The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11

" HE statement that in order to
enjoy New York thoroughly
= 1t Is best to five somewhere
else and come here for amuse-
ment may have been true one for
a time. 1t certainly is not true now
and any loyal New Yorker can point
proudly to many amusements and in
terests that are to be found within
city limits and which are compare
lively unknown to the average visi-
tor to the city.
The shops are worth looking at.
The theatres worth visiting. The
museums certainly furnish many at
fractions to visitors and to residents.
Good food is to be had For a price. So
ciety of any kind is easily obtained,
though some Of 1t also has to be paid
for. There are excursions without
number that can be taken by motor
or by train, or even by ferryboat, and
those individuals who boast so loudly
Of the great advantages Of the SUBJ
urbs of other cities have yet to be
introduced to those Of Greater New
York. For even the most pessimistic
person cannot gainsay the fact that
every variety of suburb Is within
reach of any one who can AFFORD to
get there. although 1t may take n
little longer than it takes to get into
the suburbs around Boston or Phila-
delphia.
1t Is often said that no one visiting
a foreign city or a foreign land really
is able to form any idea Of the life Of
the people without living among them
long enough to become one Of them.
Unfortunately 1t takes a very long
time for the stranger in New York
to become a real New Yorker. And
there are many New Workers.. born
and bred, to whom the pleasantest
parts Of New York are a sealed book
and who never are more surprised
than when. by chance. their eyes are
opened to the pleasures they might
enjoy and to which they have not paid
the slightest heed. They are scarcely
to be blamed when one considers that
the rush Of ordinary, everyday life
Is such that to get through with
everything scheduled for the twenty
four hours takes all the energy out Of
the average individual.
The custom of going out Of town
early and staying in the country late
of course tends to minimize the oppor-
tunlties really to know the city, for
while the 'smart set" so to speak,
may represent but a small part Of the
total population, nevertheless their
customs form the guide to the ma
jority. So 1t has become fashionable"
to go out Of town for the summer. AS,
in the matter Of course. the immense
majority Of persons canno, indulge
Fashion" thus far. 1t has become
equally questionable to indulge in
the pleasures of the out Of doors that
lie close at hand.
We often gain the impression that
motoring has entirely superseded all
interest in riding and driving. We
have excepted from this belief only
the hunting set. who are supposed to
remain in the saddle all the time. day
in and day out. from the opening Of
the hunting season until the close
Then, a. arently. the hunting set
takes no further interest in horses
until the next season begins. Any
thing more erroneous than this belief
would be difficult to find. The men
and women who are fond of riding
certainly are not willing to forego 1t
for weeks at a time. and while riding
in the country may not he such "A de-
lightful pastime in midwinter when
the roads are bad. riding in Central