The New York herald., 1873-08-17
SATURDAY IN THE PARK.

The Mall, in the Central Park, especially in the
| Immediate vicinity Of the pretty little pagoda,
| T64re Harvey Dodworth and his strong-lunged
bandsmen 1sc,,. "se pleasant music to the multi
tude. is scene Of irving interest on Sat
urday afternoon the weather ysesterday was lust
OF the nature to bring ahost Of pleasure ana health
seekers from every part on Manhattan Island to in
hale pure air through the s'lungs of the metropo-
lis" and long before the music commenced the
host swarmed into the Park Though its numerous
'gates" and took formal possession Oft in the name
OF King Hygiene. very motley host it was, too,
and decidedly merry one. Platoons OF babies. in
arms aud perambulators; squadrons<Of parasols,
pretty girls and panniers troops OF representatives
ofthe genus clerk, on half holiday carriages with
out number and other odds and ends OF big CITY,
Down by the Lake, where the pleasure boats were
gliding about or around the Bethesda fountain,
where the plash and play Of the glittering parti-
cles beneath the feet OF the angel seemed like
shower OF diamonds In the sunlight on the velvety
carpet OF emerald on which, for this day only, all
were permitted to walk; at the Museum and Me-
nagerie, bewildered between living and petrined
IN the Wbera Re any 70
at Schultz's Spa, the playground, the unfinished
Observatory and the hin OF the Casino, was to be
found Joyous crowd, all OF whom were evidently
bent on chasing dull care away. The audience
around the music stand presented more features
OF interest than the most brilliant assemblage the
Academy can boast OF.
A triple row OF babies In their carriages occupied
the front Of the "house," ana the elders took pos
session OF all the preserved" tents In the vicinity
The oungers who slipped through their straws at
the Casino above might be said to form the family
circle, and two Hibernian policemen, on whom the
babies looked with dismay, made efficient ushers.
The musical programme partoOk OF the Ola p0-
dridd character OF .he audience. wagner and
Strauss, Weber and Onenbach, GOunod and Hamm
were brought out arm in arm The two score mu-
slcians that sat in circle around the leader, with
their black stoveppe hats, all OF pattern seemed
like portion Of the Shahs suite. Some suitable
uniform might be designed Tor them, ana their hats
should not be allowed to mar the landscape and
dislgure the beauty OF the scene on the Mall
Black stOveppes with verdant background can
not form good picture There was an unusual
absence OF life and spirits at the Menagerle. The
sea lion kept himself cool in his tank and only once
In while deigned to wink one eye above the
water at the gigging girls, who said he came from
the Barbary desert; the baby elephant danced
sort of mOnOtOnOus breakdown. shaking his long
ears sadly to keep away the fies; the camel ele-
vated his hump in the most unpicturesque manner
possible and went to sleep; the monkeys hung by
their tails from the roof OF their cage and refused to
quarrel, even for the edicatlOn OF the small boy,
and the grizzly bear had an expression OF under
taker sOemnity in his ugly face. AS the sun de-
chned towards the western horizon the stream OF
carriages grew larger, and lverles elegant toilets
and pretty faces met the eye on every side Long
after the concert was over and the musicians were
at home with their instruments and their hats,
the Park was thrOnged with visitors.