New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-12
THE CENTRAL PARK.

s"n nv~ ,,h their rare and delicate odors; wnen
1885, Md. sbske of domestic ties and venture
yo"sr.5 destinations, seeking wild oats aho o'hei
go, Ssesciss upon their personal resPohsion'y'
A.. f.oA of the earth il fairly rsnshgared oy tne
-. ~ ,,v;viue Summer; when anxious medi'ations
r;,.n IN town and country TO the development OF
-. .;r;est comforts when straw hats peein 70
- vheb way the wind blows, and gossamer
invite esresses from the gentest breezes OF the
,.o,-.ben fade the charms Of brick and dust ana
crowded thoroughfsres, and yearnngs toward hesi.h
and freedom, the fields, and streams userp tneH
Mace. The clamor of the street oppresses highway
garbage stimulated TO new varieties OF rankness ny
official neglect and the rays Of the Summer sum- no
longer ntoxicates the SOUL and the Russ paVemen'
ceases to be a Joy forever. Then setsIn the FEVER
vhch in desperate cases finds its only efhcsslous
treatment in the wster-plsce Then begins Iie
search for fecities more or less rural, according
the means and taste Of the seeker. ana 'nen' !"
those whom necessity fastens to cry season' "e
suddenly developed the glories and the oie'sns" %
our home wstering-place and Summer erea'' Tue
Central Park.
1t is the period when nature Is most seouo''v'
and when, if ever the imagination strays rom oui
prban routine and wsnders toward the picturesque
Tbose whom fortune enables to fulfill their inciina-
tons dart uortbward or westward to the hills or to
the lakes But there are vast proportions Of Man.
haitian which cannot 90 to the mountains, and 80 are
thankful that in modified way, the mountains
have been brought to Msnhattan-st least the
features which constitute the popular part OF their
stractiveness. For here, at the PARK, are mus
which, if not of measureless altitude, possess, Ike
Commodore Mutt, great deal of character IN their
compact FORM valleys which deserve to be exalted
beyond the power Of humble prose; lakes whose
tranquil beauty breeds envy Of the swans that sleep
but do not sing upon their bosomsi tangled giades
and fragrant des as full of as their visitors
NAV please to make them. Here are the highest
rrces of art welded to the best that nature can be
made to DO in the heart of metropolis; more genu
inc rus than ever before compressed irto 20 lew
acres Of arJe; better effects, in their endesvor at
faithful resemblance to what the distant
country affords, and more harmonious con-
trss,s of rich architectural adcrnment than
can he found in similar space at Nersailes,
OF The Bots do Boulogne, or the hes. English parks
All this, to be sure is but the outline and the germ
of what a few years will bring forth, and when
iosked at by the light of foreign achievements in
y
and miniatures but in spite of all, the Central Park
to-day taken at disadvantage, en- deshsbe, Its toilet
,nly half completed, its couture hardly begun, shines
above most of the finished and elaborate Gardens Of
the Old World Ii is the symmetry Of its concep-
tiou the excellence of the design, that gives 1t such
advantages. The plan, from the first, was the best
shat could be devised, and the details in working
n out develop it's superiority day by day, as they
progress.
The pleasure.seeking multitude gives little thought
perhaps, to plans details, and cares nothing fol
he question whether this Park surpssses other parks
IN one or another particular. 1t does, however,
thoroughly appreciate and enjoy what it finds and
eas the good sense 10 improve the benefits which
arc here vouchsaied it. Ever since the summers
nrst beaming the people have have been fully alive
70 the attractions Of the Park, and the Park has
peen alive with them. From morning TIL nightisli,
and sometimes later, its high and byways have been
EXPLORED BY contented vintors Nurses ramble with
heir charges of a mornings in the afternoon it is
he rendezvous Of the fashionable and possibly
more celestial host and after sunset its shades
and shelter continue to attract. AS the season sd-
ysnces the crowds augment and now that the concert
term has opened, there are days when Broadway
itself seems not more animated. The return OF the
music was the signal for fine gathering last Sat-
ardsy afternoon. For the first concert OF the year
better day could not have been bespoken, although
toward evening the sky was uncomfortably over
shadowed, and the sulien atmosphere presaged q
storm. But the day was brilliant, and the park was
aeyer brighter. The lawns were studded with lively
and everchanging groups; the avenues rang with The
,atter boofa and wheels. The winding walks echoed
with scclamstions of the occasion. The Terrace was
,hronged with fair ladies attentive to the music, and
gallant gentlemen attentive 10 the ladies' The
waters were sprinkled with dainty craft, whose
costly feigbts were radiant to the glory Of milines
aud tailors The green recesses IF the Rarnbe"
we're replete with congenial searcbeB for partial
solitude, and every rocky promontory was tufted
with observant clusters sereney scrutinizng the
busy scene spread out around and beneath them.
The Park was Just full enough for comfort and inter-
est. 1t its best aspect and seemed to have put
forth its freshest green for the occasion.
What lie most striking in the Central Park is its
variety 1t is hard 10 realize what its limits actually
are from any poipt Of view. In line about equal 70
The distance between two Of the city pro-
tusey dsposedsreams and ponds and groves and min
C mountains. Yetthere is no appearance of unnatu.
raj compactness. The article is perfectly concealed.
Take any eecton of the Versailles Gardens and they
ook if they had Just out Of curl papers in the
oornng. Everything there is cleverly arranged on
purpose that you shall admire be sstonished Here
you enjoy without troubling yourself to discover
Why although investigation if you like it, is well
rewarded. There are real marvels of detail which
invite minute consideration. Some Of the bridges
Are works Of art; parts Of the decorations on the
terrsce though not vet fnisbed are worth MANY a