The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-15
the PARK YESTERDAY

Notes Equipages ut the Mall md a Glanc Q
at the Museum.
The weather yesterday being Of the order termed
cool and comfortable the Park in the afternoon the
theatre ., considerable fashionable comedy and dirta.
ton, uncerad with vein OF and tragedy
in short theatre upon which enacted great deal
Of piquan life any fictitious rifle ever
acted To comprehend the main features OF fashion
this Bois lone OF America necessary visit
it in the afternoon when gay equIpages throng every
drive and monographs blossom in paint and gold on
rage panels and harness and buttons OF the Inverted and
genteel individual who. in professional phrase holds
the ribbons Noting the mode Yesterday afternoon an
alteration In the fashion OF equpagcs quite ap-
parent. Not long since the colors for monograms-
themselves Partisan device galvanizng that
into arstocracy which arstocracy is not-were
blue and green upon panels and silver plating instead
of gold adopted the Of harnesses
At present. howeve nothing less garing than scarlet
deep purplish intense red, will for carriages
and gold plating has taken the place OF the sober silver
which prevailed before the days OF shoddy and heavy
contracts Now York fashion 20 have contracted
a sort Of mania for monograms and Herewith equip
ages are at present overisaded TO appear along the
initials OF ones wreathed into some sort Of fanas
tic unity, would be TO be tabooed and written down
ou BY all votaries OF the mode and so happens that
the opinions Of these people regulate the opinions upon
social amenities Of the world at large.
tssnronaoes cons.usea oy no means .ne larger ciass
persons who came in cars and could not afford
riage-sti less monogram Of gold thereupon-an
there were dozens Of pushing before them small
carriages which had need OF moDograms to satisfy
their occupants, for nursery people are univer-
sally democratic In their instincts and have little regard
for their nammas' passion 10 outshne the remainder
Of the monde More SALIENT except when there Is music
the Mall, Is the Museum a stand point whence to
observe and take Of the fobes and faags OF the
public There people who have passion for natural
history and study on all sns-though must be
admitted that the Park Museum is anything but an
extensive collection except IN number and variety OF
baboons which have been imported from all quarters OF
the giobs By way Of furnishing adequate specimens for
popular study. Besides, balloons not expensive:
neither plaster casts Of Thomas Jefferson and
Hercules neither photographs which serve as
pscards for leading Broadway firms
The Mall yesterday however usual the central
point OF attraction, not particularly because
expected because that point with ts adjacent
lake and pleasure boats and gldsd pagodas forms
Of easy resting place between the tsmeness OF the
lower Park and the untamed and natural scenery
Of the upper Here high life pauses and takes mems"
Of high life Tor home comment and Caudlean criticism,
and here marons plan campaigns and lovers walk aud
WOO, with papa's consent nrst obtained and some
times without that ceremony Of Difference 10 parental
authority.