The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-13
BISMAPCK WOMAN ENTERS
N. Y LITERARY FIELD

Mrs. Edith Waheman Hughes OF
this city, in the September issue or
the Vogue has written a descriptive
az ~icle on the success OF Joseph Rit-
er's roof garden, which attracted con-
siderable attention of Gotham folk
last summer, because OF the wonder
full results in the raising of flowers
and vegetables.
The article describes realistically
the various hooks and corners and Is
illustrated by pictorial features. Mrs.
Hughes has inserted many clever
verses descriptive of the subject mat
ter. The article follows:
up in the eighties in New York, in
that maze of Park avenue apart
ment houses where the sky line is a
study in water tanks and chimney
pots, Mr.. Joseph Ritter has been try
ing an interesting and novel expert
ment On May %, when our presi'
dent called upon young and old alike
to cultivate the soil of the land, Mr..
Ritter decided to plant his war garden
on the roof above his apartment on
the twelfth floor. Boxes were built
and painted Italian green, rich earth
was hauled from the country and
brought to the city, seed was planted
on May q. and one month later
onions, radishes and lettice were be-
ing used on his table.
This duplex apartment with its
several rooms on the twelfth floor, al
so has three rooms built in bungalow
fashion above the roof. The parapct
is hedged, vines cover hideous vcnti-
lator pipes and on top of them perch
yellow bird houses. The walls of the
house and garden bench are stencilled
with tall hollyhocks and a lattice.
English ivy grows on the brick chin
neys, old fashioned flowers bloom in
the center plots, while gazing ball
reflects green corn, cabbage and
beans In each vegetable box is plant
cd, among other growing things, the
flag OF one OF the allies and old
glory waves from a tall flagpole, with
a search light playing upon it at
night. There are soldier and sailor
weather-vanes. many COlOred bird
sticks and scare crow in the green
corn.
mo farm yard would jc considered
complete without it's well, and one
with a matched roof was built to
conceal the photograph. There is
the usual garden gate. upon which is
bronze eagle, holding in it's beak
bell; and on the large chimney tow
ering over all. is shield upon which
is an excerpt from the presidents
message asking all patriotic Ameri-
cans to turn in hosts to the farms
and make certain that no pains and
labor are lacking in this great mat
ter
The east front of the roof is the
formal garden, or front yard under
gay awnings. Here there are flower
beds, trees in stone jars, wrought
iron lamps. and an electric fountain
flashing red. white and blue lights, all
overlooking a marvellous view of the
magical city. One amusing thing
ABOUT the garden is that the water
tanks above the neightoring apart
ments are, to all appearances only
silOs on other farms.
A few of the quotations printed on
the vegetable boxes are works of Mrs. |
Hughes and follow:
THAT time has come the presi-
dent said, to talk of many things
of loans, and ships and income tax
of cabbage and kings
Lettuce by merry while we may"
"Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these-it might have
beam"
Gather We radishes while we may,
Old time is still a-f,ying." u -
On the corn box: ssFrient3s, Allies,