The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-13

THE ARK.
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The Saturday Afternoon Conoert-Its At
trsctions-A Glimpse from Cloud
land, Sc.
One can read Shakespeare plays again and again. ever
finding something new 10 them-some idea which did
not appear on previous perusssoms train OF thought
which the Bard Of Avon had his mind, but which did
not strike yours at the nrs nor perhaps the second
reading In an cases. however, the study peases. Ne
beautiful never dies, and you take up Hamlet today
and read with as much admiration OF the master mind
which conceived and the grasefs poet who wrose 80
you feat for him In the days 81 your youth 80 with
Park. Every visa discloses new beauties Of land
scape fresh Of natural history moro Beautiful
specimens Of art which tend 70 mako the visitor SUN
moro proud Of this the finest park is probable, IN The
world Even without the swelling csences Of w Pask
band which delight the listeners ear 10 atsi.s sub
ece for the student Of nature well Of s bus viii
that addition it, charms are greatly enhanced
Yesterday, each preceding Saturday, and Mn
be the case on every succeeding one the Park Consent
was numerousiy attended. 1t Is not Tho crow6 itssx
which strikes one but rather ths nature of tho csUwl
In this, democratic country themost democta4io s
tuition u the Park Concert All na&onailesAn creods
all oooss all grades or society alike arc here The gensss
breeze fans the check OF the Firth avenue beas q we
as the dusky Ducinsa The sot straansof sisdy sxk0
the Of the worn battered wounded veteran ana
the peyfuned exquisite with tho andth
only difference probably that beneath tho ragged ooaS
there Is digger SOUL beter appreciation or music
than under padded Of tho up town hot oangsr
nc costumes Of to-day and Of twenty years ssBk eea
minge with one another here Ia defiance Of criticism,
the old and young visit Park and explore M beautiea
MUSIC FOR rHn PEOPLE.
To say that listening TO good music is not - profitable
a. the reading q good would be absurd The In
nuence IL exercises Is we'll known; and II taste for
music be implanted n the minds OF people that people
will become great and prosperous It does not require
police keep tho audience ut this concert Ia orss
spirit of courtesy and harmony pervades -. Every
person Ii attentive.
Yesterday, near the music stand dandy YVES iouns-
ing portion Of the overture TO ''Semramde struck
him familiar and with execrsble taste and Is execrabe
voice he commenced humming IT, "Damn you, "saiS
attentive listener him. 'Dd you refer 10 mo-"
the dandy inquired. '0h no. sir" said tho other ~
but cursed the band whose loud playing prevented my
hearing your singing" Amidst roar Of laughter ~
dandy vamosed
The programme comprised selections from verdi's,
Mendessohn's and Meyerbeer's choicest compositions.
together with those Of many others who though pes-
haps not well known to fame, yet have written
swecty. The Semramide before referred a.
performed with exquisite TASTE and that to Mendes-
sohn's Midsummer Nights Dream with an accuracy we
have seldom heard eQusllod While the latter was being
performed Q gentleman who sat beneath one Of the
awnings discoursing sweet nonsense to lady cousin'
of his wondered Shskspere Mondelssohn ever were
in America as II they had with the heat mot y mon
ton tho mosqnitoes they wead net have dreamo4mHcA
in midsummer. "Ay drosns' said be- with gsnoe q
excruciasng tenderness his companion, bear but one
ms listen to the Ss music said an Old sdy much he
annoyance Of him Of the monot0nous dreams Tho vlo
% :, sS Ss 5s:
soldiers Polka in fer fais shsfsef spprobsaoa
Ins LAxs-ras OAsIso1 = E :, 70 .sc; -
lets Asd with laughing chiidveH - whom san On ~
smooth bosom is the sumit Of pessuss The anAerees
md the foliage Of the trees and aaon crcns over
the water and siaying In their loving hight % imprint
sho ;ss dsSs ooorins ,Ss crystal drops with al he
| varied hues Of the rainbow Two must como back -
II q q: me AND q
the subject the Cas.noit ID quite incapable Of ecoom
modating all tho heated ndividualswhe demand nstasA
| and will require soon 70 be enlarged. But 9TH
srs those who sec with the eys Of . philosopher.
Sermons as in stones. and sood in everything.
ssrcled away and studied the tannsng the rsseryes
rocks n' fSs Scssncsi ssudsss he'd sufcieni 40 sT.
aiming the floral beauties which the heat q s1unmse
causes 70 bloom IN Tna:a Sassn s
dsns prepared carefully and with great dmculty bse
here nature herself has gathered together tns rcoke
miracles Of his handwork. Othsrs whose cnIy books
were womans looks" promenade the Terracs or The
folly which tho post says was oil those books ssaees
him.
TIN xoOLodICAL COLLECTION,
o. usual engrossed fair share Of the attention Of oat
young folks who commssrated the camels on ne un
foresssn accident which must have rendered thso
humpbacked and stared at the American, eagle which
patriotic father informed them the "0nset basee Nv
thin all" They laughed At the monkeys b:dgersa the
tSsmssve and when ;hsy got through with me animate
! they went into
This department, which is situated in the Arsenal, =
beauty stansd animals birds and plastic figures, some
%Ganymsde and HeSs very nnsiy cast the psrssasys
look Of the royal cupbearer very finely portrayed He
Of John the Baptist In vessel strongly RESEMBLING
soup turcen while in the other hand she novrishes
csrrss Tyre. ia excellent, and attracts much admra-
tion. Colossal statues Of Jefferson and Henry bring %
the Tbsy ss .na
look better In some moro open place. Perhaps SONS
other time may give moro extended notice Of shis
| BIRp's EYE VIEW or THE Park.
Leaving the Park ind ourselves In large inciesore
cs .Si We sn the
Limited Statesr at his invitation and ascend into the
There is no danger 3 ws are ssa'esS . s :ss
several gentlemen and Iadie. with US, eli more or iss
nervous We attain fair elevation, and look down On
the piRnfies who inhab The subunary globe What IN
significant beings they seem scarcely larger than the
natives Of LIllput We were Brobdisnagians 70 then
| in the car Of the balloon, which was rising
higher with motion almost imperceptibe, We zee the
CT SiS York Staten sa
are plainly visible and the only thing which tells US
are not astrde some comets tail, and immortal, " the
hearing Of the strains music from the band below
which was performing the "stsr Spanglsd Banner with
commsndsble vigor Looking the Park outspreed o.
ons side We deserted The lake and hls-more specksaae
the walks threads Interpreting dark carpet o.
groom The sun setting and tho whole earth seemed
bathsd in ~ golden light, but downward moaon u
forms M We are being drawn 70 the ground hosse
/ winds the rope round drum, and amid the cheers o.
those present alight, having completed our nfss
Journey 20 coudlAnd To the Park " advantage one
| must 90 mp In . balloon