The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-28

surface ecked with sunlight sud shadows from rocks and
trees there place known "Fat Rock, ALDO from
~bco beautiful scene Is presented
Fort Lee Ia 10 high favor with picnic parties,
ss II contains 80 many romantic and seques,ered
,.aests where they are free FROM intrusion All
attached 70 them Tor dancing purposes and on
week days the pleasure parties invariably adourn to them
amer The eating exercises in the woods are over There
are alfo soups In abundance for the edcaIon or the
young ladies', who like this kind Of exercise
Fort Lee WAS throDged yesterday by parties from New
and the vsers are mostly poor mechanics and clerks,
WIN their wives and children, who provide themselves
Wiz food and spend the day in quiet maonsr-esting,
Drinking and enjoy the pure air and beautiful scenery
OF the place. Pater familias read sleep uuder the
shade of the trees, while the little romp 10 tho
yslers are GermsDs e. svdencss By he quantity Of
lager bier sold In the stores. There three boats
unnng to Fort Lee, all Of which were wded to aer
ut most capacity yesterday There could not have been
less than 900 persons who up By boats,
sides those who got here by other Some 81 500
were ,Tobabiy spent In fares and refreshmeus.
CONBAD's YORKvILIz GARDEN,
The he sdquarters for all Tho German festivals,
located abo Vt mile above Jc.ss' Woods ove<ru.
with visitors during the entire afternoon The place
very tastefuy arranged for comfort, and delightful
place Of resort fr Gssman frieadA 10 nearly op
pose Rsndalls hoAnd and commands ane view up the
East river for scvoval miles. There shout two
thousand five hundred visitors on the ground Is said
ws,S 80 sA On
70 the German festival which was held sAepe fos three
days last week.
HAMILTON PARK,
On Third avenue and Sixty ninth street, h quite place
Of resort There were some five hundred Me gro~od
during the day, most Of whom enjoyed snense YES BY
drinking Rhen wine and lager bier.
COSMOPOLITAN GARDEN,
located in Third avenue ana Eighty first street, was
crowded during The entire afternoon, over oas thou
sand guests being in the garden during the day.
JONES' WOOD,
Located First avenue and Sixty first street, 10 by far
the most prominent place OF resort the upper part Of
Manhattan Island The number that visit this place
every Sunday five thousand, although yesterday
there NOT over three thousand the ground owing
70 grand German festival which is to take place there
day Nest Of those who visit this place are Germans
and apparently make II sort Of pic mic EXCURSION.
and is directly Opposite tho Workhouse on BLACK wells
Island Various amusements were going on during the
entire day. such as singing aud gymnastic exer
cises, shooting at pin targets, swinging ana jumping
The greatest harmony seemed 70 prevail and all appa
rentiy enjoyed themselves. the large dancing stage
entertaining themselves by eating drinking, and sing
ing Over thirty casks OF lager bier dispensed ut ths
place every Sunday by the glass, besides numerous
other drinks such az wines and brandies
GoTTsNBsRG BULLS FERRY AND PLEASANT VALLEY.
There are many pretty places 10 spend summers DAY
pleasantly near New York, and perhaps than
Gutenberg. The number Of vsers who pairoosed il
yesterday net fever than 0o0 and the enjoyment
was certainly reality. The parties who spent the day
there chiefly the swarthy sons OF toll and their
fsies-the very class who know how to create aud
precise social pleasure OF course, there plenty OF
lager bier hand, and II AZ well a. the various other
kinds of liquid and solid refreshments received ample
Of consideration There we're nice shady trees and
green plots there swings and interesting games OF
quoits &C.. there abundance Of music, dancing
and waltzng there romantic rambles through the
shady groves along the proud bank Of the busy Hold
SON. and In short everything that could render visit to
such place nj Interesting and enjoyable. Al the
places the similar W those 81 Gut
tenberg proporonate scale, about onehousand per
sons having visited each Of Thorn. Peasan; Valley s be-
coming more and fsvorite resort every summer,
and Il s believed that before very long will 0utrva In
It's number Of patrons landing from Lort Iee to Ho
boken-
OTaER SUBURBS.
In addition the places ABOVE mentioned Ravens
wood Astoria, Greenwood, Haversraw, Yonkcrs, Dobbs
Ferry aud host OF smaller places whore New Workers.
spend the sabbath The number Of people who Visited
these places yesterday may be set down in round
bern ten thousand.
RLoAPIIULArIoN OF NUMBER OF SUNDAY BxcUR-