The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02

soon 10 may-but the centre or the roadway is one
long, broad streak OF dirty drab, brown mud
coored compound, OF two parts snow and one part
muck. This combination has been churned ana
minced by carriage wheels chiefly, so that the
sleigh runners have been unequal to the task OF
pressing II down into good compact roadbed, as
would be the case in
MONTREAL, QUEBEC OR ST. PETERSBURG.
large number of the side streets have been d.
vested almost entirely OF their covering OF snow,
and the long, hard, unsympathetc pavement
shows itself in bare spots at frequent intervals
IN CENTRAL PARK
the sleighing was both better and worse than
the Avenue, owing to the drifting o! the snow
during the first two days OF its fam The result of
the drifting was that many parts OF the drives
were splendidy covered, while other portions OF
the road were scantily favored with the neecy
sine qua OF festive ride. But sleighing
was feasible, and as the poet SO de-
lightfully unburdens himself, 1.-THE world is
largely what we choose to make It,"
SO those VINO were determined to enjoy a sleigh
ride yesterday could and did do It, ana there was
the meandering r0adways OF the Park. They came
rom all directions, and 1t was really in the Park
HIS FIRST POSITIVE IMPRESSION
YESTERDAY that there was any seighing on foot.
at worst it is oniy rather inelicsons way OF put.
ting q; but It is 80 awiuly hard to write about
siogl Ing ana say something new every day that
ing seems reiiei) SO, to return to the
to skip back over that long parentnetical expana-
ton and apologetic exteniation to the sleighng
that was ION loot" The sleigh riders who, 1t will
be understood, really were not on foot, looked
CHEEKY, aud, as whole, really pretty as they
whired past, with bright eyes ana the blood tim
Cling in tbeii cheeks In the glowing sunlight. The
day above was all that could be desired An almost
cloudless sky arched above
OF horsenesh beauty ana luxury that stretched
away along snuous roads, into hollows ana over
hillocks and bridges. 1t was, indeed, singular the
effect which the air. the sunshine and the exercise
had on that movng throng AS u body the
better looking than the ordinary mass Of people to
be met In an afternoons walk on Broadway; but
somehow they looked much han'somer.
1t was the spirit OF pleasure, OF freedom from
anxiety, which characterized them, and the ex-
hliaration OF the hydrogen that lent diamond
sparkle to the eye, a rose flush to the cheek, and
that rung out health bells in every peal Of laughter
that oated DATED away Away on the air. And oicourse there
tenances of the pleasure seekers.
Put any man who is
NOT A WOODEN MAN
behind pair OF pretty, neetstrlding ponies and
beside him lovely, fair-hared woman, with sap
phire eyes and coral lips; bury both OF them to
Sit them in trim cutter, crimson cushioned, robed
with silver-wolf skins and neatly streaked with
crimson and gold: arch the necks Of the horses
with chimes Of music bells and FURNISH every har-
ness buckle to the briiancy Of gold; let this gilt
ocean OF fieecy snow below and a nOOd of azure
and gold above, and they don't look pretty there
Is no use in any further attempts to make Of
Hogarths line OF beauty or to harmonic colOrs OF
soften contrasts TO pleasing effects. You don't no
uce Whetier Ine mans nose - little pug or
pencil. You take In the
GRAND EFFECTS OF THE PICTURE,
and 10 is sure TO be 'ntyn and that IL why every
body looked pretty in the Park yesterday-except-
ing the PARK police. Nobody ever saw pretty
policeman, unless he may have seen one or two Of
the broadway squad, the good genil OF the CROSS
ings.
Out over the Terrace arch and past Mount St.
Vincent the troop sped. or course they didn't all
speed right slap past the mount; but some OF
them stopped there while and tied up their horses
TnE BOTTOMS OF TuMBLERs,
and then went on, and 30 got past the mount. 1t
go by that h0stelry the hill without giving them
either the opportunity or excuse to 'see man.
inside.
Out on the Lane things looked still more carni-
valesque for this was the focal point OF the display
il he has got sleigh. All the men no keep elegant
eqmpages and handsome stock, and have hand
go a w shs out and 80
and drive fast horses. One class goes out TO
DISPLAY STAMPS"
and the other goes out there to make them, and so
the Lane rs popular and at times pOpulOus.
Harry BerthOli's famed resort was thrOnged yes
Year Congratulations and compliments, washed
down by foods OF the rosy. All the way along
FlOrence's, were moving lines and halted clusters
OF riders taking Che air. and the last OF the sleigh
Ing, and "a little something warm" you know.
And neither the dam, which is not there, nor the
bridge, which Is, seemed to limit their scope OF
travel for they sped across in large numbers
until 1t seemed as though many Of them would
get so
PAR OUT IN WESTMINSTER COUNTY
that they will have to wait for the next snowfall
TO get back. Altogether the day w5s pleasantly
spent by she sleiging brotherhood and the attend.
ant ssterhood; but IL looks as though the cream
of the carnival had been skinned by the cutters
that took advantage of the first few days Of snow
We shall want more snow soon, or there Will be
any quantity OF rusty sleigh runners about sundry
and divers stables, back yards and carriage
houses.