway which skirts the eoee
Of the blufr is truly the crowning glory OF
the resort. and IL Iorms the central setting
Of the boulevard which leads north 10 Hlgh-
land Beach and south through the line u
resorts 10 Point Pleasant. It is kept II
perfect repair and the afternoon drive IL
one OF the leading features OF summer IRE
"Au Of the larger hotels are located di-
rectly on the ocean front, with handsome
cottages dotted here and there, and down
the side streets are the luxurious homes Oh
other persons who do not care 10 live 80
.sIn d.
visitors NAV be easily accommodated at the
hotels and numerous boarding houses Re
tween six hundred and seven hundred cot
taccs are rented &c visitors every summer.
These cottages of course. are furnished and
contain everything necessary for immediatS
housekeeping. The city embraces the sec
lions known as EIberon. west End. Holly
wood. Norwood. North Long Branch. East
BTanC0-
port. Long Branch has eight railroad sta
lions. five postofiices and two steamboat
docks"
Long Branch Is frequently called the CITY
of Hedges because the majority OF home
sites are hemmed in by well kept hedges.
If arranged in an unbrolSen row these
hedges would extend many hundred miles
Here will be found realty charms COM
bininE ocean. river and lake features on
which the progress Of the city is largely
based and OH which its future principally
depends The city is located on the highest
point Of land along the Atlantic seaboard
from Florida 20 Maine. On the east It is
bordered by the ocean. on the north by the
beautiful Shrewsbury River, on the west by
a fertile farming country. and between the
easterly and westerly borders are chain
OF lakes Of great attractiveness-
Briefly summed up, the realty factors Of
Long Branch are as follows:
Its beach front, extending for many miles
along the ocean and sloping gently from the
buff. 50 that bathing there IS considered 10
b. the most perfect and safest la this coun-
Try. Fatalities are almost unheard %.
Its many and great salt water pools nes-
the beach. Good bathing may be enjoyed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
GREATNESS FIRMLY FIXED.

What are the factors on which the great
ness Of Long Beach s. SO firmly fixed?
Eome q them are set forth IN booklet
ISSUED by the New Jersey and New York
Eesl Estate Exchange, Of which Otto
kenpner s. president
First 81 all is its nearness 10 New York
Second is its splendid transit lines. and
TIE third dominant factor is the ideal loca-
ton 81 occupies and its richness in natural
charms. Being one OF the finest and one
az the greatest ocean cities within a short
distance Of New York there is no fear ~
rny % its areas which can be added 10 its
residential zones long remaining vacant.
A. the city Of New York grows. so the de-
msnd for more beautiful home centres in
she place increases, and the rapid rate OF
fhis increase Is easily understood when
the growth ~ New York is examined
The present population OF the city 81
New York is estimated 10 be $4,000 In
rther words. D. is larger than the COM
tiued populations % Massachusetts Con-
recticu;, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Moreover Manhattan's TWENTY-FIVE eollare
miles % area are more densely settled than
EIy spot in America, and nearly 80 per cent
80 its residents live iu rented apartmeufs
The city adds 10 its numbers each year by
births alone aDout l27 .01a souls u is est
mated that about 5000 families also come
from the country each year 20 make their
home in the metropolis. city 81 the size
80 Newark could b. FORMED each wear
with the people who move into and remove
f~om greater New York
The pamphlet o. The New York and New
Jersey Exchange says: Long Branch was
sle first 81 al the towns on the New Jersey
coast 70 bloom forth a. p sumner resort
over century $50 residents u New
York and Philadelphia. attracted by its
fusPrifceut location ON high plateau
overlooking the ocean. spent considerable
sine there In the summer months. The
col then was SO fertile that farmers could
grow their products directly Up 10 the very
.cge o. The blum. but the years rolled
~ the place grew 50 rapidly in popularity
Snat IL received the name of The Capital
q TIE View Jersey Coast
.For "a long period, howc'cr might
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
FIFTH AVENUE AUCTION SALE

The auction Offering Of the BENJAMIN
II. Trask estate OF two plots In the ,,nDs-
Firth avenue section Is attracting vrida-
spread attention. The sales will bee held ~,
bryan l.. Kennedy at $50 O'Clock ON Ami,
%. In Il tent. at sd street and Fifth avenue
me property to he sold comprises two
iotS' OoNlo2 feet on the north side NJ ssJ
street. no feet east of Fifth avenue and
Tour lots, @9xloo.s feet on the south SD
~ 'Sth street lO2 feet east Of Firth avenue
4he1c lots can be sold unrestricted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10

- The lavtshness Of these efforts for adding
- her business and residential charms.
n that time TOO. many outside factors
Save also helped 20 bring forth 10 better
siew the s'luremeuts Of this ocean city a.
o. permanent: sll-year home centre and as
. truly ideal summer resort. For in that
Finle Long Branch has been linked 10 the
heart OF the business centre. TO the amuse-
snent zones and 10 the many high class
residential regions on Manhattan Island
i,v the tubes Of the Hudson & Manhattan
Railroad Company, thus for all time re
showing THE water barriers between Man
haitian and She New Jersey town, and In
the near future more links IN these tunnel
rhsins viii be added when the Pennsyl-
Vsnia tunnel trains are IN operation west
r. ard and southwark from the terminal sta
tior ~ so street and Seventh avenue. Al
ready tie running time Of trains on all the
great trunk lines Of railroad which extend
from the westerly bank Of New Jersey, op-
rosite Manhattan Island, 70 this queen city
by the sea has reduced the duration OF
tourney TO and from the place by many
minutes. and more trains are operated, and
thUs the train service has been brought TO
, higher state Of efficiency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
Bluff Walk Two Miles Long.

Its bluff boardw ak. twenty feet wide and
two miles long. running parallel TO a drive
WAY sixty feet wide.
Its bulkheads and ietties for the protec-
ton Of the beach and bluff, which were
planned and carried out under the personal
supervision Of several eminent engineers.
On the bluff are many splendid pavilions.
its thirty-foot sea bluff. from which a
splendid view Of the ocean may be had
Its many miles Of we'll kept and shaded
streets and avenues. which il Joined to-
gether would equal the distance from this
city TO Albany. about 100 miles.
its efficient police service.
Its modern system Of collecting garbage,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
10 HOLD MANY AUCTION SALES.

George ". Bard will sell at auction On
next saturday At Mount Vernon. y '. the
property Of the Scheurman estate, on Apr1l
so the Taylor estate parcel, on May : he
Kaiser Higgins estate tract, on May IA ths
Fordham estate property at Bay Shore.
Long Island. on May Il thres hundred lots
at ArrOchar. Staten Island On May Sc
Memorial Dayl the Schusrar estate. At
Mount Vernon. and on June the Farisr
estate.
Eir. Bard has arranged several important
large auction sales OF real estate % take
place this spring in Buffalo. Memphis and
Fittsfeld
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
BLOCK FRONT ON HEIGHTS SOLD.

One of the principal realty transactions
reported yesterday was the sale by Arnold
Byrne Baumann and W. ID. Morgan for
the Sykes Realty Company, OF which
Charles :. Sykes Is president. Of the block
front on tho westerly side Of Fort Washing
ton avenue, between nth ana 17sth streets.
10 the Hargood Realty and Construction
Company. Of which Harry Goodstein Is
president. The plot measures 25se feet I'm
the avenue. It's depth Is 100 feet.
The buyer wiz erect two six story eIova-
tor apartment houses on the site.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
COUNTRY RENTALS REPORTED

:. Osgood Peil & Co. report the following
rentals or country places on Long Island
10 clients for the coming season: At West
buFy' me FoXhall keene and Charles T.
barney properties at Piandome. the George
a mayer place at Great Neck. the o. e.
hecknagel place; at Centreport the Robert
''r'ei property, and 80 Manhasset the
Francis X. p,nll,;on estate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
QUICK MARKET FOR N. j. FARMS

The early spring suburban realty market
shows q strong farm buying tendency.
Reeves & Co. report that section No. l Of
their Central Farms OF New Jersey was
sold out In three weeks. Half of section
No. was sold last week, and the remainder
will be offered to-day, and If re9ervations
for seats on their free train are any critic
rion the property will be sold in record
time. They will run their last excursion
to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
LEASE PEEKsKLL STORE.

The United Cigar Stores Company has
leased a store in Peekskill. This is an in
dication OF the rapid strides this thriving
Hudson River town is making. and IL EN-
phasizes the great business opportunities
there for live retail concern.
The lease was effected through Frank h.
Goodliffe. with offices at Poeksldu and at
No. q Liberty street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10

Reeves & Co. have sold 10 date so farms
at a total value Of about $4,000. Their
representatives. will be at the Liberty and
West 2Jd street stations Of the Central Rail-
road Of New Jersey at Il 40 to-day Free
tickets may be had upon application
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
BUYS CRAWFORD TRACT.

The Realty Trust has bought. through tho
McVickar- Gaillard Realty Company. 30
acres near Crawford. n J. The buying
company will develop the property extern
sively. The sale will result in the erection
of a number Of residences
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
RENTING SEASON BRISK
Lessees Found for Large Space
in Modern Midtown Buildings.

The DurOss Company has leased for the
Hanks Dental Association the third loft in
No. DC Sixth avenue to H. VI. Stidman.
also. the fifth lott in No. 10 West 18th
street, containing $50 square feet, for &.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
BEAUTIFUL NORWOOD PARK
An Alluring Summer Colony on
the Atlantic Coast.

An enhancing residential region Of Ions
Branch is Norwood Park 1t IS in the
West End section. and comprises a tract
of several hundred acres covered by beauti-
full willow. pine and birch trees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
LONG BRANCH A GREAT OCEAN CITY
Far Famed for Its Fine Houses Hotels Beaches and Well Kept
and Shaded BouevardS Many Miles Long.
HAS CHARMING SEA- LAKE AND RIVER FEATURES

OF the many beautiful ocean cities along
the Atlantic Coast from Florida 20 Maine
Long Branch is ore of the most attractive
Tor summer and all-year homes
its growth along the most approved lines
is Wen sustained. There have been few
periods IN the history OF this far tanned and
thriving CITY by the sea. within easy reach
~ New York. when builders there were not
active and when prices FOR its choice resi-
Dental properties. it's Substantial store
centres ana other business districts were
stationary.
Great fortunes have been made by ia
Nestors and Spectators in extending the
residential areas OF the place, in The cree
zion Of modern hotels FOR the summer trace
and in putting into effect the plans OF
many well known landscape gardeners ana
architects Cor the conservation Of its al
most innumerable natural charms. That
the persons who have been most active in
rhe development Of the city TO its present
nigh rlane should have been well rewarded
Tor their labors and for the vast sums of
money invested Is a subject over which
shete is no controversy. Everybody is or
one MIND on this topic, and all are
pleased that the brilliant realty achieve
rneuts there have been successful both
srtisticaily and financially.
But the makers OF this new and greater
long Branch were not dominated 10y the
spirit Of realizing prodigious profits from
rheir painstaking efforts TO create along
the New Jersey coast an ocean city invlt-
fug 20 all classes Of persons. in every sea
son Of the year. but especially in the vaca-
zion period. Their principal desire was TO
see Long Branch grow and TO become the
queen Of all the Atlantic Coast cities,
where ali the most highly coveted features
of city lie could he found 10 be harmo-
,1iously intermingleG with rural charms. II
Ehey reaped 3 financial success for them
selves well and good, but IL they made the
place more beautiful 10 live IN, a city OF
lndisputed healthfulness, with many more
splendid home centres with miles and
sniles Of wide and well shaded streets run
ming 10 the shore front. parslleling the
broad beaches and stretching out into the
many charming country districts and lake
regions in and near Long Branch. their
~biect was attained. and their measure OF
happiness for well planned work effectively
rone Vas OVERCOMING.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10

IN them by those who cannot buffet the
waves or whose physical condition will not
permit them 10 hathe IN the ocean. Stil
water bathing i'm the lakes and in the
Shrewsbury River.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
ATTRACTIvENEss INCREASED.

long Branch to-day is a much greater
End g-snder place than II was twelve
months sso. And the re9son for this is d.
rectly trsceable 20 the tireless energy OF
SITS multitudes OF small and big builders and
~ It's many public spirited citizens striy-
SIG - make the place more widely known
nd therefore more largely appreciated
Within 2 -velver'outh millions have been
s-vested in the upbuidirS ~ this great
ocean city. and in every section 81 the
rlace realty values have risen as a result
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10

IN THE HEART OF LONG BRANCH, n. J.
This cottage district borders Lake Tallahassee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
Facilities Of Travel

Norwood Park IS only Il
minutes walk or 7 minutes
ride from West End station,
which IS reached by frequent
express trains of the Penn
sylvania and Central r. r.
of New Jersey in 65 minutes
from West Esd street. Des-
broSses. Cortlandt or Cedar
streets or by the delightful
sail down the bay on the
Jersey Central's fast steam
ers from foot OF 42d street
and Cedar street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
Babbitt Estate a. Auction.

Continued on fourteenth rage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
Advantages Of Location

Situated IN grove OF will
lows, pines and birches. Nor
wood Park lies just beyond
the dampness of the sea fogs,
yet near enough TO furnish
all the charms of the sea-
shore.
eautiful lawns. shade
trees, broad boulevards and
thickly grown hedges kept up
by the owners at no additional
expense to the tenants give a
very delightful park effect.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
Singing and Dancing Taught Workers

wishes to select for himself a wife
from among seven sisters. The father
tells him the good qualities Of each,
but he very cfeverly discovers for him
self that one Is lazy and one Is selfish,
one is bad tempered and one is glut-
tonous. one is pretentious and one is
a coquette. therefore only one is per-
feet the Industrious, the merry little
Mimi Pinson. And so he marries her.
1t is extraordinary to observe with
what grace. with what ease these
young pupils move. how quickly their
laughing faces become by turns cruel
or kind mocking or desolate.
All this instruction means a great
deal OF happiness and profit added to
the lives Of these young girls Whether
they are to become "mannequins" or
modistes and couturieres it will add to
their grace and their usefulness by
giving them an understanding of line
and poise, without which no gown or
hat can successfully be made or worn.
Certainly they add to the gayety of
life in "a weary world" just by the
pleasant snatches OF song that occa-
sionally one catches as they float out
of workshop windows. AS for the di-
version and the healthy interest and
exercise 1t adds to their lives, who
can estimate that1
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

Through his interest in the type of
little Paris working girl around whom
he wrote his charming opera. Louise.
Gustave Charpentier has established
school which he calls the "Conserva-
toire Mimi Pinson."
Here at least one afternoon and eve
ening in the week the noted French
composer spends his time personally
directing the instruction of about 900
of the dress makers and modistes'
little assistants-the "trottins" and
errand girls the little hands," as they
are POLITICALLY called, Of the Paris
workshops. They are taught to sing
and to dance by some OF the best mas
ters in France, musicians and teach
ers whom Charpentier has interested
In his work. and latterly they have
taken up the study OF patomime under
the tuition of George Vague, the ia
nous French pantomimist
Every Saturday evening these little
"midinettes" take on for a few hours
the souls OF columbines; they pirou-
ette, they dance and bow and gesture
with their pretty hands and heads
in time TO tinkling music At present
they are rehearsing a pantomime play
which will be presented at the Treca-
dero this summer. 1t relates the ad-
ventures OF a good young man who
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
Morton Cronk, Owner o'
One of the Model Boats.

onds; d, won by Wilky Bushbys un-
named boat, in IA 3-5 seconds.
The rules compelled the bow of class
C's entry to be placed feet beyond
the bow of class DIS boat. class 5
feet beyond class C's, bow, and class A
3 feet beyond class BIS bow.
The referee fired his cap pistol and
they were off for the final dash OF SUI
premacy. Perhaps Perhaps would win if
she could keep UP that killing pace! She
tossed off that 60 feet like a race
horse and she did win-in Is 3-5 sec
onds, not quite as good as her first race,
but plenty good enough. The picture
shows Perhaps, her proud owner and
the cup. Wilky Bushby won second
prize, bronze medal. and now the Sew
enth Grade Motor Boat club. having
won its spurs, is ready to challenge
the world.
But, unfortunately. it is the only
organized club in this locality. There
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
WHAT new YORK BOYS ARE DOING WITH MOTOR BOATS

Charles Hasslacher's Torpedo. time 20
seconds; b, won by Howard Rosenthars
boat (not named), in 80 seconds; c, won
by Joseph Gests Perhaps, in 13 1-5 sec
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
Joseph Gest, Winner of Cup
Annual Regatta of ~. X.
Boys Motor Boat Club.

is a grownup model building club in
Brooklyn and some of the Horace Mann
high school boys have built boats, but.
aside from the scattered but praise
worthy efforts of a few unorganized
public schoolboys, there Is no one to
compete with. If there is they would
like to- know it. However, in another
year the sport will grow larger in
scope and a future equal to airship
model building is promised for it.
And now to build motor boat of
your own. Any boy with a set of
can make one. The plans shown here
sentative of model motor construction.
the splendid model shown here by Nor
ton Cronk, who did not compete) are
more or less variation of these plans,
which were drawn by Lambert Pretty
man, another club member. The plans
were especially prepared for this arti-
Gle with Mr.. Brundage's help, and he
considers them a standard for any boy
to follow.
First procure a solid block of wood
cut to the size of inches wide, 4
inches deep and 3 feet long. White
wood or pine is the best kind.
The broad surface must be perfectly
smooth and fiat, and is called the work
ing face. One of the lengthwise edges
Of the working face is called the work
ing edge, which must be smooth and
fiat and at right angles to the working
face
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29

IJOW eigsn t:c a1d beautiful! axe salns
II OF TIE hat pins. Since most OF the
hats rely upon the disks that arc so well
com b;niug utility with beauty. it is not
surprising that makers have exerted
themselves in the designing of these I'M
por-tant accessories.
Some of the eaameleG ware Is extreme
- ornate. To-toise-sheli carved in hove
forms claims yorr eve. Huge spikes OF
jewels or large disks Of gnttering stones
are quite as popular az the lace forms
that nestle among flowers and tulle.
Ansd-woU.d YOU believe it?-t,lere are
some that are playing double role, for
the tops can he removed ard tiny powdef
pufrs p-ough; to iisht. where they can bc
put 10 use before the dimiDutive mirror
OF the latest n"Te,t|.
While the w.ito lingerie or tailored
Waist H. foi -tIictig tailored skirts and
cost- 10y orGinary year. rhe waist 70 De
,sed 20 dos s1i's must match the lat
tei az color a"d . ia perfect should be
,n lnc vel a uIfies
The prettitst .Is,i" ii Par.s il tie blsse
the rHI or chjron with dainty ribbon
-ose& set in 20 wear over n tailored suit
WITH a co.larltss DioCse. It is soft crisp
anG seco;ning 10 the face.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29

ness OF the panniered skirt Of the scooter
silk frocks. 1t would be distinctly out OF
place on the summer shopping suit Of
heavy linen.
Here also the half sleeves. involving
long gloves, are not insisted upon.
For the dainty touch that all women
love, the open coat admits of a pretty
blouse front or of the laciest of jabots.
There seems to be no diminution of the
general use of tulle. although white, per-
haps, is more in favor. The black has
had its day
Changeable effects in feathers are used
ON black satin hats faced with straw.
Roses mounted on wirelke aigrettes are
replacing the cabochons and cocafdes.
For the seashore Il large fiat hat is be-
ing exploited by Lewis, The main point
being the fact that the trimming can be
varied A wide band of Scotch straw,
a velvet band to which two long. mar
row quilts are attached (couteauX, we
call them). or Il scarf of foulard or '.toile
de JOuy' (cretonne) accompany the shape
and offer the quick changes. 4 practical
suggestion for the summer is this. and
easily worked out by any home miliner.
ELOISE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29

silk and wooden material are much in
evidence.
Bright, iridescent materials will be used
.its: as persistent!y as in the spring, but
always yelled.
Chinese, Japanese and Rou,nanian en-
b.Oidery appears OH maT.y Of the linen
and silk costumes in the patches of color
that bring into distinctive evidence the
influence of the east and the Importance
OF hand embroidery.
Chiffon embroidered with chenille for a
gauzy evening wrap is quite effective.
Men may laugh the idea to scorn, but the
Partisan knows the effect OF a cloudy
mass of chiffon over an evening dress.
Afternoon frocks escape the ground.
"Rleu de roi'' and pain bru!e' tDurnt
bread) are favorite coiors.
A long Jacket of silk matching the aft
eraoou gown with which II is worn is
something that has been quickly adopted
as serviceable and good looking Fringe
or chiffon rucilng is used To edge coliar
and sleeves
Man. .. the 20" sa3Ace -, ceget sit.