Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-10-06

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be seen every fine day in spring, sum
mer and autumn, engaged in the ma
| tiOnal game"
y beautiful structure has just been
completed for the amusement and ac-
cOmmodatiOn of small children, and
connected with it is a secluded lawn.
where hunGr ,Gs of little toddIcrS. with
! their nurses, take the air whenever
the weather is favorable. Near by is
! the Park dairy, at which delicious
| fresh milk and other light refresh
| merit can always be prOcared for the
| for the little ones. OF all the spcCta-
| cles in the Parl; there is none more cx-
hilarating than that presented by the
| crowds Of joyous children engaged in
| all manner of sports. and making the
air ring With their shouts ana luu.h-
ter.
Myriads of birds haunt the groves
and shrubbeTics, and although DOd-
wOTth's famous brass band discOurces
exquisite music from beautiful Orien-
tai temple every summer afternoon,
The perpetual free concert OF these
feathered chOristers is perhaps great
er tr, at to city ears than the elaborate
compositions of MeyeTbeer, Y NeTdi ana
RoSsini
An excellent croquet ground has
been provided for the amusement OF
the ladies, many of whom go in their
private carriages TO play at this de-
lightful game.
On the drive when the skies are pro-
pitiOus, may hc seen the creme Oc Ia
crane OF New York Society, intcr.IiX-
ed with goodly number OF well-to-do
citizens who aspire To be leaders OF the
ton. Hundreds of dazzling equipages
sweep by in a seeming inteTminable
cavaicade. BaTOUchCs, ph2tOns, four
in-hands, curriCles, calCches, &c, &c,
driven by cOachmen in rich liVeries,
or by the owners themselves, Whirl
through the broad avenues three or
four abreast, filled with ladies attired
in the most sumptuOus style. Such of
our country friends as have not seen
this Gorgeous moving panorama, can
have n" adequate idea of its spicndOr.
The horses are of the finest breeds,
and So highly grOOmEd that ihcircO
shine like FURNISHED metal the poll
iShed harness are studded with aTnO-
rial crestS and other ornaments in gold
and silver guilt; the vehicles of hun
dred different hueS are models of
graceful art; the men are dressed in
the top of the me de, and the ladies
well, as to the ladies il is impossible
to paint them in words, and dangerous
for any man TO look at them, whose
heart is not iTun-clad.
Let us stand near the superb facade
opposite the grand fountain, and
pick out few of the notabilities a
they dash by.
Here comes Belmont, the rich agent
of the house of ROthchild, behind bis
four spanking bays, insignificant but
with naughty, supercilious face. Close
behind, driving her own team at
four minute gait, comes lady of com
manding figure and ImperiOls express
ion half Cleopatra, half Semiramis,
whom we recognize as Mrs. james
Gordon Bennett. Her caleche is of
the latest Paris build, modelled after
Eugenie's but she has half a dozen
equally handsome carriages at home
and is seldom seen twice in succession
in the same vehicle. She changes her
horses almost as frequently rs her We
hicle, for there are twenty good steeds
i'm the Bennett stables on Washington
Heights. Whom have we here? All.
the Commodore in Light wagon,
pulling hard on Post Boy" who
wants to distance the crowd, and
could do it, too if the Railroad King
would give him his head. And here,
seated in Il TOomy carriage, that moves
at a sober pace than the general thrOng
is the first poet in America, and the
patriarch Of the New York Press, Will
liam G.. Bryant. 1t is pleasant to see
A. Ill a
thoughts and noble impulses in the
midst Of fashions giddy throng. Jc-
rome, who two years ago had one of
the best studs in New York ought tO
be here, but he is not. Pacific Mail ;"
has floored him for the time being.
and he is doing EIrunc' and thinking
new Wall Street has done him
NhcN here comes half Of Madison
and Fifth Avenues on wheels. Il is
impossible to distinguish the flshiona-
hlco one from another, a. they sweep
10y continuous stream of elegantly
tailored men and women, be,iight in
all the cu.urS of the rainbow. Can
the times be hard? 1t seems impOssi-
bic 10 believe it in Central Park.
This glorious reservoir of health. in
the mi.,~l of a wilderness OF brick and
mortar, las cCStup 20 TINS uhlc, eleven
million of dollars. and the expense Of
maintaining it is nearly two millions
a year. The Increased value which ii
has given to property in its vicinity,
has, however, largely augmented the
tax returns, 80 that this beautiful pleas
ure ground does not. in reality, cost
more than S7OD. 900 or 5000 per an
num.-N j. NoHpHyici.