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muCh Tpr his house a. you can. i-a't it'
The real estate man SAYS it 3, anyway,
and h. ought TO know
That's the place for you. a. least YOU
think Il Is until YOU 500 panoramic effect
~ the Palisades. with Grants Tomb and
Claremont in IN" foreground, and he
wav the Hartman park is golug 90 look
~ the future and the new bridge. that
lSnt built vet. completed here. with an
alternative Of railroad train every half
hour or the trolley
Nou turn cunfu-sdIy 60 another won
,l-rfu panoramic view tins time done by
scenic artists 90 the lee lash studios.
with a wide -Npan-a u Jamaica Bay look.
ing IT, very hest Here you are told you
can find an atmosphere - tuyigorating
that no discomfort is felt iu outdoor ever
ci-.. by the day. whilr r--t'ul and ufresu-
ing sleeps assured az night Arralestat'
company that assures sleep b. certainly
superior % a company that merely pro-
videz four EASY aud cummOdious routes
IT reaching the city NJ one that has
merely a red roof marble dust IN the
stucco and a guaranteed horizon line
that you can sa- every dav Still there
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that housekeepers seem n find necessary
to tho complete happiness % the suburban
dWelier.
Tucked awav between two most allurinE
of a staten Island firm
you ran into the most charming little
greenhouse with an interior filed with pots
1t geraniums and marguerites and you
realized right away that a suburban home
without greenhouse like that would he
~ vaCiious ~ an omelette without eggs
You add this IN the portable house YOU
have alreRdy decided upon and the mission
furniture and chintz curtains. You stop
o. study a Young man fully a. enthusiast
iic as yourself. hut who has gone a step
further, already figuring out J'ct economies
IN q slip u paper with a stub Of pencil.
We ~ enjoying himself hugely until a
prosperous motor car looking sort ~
couple comes along and the wife exclaima
shat she thinks the greenhouse would make
the darlingest bridge prize. and that il
would be- a surprise ~ the winner.
The Young man who sells greenhouses
right over the rail. ~ 10 sneak. aavs
that tho trade is brisk and that the time
il coming when no suburban home will
be complete without one.
An absolute lack n personal preju-
dice seemed to prevail all through the
various departments 81 the show. When
YOU ascended the four or Ave steps that
led 20 the front door ~ tho ts7S portable
house your entrance was scarcely noted
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room PRICES IN HA1.
An OId Journal Win Figures That Are
~ Interest To-day.

From No riHriHra' ComnCyciai TriburS
That prices Of food In Cincinnati we're
not always ne high ~ they are nov Il the
testimony NJ hfils mu=ty volume NJ poems
and facts compiled by Moses Guest who
came 10 cincinnati from the Fast IN isla.
and when he got here t0ok careful note ~
msbv things be- saw. Including the market
Ne i0fted his observations down In his
journal. which vas later published by
LOCKER 4 Reynolds of this city The
journal va fesurreoted by Phllip Hinkle
and Tins Interesting hiLof information culied
from ~ page,
Market w this tCincinnatn city are
abundsNilv supplied With the hest kinds
NJ meats and vegetables Beef. mutton.
and veal sell Tor from 70 : cents pound
pork from ~. 10 g, cents. butter. ~, ~
-. cents rhe~-e = 70 b cent, and egg
~ 10 cent. per dozen Whesf Hour rosts
from 81 Is 10 81 Is PER hundreds eight, buck
wheat costs the same. rornmeai. ~, n Is
cent. per bushsl wheat. Is 10 ~ rents corn
-, 70 Is cents and oats from ~ ~ -.
cent. chickens ell f0r ~ 90 - cents per
pair. turkey, Tor p y : cents Der pound,
potaioes. IS 70 81 ce99i.. and turnip-, a.
The same itiie journal states that The
4 tnt innatI uatef " nrkH uere operated ~
horses and that me really astonishing thing
4 hout thil touu vas the nine story steam
hour mill On me river tTnrt With walls nom
nine 10 ten feet tkick and aginE . capacity
pared 18th the elevator row 81 laurenCs-
bug etghtpsn miles foUn 40 river ne
oaUacty oi ghiCh Is the modest amount Of
5gn .o00 bushels.
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thar motor boat Is afre on the hay and
running Wild with helpless women and
children on board
The FIRE engine companies aud vOun-
teeT life saving stations arr promptly
notified. AID nv The time word has reached
them my battery has run out and | am
drifting arrus- the Potato Patch. with a
Stin brUe1e blowing nv toward the tpney
island sand lobster -klf comes along
aud rick up NV anchor line and hold ~
up with loop IN it Tie Lobster man
knows that h. a signal that ! want q tow
and he hauls mc back % the float and
give him s.
That's what ! call motor boating.
said Mr. Holsdam. and ~ j. recreation
for the Hnledam family Why, n took
such a beat as you recommend ~ me
! might A. well charter the Kaiser vii
helm der Crosse 81 far a. recreation iur
tho family j. CONCERNED
II ! got a boat that would do what
YOU say " will do. SAID Mr. Holedam
in conclusion. do YOU know what2 When
was using her W. would be sailing along
like the moon Ia a sky. ! would he think
ing Of where nv next month rent for
the nat h. coming from. my wife would
be bothering about shoes for the young
sters az school. Holedam. Jr. would ne
maturing q scheme for playing hooky
from school and Miss HOledam. my eldest
daughter. would he meditating whether
her newest beau would be able n buy
her a piano On the instalment plan II she
should marry him
What ! want Ia a launch for family
recreation. something that will make NJ
forget everyday things Perhaps ! may
drop IN and $50 you AGAIN
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may be something better stil Gna you
wait
ne suggestion il made that you box
az houses frat. and having mAdA upyour
mind in regard 70 that. the mere placing
Is a natural sequence. You had oOm-
menced that way hut you continue ne
merry round from portable to bungalow.
stopping % rsexamine the greenhouse.
and are almost persuaded that the new
tapestry brick which makes the facadea
look like charming antique rugs IL the
only possible material until IAN agent
for the concrete block and hollow Els
shows YOU eighty-seven varieties II
houses and tells you the advantages
II each form u construction You fall
a victim 70 his eloquence but are resCued
by a tnrra Gotta seller who shows some
samples ~ architecture modelled after
that " the Middle Ages in Italy where
during tho early Renaissance there
lowered a style a. remarkable for lie
elegance and impromptu grace a. was the
Roman for power and ponderoeity.
That settles you
Fairy renaissance for YOU until few
steps further on you are arrested by
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to your aching head and admit that while
you thought you were more or less ia
miliar with the locality you are utterly
a. sea. YOU are told with a lofty air that Of
course the place IL not represented a. II
Is but IA il will be-. Idealism IN shown
in the chronological development of the
young man who points out wide boule-
wards. beautiful villas. shade bearing
trees and other items that spell perfer-
ton aud tells YOU that you can buy a lot
in that special section u New Jersey for
$50. Sg0 down. and that while not dwell
ing has a. yet been erected il IL the
promised development.
one % the companies through its ac-
credited agents thrtIsts into your hands
not a house and lot but the initial step.
This takes the form OF a beautiful pam
phlet on the cover Of which ~ a sunset scene
with a man wearing a silk hat fishing in the
foreground from a tWiht hank under the
soft and mellow shade Of three weeping
willows la the middle distance the
trained eye may discern four other trees
oaks and birChes this time. four hill, and
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by two prosperous gentlemen who A
with their hats Of tanning themselves
with large palm leaves on the porch. They
seemed utterly ohlivious 20 your pres
once. a. we'll AZ 20 that 81 a married couple
ohaperoned uy a small girl 81 and various
single ladies who we're peering about the
establishment
They started quite dramatically when
m" married couple. Who apologized for
.nterrupting. asked for some facts and
figures They cat their idle talk right
N az the first comma exactly as n II had
no bearing az all on the subject at hand
and wcrc perfectly willing 20 act a. guides
through tho dwelling.
Those who are up on portable houses
may not have been surprised. but TO the
casual visitor there certainly has been
in thu last few years a tremendous i'm
provement in tins class u dwelling and
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lie popularity vas attssted by the crowds
who visited Il: and not oontsnt with q
mere glance came back again and sSain.
The sample house had a good slned sit
ting and living room, a dining Room big
enough to seat siI people. . Kitchen con-
siderably larger than tho kitchenette
Of the typical Harlem aat bedroom and
a hath. The front porch extended along
tho whole length of tho house and IN
tho rear a couple ~ stairs and a wider
one At the top seemed 10 suggest a breath
ing placs for the kipd Of servant who
comes around and does daily work for
-pOrtables
That the portable house has come 10
stay was the admission finally dragged
from the guide. who described eight diff
feFent styles Of cottages twelve different
styles Of bungalows and eight different
styles Of garages. besides playhouse
portable churches and school houses.
The portable house for tuberculosis
patients IL one u tho newest additions
10 the output II tho company. Instead
of the commonplace design which marked
the first manufactures Of this sort there
are now modern improvem' nts hke the
hip roof. the pAgOda dip dormer and hay
windows
The ssT5 house. on exhibition could In
expanded. Il was learned. when some
more conversational iCe was broken.
into a 81 100 house containing an extra
room, or you could 90 down tho scale
of price until for a sun, a. low A. ti05
il was possible to have a tiny homs. GER
tAinly satisfactory enough for the summer
outing.
A much Improvement was shown in
the furnishing q this cottage a. In tbs
building. arrangements Of rooms. &c
No jGnitOr's choiOs Of paper dishGurod
tho walls and no hideous coloring Of rug
matched the discomfort Of chairs and
other articles Of furniture The taste
displayed. IL IL hoped. was not the least
important lesson 10 hs learned Par
ticularly TO bs commended were the he'd
room with a dainty paper on the walls
the chintz curtains and drapsries. and
the simplicity Of the dining room with
its mission pieces. its few samples 1t
good china and its pictures that did not
speak Of department storc sales. On
each wall a framed list Of prices was
given showing tho value Of the furniture
IN each room, and in this special exhibit
the pFices correspondent 20 the valus u
the portable house
Although the agents in chArke n the
several real estate booths asserted that
for nothing in the world would they cast
any reflection on their neighbors property
II IL evident that the spirit Of rivalry has
shown itself in an endeAvor to make each
showing Of property little more attract
i've than the last visited. There are
waste places which IN panorama. photo
graphs and clay models seem TO blossom
ike the rose When YOU put your hand
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went on. you said that the oil cup shuts
itself on automatically, that ! can have
three ways Of controlling the boat re-
verse rig. reversing gear on the shaft
and reversing prop Tier blades and that
the mufi~r mskes the boat practically
noiseless when she IL running
An u which - absolutely true said
the manager
4 came near forgetting about the
crauking. said NJ Hok-dam
-E1actiy a. ! told You the salesman
assured him Motor starts with twist
Of the fiyWhecl and runs till you want TO
stop her
And the little scheme Tor preventing
anvbOdy from running away with the
boat? Put the contact plug IN your
pocket and don't have 10 drive on the
fywheel with a maui and lug Il home''
That's Il. said the manager
Mr. HOlcdam seemed "a be m deep
thought for a few minutes ard then he
said:
We'll. Is lust this I want a boat for
recreation for my family, the Holednm
family. Your proposition may no all
right. but what the family wants - real
recreation. What | had m view was
something like this
The family comes down 20 the float
where the boat IL tied up. and all the beach
fsuUntrIra and afnnnW InifnFnFN and CASUAL
.,t,i,-.. L,,o.r thaS the Uoledam family
y l'-1d,,. ~, ~ min IN their motor
s"@ '''
Ill 49,. t.r,;,, 1, the boat and
-, -, -, h, ,hs, s.-orJ 10 ssand ready
y, s.st ~ ,ba Irea when / give ON the
word One o. my boys ~ ~ the steering
~, T.. .,.,',,5;n., a sts,p Yacht wing
:, a. iy ~. cbannsl
~ IrLIs' y, 49, ,hs gssoleps cock rlose
,L. ..,i,,., urn on tbe oil Gun ana take
" -, ~ - n he wav ahead h clNsT
Z 80, ths ,rank an tho uheel take a long
,,,,t6 .nd ytve the word 10 caat IN
- 49,
IT,, -, doyr, IN nv knsoa and
- ~. 100 ~ = while She doesn I
a. IA vb;l. am crsnking sono more
-. d,;f,s ~ ,yindWard onto a mud hat
4 -. re- bsrs and tis nor no 90 the
al agsip
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another u the specious promoters who
calls your AZ antion ~ a sensible person
10 the absurditv of erecting Italian villas
on Connecticut soil or models q Swiss
chalats along the Ocean Drive NJ Long
Branch You accept from him four six
page manuals telling you tho advantages
~ Colonial dwelling made u seasoned
wood and surreptitously conceal your
lrmfIl ~ literature on cement concrete
sui sion"
The one thing YOU are sure about h thu
HJn grspnhuus' 40 least you were until
tha seller ~ some japanese bungalows.
the sweetest ever gets hold 81 you and
not only shows YOU one already btiilt Of
hamnoo and red lacquer for 50 but
brings 90 your attention the fact that
Will, "a greenhous. demands constant
care aud -Np-usa bungalow once erected
IL ther' to Ssay
You are certainly glad. az you finally
leave the garden. With backward
glance az %. portable house. that there
IL 20 be- another show Of the same kind,
only better neNt year somehow, 10
seems ~ Il % would he 81 much easier
90 MAX, up your mind next year
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narrower ~ they reach the ankle They
can stand little fulness over the hips and
still 10. 900 the Stvle They are never made
ui the material 81 the coat nor h any but
q smooth finish allowable
Button ultent leather Shoes are the
appropriate fOotgear Tor wedding.
although whether or not they are high
h not important when the ushers wear
white linen srafs.
-Of course the adoption ~ cutaway
cost 30 r'ac" Of q frpck. said one II The
hah~ula~hrr- WIN uas recently moved
Tar enough up the avenue to h. Consid-
cred the sIuar'Dsi 1T all. gave weddings
an IniuTuaIiiv they never Possessed
before There was o time not long ago
when " would have heon thought very
inappropriate 'ur the bridegroom and
the usherS at welding ~ wear any,
thing but q plain white linen shirt with
the customary -tin CtH, Now there IL
scarcely a smart wedding ~ which the
bridegroom ard most - the ushers do
not wear tho long turned hack soft cuffs
that fall well down over the hack 81 the
han! Usually these are white, either
u linen. oxford 0r some fine white shirt
ing but Il IL by no n, cans unusual ~ have
the ushers wear colored shirts. sometimes.
moreover. solid colors, although they
moro frequently Cumpromise on stripes
AftflNlnFAih Tue utliltkFffum oT0tNn -
colorcd shirt especially for the event and
there have hecn cases In which ell the
ushers adopted the same colors that hs
wore
The high turnover collar u the smart
est NJ present II should he high and
part u rs popularity ~ due 10 the ex-
Ceilent wav " shows 81 an Ascot or
plss'run tc Tho white or gray
silk tie - pulled up high enough ~ oh
srrIrr a good half " the front NJ the cob
lnr White haudkrrchiafs arr. n course.
Tho better form although 10 frequently
hap1elz whrn colored shirt is worn
that the same tone Is introduced In ths
handkerchief loryicr 4 duh white silk
" smarter Tor the ties than a shiny satin
finish witlr q cream ur ivory white 10
smarter liam q hlue white
White glas" gloves almost ~ heavy
a. dogshin arr smart and ~ are pale
gray zurdr although the present ten
denrv - informtl dress M weddings has
led ~ tie wearing AZ many weddings u
the bur chamois
The sIlk hat has not disappeared With
the frock coat and rcunins the india-
pensal bio Accompaniment 81 tho wedding
rutawav " should no worn with tha
usual hand which has this summer
rearhcd height vt two inches Tha
hats comes this srring from London.
They are srlrllrr than they have baen
in size and the hrir has a tendency 20
hs fattrr However small n the crown
they nav no. they can never acquire the
proper derrr" " smartue-s for June.
1910 unless they are M least two siEa8
too large for the wcarrr
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considerable time and had commenced
e. ZEE the edge Of IT, fulflment. born
-uhurhanites who wouldn't he dragged
o. New York except for business purposes
nd anti suhurhanites who wished 20
rrove n their own satisfaction that gll
t..s nonsense about being able to live
.r..de the limits ~ civilization wis
rarply clever dodge Of INSCRIPTIONS
-rtI estate purveyors. II was from tbs
timber that the majority Of recruits
rs-c made. supplemented by those
z.,rered IN from the crowd Of the in
Herant and Ignorant who had assumed
. sorts u difficulties in the way Of a
r'-y nome
Yearly an the real estate dealers ~ the
,.. we're represented there. To prevent
-trrrw ~ elect the booths between those
a.. .rnd actually 10 real estate were
.-e# '0- showing various odds and ends
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WHATTHE BUIDEGUOOMWEAUS
EIEN THITNEGLECTED PFRSON
WORRIES tBOIT CLOTHES.
The Morning Coat NImOst InieTsaI
rev Change ThIs srasSn blark
WsIstrsats NOsl q omman soft shirts
Are Warn, Sometimes y, ~ ~ t'nlorS.


There are others than the bride ~ b-
who ar Interested IN the question u dress
in this season ~ spring weddings. The
bridegroom has some thinking - d"
when il comes to the QUESTION u appro-
pirate apparel unless no il NJ indifferent
a. T. wear whatever he has and l't II
GO at that Every happy bridegroom
NJ the present wedding soason who APP
pears AZ the altar In a frock coat has laid
himself open n the suspicion ~ having
made No new investment for the occasion.
FOR the morning or GETAWAY coat ~
this spring the modish dress for the
bridegroom. and indeed for the mascu-
line wing u the bridal party
The morning coat knows few vari-
atoms in style Two buttons are better
form than one, although some u the more
extreme tailors turn out thesH garments
Tor their younger customers with only
me button Generally speaking the
morning coat is long enough when the
skirts reach &, tNe back N tho knee
The broad lapels are ~ turned back
a. n show AZ least two buttons n
tho walstcoat. which j. collarless but
edged with braid II b % the braid.
indeed. that the morning cpat owes IL
particular cachet Braid is used wher-
ever IL may he legitimately introduced
II runs about the edge u the entire skirt
even down n the lowest point ~ the back
~ the knee Then u outlines the cuffs
On tho sleeves ard IL finishes the rever-
and goes all the way about the collar
When the tailor who builds the morning
coat knows ~ httla about his business
a. - nut two pocket flaps on the waist
line n the coat they should alan be
braided. hut no should never he allowed
70 do anything N tho kind, since the blank
morning coat has been converted into
a distinctly dress garment and the two
flaps. supposed 10 cover n mythical pocket
date from the time when tie Cutaway was
meant for travel ~ sporting wear.
The blask waistCoat ~ tho edding ooai
comes in for its full share ~ braidinR.
as the four pockets In addition n the edges
are finished In this way II h rare a. The
modish weddings n the day N SO a fancy
Waistooat on any % the bridal party
What about this years psculiaritiea
n material and make IN the morning coat
for wear ~ a wedting' How does II
differ from the garment ~ the same gen
sral style worn year ago.
We'll. slowly answered the Fifth
avenue tailor 10 whom this question waa
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a cottage with clAmbering roses. while
in the far. far distance. nesting cunningly
against the horizon line are ssven and a
half clouds. All you have 20 do 10 TO turn
the cover and then you learn that for a
sum No infinitesimal that Il hardly seems
worth while TO mention II you can get
plot OF ground In the lake section Oi New
Jersey amid natures beauties. IN the
region that il simply overlooking with
milk, honey boating. fishing. mountains
and streams. fashion and mineral
products.
Il il YOUR own fault after an II you get
taken in by more specious but less We
racious agents and sellers, for YOU are
told: Buy real estate. but Use common
sense in your selection and do not be
influenced 10y eHaggerative, alluring adj
vertisemsnts Remember a sensational
advertisement costs no more than
conservative one The very same an
nouncement says. When summer calls.
the green field the tree covered noun
tains. the blue lakes. the streams. the
drives. the birds. the flowers. IN short
all that is beautiful IN nature beCkons
welcome. an irresistible invitation
To those who love outdoors. the rugged
ness " tho hills. the picturesqueneSs
u the lakes and valleys. 10 those who
delight in hunting. boatinE. fishing and
IN rambling through the wildwood this
10 the place 10 buy and remember q
IL only an hour from hirty-fOurth street 20
really a very conservative way % PIT
II. a. yOaadmit to the seller who reads
this loud 90 You
However. you cannot make up your
mind for the simple reason that another
company has most INTERESTING stere-
optiCon exhibit Of 10 plant IN the bal
cony. and by the time you get through
looking az the wonderful Gotta ges parks
lakes with cunning naphtha launches.
dream mountains and inspirItional hUule-
wards. you forget an about the man fish
ing ~ a silk hat oh the edge VI the lake
where YOU had Intended tO buy and are
just about 20 make mp your mind finally
and forever to e. down With a party
On the 1890 train the day after newt and
setti, yourself In the one place wher" aS
the agent assures Won You can get health.
happiness and comfort With the least
possible effort and the smallest sum II
money.
just about 20 make up your mnd
when. az luck will have q, YOU catch a
neeting glimps" over the balcony edge
81 the dearest place quite within the hour
and sometimes made in much less time.