The New York herald., 1872-08-19
SUNDAY IN THE CENTRAL PARK.

tho Park Ycsterday-The Appearance
OF the Park After the Storms OF Last
weck-IIow the Day Was spent by me
Visitors.
More than sixty h.c.usand people Visited the
central PARK vest srday. From early morning
wearied wornAs people, wtrnout nurses and
sunori.A o'Asdren commenced to pour into the
sacs w IS Il was not until the afternoon, when the
cnu' snes were emptied Of the faithful few, when
.eiigion had triumphed over every obstacle that
the rush became greatest From one O'Clock until
six the cars on all the lines leading up town were
80 loaded with living freight that 1t almost i'm
possible to obtain even standing room, and the
tired horses dropped in numbers, overcome by the
extra labor and the terrible heat.
The Central Park is always the great house OF
refuge for weared New Workers on a hot summer
Sunday. The rough, the pimp and the gambler
mock to Coney Island the servant girl and her stall
wart lover to Staten Island, the Elysan Fields
hold out numerous inducements to the
thirsty Teuton, and the beautiful scenery
Of the Hudson invariably draws to 1t thousands
Of admirlng pleasure seekers; but Central Park, IN
the midst OF all competition, still carries Off the
palm az the favorte resort of the masses. It's
proximity to the city, its numerous beauties and
cooling shades, give 1t advantages over every other
place OF relaxation and amusement.
At three O'Clock yesterday afternoon HERALD
reporter mingled with the crowds entering by the
Seventh avenue gate for the double purpose
S seeing 4ns a0w the the preSns wees esr n n
tS' saosfsa;n now fbe @8 thousands "'e1' Of New @
Workers enjoyed themselves within It's shades. At
asserting that SO many people had never before
passed through that single gate; The % visitors were
girls and seamstresses, store girls and millners,
with q sprinkling Of the denimonde; smarty
dressed clerks who starve in order that they may
appear dandies; respectable mechanics and sturdy
labOrer6 mOtly enough crowd. but Wtthal
suficiently brilliant one the majority
the women being d their IN easases
forming pleasing contrast to the more subdued
colors which their male admirers sported. The In
ousy long for the one day Of rest allotted to t6em
and when 1t came every one seemed determined to
PARK Park ali liz restraint was as cast on ~ and the laughing
groups, no longer exposed to the Dnding and
burning rays of the sun, scattered in all directions
In search OF 1un and amusement
The Park itself has never looked more beautiful
Nature had attired It in her evergowing mantle Of
bursting with beauty and bloom. The refreshing
rain-heavens best gift to man In sultry season
the Park contains; the grass had assumed a deeper
shade, the dust on the Park walks was laid to Sleep
the trees were arrayed IN more brilliant coloring
than they have yet worn this season, and all things
had cast of their previous dried and barren ap-
Rsarance , and put On garment OF praise
confined to churches and that it is
sinful to stir from ones habitaton when the morn
| ing devOt1OnS are over would nave Deen CaugnC
| useful lesson II they had witnessed the spirit
| Of thankfulness which the wearied tOilers mani
| tested in the Park yesterday. Cooped up in
| weather like this O man must have more than the
| faith OF q saint and the courage OF q martyr; but
under the canopy Of heaven, and protected from
the burning rays OF the sun, no obstacle prevents
the spirit Of devotion yelling up In the hearts Of
| many whO though they never enter into churcn
door, are still as much Christians as the many who
only use religion as respectable thing and cloak
| to their hypocrisy.
The menagerie was, as usual the great centre Of
| attraction, particularly to the young people, who
never weary OF looking at the same animals Sunday
after Sunday. With the exception of the monkeys,
whose buOyancy of spirits and elasticity of dispOsi
tiOn are controlled by no circumstances, the ami
| mails seemed more or less affected by the heat.
The lions laZiy reclined In their boxes, with pro-
trudng tongues and sweating sides; the tigers for
| got to roar; the hyenas had ceased their restless
| movements; the elephant turned up Its nose at
| biscuits and nuts and the sea lions kept
| their heads under the water, much to the disap-
pointment OF the gaping gamins, to whom they
are q continued wonder. The tropical fowls and
birds were In all their glory; the weather was ex-
actly suited to their wants, ana they shook their
AB ii they were in their native for ests.
The arbOrs and rocks were merry with picnic
parties who partOok of home unche0ns
quaffed cooling wines and eat delicious creams In o
spirit OF happy enjoyment. The river was crowded
with boats and pleasure parties particularly in
the evening when the heat had somewhat abated
When closing time came every one was reluctant to
leave, and 1t was not until eleven that the seats and
walks were COmDletely emOtied