The New York herald., 1873-10-20
THE PARK AND THE AVENUE.

A Brilliant Day-Autumn Splendors of
the Foliage-Gorgeous Panorama on
the Avenue.
The never-failing attractiveness OF the Central
Park shows how potent and lasting Is the charm OF
nature IN her best dress. 1t Is possible Tor the
mind to grow Indifferent to the beauties OF art
to the lovely symmetries OF architecture, the
graceful outlines of sculpture or the cunningly
applied tints Of painting; but the fresh and per-
fumed face of nature never clogs the vision. Over
youth ana age she casts the same magic spell,
Frightening and vivifyng the fancy OF the one and
bringing q sense Of sweet repose, foretaste
OF the serene quietude OF heaven, to
the other. Nature was in her gala dress
yesterday In the beautiful Central Park. The day
was one OF those rare vsitatons that come like
angels visits. 1t was bright and warm and breezy,
and brought gadness to every heart not wholly in
sensible TO the common though precious boun-
ties Of the Creator.
There were
MULTITUDEs ABROAD,
but the Park monopoized the lions share patron
age. Its prominent walks and drives were
thronged, and everywhere o path led were people
In holiday garb sitting contentedly on the rustic
benches or sauntering carelessly along. The
pronounced turn Of the foliage from the
tints Of summer to the mellow shades
the dazzling gold that erstwhile was light pale
green, and there was the warm russell, flushing in
the sunlight like the stroked surface Of rich GRIM
son velvet, and yonder was the blood-red beech,
altered from It's summer shade of deep sea green,
and all around were hundred autumn tints
lighted up and FURNISHED by the bright sunshine.
Spread over acres upon acres or dazzling green
as on canvas were all these vivid tints from the
sombre laurel to the gay safrron, and who could be
lnsensble to the striking beauty OF the picture
PAINTED BY THE HAND OF NATURE
and set in the frame of art The crowds Of people
present evidently felt the influence OF the scene,
and the cheerful faces one met at every turn were
ample testimony to the happy effects produced Dy
the loyeliness OF the DAY and the scenery. =.
hundreds OF young men and maidens who love to
do the Park afoot That calm sheet OF water.
above, fascinates the and the fancy. and it Is
little wonder the romantic youths OF both sexes
linger by Its margin and think Of the Lake OF Como
and a thousand tender 1ancies besides.
The children who crowded the geological depart
ment filled the gladstone ar with merry shouts and
laughter. Under the bridges, where the echoes
catch up the passing sounds and turn them into
protracted
AGONY OF MELODY,
were numerous groups seated, in the process OF
cooling themselves or for in the broad open air the
sunbeans had touch Of summer, and people grew
overheated before they were aware OF 1t. Through
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Of people except the silly aristocrats, who
think it unbecoming to enjoy the gifts OF nature
not possibly measure the amount OF happiness
which yesterday, in the Park, spread throughout
the souls OF the 250 900 people who went out to
Joy the day. All the artificial Stimulants ever de-
vtsed by the brain of man would fail to give to the
spirits and 70 the mind the
TRANQUIL DELIGHT,
the cheerful anticipatiOns, the cOntentment and
elevation OF all that is benign and gentle In human
nature that yesterdays quiet experience OF the
Park, the fresh air and the balmy sunshine con-
ferred.
ON THE AVENUE.
Very brilliant, after church service was over, ap
peared the avenue. Looking up the long, easy
slope Of the sidewalks from Madison square to
Thirty-fourth street the scene presented by the
slow moving throngs Of spendidly dressed women
was extremely enlivening. Fashion was abroad
in most potent array. Summer styles are pleasant
to the eye They are bright and airy, and carry
the Imagination or to green fields and smiling
flower beds, to the dancing waves and the spark
ling sands Of the seashore but the fall Styles sub
dued in tone but rich in texture, speak
Of urban grandeur-0f brown stone fronts,
OF gilded carriages and ballroom splendors.
THE RICH AND THE GREAT
of the metropolis put in an imposing appearance
on the avenue. No seedy dresses mingled with tine
fautess and exquisite suits Of costly raiment that
gave the avenue It's brilliant coup dgf. The Lold
knows If half the gorgeous dresses that swept along
the pavement were paid for, but nobody stops to
inquire about that nowadays. Beautiful women
with fairy hands and feet were there in abundance,
and the picture as moving panorama OF lowell
and fashionable clothes was all the heart OF
artist a milliner could desire.