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The Washington times., 1915-10-28

princess was Miss Anita Stewart, Of
New York. daughter OF Mrs. Jean Saint
Cyr.
William Phillips. Assistant Secretary
OF state. entertained at luncheon yes
terdny at his residence. 1886 l. street, in
honor of II. Yawamaki. japanese COM
missioner general to the Panama-pa-
cinc International Exposition, and Jiro
Harada a member OF the japanese ex-
position commission. The commission
Ia In Washington for the purpose OF
paying return visits TO officials OF the
Government before returning to Japan.
-.
The marriage OF II. f. Rupp and Mrs.
Elizabeth Willeke. both of the District.
took place Yesterday at the parsonage
OF st. Peters Catholic Church. Balti-
more. 'The ceremony was performed by
Father Boyd. Mr.. and Mrs. RuDp will
return to Washington about November
10. and will be at home at 1907 Fifth
street northwest.
Miss Ida Preston. daughter OF DR.. and
Mrs. s. Rhea Preston. OF Bristol. Va.
Warden. a young electrical engineer of
Washington. and son Of Charles w.
Warden. vice president Of the Conti-
mental Trust Company. OF Washington.
home Of the brides parents. the father
Of the bride. assisted by George r., Stu
art, officiating. The bride was given
In marriage by her brother. James b.
Preston. The bridesmaids OF honor were
her sister. Miss Janet Preston. and Miss
Fay Warden. sister of the bridegroom
The bridegroom's best man was Harry
Semmons. Of Washington, The bride 8
wedding gown was of hand-embroidered
white Japanese silk. 1t was sent to the
bride by her brother the Rev. Fairman
and Mrs. Preston left for Washington
last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Pilson were
hosts at another dinner at the Chevy
Chase Club last evening. entertaining IN
waukee, the house guest Of DR.. and
Mrs. Robert Ransdell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pilson's guests included DR.. and Mrs.
Ransdeil. Miss Rebeknh Wilmer. Mrs.
Gardner Bell, Miss Elizabeth Harding.
Lieut. Bruce Mckinney. Y. 8. N. Lieut..
Paul Bastedo. Y. 4. N: Ballard Moore.
GeorRe Harrison. Hugo de Pena, Will
lam Thatcher, jr.. and Franklin Ellis.
a large luncheon party at the Plaza,
In New York city. yesterday.
Harry Meem has returned to WASH
ington from Annapolis, where he was
the guest OF Lieut.. and Mrs c. c. Jer-
scy for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George J. Easterday
have leased their home in Georgetown.
and have taken an apartment in the
Decatur for the winter.
The Riding and Hunt Club. OF Wash
ingtOn will give club ride terminating
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Mems Notes and Gossip of the Day
In the Smart Set of WASHINGTON

the season. have as their guest their
son. Hugh Knox.
-
Mrs. Emerson IA. liRcun and her
sister Miss piven, after spending the
summer at their country place. VIII
lowbrook. Elmira. n. y. have re-
turned to Washington. and have
taken q house at lg12 Twenty first
street northwest.
Major and Mrs. ,. c. phi,,,ps have
reacfed town from New York, whore
they have been making short visit,
nrd hive opened their residence. 1879
Twentylfrst street, for the season.
M"j%r s;a.nro and Mrs; phillirs spent the
they have q delightfu, home.
s.
William II. Noycs. VINO has been III
Washington for several days. has gone
j.. where he will pass the winter.
Miss Ellen King. Of this city, who Is
still In the Berkshires. where she spent
ohna sns isna Ass 81 tSs @ to
men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Hague will close
week and Will return to washington.
-
Mrs. Samuel Hiii Is in New York
for short stay and Is stopping at the
Mrs. C. II. Green, Of South Bethle-
hem. Pa. Is the guest OF Mrs. George
w. Van Fossen. wife Of the rector Of
Trinity Episcopal Church.
Miss Louise Elnstein was married at
noon yesterday. to Lieut. George Kent
shuler. Y. 8. N; Of Lyons. n. Y. The
brides parents, 1892 Harvard street,
with only family party present. AZ
ter a honeymoon at Atlantic City. Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Shuier will take up
their residence at Winthrop. Md.
where the former is now on duty.
Mrs. Barrett Browning has taken an
apartment In the Connecticut. Mrs
Browning, whose home for the last
fifteen years has been In Venice, came
to Washington last spring and spent
a few weeks at the Grafton. She Is the
widow Of Barrett Browning. son OF the
great English poet. Robert Browning.
The Japanese Amba ssador and Wis.,
countess Chinda have sent out cards for
reception at the embassy. 1874 X
street. November TO- from . till II
o'clock The reception will be In cele-
bration Of the formal accession to the
throne OF his imperial majesty. the En-
peror OF japan.
Word. has been, received in this city
Prince and Princess Miguel de Bra.
eanEa, ut the castle OF tho Grand
Duchess OF Baden. at Baden Ba den,
Germany. The boy has received the
name Of John. This IL the third child
born to the prince and princess. The
The Washington times., 1915-10-28
Want Six-Day Week.

MONTEVIDEO. Oct. cS-It was an
nounced today that the chief executive
will send recommendation TO parlia-
ment asking n revision of the calendar
shortening the week to six days and
making the seventh arbitrarily ma
tional holiday.
The Washington times., 1915-10-28

GI.5O tII-wOoi 1So
Chcyi0t ........ ScL
IG-inCh ,ll-wool Chew
lot. excellent UunI'v;
Drrf fcCt merchandise.
Navy. blue, and black
0nl
Limit. ! pattern to n
hu" ~.
Sth It. Annex.
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Mr. and Mrs George J. Easterday
have leased their home in Georgetown,
and have taken an apartment in the
Decatur for the winter.
The Riding and Hunt Club. OF WASH
ingtun will give "A club ride termina ting
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THE NEW TENNIS CHAMPION

, wonderful! little Californian IN straight
sets.
Tnen came Alr.ck II Man. fprmc"
New ENGLAND champion and ho : red
no better than iiuckrt'. Thr trIri
round brought Johnston AGAINST the
best player Of IN" Sout'I. Douglas :.
Waters. another N%ounESt-r # titular
timber who had made a great reyor |
this season. II. won oulN iivo games
from Johnston, n II was this mttca
hat gave critics IN" inkllnc t5at the
young Californian was really coming
into his own Then came the great
Hehr, fresh from his victory over No
1uugh,.n and toutcd a. On easy VIM
ner from Johnston. l;ohr Jared little
better than the rest. and h." vas fol-
lowed into Oblivion at the hands of tI.
terrific %yuungstcr 10y Gyihn. VILLAINS
and M~cLoughlin.
Things could not hay. been bctter
I ordained for the Nuung>t,r. for his
steady procession through the hcS' n
the country leaves none lu dispute his
title. and he should hold i for mann d
day, Johns,un's wonderful victory
over McLousAln stamped Inn tn,
greatest player e IN" world To-day.
! and many doubt that II IN irs his,ur"
the game has seen his peer.
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speare wrote the word 'doEge.'
No he continued with "A smile.
The Simplified Spelling Board is not
trying to upset the language. We are
merely trying to aid in writing and
understanding il, t. I'd ourselves OF
unnecessary comp. eNities which ought
~ lie abolished and which will be
abolished very gradually as the gem !
public becomes familiar with the situa-
ton. | refer to the general public be-
cause educators long since have
recognized the necessity for a simpler
form Of writing and spelling English.
1T may be of interest TO know that
a ready in more than 100 colleges and
normal schools Of the United States
our recommendations of simplifei
spelling have been adopted. These in
stitntions have more than 1000 teach
ers and an aggregate student body in
excess of 100 600 young men and young
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'rc association and from thai time rs
the wrrN carried forward TO-, educators
at thel" own expense. Among mem-
hers -: the American commission were
professors uf Harvard, Yale ard la.
fayctte. \ list of words To- hr spelled
in simpler form was drawn up and
adoptc Ivy the American Pathological
Association. owing to the fact mat
MI l., mon y available came from tn.S
hand of 'rho,arS, nonc oi them mon
of wealth, comparatively little prog
reSS was made.
The work went on for thirty Years.
supported entirely 10y Srho arS. until
it was brought to the attention uf MIR.
Carnegie in 1906, After due cuu>uIcrt-
ton, he said that II one hundred repre-
sentative men could he found wM,
would agree 10 use the simpliied spell
ing of twelve words ~ would SubScrinr
for expenses the sum of Sl0. GOO a year
for three ycars-hut that the hundred
names must Ice secured hcfor, the end
of the summer thcn c~ummcnyin..
Within two weeks thu hundred reprc-
sentative names were obtained. and
by the end II that summer scvuyl,
thousand had mot Mr.. CarncGic's To-
quirement.
This immediate response on tho
part Of eminent teachers, students.
men IF letters ana editors showed 10
Mr. Carnegie tn" importance If the
! enterprise and he At once increased his
subscription Ia Sl1,uOo. ana a, the end
Of the thri year stll further increased
II {" $2d,0oO. sine" then this Suh,.r.p-
tlon, together with other of hl, p,lmt-
mont educational hrncfaotiun,. has hr.n
turned over Ia the Carnegie Corporal
ton 50 far as finances are concerned.
The frs, period uf the work, up 10
the year 1914, was largely devoted to
the scientific side-thr selection and
adoption of principles ON which the
spelling Of words was to he Simpllncd.
and in the publ cation Of lists -
specific words, We are nov entering
upon the second period, an active. o.
ganiAcd propaganda oar aim j. 10
interest universities me colleges. and
To convince the publishers of news
papers and periodicals Of The practical
value of simplined spelling,
This well under way. we hope,
when the proper time comes. to have
simplitied spelling introduced In tho
public school system; and that, of
course, is the root Of the whole matter.
We have no illusions; We do not rN-
poet the average man or woman to
make material chances In their own
spelling, bat We do hope ami believe
that within Il reasonable tim, h rt,u,-
lie schools OF this country wIll hc sad
t. teach children how tu spell tho.r
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ALSO the work is approved. indorsed
and used lay more than 100 daily and
weekly newspapers and periodicals
which have a combined circulation of
considerably over > 1000, 600 copies each
issue. Nearly seventy OF these public
cations and about eighty of the uni
vcrsitics, colleges and normal schools
have Joined the movement during the
past year, and the number bids fair
to increase proport! natcly as the
present year draws toward its close.
Desiring TO avoid any shock TO pub
lie prejudice in favor of accepted GUS
tom in spelling. the board makes just
three recommendations 4 university
and other educational organizations.
as follows: First. that they use in
their publications the simpler form OF
spelling which is authorized by the
particular dictionary used as refer
ence authority by that university-as
the spelling Il 'theater' instead f the.
atre,' Second, the adoption and use of
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TT you really want to know the
twistings and turnings Of which
the English language is capable.
" YOU desire information as To the
parabolic curves and intricate loops
with which the mother tongue can mix
itself up, just try to pronounce out
loud the following: "Gheauphthcigh-
though"
Henry Gallup Paine, secretary Of the
Simplitied Spelling Board, used this
yesterday as illustrating the possible
absurdities of present day spelling.
And then he gave some clues as to the
linguistic puzzle. .
In order To Gheauphth-
eishtteough." he said. "all you have
to do is To pronounce the first letters
Oh as in the word %hiccough; the next
three letters, eau. as In the word
beau; phth as in phthisis; eigh as in
weigh tie us in gazette. and the final
syllable, ough, as in though. And
then when YOU finish this simple little
exercise you find that Gheauphthcigh-
tteough spells the common word
potato"
Mr.. Paine, he it remembered. does
not the general use Of
this photographic monstrosity. The
chaHces all are that instead Of spell
ing potato as observation-disclosures
ne would prefer the common ov garden
variety Of spelling-spud. In fact. he
uses Observation-Disclosures as Il hor-
rlble example Of possibilities: for his
main interest in life lies in IA steady,
systematic effort to show people how
inu'h more sensible II is to use "A sim
pier spelling OF English words rather
than "a complex spelling. In this ef-
tort' now being extended all over the
United states, he, as executive secre-
tary OF the Simplifed Spelling Board,
mas associated with him "A number of
Held agents in one locality or another
and the board has just brought on De
WIT e.. Croissant from the University
OF Kansas TO serve as general fed
agent.
Mr.. Croissant was graduated from
princeton in 1899. spent two years in
graduate work at the University Of
chicago. did another year at Munich
IN research work Of English and Ger
manic ~philology, later won the Charles
Scribner scholarship and his Ph. d. a,
princeton. taught English in the Uni
'ersity OF Colorado. then spent Ave
years in the same work at George
washington University. from which,
ne Was caiicd in 1911 TO the University
of Kansas. While in the middle West
ne got so many educators and writine
mon interested In the spelling reform
movement that the Simplined Spelling
Board, has borrowed him from Kansas
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for a year TO take charge of it's work
in the field.
The average man and woman" aid
Mr.. Croissant. in discussing the mat
ter for readers of TIE ST SpAY Sun,
has very little idea Of what We are
really trying to do. In the first place
il may be said that instead OF starting
TO revolutionize the language we are
merely trying To accelerate its natural
evolution. And this effort has en-
listed the services and the serious at
tention of many we'll known authOri-
ties. Here. for instance, is what n
Of these men has written: The sim
plicity of the photography would IA
c~ilitate the learning of the language.
1t Is now the work of years for chill
dren TO learn to spell; and. after all,
the business is rarely accomplished"
WHO is the authority you ave just
quoted?" asked THE Sun representa-
tive.
Noah Webster" replied Mr., Crois-
SAINT.
Noah Webster"
Certainly. That level headed
! maker Of "A great dictionary believed
with all his heart in "A systematic cf-
| fort to promote simplified spelling. and
in 1889 he wrote "A logical, convincing
paper on the subject which was pub
lished widely and has been reprinted
! in Boston 10y directors of the Old South
| Meeting House. Noah Webster said
that it might surprise his readers
of his W day, remember--to be told
that in many particular words the
modern spelling is less correct than
the ancient.
Yet he adds. this is a truth that
| reflects dishOnor on u modern re-
hners of the language. Chauccr, 400
years ago he continues, wrote bilder
for builder. dedly for deadly, ernest
for earnest, erly for early, brest for
breast, he'd for head-and certainly his
spelling was the most agreeable to the
| recommendation Noah Webster even
urged that the word daughter be
spelled dawter. for example"
Mr.. Croissant laid aside the pam
phlet from which he had been quoting
and his caller remarked:
"A good many people to-day Will
be surprised to learn that simplified
spelling was advocated as long ago
as 1889 by Noah Webster"
perhaps" suggested Mr., Croissant,
"they would be interested 10 know thai
long, long before Noah Wobster's time
the question Of simplifying the spell
ing of our language had commanded
the serious thought Of serious minded
men. one Of the first Of these was Sir
Thomas Smith, Secretary OF State I"
Queen Elizabeth; others were DR., GIL,
"A celebrated master Of st, Paurs
School in London. and there were sew
era spelling reformers Of mote during
U the time OF Charles the First. = o.
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the twc.ve words already Endorsed
10y the National Educational Assoc!a-
ton"
What are those twelve words
Using their simpler form + spell
Ing" said MIR. Croissant. 'thrN are
catalog. prolog, drmagog, pcdagos,
program, tho, uithu, thoru, thorofdre,
thurrly. thru and thruout.
The third recommendation which
the Simpl.tod Spelling Board makes
Ia colleges and univc's stiles IS that
they permit students the consistent
Use Of any spcl!ngs recommended ny
a recognized body of scholars and
having a Vocabulary place IN any OF
the dictionaries.
Now the three recommendations
mentioned do not seem to constitute
q revolutionary proceeding as far rs
the English language * concerned.
You know spelling Itself came into he
Ing primarily for the purpose of rep
rcsentlng the sound If spoken words.
and a. the sound has changed the
pronunciation Of this word or that. so
has the spelling changed, to greater or
less degree.
For Il long, long time the language
was in a condition of varied spelling,
hut in l751 Or Johnson cmhalmcd the
spelling of his day in his dictionary.
Since then spelling has not changed
materially, but pronunciation, freed
f.um the restraint or "a comparatively
phonetic spelling. has chlugcd more
rapidly han during almost ANY other
period in the history of In" Language,
1T j. often SAID that there is no
reason for any conscious, SYSTEMATIC
effort in reformation of spelling and
that 1t has always changed 10y the
gradual and natural, process of cvolu-
tiuu, furthermore, that if let alone 1t
would no doubt continue to change.
But this statement is based on ig-
uoranCc Of the history ana develops
ment of written and spoken English,
the fact being that every reform in
spelling which has come since John
son; time has been hrought about
through immense effort ON the part Of
! conscious refurm"rs who have been
opposed in times past just as they are
being opposed now,
"Thcrc is one highly important fact
! that must not he overlooked which
has been well expressed by Supt, Max
we'll of New York. Under presen,
methods the child has To memories
every word that he learns to spell
lie learns that him spells him But
the child also has To learn that lin
does not spell limb This simple cN,
ample might be repeated almnS: cua.
lcsSly. II Is not necessary, however
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Con'a"d rom Fns; Page.

running early In the tournament, and
at southampton lost In straight sets
to Theodore /; Pol. a player NJ some
rcpute. hut one who failed to hc rated
among the first ten last year Surely
this was not very promising Tor "A
Champion. In fact 1t WAS not until
the early rounds of n national cham
p!onship hat he showed anything
Som. there were WHO felt that the
only rcdeeming feature In the bad
showing made 10y the red haired boy
prlor to- this tournament was the fact
that. being So young. he could come
ahead with a rush and make up for
lost time.
This Is exactly what he did in the
rcatcst national championship tour
nament ever held ~ tins country. He
had tn" most stubborn opposition In
face that ever man had tu fac" to win
a title His very first opp 'ncnt was
none otucr than Harold II Hackctt,
REGARDED as one of the greatest gen
erals the courts had known, Il man
capable ~ stirring up trouble for any
one, although past his prime as "a
PLAYER HaCkett went lay the boards
, before the terrible onslaught of the
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- -. .lItl a., g., tt,,lF, .. .,tt1tlafQ
,H. ,o,l,, s,h,,i ,.,,,,.. ,s o,rlv as
na,,% -, 80 ,ro ,~nirinr ~ NOR.
,." ,,'o',nr ,r,, - umrI,bcd
,tr,r r.,n. naro a,rria, an, from,
~, La.,nntnn 20 .ch,,I ,.,rs no
.,,ra nr"II ,,,,,, ho ,od 90 much
,tn,. va, ~, ~ sho yn,,l, nr,drn+r
m, NV nah ,,,a, ,i.,,,, 100 yo,rs
,,,,. ,,. ,r.r,.o AGO
Nn"'Hc' ""I"'''"' '"'H,"''''''" -
'"'a '"' very ""J''' ~ 'uu'''''n ~
nor more I" 'fhl,rt Information 'n''
u" ''''" me emu I" "'N''uP anu uHe
MS 'e"S.hl'E '"'",'H' Us SUPP NaN-
"'' HulN says '"' n'''""'S P'"N''
''n''''" necessary !" r'',',''S 20 'o''
I'LL" |" Sl"ll P'"""''N "'H"'l.'i III '''-
S"I'nt "S'i' a. " "t'','S VI '''l,"'H'
ana aus" lI"u'''S " i"cN 81 '"'''"'hcc
IN lhI'rrliN ''i'''h reSu''S i'"Hh CUT
''i" causes
"rhc result Of falling into ridiCuloU
mistakes 10y depending upon reason
ing OF analogy IN spelling naturally
makes the child timuruus about rca-
son n = in arithmetic, geography. his
tory and grammar. In brief the habi,
of depending upon memory eS-
clusivcly in spelling cngenders the
habit OF DEFENDING upon memory In
every other study. and So retards
pr,grcss i'm toarl.ug children to think
for themselves
~Smrur. sr,ur., rc.is an r.,s,,
,cnr,uv ,utn,rttv R,,s,r dictates
,n., ,i., 400 urt. ar min, shnrLI
r.nrc.,,t ,,.l, and ry,c,Iy who, uc
r,,r -, .r.,I E,ur,m, reouir.. -.
-, r.ta., ,~,.,lc.s latter Tha ,o.,H-
in., in,rrir,. w~r,,ro ana ,rir,tna -,
n.oi.s, I.,,nrs co., mrtntd manar ,rI
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Coming down To more recent days
We find Benjamin Franklin's long
headed opinion given to Noah Webster
m these words: Those people spell
best who do not know how to spell
That is, Webster tells us, in Franklin's
opinion those who spell best spell. as
their ears dictate. without being guided
by rules, and thus they fall into a
regular orthotraphy.
Take the common word have
Now the Simpl fed Spelling Board
recommends that II ne spelled hay
And yet the average man doesn't
like it,"
"No-he doesn't"
by omittinE tile fna letter e you
seem to cut the ;tai or the dog" sug-
gcstcd Mr.. Croissant; and his caller
nodded acquiesccnce. well, then,
why don't YOU put the tail on the dog?
Why don't YOU spell dog thus-'dogge'?
II was formerly the custom, Shake
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General view of the garden. In oval-The pagoda and balus-
Evergreens Mainly Used, but Many
Other Flowers Bloom in Season and
Delight Owner and His Friends

blooming flowers.
Few persons who pass under the
wall from SlNty-scventh to sixty
eighth street realize that there is he
hind the stole wall such "A contrast TO
al the everyday life of New York N
this garden which might be the abode
Of some cid World monarch. But it
does happen tu belong t. an American
millionairc--dnG Is he not the sue
cessor 10 the monarch of the older
times? Is he not therefore entitled 10
all his Injuries, his gardens and de-
taChment from the world that walks
up and down in front oil his abode;
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Entrance to Thomas F. Ryans Fifth avenue home from tn,
garden.
One of Few in City Proper, 1t Gives a
Touch of the Old World to the
House 1t Adorns

- TEW YORK possesses few pri-
- vate gardens. Even the num-
~ Der of yards worth the name
is SO small that IL is possible
to count them m the tingCrs. The
Old Rh~inelInder house on Washington
Square has "A garden in the rear richly
overgrown with trees and shrubs that
show plainly that they have long been
growing there. And ew Carnrgie's
house at N~inety-frst street and Fifth
avenue is surrounded 10y what would
in Paris he called a park. although
here II is not considered morp than a
yard. The trees here are IN elk and
the bushes lcavc few spaces II lawn.
but the garden is altogether visible
to the public through the iron work
OF the fence.
There are some sudden Nistas Of
green about the houses on the River
side Drive. hut; they are limited in
extent. New lurk household, rs are
more likely to Conine themselves to
landscape gardening on the rncades
of their houses and the greens that
relieve the monrtony ~ them N the
winter as well a. IN" tulips that
Ai''"' W. u NV wv NJ III la4t SIF #Tc
these are the extent Of the gardening
that New Workers are likely To- inter-
est themselves in.
Back of a stone wall. however.
which extends for about thirty feet on
Fifth avenue between SiNty-scventh
and Sixty-eighth streets there is u real
garden. with some IT the Ola World
atmosphere that these city "a d-ns OF
European towns possess. u is not "a
garden in which only flowers bloom.
hut the green in It never fades
whether the snow hes on the ground
or the dust blows over from the Gem
trail Park. All the trees and shrubs
2, evergreen.
49, garden belongs to Thomas
S-uHe Ryan, II was designed for
him by Wadley & Smyth, and no other
such elaborate out Of door play ground
EXISTS in connection with n private
Residence in the city. The Fifth ave-
nue. end Of tho garden occupies the
site OF the former art gallery of the