The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-10
Rural Touch
Wins Favor
in New York
Luncheon Centers Win
Bucolic Settings and
Gardens Liked.
Ry HELEN WORDEN
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n EW 0ftrAs -sA"- -
- home .rom Kentucky ioI lie
o1rn.rr u Chatham Walk oniy 70
ana gray Kcntucky DERBY skies o.
s-l-ug New YORK.
DARK clouds and a scotch mis-,
u-e-eut d.sc0l-ag.ng front
We were a little TOO optimistic
rorn Green The Chatham manager.
-z.d. ~Theres no use attempting "
uru me sum slnos.
a. soon as New YORK SKIES cnange
from crar 90 blue Park-aF VIII De
g. -1-o % arrn .n rural settings
and cntrr NaT1clle Manning sum-
r-r- "a .nIors snow. a feature Of the
opening oar.
quaint Normandy cottage ~
RECT high. weeping willow trees. rose
2 and pink azalcas. evergreen trees,
--r wood fence and marlgoids,
---t--1rfc % the DUCohc charm oil
r.- Chatham walk as u snuggies
iii The s<r-sIaper canyon az 4oth-
= and rarE-av.
The B-eetoort's sidewalk cafe a.
5-l-tv and Sth-st blossOmed forth
or S.. PatrCks Day. while the
rrr Avenue Hotel set out its little
tables. bright flowers and clipped
r-rcn shrubs on Easter Sunday.
The Cafe de La PAX. continental
sidewalk cafe which trlnges the -
Ar0ritz has been attempting 10 90
an outdoor business since the last Of
april
Party Given for Tree
Naw York enjoys mary rural
touches. The old pear tree a. 26Iiz
W llth-st is In fun bloom. A week
ago SUNDAY. Dorothca Wells. who
has an apartment in the Civil War
House that guards tho tree, gave a
party for the I5O-year-Old pear tree
They say the tree was good-sized
when tho house was built In 1861.
IT. was originally part Of the Abing-
don orchard that blOomed when
George Washington lived on Cher
Iv-er
Mrs. Dorothy S. Nelson. Ridge
wood n. J., now owns house and
tree.
Tca and cakes and highballs
were served in the shade Of the old
pear tree at Mrs Wells party. A
little thrush warbled as her 20
guests Chatted. Among those pres
3 eut were George Holman. the art
critic. and FranClne Layrimore. the
actress. Mr.. Holman feels that the
pear tree is his. For years he has
been making pilermages to enjoy
ITS bloom. Last fall ne discovered
one pear on an upper branch.
Among the tenants Of Mrs Mel
sons house in addition TO Dorothea
Wells. is Frances WIthcrspo0n, who
shares an apartment with her
friend. Tracy Mygatt. compiler of
Julia NeVberry's diary.
Garden Tour Set
ON May Is those who are garden
minded may enjoy those in old
Greenwich Village
There exists III New York I'M
suspected garden spots inaccessible
% The public reads the little PAM
phlet on the Exhibition of CITY
Gardens which Is being held for
the benefit of the Ann Brown Alum
nae Free kindergarten and Nur-
serv school.
In these gardens the busy world
is forgotten and one may walk OBJ
hvious OF city streets. II Is with
/the hope of inspiring a desire for
such Ravens as well as to raise funds
10 further work for underprvileged
children. that the owners OF the gar
dens have contributed them so gem
erously."
Listed for Wednesday. MAY Is. to
be on exhibition from 10 6
are the gardens Of Mrs. August
Ziusscr. 6 ". 9th-St. a garden with
pCrEela Mrs S. Robert S. Davis Jr..
20 w l0th-st. a garden 70 De lived
in, Dr. FrankWOOd Williams. ~ w.
12th-st. F1aEstOne court. Mrs. J. G.
Phelps Stokes. IS Grove-St. 1917
yCar-oid garden. and ST. Johns Col
Ony Gardens. 2I6 W. 11th-st. apart
ment community gardens
Mrs Stokes garden fouriShed