The New York herald., 1867-04-07

The returning spring causes every one who has been
pent up ia o city with slush and mire upon the side
walks and cloud drzzle and storm In the atmosphere
70 long for breath Of tho ce air Of heaven and sight
Of green folds and inviting foliage To be sure II Is
little early 70 look for these developments in climate
far towards the hyperborean region the Gohamtes
dwell In and perhaps little too soon TO suggest summer
haunts and summer habts Yet visit to the magnif.
cent Park that the boast and the glory Of the city
even in this early April weather. win repay the most
devoted Of lucre worshppors and suggest healthful
pride In the munncence that has planned ana fosered
rural paradise in the midst Of this vast moral mae
strom.
Yesterday afternoon exhibited an exharating pano-
rama Of enjoyment and OF health seeking in the pur
sus OF the Park. The lingering winds Of March, scarce
yet quitting their boisterous roughness for tho legend
ary coyness Of April smiles and showers have not per-
mitted any very observable advances towards vegeta
tion and yet many quiet nook and many reireating
hillside well open-bosomed valleys are putting on
their spring robes already and the sombre hues Of the
winter branches flushing up with the coming YER
durs. Shrubs aud trees are beginning to swell with
budding pretensions and In borders and plots every
where the early bulbs are putting attractive forward
ness Nor are the most interesting accomplishments
Of rural peace and shady quiet wanting even now, and
birds Of various sorts arc out prospecting Tor
settlements, and locating their claims 70 citizen
ship and homestead week or two longer and nature
n
It Is gratifying 70 know that our public guardians have
forgotten single one OF the intereso rofcrred TO-
and lowers birds and the more important essns y s nave
By maturing plans about the Park. Bare and bald
sdgss Of rocks bave been hidden beneath seed bearing
soon replace the heretofore barren and unastsacvs
stones Rural bird houses OF all variety OF forms have
been sua s sss sna eas U.s
birds and jays and woodpcckss can have greater
choice Of sensmsn.s than their biped admirers
vSc demand murerous prices for missrabis dwellings
But there one feoture at the Park especially in-
tended for the o. p. boys sno ,ss sT -. s
of s Kinds nearly compltted for their use on the
sixth and Seventh It's built entirely Of cedar
srees and cedar bouehs - they came nom the woodA
AdS:s.e . proper isDshs sad ns y = artistic ,s forms
structure is one hundred ana twelve feet 10 diameter
cumfsrsnca Il 10 polygonal In form posts standing q
The angles ten feet apart with fancui ga,sworx o.
post post around the entire circuit the eptrnccs ex
cspsed In tho centre Of the structure rises higher than
the remainder Of the TOP tight pcygona roof Of cedar
the alleys formed By supporting pillars twelve feet apart
which alleys the roof 10 to be Of wdespaced trcs
work. and the pillars and the TOP are intended 70 be
what place for ! picnic and what q charming
pavilion for fun aud social games One can hardly help
soos ms Ss sopss ssa S' p
Early a. the season 10 the Park was ned with peope
Saturday afternoon The frost and snow have Iei,
prancng horses BY Thousands seemed glad 20 be able 70
show or on weII.trodden ways Equcstrfans o. po'n
ns
ride at ALL ranged the grounds al wi ana seemed % %
take real delight in the happy appearance Of the rasrs
the sctualities Of an April afternoon IN the Park; but
tha. each reader is capable Of doing for himself