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OVER THE GREAT WIDE WAY 
 
 (From Washington Arch to Grant's Tomb) 
 
 HE visitor in New York 
 who wishes to get a 
 glimpse of the city's rep- 
 resentative churches, office 
 buildings, clubs, and pri- 
 vate residences, can do no 
 better than take a trip up 
 Fifth Avenue and River- 
 side Drive. The ground can 
 be covered in one of two ways, either by 
 the commodious Green Sight Seeing Automo- 
 biles, "with the Swastika Sign," which in- 
 cludes both thoroughfares, also Central Park, 
 a total of fourteen miles in about two hours, 
 and has the further advantage of a lecturer to 
 point out the places of interest, or by the 
 Fifth Avenue motor stages, which offer a 
 choice of the two routes, Fifth Avenue to 
 ooth Street, or Fifth Avenue to 57th Street to 
 Riverside Drive. The Green Sightseer, "with 
 the Sign of the Swastika," starts at the south- 
 east corner Broadway and 23rd Street, the 
 Bartholdi Building; the stage at the very be- 
 ginning of Fifth Avenue, at Washington 
 Square. 
 
 Washington Square, covering some nine 
 acres, was originally the Potter's Field, a 
 successor to the one at Madison Square. 
 
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Following this humble period of its his- 
 tory, it went to the other extreme and be- 
 came the literary and aristocratic centre of 
 Xew York City. Henry James, who once 
 lived in this vicinity, has written a novel 
 entitled ''Washington Square," taking for 
 his background one of the stately mansions 
 that are to-day the only reminder of the 
 square's former prestige. This plot of 
 ground is adorned by a statue of Garibaldi, 
 presented to the city by its Italian resi- 
 dents, and a bust of Alexander Holley, who 
 was prominently connected with the devel- 
 opment of Bessemer steel. The large build- 
 ing east of the square contains certain de- 
 partments of the Xew York University. 
 
 Washington Arch, the elaborate structure 
 through which a vista of Fifth Avenue is 
 revealed, is after the design of Stanford 
 White and occupies the site of a temporary 
 arch erected at the centennial of Washing- 
 ton's inauguration. Funds for this memor- 
 ial were raised by popular subscription. 
 
 Proceeding up the avenue, the first point 
 of interest is the Hotel Brevoort, at the 
 northeast corner of 8th Street, an historic 
 landmark, formerly known as the Lafa- 
 yette-Brevoort. On the west side at the 
 corner of ioth Street, is the Protestant 
 Episcopal Church of the Ascension, con- 
 taining La Farge's beautiful painting of the 
 Ascension. 
 
 On the same side of the avenue at the 
 next stieet is the old First Presbyterian 
 Church, founded in Wall Street nearly 200 
 years ago. Looking through 15th Street at 
 the west, a fleeting glimpse of the New 
 York Hospital may be obtained, and at 16th 
 Street the Roman Catholic Church of St. 
 Francis Xavier. On the east side of the 
 
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Old First Presbyterian Church 
 
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avenue at 19th Street are the old estab- 
 lished firms of Arnold, Constable & Co. and 
 Lord & Taylor, both extending through to 
 Broadway. The Methodist Book Concern 
 
 occupies the southwest corner of 20th 
 Street, and the Presbyterian Building, the 
 northwest corner. 
 
 Twenty-third Street brings us to Madison 
 Square, to which a certain historic interest 
 attaches, for here in former days the old 
 Post Road began its irregular course north- 
 ward. A wealth of notable buildings are 
 crowded into the precincts of the Square, 
 one of the most striking being the twenty- 
 story Fuller Building, which occupies the 
 wedge-shaped piece of ground at the inter- 
 section of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. Tt 
 is popularly known as the Flat Iron Build- 
 ing, from its peculiar shape. 
 
 Across the street from this building on 
 the further side of Broadway is the old 
 Bartholdi Hotel. At the southeast corner 
 of the Square the new Metropolitan Life 
 Insurance Building rears its magnificent 
 height of forty-eight stories, claiming the 
 proud distinction of being the tallest build- 
 ing in the world. Its melodious chimes, 
 consisting of four bells, are very similar 
 to the noted Cambridge chimes. At the 
 northeast corner of 24th Street and Madi- 
 son Avenue may be seen Dr. Parkhurst's 
 new Presbyterian Church, and at the next 
 street above, still another building of re- 
 cent date, the Appellate Division, Supreme 
 Court, whose dignified architecture and rich 
 sculptures are deserving unqualified admira- 
 tion. Open daily to visitors. 
 
 Madison Square Garden, in the next block 
 at 26th Street, is a conspicuous feature of 
 this region with its yellow brick exterior 
 
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and lofty tower surmounted by a gilded 
 Diana. It is a world-renowned palaee of 
 amusement, its spacious walls accommodat- 
 ing- an enormous amphitheatre, concert 
 room, roof garden, and theatre, besides nu- 
 merous offices and studios. 
 
 Crossing the Square to the Broadway 
 side, four statues of prominent Americans 
 attract our attention — Chester A. Arthur, at 
 the northeast corner of the Square, Roscoe 
 Conkling, on the southeast, William 
 Seward, Secretary of State, at the south- 
 west, and Admiral Farragut, at the north- 
 west. The Farragut memorial, designed by 
 St. Gaudens, is a beautiful piece of work 
 and will repay close study. 
 
 The Fifth Avenue Building, at 23rd Street, 
 is worthy of note as occupying the site of 
 the old Fifth Avenue Hotel, one of the 
 famous hostelries of old days where the 
 first passenger elevator in the city was in- 
 stalled. The block between 24th and 25th 
 Streets, on Broadway, is taken up by the 
 Albemarle Hotel and Hoffman House. Di- 
 rectly opposite is the large enclosure where 
 rests the body of Major-General Worth, 
 who rendered distinguished service during 
 the Mexican War. A tall monument marks 
 the spot, bearing a bronze tablet in high re- 
 lief. 
 
 Continuing up Fifth Avenue the next 
 point of interest is the Cafe Martin, on the 
 lower west side of 26th Street and extend- 
 ing through to Broadway. It was Del- 
 monico's in former days. The Brunswick 
 Building, of red brick and granite, diagon- 
 ally opposite, occupies the site of the old 
 Brunswick Hotel. The famous book firm of 
 Brentano's is located here. At 27th Street, 
 on the west side, is the Hotel Victoria, and 
 
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Flat Iron and Fifth Avenue Buildings 
 Worth Monument 
 
across the street on 27th, Xo. 15, is the up- 
 town store of the Dennison Mfg. Co., The 
 Tag Makers and introducers of the famous 
 crepe papers. Their art department is par- 
 ticularly interesting and strangers are cor- 
 dially invited. At the northwest corner of 
 28th Street the Second National Bank now 
 occupies its new attractive building. 
 
 In the yard of the Marble Collegiate 
 Church, on the northwest corner of 29th 
 Street, is the bell originally hung in the old 
 North Church on Fulton Street. 
 
 Some of the historic facts in regard to 
 this church are as follows: First it is the 
 Oldest Church in America; and the records 
 place before us these items of interest: In 
 the year 1609, September 6th, landing of the 
 Dutch and discovery of Manhattan Island 
 by five men from Hendrick Hudson's ship, 
 "The Half Moon"; 1614, the first religious 
 service was held; 1624, first Elder of 
 Reformed Church, Peter Minuit, who was 
 also first Director-General of Colony; 1625, 
 first bell hung in belfry of "The Church in 
 the Horse Mill"; 1628, first Minister in- 
 stalled: Rev. Jonas Michaelius ; 1633, first 
 church building erected, on site now known 
 as 39 Pearl Street; 1642, first stone church 
 within the ramparts, known as "The Church 
 in the Fort." 
 
 The Rev. David James Burrell. D.D.. 
 LL.D., is the Minister of this church and his 
 connection with it covers a period of twenty 
 years. It was through Dr. Burrell that this 
 church established a permanent Pastor for 
 Strangers, and the Rev. John S. Allen, D.D., 
 is in charge of this unique office and all 
 strangers receive his thoughtful considera- 
 tion. 
 
 Across the avenue on the upper corner 
 
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of 29th Street is the Calumet Club. A 
 glance through 29th Street to the east re- 
 veals the Church of the Transfiguration, 
 lovingly termed by the theatrical profes- 
 sion, "The Little Church Around the Cor- 
 ner," also the Hotel Martha Washington, 
 which is exclusively for women, and at the 
 southwest corner of Madison Avenue and 
 29th Street the Hotel Seville. 
 
 At 30th Street is the Holland House, and 
 on 31st Street, just west of the avenue, the 
 Hotel Wolcott. On the northeast corner 
 of 32d Street may be seen the home of the 
 Knickerbocker Club, one of New York's 
 exclusive organizations, and at 313, just a 
 step south of 32d Street, the old established 
 piano warerooms of Mason & Hamlin Co. 
 At this crossing a glimpse of the new Penn- 
 sylvania Depot may be had at the left. 
 
 The next block on the west side is taken 
 up by the famous Waldorf-Astoria, com- 
 monly known as the finest and largest hotel 
 in the world. Its builders and owners are 
 William Waldorf Astor and Col. John 
 Jacob Astor. Tt is said to offer accommo- 
 dations for from 1,400 to 1,500 guests. 
 
 The linen store of James McCutcheon & 
 Co. is directly across from the hotel. The 
 white marble building on the west side of 
 the avenue at the upper corner with its 
 Corinthian columns and elaborate frieze, is 
 occupied by the Knickerbocker Trust Co., 
 famous for its "run" in the panic of 1907. 
 Next to it is Aeolian Hall. Free recitals 
 Wednesdays and Saturdays, 3 p. m., during 
 the season. 
 
 The plain but rich structure occupying 
 the block between 34th and 35th Streets, 
 on the opposite side of the avenue, are the 
 new quarters of B. Altman & Co., whose 
 
Church of the Transfiguration (Exterior) 
 
 Church of the Transfiguration (Interior) 
 
removal uptown with other business houses 
 has changed the shopping centre of New 
 York. James McCreery & Co., just west 
 of Fifth Avenue on 34th Street, is still 
 another firm occupying a new site. Glanc- 
 ing east through 35th Street, on the corner 
 of Madison Avenue, is the Protestant Epis- 
 copal Church of the Incarnation. The Gor- 
 ham Co., world famous silversmiths, are on 
 the southwest corner of 36th Street. Across 
 the street, at No. 389, is located the Astor 
 Trust Co., one c f the best known Trust and 
 Safe Deposit Companies in our city, and 
 at No. 391, the new home of C. G. Gunther's 
 Sons. At 37th Street, the china and glass 
 house of Davis Collamore & Co. occupies 
 the lower corner, No. 404, on the west side, 
 and i he spacious establishment of Tiffany 
 & Co., the lower corner on the east side. 
 
 The Brick Presbyterian Church, diagon- 
 ally opposite. Avas organized in 1767 in 
 Park Row. One of its former ministers 
 was Dr. Henry Van Dyke, now professor 
 of literature at Princeton. The home of 
 the Union League Club, originally organ- 
 ized to assist the Union cause and now 
 among the most distinguished social or- 
 ganizations in the city, is on the northeast 
 corner of 39th Street. On the west side 
 of the avenue, at 40th Street, is the Knox 
 Building. 
 
 The New York Public Library, erected 
 on the Astor-Lenox-Tilden foundation and 
 now nearing completion, occupies the two 
 blocks from 40th to 42d Streets. This is 
 the former site of the old Croton Reservoir. 
 Bryant Park is at the back of the library, 
 extending to Sixth Avenue. A glimpse 
 through 42d Street to the east reveals the 
 Manhattan and Belmont Hotels, also the 
 
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Grand Central Station, soon to be replaced 
 by an elegant costly marble structure. 
 
 At 43d Street is the Temple Emanu-El, 
 one of the largest Jewish synagogues in 
 New York City, and a fine example of Sara- 
 cenic architecture. Just west of the ave- 
 nue, on 43d Street, are the Century Club 
 and the Hotel Renaissance. Sherry's, one 
 of the eity's high grade restaurants, is on 
 the southwest corner of 44th Street, and the 
 Night and Day Bank on the southeast cor- 
 ner. Diagonally across from Sherry's is 
 the equally renowned Delmonico's. It is 
 hard to believe that this aristocratic estab- 
 lishment is an outgrowth of a humble one- 
 room shop. 
 
 A glimpse of St. Bartholomew's Protest- 
 ant Episcopal Church, on Madison Avenue, 
 may be obtained at 44th Street. This thor- 
 oughfare is a famous club district, and be- 
 tween Fifth and Sixth avenues may be 
 found the Harvard, Yale, St. Nicholas and 
 New York Yacht Clubs, also the world- 
 famed Hotel Astor is located on Broadway, 
 from 44th to 45th Streets. The Hotel Lor- 
 raine is also in this block. L. P. Hollander 
 & Co., a well-known firm which has been 
 doing business in Boston for many years, 
 has recently moved into its new building 
 on the west side of the avenue between 
 45th and 46th streets. 
 
 Directly opposite is the Church of the 
 Heavenly Rest, with a conspicuously nar- 
 row frontage. The Fifth Avenue Baptist 
 Church, Dr. C. F. Aked, pastor, is at the 
 west on the lower side of 46th Street. The 
 site of the Windsor Hotel, destroyed by 
 fire in 1800. is marked by the Windsor Ar- 
 cade, between 46th and 47th Streets. No. 
 579 Fifth Avenue is the residence of Miss 
 
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New York Public 
 
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Helen Gould, No. 587 that of James B. Hag- 
 gin, capitalist and horseman, and No. 591 
 the home of Mrs. Robert Goelet. 
 
 Diagonally across from the latter dwell- 
 ing, at 48th Street, is the St. Nicholas Col- 
 legiate Reformed Church. Mrs. Roswell P. 
 Flower resides at No. 597, and Mrs. Ogden 
 Goelet at No. 608. The red brick structure 
 at the next street on the cast side is The 
 Belgravia, while about the centre of the 
 block is the Democratic Club, No. 617. 
 The Buckingham Hotel, at 50th Street, is 
 the next point of interest. No. 634 Fifth 
 Avenue was formerly the home of Darius 
 Ogden Mills, the philanthropist and found- 
 er of the Mills Hotels. 
 
 This brings us to the most beautiful 
 church edifice in America, St. Patrick's 
 Cathedral (Roman Catholic), whose grace- 
 ful Gothic spires are a striking feature of 
 this part of the avenue. The cathedral is 
 open through the day and will repay care- 
 ful study. The Union Club occupies at- 
 tractive new quarters at the northeast cor- 
 ner of 51st Street. The brown stone resi- 
 dences between 51st and 52d Streets on the 
 west side are known as the "Vanderbilt 
 twin-houses." The present occupants are 
 Henry C. Frick and William D. Sloane. On 
 the upper corner is the home of William K. 
 Vanderbilt. 
 
 The fashionable Protestant Episcopal 
 Church of St. Thomas, partially destroyed 
 by fire a few years ago and to be rebuilt 
 in the near future, is at 53d Street. Next 
 to the church are the residences of Dr. W. 
 Seward Webb and H. McKay Twombley. 
 In the block on the opposite side of the 
 avenue is the home of Tames T. Pyle at 
 No. 673, that of Cornelius Vanderbilt at 
 
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677, and Levi P. Morton at 681. One would 
 hardly select the unpretentious brown-stone 
 and brick dwelling just west of Fifth Ave- 
 nue on 54th Street as the residence of the 
 richest man in the world. This house is, 
 however, occupied by John D. Rockefeller, 
 president of the Standard Oil Co. His 
 brother, William, vice-president of the or- 
 ganization, lives on the northeast corner of 
 54th Street and Fifth Avenue. 
 
 The block between 54th and 55th Streets, 
 on the west side, is taken up by the Uni- 
 versity Club, northwest corner, and the 
 Hotel Gotham, southwest corner. The ex- 
 clusive Hotel St. Regis is at the southeast 
 corner of 55th Street. The Fifth Avenue 
 Presbyterian Church is diagonally oppo- 
 site. Its pulpit was for many years occu- 
 pied by Dr. John Hall. 
 
 The four corners at the crossing of 57th 
 Street are marked by notable residences, 
 that of Harry Payne Whitney on the south- 
 west corner, Mrs. Collis P. Huntington, the 
 widow of the railroad magnate, on the 
 southeast corner, Mrs. Herman Oelrichs on 
 the northeast corner, and Mrs. Cornelius 
 Vanderbilt on the remaining corner. The 
 latter residence, extending from 57th to 
 58th Streets, has witnessed numberless bril- 
 liant social functions, and in point of mag- 
 nificence has few rivals on Fifth Avenue. 
 William Iselin, the dry goods merchant, 
 lives at No. 745. 
 
 We now approach the principal entrance 
 to Central Park and the Plaza, a large 
 square containing an imposing equestrian 
 statue of General Sherman, designed by 
 St. Gaudens, and erected in 1004. Three of 
 New York's well known hotels are grouped 
 about this point, the new Plaza Hotel at 
 
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Central Park and the Plaza 
 
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the left and the Hotels Savoy and the Neth- 
 erlands at 59th Street. The narrow building 
 at No. 763, next the Savoy, is popularly 
 known as the "spite house." Here is also 
 located the exclusive chemists, the Ramsdell 
 Drug Co., the retail successors to Daggett 
 & Ramsdell. The Van Norden Trust Co. 
 is at the lower corner of 60th Street, and 
 the marble home of the Metropolitan Club, 
 often called the "Millionaires' Club," on the 
 upper corner. 
 
 The so-called "[Millionaires' Row"' may be 
 said to begin at about this point. The home 
 of Elbridge T. Gerry, who has identified 
 himself so actively with legislation for the 
 benefit of children and animals, is next to 
 the Metropolitan Club. W. Emlen Roose- 
 velt, banker, resides at No. 804, and Mrs. 
 J. P. Kernochan at No. 824. At the lower 
 corner of 64th Street is the home of E. J. 
 Berwind, financier, that on the upper corner 
 the former residence of George Crocker, 
 now deceased. 
 
 Opposite 64th Street in Central Park is an 
 old arsenal now used for the offices of the 
 Park Department. No. 836 is the home of 
 Isidor Wormser, and 838 that of W. Watts 
 Sherman. The double house on the upper 
 corner of 65th Street is the Astor Mansion, 
 the home of Col. John Jacob Astor, and the 
 former home of Mrs. William Astor. G. B. 
 Schley, the broker, resides at No. 845. 
 
 The dwelling at the upper corner of 66th 
 Street is occupied by Mrs. Henry O. Have- 
 meyer, widow of the sugar refiner, while 
 next to it, at No. 852, is the home of Col. 
 Oliver H. Payne, a capitalist of vast inter- 
 ests. Mrs. George Kidd resides at No. 853 
 and George Gould at No. 857, on the upper 
 corner of 67th Street. C. T. Yerkes formerly 
 
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Metropolitan Museum of 
 
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lived at No. 864, a house noted for its won- 
 derful collection of painljings and art treas- 
 ures. No. 871 was once the home of Wil- 
 liam C. Whitney, former Secretary of the 
 Navy. No. 879, on the lower corner of 
 69th Street, is the home of Ogden Mills, and 
 No. 883 is the John Sloane Mansion. 
 
 The Lenox Library, between 70th and 
 71st Streets, represents the costly gift of 
 James Lenox, presented to the city in 1870. 
 It contains many rare and valuable volumes. 
 Open daily, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., free. Di- 
 rectly across the avenue is the Hunt Me- 
 morial, dedicated to the memory of Rich- 
 ard Morris Hunt, the designer of the li- 
 brary, "in recognition of his services to the 
 cause of art in America." No. 908, at the 
 lower corner of 72d Street, is the residence 
 of Mrs. James A. Burden. Just within the 
 72d Street entrance to the Park may be 
 seen a bronze statue of Morse, the inventor 
 of the telegraph. The home of R. Guggen- 
 heimer, at No. 923, is conspicuous because 
 of the four caryatides on the top story. 
 
 The Jewish Temple Beth-El, on the low- 
 er corner of 76th Street, may be easily rec- 
 ognized by its gilded dome dec rations. 
 Senator W. A. Clark's new mansion rears 
 its magnificent bulk at 77th Street, Payne 
 Whitney resides at No. 972, between 78th 
 and 79th Streets, and Mr. Fletcher, who 
 made a fortune in "Castoria," on the lower 
 corner of 79th Street. A group of three 
 houses around the upper corner are those 
 of the Brokaw family, clothing manufac- 
 turers. Mr. Isaac V. Brokaw occupies the 
 corner dwelling, and H. C. and Irving B.. 
 the twin houses next to it. Between 79th 
 and 80th Streets, the narrow but ornate bow 
 front at No. 987 marks the residence of 
 
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Home of Andrew Carnegie- 
 
Mrs. W. B. Leeds. No. 990 is the home of 
 F. W. Woolworth, of five-and-ten-cent- 
 store fame, and No. 993 that of Louis Stern, 
 
 the dry goods merchant. 
 
 The 'Metropolitan Museum of Art at 826 
 
 Street, is another monument to the genius 
 of the late Richard M. Hunt. From an 
 architectural point of view, the new cast 
 wing is most worthy of attention. The vis- 
 itor to Xew York cannot be urged too 
 strongly to become acquainted with at least 
 a few of the treasures of this largest art 
 museum in the country. Free (except 
 Monday and Friday). Hours: 10 a. m. to 
 5 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. to 10 p. m.; Sun- 
 day, 1 to 5:30 p. m. Cleopatra's Needle, the 
 obelisk presented to the United States by 
 the Khedive of Egypt and transported 
 thither at the expense of Commodore Van- 
 derbilt, is within the Park near the Mu- 
 seum. 
 
 At 85th Street is the Fifth Avenue Apart- 
 ment House, the only apartment house on 
 "Millionaires' Row." No. 1045 is the resi- 
 dence of R. Starr Dana, and No. 1063 that 
 of Henry Phipps. The latter mansion is a 
 beautiful new white marble edifice with 
 elaborate gates designed by Les Freres 
 Dclisle of Paris. 
 
 The more notable homes end with 
 the palatial home of Andrew Car- 
 negie at ooth Street, reported to 
 have cost a million dollars. 
 It is surrounded by 
 a spacious garden. 
 
RIVERSIDE "DRIVE 
 
 >i>v^=^TN^O reach Riverside Drive by 
 S^ ===: f -A the motor stage, we leave 
 Fifth Avenue at 57th 
 Street and proceed west- 
 ward. The new home of 
 the Lotus Club may be 
 seen at No. no 57th Street. 
 The next point of interest 
 is Carnegie Hall, at Seventh 
 Avenue and 57th Street, one of the largest 
 auditoriums in the world. On the opposite 
 side of the street, at No. 215, near Broad- 
 way, is the American Fine Arts Society. 
 As we turn into Broadway and turn to the 
 pert! 1 , we find ourselves in the motor-car 
 secti 1 ci the city. 
 
 Fifty-ninth Street brings us to Columbus 
 Circle with its striking Columbus Column, a 
 gift of the Italian residents of the city at 
 the celebration of the 400th anniversary of 
 the discovery of America. At 626. Street, by 
 glancing to the east, a glimpse of the New 
 Theatre on Central Park West may be ob- 
 tained. At 67th Street on the east side of 
 Broadway is the 22nd Regiment Armory. A 
 number of magnificent apartment hotels 
 and houses now greet the eye, among which 
 may be mentioned the Marie Antoinette, 
 directly across from the armory, the Ne- 
 vada at 69th Street, and the Ormonde at 
 70th Street. 
 
 St. Andrew's Hotel is at the corner of 
 72nd Street. Before turning through this 
 
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street the immense apartment hotel, the 
 Ansonia, may be seen one block north, 73d 
 to 74th Streets; also the statue of Verdi in 
 Sherman Square, near by. 
 
 Riverside Drive is soon reached, the most 
 picturesque avenue in the city, flanked as it 
 is by the beautiful strip of park at its base 
 and overlooking the lordly Hudson and 
 Palisades. Although apartment houses pre- 
 dominate over private residences, the for- 
 mer are truly palatial. Occupying the block 
 between 73d and 74th Streets is the stately 
 home of Charles Schwab, the steel king. 
 The new memorial fountain opposite 76th 
 Street, surmounted by a huge eagle, was 
 presented to the city by Robert Ray Ham- 
 ilton. At 88th Street, upon an embankment 
 a short distance back from the drive, is a 
 dark, two-story frame dwelling, once the 
 home of Joseph Jefferson, the actor. 
 
 The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument of 
 white marble at 8qth Street was erected by 
 the city and dedicated in 1902. At this 
 point a fine view of the river with Grant's 
 Tomb in the distance may be had. Oppo- 
 site the monument on the upper corner of 
 8oth Street was the home of the late Henry 
 Codman Potter, Bishop of New York, and 
 ATrs. Potter, and on the upper corner of 
 ooth Street that of John Matthews, the soda 
 water manufacturer. 
 
 On the northeast corner of T02d Street is 
 the residence of Mrs. Bertha Foster, whose 
 husband made a fortune by patenting a 
 glove hook. No. 316 was once the home of 
 Richard Mansfield, the actor. 
 
 A bronze equestrian statute of Franz Sigel 
 occupies a commanding position at the foot 
 of io6th Street. On the upper corner of 
 107th Street is the new dazzling marble resi- 
 
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dence of Schinasi, the cigarette manufac- 
 terer. At 114th Street the old Rowan home- 
 stead, a true Colonial type presents, a strik- 
 ing contrast to the modern apartment 
 houses by which it is surrounded. 
 
 Beginning at 116th Street the buildings of 
 Columbia University may be seen by gl 
 ing through the cross streets at the right. 
 The red brick building at the north-east cor- 
 ner of Broadway and 116th Street once be- 
 longed to the old Bloomingdale Asylum. 
 Barnard College for women is on [19th 
 Street. The gray walls of the pretentious 
 now Theological Seminary form a conspic- 
 uous feature of this section, occupying the 
 two blocks bounded by 120th and I22d 
 Streets. Fairmouht Avenue and Broadway. 
 
 Grant's Tcmb is at 123d Street, a simple 
 but dignified piece of architecture on a 
 sightly eminence overlooking the river. 
 The corner stone of this beautiful granite 
 pile was laid by President Harrison in 1892. 
 In the crypt under the dome may be seen 
 the ^arcophasri of General Grant and Mrs. 
 Grant. 
 
 On the north side of the tomb is a tree 
 planted to the memory of General 
 Grant by the Chinese states- 
 man. Li Hung Chang. 
 
MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 =TEA SHOP= 
 
 "WHITHER, OH WHITHER, OH MAIDEN 
 
 SO SHY?" 
 "TO THE MOTHER GOOSE TEA SHOP," 
 
 WAS HER REPLY, 
 "AND WHAT WILL YOU FIND THERE, 
 
 OH MAIDEN SO SWEET?" 
 "I'LL FIND THERE-OF ALL PLACES- 
 
 THE BEST THINGS TO EAT." 
 
 Children's Luncheons and Teas 
 a Specialty. Waffles Served from 
 3 to 6 p. m. Special Dinners 
 Arranged Upon Application. 
 
 A LA CARTE 
 
 MRS. C. L. STUDWELL 
 
 Owner 
 
 Thirteen East Thirty-fifth Street 
 
 'Phone, Madison Square, 3161