The evening world., 1912-02-16

city OF -iedsrats siss 10 innnitsiy
preferable 70 . life In Few York.
The noise q the hurry E d h
glitter end the expense here must
be . continual strain, both physi.
oaily ana msatAlly. Ana thea there
10 b laok Of trus social spirit, the
neighboxlinsss that msheo smail
communities % dslightfui. n some
body offered Ne . mluioa dollars
70 stsy here Instead Of going back
- 1nAiaAapolis, Z vouldn't take H."
Mrs. Samuel Lewis Shank mildly but
0rmly CAV u~tterance to those heret,cal
sentiments yesterday. Mrs. Shank Is
the wife Of the Mayor Of the Indiana
city TO which she Ia 30 loyal. and she
and her husband are paying New York
q brief visit. Delightful town for visit
ing. Mrs. shank will tell you. but for
continued existenos-oh. mol
IT seems to mo that It would be
dreadfully unwiss for q YOUNG married
couple to begin their life here II they
could go some place slse." sine said
frankly. In tho nrst place, everything
n 90 expensive. o. course. I've only
visited here myself, but I've been told
what are the prices o: things. The
rents seem to bs extraordinarily high.
and the only alternative IL life in a
boarding house OIL hotel. which IL to be
avoided II posable
NO PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN
TO PLAY.
Then the flats or apartments within
the reach OF people having moderate
incVmes are % small and crowded.
They come right TO the sidewalk, too,
and there 10 no lawn or garden in
which the children can play. And /
understand that play in the streets 10
not permitted. 20 unless one can locate
e a park. what are the children to
do?
The cost Of food 10 something l am
particularly interested in. because In
Indianapolis my husband has been
wasing a great night against the mid
dlemsn. We have q big central mark ct
now, and every housewife buys all her
food there. But everything seems to be
80 split up IN New York. with the meat
shop and h delioatesse shop and the
vegetable shop n tho grocery store.
n one has only to read tke papers to
ma out that New Workers. themselves
consider the.- food prices outrageous.
Another reason why I think Il
must BE- lard for all except the
very wealthy to live In Nsw York
IL the continual temptation to
spend money for pleasure.
or course its delightful to visit
town where ever so many first class
theatres are open every nisht. and there
are the opera and concerts besides. Bat
II one lived here all the time /, must 10
a constant struggle to resist tho temp
tation TO 10 to a great many more
places than one can really afford. An!
II one does 20 out a great deal t:a'
mea an increase In the money spsn'
for clothes. For that matter. the storei
themselves arc enough to tempt a woman
to buy more dresses han she needs.
Tco EASY TO DRIFT INTO A toe
ELABORATE STYLE.
"In a city Ike New York It must b,
more than easy to drift into q TOT
elaborate style Of LIVING. And sine'
bare necessities are 10 costly. the add
Ing OF superfiuous Injuries must strait
a moderate income.
ITS not Just on financial grounds
either. that I should hate to have q
set UP a home In New York. shout,
dread the effect OF the late our ant
the rush ard the constant excitemcn
on the health OF my husband and my
self. Honestly. I don't SEQ how peopi'
here stand It. I don't see how they eve
live 10 be old. OF course I've seen Oh
mon and old women here In New York
but I always have . suspicion that the,
passed most OF their lives in a quiete
I atmosphere.
"Ths eject Of Few Yerk ufs o.
,ths nerves must be dreadful
'-Then there Is the strain on tho dises
ton caused by eating too hurriedly a
noon and eating too much rich food i
A French restaurant at night. Ccrtainl
|, the men who go out every evening an
|, 20 10 business tho next day cannot We
enough sleep. The life must be tho,
! oughly unhealthy in the most htera
sense OF the word.
And yet, with all the geyety an
good times. now much social 'ntsrcours
can the average family md In Ne'
York? Nobody knows anybody e!s'
Now, I have no children. but those bs
longing 20 the people who 1.-Two next doc
10 me spend most Of their time IN ou
house. Could that happen In New York
. "Thsy tell me shae people =
x don't even know who lives In the
. nest apartment on the same Aoos
4 with them.
az seems 20 mo that ne!Shbor1lnsss
ons ~ ths most delightful things IN III
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