. Long Island and real life, Long Island railroad . orld—but all, mind you,homes. For Long Island goes in first for the comforts of life, and thegingerbread can come afterwards. It is well known, and willbecome still better known, for its home colonies, where buildingen masse and modern business methods have carried the art ofliving, for persons of moderate means, to very nearly its highestpossibilities. The daring and initiative of well-organized capitalhave made this feasible. Inland, Long Island has as much variety of life and country asmay be found in the design of a piece of tapestry. It
. Long Island and real life, Long Island railroad . orld—but all, mind you,homes. For Long Island goes in first for the comforts of life, and thegingerbread can come afterwards. It is well known, and willbecome still better known, for its home colonies, where buildingen masse and modern business methods have carried the art ofliving, for persons of moderate means, to very nearly its highestpossibilities. The daring and initiative of well-organized capitalhave made this feasible. Inland, Long Island has as much variety of life and country asmay be found in the design of a piece of tapestry. It is one of thefew regions in America where the hills lie only half an hour or soaway from the sea. The delightful North Shore is pretty much aseries of bluffs and hill-country, broken by quiet inlets and deepbays, and receding into meadows whose soft beauty touches theentire countryside with mellowness and tranquihty. On the other hand, Hempstead Plains, where the British usedto hold their horse races, are as smooth as a billiard table, and there. Fishing at Glenwood The Field Club—Quogue
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