The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-24

The People and the PrOmenaAe-Th0se
Who Make Sunday . Day of Health
Taking-The Glory OF Yesterday in the
Central Park.
The first beautiful Spring Sunday or the year
emptied the houses OF their inhabitants. The
habitual indurated Sunday excursonists-those
people who take advantage of the first day of the
week as their only day of peasure-took their ride
on the river, verging or to the hills Of Hobe
KEN others to the romantic views of Fort Lee, and
still more to the lager beer gardens Of Westches
ter. But by far the greatest mass Of the
people chose the Central Park for
their resort, anxious to get away from
the confinement OF the house and the
habitual clinker OF everyday pots and pans.
Nor IS it to be supposed that only the poor make
the Central Park their Sunday promenade. 1t is
true that some very aristOcratic people turn up
their heightened noses at the idea OF budging from
the house ON Sunday, aud leave this sort Of thing
to the common people," But, fortunately tor our
still democratic spirit and our health these persons
have not yet obtained the ascendancy, and Mrs.
Smith, Of Madison avenue, does not hesitate to
promenade the same graveed walk as poor John
Jones, of Blocker street. Here we see
Mr. Pompous, the banker, slowly airing his
rotund form, CLAD in all the beauty Of
pure broadcloth, heavy watch chain and
patent leather shoes. And right behind him Mr..
Spry the talented dry goods clerk, his jet black
hair redoent with glossy pomade, twirling his Sum
day cane and exhibiting his Sunday clothes with
the evident belief that people take him for young
blood and i'm initiating IN MS ga the ing
about 1t, however. an unmistakable behind-the-
counter look, which destroys all the effect OF that
otherwise irresistible Oggling which he lavisheS
upon young ladies'. And here comes Miss -,
very highly dressed young woman, with . mncing,
fashionable galt-WOmen always 90 these
on week days earns her modest living by
sewing sn sSSav srs "
sphere. The fashionable young women and the
aforesaid young counter millionnaires sometimes
quenting the ''refreshment' stands and indulging
to an unhealthy extent IN lemon soda and cakes,
to a very exalted social standing. Aud then come
the wash girls dressed up very prettily with their
beaux, in red neckties and frilled shirt-lronts-
these quite willing TO acknowledge their position,
and quite proud OF it too-the hard-nsted trades
unionists. with their buxom wives and that unac-
their skirts on all occasions, and then the
ot pollot who have no particular distinctions Of
Of VINO go through Hfce sne r parn as
body All these crushing through the mali, push
ing through the Arsenal, crowding around the lake.
but all In q happy, Jolly, sans gene way infinitely
The PARK itself begins to look once again beauti
early return e Of the green rustina leaves and the
waving boughs. The sprouting shrubbery, with It's
myriad shoots, and still more charming than all the
tiny grass its blades already coming up with the
freshness Of the sparkling emerald. That all these
pretty sights unconsciously had their good
| influence on the better feelings Of the Sunday
pr0menaders cannot be denied, sinful though
some people call it. The little birds in the yet
love, and the humans, when they left the pleasant
sunshine Of the Park, better and nobler than
when they entered 1t, unconsciously all sang the
praise of God that nature should be so beautiuf
and the praise of the city authorities that they
gave us by the establishment Of the Park such OPP
portunities for enjoying 1t.
And now as the Summer time comes on, eacn
Sunday will make the Park more beautiful ana
more crowded And IL Is good to see that our
population OF all classes Is not above taking ao-
vantage OF all these good things.