The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-18

TIE Masic, The Crowds, The Lakes and TIE
PIaysreunds-The People Enjoying Them
selves.
The Park was in its glory yesterday, 81 least the
thousands who roamed about on the mall, and sailed
In the boats, and lolled on the benches around the
music stand we're in their glory, which s about the
same thing. Since the heated term came on IN all
It's perspirng force the greater portion OF the ash-
ionables who, whenever they 90 make their appear
snce on music day. burst out in the most excrucat'
ing of Greclan bends, and wrapped up In silks and
satins that cost their thousands, are not
seen in the Park just now, for the sttn
Formally Of Newport and the disspati0ns
Of Saratoga life seem 70 have called them
to other scenes and pastures new. AS a natural
consequence Of this not very lamentabe fact, the
crowds yesterday partook great deal OF the hard
listed character-that Is as far the men were con-
cerned. AS for the ladies, who were out in full
force ana feather, those happy ones whose delight
full lot In life 1t Is to take very careless Of
other peoples squalling babies, and enjoy them
selves, as best they may, between the infantlle
squalls, were greatly In the majority 70 be sure
the young damsels, who have very little to do and
good deal more nnery to wear than they
can put on at ope showing, but who.
owing to circumstances over which the paternal
money market has allp0werful control. cannot
wing their way to summer resorts whenever they
feel like It, paraded their fashions up and down the
gravelled walk by the music stand faithfully as
smlllngly, as patrOntzingy as ever they did when
the solid fashionabes were wont to put them IN the
background. And then, besides the hard listed fell
lows OF the German persuasion and lager beer in-
clinatiOn, whose lndulgent "bOsses' won't allow
them to work after three O'Clock on Saturdays, and
who, by the way, mOnopOlized all the best seats
under the awnings In which they were ably seconded
by their wives and numerous children. there was a
goOdly quota Of clerks who pay weekly dues TO the
Early Closing Association, and get Tree afternoon
AncQ yppk IN
course sported their finest hats, their sleek
est broadcloth, their thinnest shoes and
as usual, and did all they could du-
ring the entire afternoon while standing ike
Benny Havens admirers Ian up IN row. 70 WIN ,h
shadowing protection t) Of loves OF bOnnets. Nor
was the Bohemian tribe unIepresented, for in the
front rank OF the gazers and starers OF the fore
going stood with greasy paper in one hand aud a
snub nosed pencil in the other. He evidently be-
| lieved that somebody would take HIM TO be men,
Der OF the genuine stock of cbronlclers passing
| events.n but as he wore seedy black coat and a
small round hat that didn't ht him by three sizes,
carried an Old ribbed fOrsaken cotton umbrella OF as
dingy brown as his baggy pantaloons and could
only sport bakers dozen Of struggling hairs on his
retreating chin. nobody was deceived, and every
| body laughed to see the ridiculous sight
The Fairgrounds owing to the intense heat, were
not so well patrOnized as they generally are when
the less indulgent than he was yesterdays but
for all that great many undaunted and fire proof
youngsters persplred their way through ball matches
| until Old Sol had hidden his diminished head be-
hind the Jersey heights. The lakes were however,
especially after the good looking fellows with the
| bran new white hats, who Sit In the music stand
| had blown their last melOdOus note out OF Their
brass instruments, the resort par erceece for the
| crowds The individual whose pleasant duty 1t is
to see to 1t that everybody who wants sail gets
into the boat without first stepping INTO the lake In
his fresh ardOr was ut MS wits ends how TO
attend to everybodys wants and &C the same time
answering all the questions OF the ladies' which were
prOpounded one after another with an american
Grip speed that would have been wonderful had the
questOners been miserable lords OF creation. Indeed
long alter the moon had lit up the waters with her
soft svery liglt the crowded boats were & iding
about while every gust Of the gentle breeze that
rippled the waters waited shOreward the sound Of
voices sweetly singing In chorus. BY nine O'Clock
the rear guard of the pleasure seekers had begun 10
move toward the city. and In hall hour aftcrward
the quiet dOzy policemen were lett
TO sleep-perchance to dream
of the sights they had seen and the music they had
heard, wni.e the people were enjoying themselves
In the peoples garaen.