The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27
HOW TO SEE CENTRAL PARK
The Be""ty of the Ground. Above stct.op's
One Hundred thousand Dollars FROM the
Hill Posters " hat can u Hone for = 4 40

Yesterday went to Central Park have
been an almost daily visitor there during the
month Of August, and recommend any unior-
inmate condemned 10 spend the hented term in
the city to follow my example II costs less
than an excursion in any direction by either
water or sail. and II pas better propose Ia
tell how. for am sure that shall be n bcncfac-
tor TO many II can demonstrate to them how 10
make the most Of their time and money i'm ind
ing recreation and comfort In New York In
summer
To begin. do not generally spend the
whole day in the Park; an hour in the morning
and two in the afternoon or evening for as
many days in the week as / can spare the time.
and the weather permits. usually suficcs. | 20
as early in the morning possible. prefcrrng
the first hour after sunrise and before break
fast, and from to or 10 in the evening. When
10 in the curly morning | seek the lower or
south Park. straying through the leairble or
strolling along the margin Of the lake or .he
pond In the evening take a Park carriage
getting the seat on the box with the conchman
II can. and. driving to Mount st Ninccut's. |
divide my time between lounge on the eastern
pa22a Of that hostelrie and Il walk down No
Gowans pass TO Harlem mere. or 10 The old
block house on the hill From that point
catch a maeni n"cnt sunset, IL not too late and.
later In the evening. the display OF the myriad
gaslights " Manhattanvilc. Harlem and York
vile. with the starry heavens hanging over the
brilliant spccta lie below And all this amid the
stiffness Of nature with no sounds save the dis
tant hum Of the city. the faint click Of hor=. s.
hoois on the drive below. aud the innumerable
voices of the katydids. the tree toads the cica-
das. the crlckcts in the grass, and the singing
OF the forest leaves
Such is my programme for week days. hut on
Sunday take the greater part Of the DIV. as
did Yesterday sav frn,n If In th, tnnrninf. until
wv 49,
III 'h' evening" TOO. we Dr""HN"S '"i7 "'
Union square. and in thirty minutes was at the
st,ti ,Vn,,u, ,n,r,,ra mr. Ar,ist,s Onto l.n
-. .',,
the main walk soon after entering turning al
tl, ,,i,ti,,, f,,,,.,h ,,Ii.h .li, :, "a, ,.,, ,,,,
" "'""'"N '','I''" WIN" '"'',s ''"' az az
Sn''l nl water blhE between RIM ana NiNuh
avenues II is known H. the pond. Tho-. VINO
are unncouniuted with the ,nocronhv - In,
~ ~ ~ w" ~. N'
i"rh sohl'th' : 'ohlouhu tW'th inc idA"'"Alch
lies far above it, and with who's, waters If i. not
connected Fvrnot II in IN. ,,,rnin,. ,,.,,r.
'" ~" a. - 40 w ii'' "''i- 's'i
day this pathway WAS well sprinkl"d with family
par,ic > and children, and mos, OF tn- seals were
The path Is toriuous but 1t l. not difficult To
fLd the way To- tho Fifth aVrnhe eutrau o.. NY
objective point. However. 80 delicious WIZ that
morning walk n IN" scented air heav, w'h the
tro'- that waved overhead ia H. hr,.lr: 49,
charming tho leaf shadows and Vice golden
Iatiucs of sunlight that dappit tie pathway
and CHASED each other across tn dlmp'lug
the children who ran and rouly.d through the
patches of sunlight ami shad W., or crowded
greater FAMILIARITY aud clos = arqu.atn,.
| that prolonged my wink g. r.c iridgo wai,h
| pans the narruw.ei part ot that .ccuiii- shoot
Of water. Then, turning fa'k through. ,he
ins 'opc, rra he'd the holar'- Cat" AZ = ,ih
avenue 10y The pathw,y that runs parallel VITA
the principal drive. Tier. s..uriAS n, Eat
| On the BOX brs de an old. gray u!uu~tar e..