The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-13
TIE PARK YESTERDAY AND SATURDAY.

The great Dreaming period for so many thousands
of our citizens.Saturday and Sunday afternoons
was on those days enjoyed In the Park to its fullest
extent. On Saturday nlm Of lazy clouds shut out
the torrid heat OF the brazen sun, and TO make &c
more enjoyable pleasant breeze stirred the air and
leaves; but alas not so yesterday. Fat people, who
on previous Saturdays and Sundays swetered in
their superabundant adipose endowments were
marvelous.y comfortable in the change OF tempera-
ture; lean persons extracted additional enjoyment
from their Cassius like physiques; tall folks
found the afternoon experiences sort OF
'Angering sweetness long drawn out" and to the
children the afternoons all summer afternoons
here are to the Liputian visitors, was "a thing OF
beauty Joy forever" They rollicked and rolled on
the soft green in ecsacy OF delight and older
ones. to whom the rules of conventional etiquette
forbid this freedom, looked. on with almost equal
pleasure Every source of enjoyment afforded In
the Park seduousy Improved, the winding
walks; cosey arbors, sheltered tents rows on the
lakes, visits to Gle st. Vincent Monastery and Ar
senal, and Casino, ct ia onl',e genus. The number.
of visitors was as large as on any OF
the Sundays or saturdays since the opening oil the
season-visitors foot, in carriages and on horse
back Some OF the very fine elupages, so conspic-
nous earlier IN the We're waning at
day, their owners and the bewitchrngly beautiful
bellies given to riding in them being absent now at
their accustomed summer haunts, at their own sum-
mer residences Or at inland watering places or IN
cottages by the But they were scarcely missed,
did drives in the Park lind them just as pleasant.
As to the pedestrians, they belong to the democratic
masses any way, and tue Park being made for them
more specially they are always the ones who more
specially enjoy 1t. They forget here their stores and
shops and varied abOrs; they leave behind them the
din and tumult and combining air Of the city; they lay
aside all their and live only in the present, and
with keen zest drink in the pure fresh air. and In
their souls hold sweet communion with al the visible
forms OF nature and art here so avishly Astounding
At four +. M. on Saturday began the afternoon
concert on the Mall. The programme, as usual aC
these concerts, replete with the most delicious
gems OF musc-eXcerpts from the choicest creations
OF Donizetti, Meyerbeer, Offenbach, Gungl, and
Others The crowds filling the marques adjacent to
the music stand reclining on the turf IN the
shadow of the encOmpaSing trees drank IN the nO0dS
of music with increasing delight from the beginning
to the close. Now the music subsidized to the softness
of angel whispers, and then it would rise
and swell into the grandest tones, almost
akin to The great bass of natures anthem:
The close of The concert. was the signal
for most to turn their faces hOmeWard but
still many remained and many came, and the car
rlages ratified till the shadows OF twilight
deepened into night and the faint glow Of the stars
above lit up the Park and the armament. Yesterday
as five O'Clock, crowds OF people from the more
densey popu ated districts OF the CITY, men, women
and Children were crowding the cars en route
for the Park where in the quietneSs ana the peace
of nature thousands upon thousands passed the
day. co,nmuning through the beautiful with their
God-lit.lg up their souls In prayers without form
OF words, nai,iiy Knowing that they had aspired-
that they were, doubtless, more acceptable at the
throne Of the Father than were ever uttered in
swelling Language, in consecrated cataedrel, or
Lowry conventcie, the pompous petitions OF paid
ministers.