, 1873-07-17
ON THE BOULEVARD,
An Evening Drive and What
Was Seen.
Whero the Chicago Fashionablcs
Take the Air.
Beautiful Women, Gallant Men, and
Handsome Equipages. ~,


Beautiful women, tallhn1 Men, anu
Hondsouo Fnuinares. Sc,
-. -.
Whom tho high priests OF Lincoln Park united
In tho boof that to suspend the fast-driving Or
dinanco on two afternoons IN tho Woek would
tend to popu1arizo tho Luke Shore drive as vol
as tho park, they oVidontly understood what
they were about There arc not wanting con-
eeryativo parties who regarded the suspension
OF any ordinance, no matter how trivial and un-
necessary, as concosson to tho entertainments
OF vory bud spirit on the pnit OF "the boya."
It seemed to them that 1t WIS virtually
acknowledging that owners OF fast horsoB
had rights which every sensible por~
son knows to- ho incorrect. But tho
Park Commissioners thought thoy would givo
tho thought n practical trial would allow fast
driving, and uttorly condemn reckless driving
and thon a act accordingly:
49, nm o~pv!'uo". ,.e .so ooon s.u'i'oso
anccoss. 4hero ha'o oeon no acouont'; no
complaints. Nobody hns boon kept away on ac-
count Of danger; everybody has .beon ablo to on
.,a r. z..., ~ .s1,o,, +; ,ss,sa,,iaa.3
ola.lons aFo sucn tl''s nooouS 10 'nSoasenisnoou'
II the Lake Shore drive has benefited by tho
thougl'tta'noha o. tno COMMISSIONER, why
5i,;,n n +1,or ,,,ooarroa Tho oraatfo, VIVA n
'.so'' ~ slst ~ n,'.. N IoesseA ""s ~
1alr ono' ana 10 Mr. ohauneoy ~ no"en anu nls
considered it. They anaworcd IT by following
fhc or,mn1o of thoir 1,rol,,ren in ohnrco of lin
ea, p.n,1 ~ ~ @ annantaraa , t1,a frasns =, ~.
eoln 1elA. "n1 ~. 1t0TAs ~ Wv
gorous to suspend tho ordinance. It would drivo
ladies and tho owners Of molorato eqripagos
from s,,e non,avard. T. wou1d xork ait manner
1.oa .ao n.;,o ~ ~, ,,s,,". - s,,.,,asra ~
people, But 1t did not. 1hoao who opposed
allowing fast driving On Wednesday evening arc
Ia lin soen thore rep,i]arlv. oufoyinc tho fun.
s.o;nc, tro roat ~ tho yor5 takino in tl,o mir
aeo,n8 mo Ies1 ot 'ho "olia 1ahlns ~ sno Alt,
and re'narhing at intervals that only ono olty on
tlocontinont could furnish such spectacle.
So far AZ vehicles aro concerned. In number
and atyio, thoro is no doubt that Now York City
oan snrpaea ohcago pus tnH e. Sn. o. 1np
young t1oes GSs 1noa =, ~ ha a1ras
noss H a hnue anrng u Mn md hcan % tostarn
within fow mouths, e;slt and the animation S,.,
nnd en1oyment 80 e'ldons e,oiI ~ eyoly
1nce. Sow fofa caanos olS a1 6npvt'oriy. tht ~
dth a1o ay "df @ ;ts taeo rooa i1. ~ nr'
6onth PafK bou!esara, WIN 3ts TWO Mlos OF OK
coieht r9aa and tne IT. aoMn @ - t 31
Will equal anything OF tne kina IN tho Hofld' as
Soon ~ she ol.1-1rees srow = n.s'o aalgel., +, 49,,
NNNN0AN
indeedITho nro utterly igno1ans 20 Of 81 the boantioa
OF uis as'so anu the; 5non ia W ~ ~ moans 70
out there aha elyo tnear HoIa1oE as 70 Inc mannes
n winch sho gon1nidsaonots . nhse Pofloanod
boulevard, ;. and, thon drive to tho south
end OF it through z hoalthy grove
OF tIee9s thence r9una 10 pIonol asenuo, ,s; anu
return py that oouieYata' Lgt sne allsa .'. uown
Thoy will find evory equhro laid ont differently.
Qne ~ grove OF young tfeos, q immature 1orost,
boautitied by art; Tho next ls horficulsural
o1hi6tion bore Is lawn as amootn ana zen
lawn has boon divided into pnrteS5es aoTGr
beds OF every saPo that ars can aovase ooaotuy n;
tho next while fountain .3ul % glvee! J.! an ar ar
n or tho ~ oo atonno Of tie
aSonuo aud thse eye i kept, II . condition q
surprise ~ IN noin y. s.aea y. po.n &S" @
MUGS ne 'stors 70 tao phsk hst ~ tIe gta06 "o
"9tch sho s@ils Sehlogs %n..rag us enp1 H. f.ro,a
Bonlovard Strange & to shy the ladies' VINO e5r =
pressed foar that tho apeonhg o.
trottors t!'a.i "onso psarso1 epsa - 1', Ia nut
tllation were Moae onaer'ou OBI aoa nns
hind and driving gentlemen in thelr pony % phae:
ts There was 3o mHeh ~ speodng 1us ent
f Of but hare
hundreds 5 Of vehicles Of ~ n descriptions, on 5G
road The whole htrotcho o, tho foaa was erowaea
With car1iagos. ING na1asomese e4ulpagoss n
tho city were TO DO iound nuele auo seSesai LIN. ~!
most fashionable adiou in tue clty out attlted
in exquisite taato, and some nos quite 30 snsta-
duly droaaea; sono vMl8"r1y, because . t,.1' so1
mnon drossed' iLoo,klng LOOKING, oomn ,S' ae t9o tus,
toa,ns appeared lntermina6lo; Standing ~ tho
middle Of tho row Que could form very lar no
tion Of the numbeIs m of vehicles. u seemed a. ae
noarlg al tue iaehlonaplo ot tne olsS nao CONC
down to the boulevard.
Among those VINO we're noticed curing al. an
hours drive upon The smooth pasemont were
tho following Iaalea ana Gentlom,enn G \, n, Mr;
MarK Skinner, r}a1nK alone Tm: e. fnh, UIGh M ams