New-York tribune., 1868-07-27
s1-vD,vIN THE SUBURBS.

Notwithstanding the dust the flies, the
superlaye degre of heat, and the thousand and one
puisapces 70 wlch the denzen of the city E in Summer
time tbo v.dm lie yet draws from the midst of these
I.l evils zest of appreciation for the beautiful
in which is rarely if ever shared by the country
mar whose eqjoyment Is deadened by me safety M OF
dbQuy of angles which form the cEei features OF te
scenery Cd OF the metropolis, reVes with untold uetht
when undulatg lines refreshing green are the
chief ingredients of its food What wonder tnen tal Oh
the sole day which Is given TO poor humany lor ora d
city and drink in with an eager thirst inc chaIins
of Tural Sunmerl Yesterday from early morning, far
into the afternoon the thorOugares leading TO the Ya
Gus ferries alive with pedestrians; IN the poorer 10
caltes the exodus from the city was even more lenaA
able Not the least pleasant attendant circumstances OF
the day the presence Of children who nailed WIN &c
light the prospect of brief repricye from Their usual
brick-bound play grounds The Staten Island Ferry
gaS TI Sih of Gnsnit yyIcb throuced these steamers
presented in variety and numbers, a very elaborate
of the holiday-makers if neither brilliant nor
fact. it is scarcely necessary to add, Chat
perpetrators The crowds Of pcasurc-scedcrs that
LANDED " win aameght tefTfcd Toadcr the
ravages Of the hurricane of Friday night. an
along the south shore its wrookiug hand was visible
i'm tie fences which had been torn down, ana me EARN
winch had been displaced on the entire line 0l inc kcl
mond Road The railroad, from Vmderbilts Landing to
Tottenvie was in some parts completely submerged on
Saturday mornuE and the dwcers along The line having
busness in New-Yok we're greatly embarrassed by the
H f cdn,ronnrotion 90 With the steamboat landing.
Ncw-Jerscy yesterday, Rad not to complain OF being
neglected, and ferries ana trains throughout tc eiui,
day were amply filed by lovers OF uuy rural itLcy.
AS for the Ely sian Fields what EcgsequH bul tn.l
welded by Tcuoaic editor could 90 y4.tceH H 10 %; @ uc
thousands OF tho faithful Who came 10 lay tef OHelE
,six cents glass at the shrine Of GaihhliHus'
Enormous as was the number OF persons VINO sought
reb fields and pastures ucw." outside Of Gotham yes
terday, may be doubted whether the PARK WIS ot 70
fhe fIi ms reilre with ucrambulaug Workers, as
Tie whole of the rustic localities before named INC
drives and the margin Of the lakes Wtlc gorgeous WIN
the rch masses OF gy co!Ors, which, ever moving, pre-
seued brilliant tableduX that would have seemed h.l'
m place in the kaleidoscope than III sober everyday ne
CAV and giQGut as the costumes OF INC Hr l'H
tr$us equally charming were the dresses an" c".gts oi
their sisters who behind handsome Days or tt"ls at"
like lightning through he scene oI fdeloh ana O"H'.
IL was 0eaHgc OF fashion, folly, ana hrdoh 10 Wh!ch
IMAGINATION rather than description can thc more sue
cessfuly applied. Apart from tie gay ana lhouSh's'
Thousands whose sole aim lcd&uiul l thCf outLo
inCs of Yesterday there wcIc pale hOow-cyed women
and men, who sought the vast resting places NHeIe lnS
who have fallen asleep He cuomucd 10 lhese' anu
ossl they were net few, the day was an opportunity 10
paut a flower DER The head Of the loved one or l" sed
lear upon the made graves OF those tn nave a'"c
: before.