, 1876-08-07
PACIFIC GARDEN.


"Vcll, It rains come more too, und 70 hate
no mems uni yI1ncua to der blcuir," Such WAS
tlc liscouraglns observation Of tho slightly
adlposo proprietor Of tho bccr-stand at Pacific
Garden yesterday morning. Fortunately, to-
wards noon tho sky cleared, and the weather
becsme mildly psopit!o,ts. It was not long af-
forwards TINT the pcuplo, begun paying their
silver qAlarters to the gRtc-kcepcr and entering
tho inclosuru In goolly numbers.
Plc!ac Gnracli is sn,all park, situated at tlic
western c,Hl ot milwaukee, avenue on the out
skirts OF the city, aud 1t 10 u place that. ranks
high In thu estimation Ut tho poorer class OF
Germans. 1t iB accessible by atrecttars, aud
fur that reason retains its popularity rtnarka.
M th g many sw aT1st aa ata
years. Nearly every Sunday during tho summer
Ar = O'CLOCK
yesterday. afternoon the garden was alive. Every
bench Attl every available plnt OF grass WA ue-
eupIed, and hundreds ftrollea about. bsnss
baitl IN at ccyatcsl platform plnypA medlcy
Of operatls Mrs, tho numbers Pa,lslng IN their
efforts only long enough t0 refresh themselves
With beer. Immediately below, the ground,
which had been lioortl over for the convenience
Ut the tlAncers, was crowded With young me
chlnlrs aud their hslxom swccthcarts, who
swnytal antl swung and wh!rlcd anl ran against
cash other IN tho uppTnycd fasl'ion. 1t must lc
admitted that ti,cro was not much gracu Ills
played ty either sex. Tho fellows Wrre awh-
war,ily drcescu IN storc-clot'es, and, In many
rnAes, their t,nnts were tucked In the tops Of
tluis tremendous bouts; aud tho mo.
tions of tho young women suggested
familiarity with tlle art Of cleaning door-steps
rather tlan OF lntlrlng. Yet they Mlcnioye1 y
Nor was the pleasure limited to llans and WI
l.clinina, but extended TO Llama and Wlll!el.
lntrins parents anil to thclr se0ro nr nero Ut
younger brothers and sisters. Dancing was
NOT TIE ONLY AMUSEMENT,
either. At onc end of tllc garden WIS d real
shooting-ssal!ery, where one could 70 auI shoot
at u target MI day lung II lle had inclinatton
md sufficient dimes. beyond, thu thunder ot
ruling balls proclaimed tho existence Of
d buWllng-alley. Booths worc scattered al!
,lLout, wllcre ail manner oI swcetcakcs and
fruits wrrn tcmlltng!y nrraycl; whilo there wcru
nly numbered bccr-stalls frunl which rcsundetl
| tho perpetual clink Of glasscs. a hoarsc.y0lcsd
| youth III Que corner desca'tGa upon INC won
lsrtui possibilities Of tlle Wheel Of Fortune:
pe.!dlers with hutll,cs ii rldMg-whips wandered
IN al,d out, crying tllc!r wares alld making many
sales. Thu whip scctMel to he especially popu.
lar with nil eiasscs, anil rnsychccked girls ra.l
about lashing everybody they met. 1t was oil
/ but TIE BAHlkB,-
they wcro the most interesting features Of
the picnic. Nearly every woman had brought q
baby with her, and some Ind two or more Thete
a, g1ss and gsses ~ oI CaoY
There wcre haltl bubbles, aud rcll-l,eauea babies,
am! stl,.int-eyesl babies, and sguallinE babies
An laughing bubbles, and fat babies, Aild sullet
bubbles, ulstl babies with Il natiyo gift Tor tum
b!lng out Ut laps,-in fact, the genus was quits
Thoroughly represented.
Until after .inrk tic garden was continual,
thronyed. II, towards the end Of tho picnic
SONS Ut the young men became hilarious undo
tho tniuenge Of numerous beers, who can won
dcrs III quite likely that souae Of them la!lc'
to Eaugu their own capacity accurately, lN'
went home singing Straps oi songs, md talkin
very loud to inaginary companions, and dotn
other foolish things; but, thon, It Is no gtea
matter. eunday uAly comes once week.