. New York of to-day . r own helplessness. New York is something you cant like and cantescape from. I hate it. But I love it. CHAPTER XIV THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA On an elevation overlooking the Hudson, justwhere Kivorside Drive makes a graceful curve asif to spare Minniesland, the old home of Audu-bon, the great naturalist {which wo have alsodescribed), stands the classic home of theHispanic Society of America, which is devotedto the advancement of Spanish literature, artilud history. The entrance proper is on Broad-way between Ono Hundred and Fifty-fifth and OneHundred and Fifty-sixth
. New York of to-day . r own helplessness. New York is something you cant like and cantescape from. I hate it. But I love it. CHAPTER XIV THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA On an elevation overlooking the Hudson, justwhere Kivorside Drive makes a graceful curve asif to spare Minniesland, the old home of Audu-bon, the great naturalist {which wo have alsodescribed), stands the classic home of theHispanic Society of America, which is devotedto the advancement of Spanish literature, artilud history. The entrance proper is on Broad-way between Ono Hundred and Fifty-fifth and OneHundred and Fifty-sixth Streets and the neareststation ta at One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Hispanic Society is thus conveniently reached,und the stranger who decides to spend an hour ortwo within its walls will have visited one of themost remarkable institutions not only in New York,but in the world as well. In fact, the HispanicSociety probably u letter known in foreign coun-tries than it is at home, though in recent years its232. The paljiiial Steamer Washington Irving, which makes daily trips nn iho Hudson to andfrom Albany during the summer. NEW YORK OF TO-DAY 235 local fame has greatly increased, partly by reason ofthe splendid exhibitions of Spanish art which ithas given from time, to time. Its late exhibition ofSpanish tapestries is a ease in point. Lovers ofart were thus enabled to use the best examples ofthe most famous Spanish creations in this ancientart, and our country thus received the benefit. Thelately increased interest in Spanish America hasalso given the society an added importance thatis rapidly growing as its usefulness becomes morewidely known. The collections of the society, though small, areof exquisite quality. No attempt has been madeto include the varying grades of certain illustrativeoriginals, the idea being to limit the exhibits to thovery best specimen obtainable in each class, andalso one other that might be described as generallytypical. In this manneT the
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