The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-05
CENTRAL PARK.

The sultry weather drove thousands out OF their
sitting dwelling places to seek comfort and fresh air
amid the sequsssred hooks and paths OF Central ParK
From early steady stream poured out Of the
city and impaired to the deserted looking avenues
something OF their ordinary animation The visitors
were principally Of the working classes, and the
closed window blinds and general air OF desolation
peryading Fifth Madison avenues told In language
not TO be mistaken that the butterflies OF fashionable
life hal taken wing and flown to some moro grateful
spot 10 escape IRON the oppression OF tropical
mer There vas consequently almost alb
sonce Of the brilliant eQupages passing AMI rcpassing
PROCESSION, which 10 Que Vi the most agreeable aud
animated sigh.s OF Central Park but Kindly Nature,
full oil compensation replaced them ny vehicles lar
intercollegiate light and elegant carriages OF
the coming generation, tue men aud women VI The
tuture The arstocracy OF bsbyhood was out IN full
force and quite exacting as me scions OF
oldest and renowned houses could be. Wherever
they wore they insisted On being tho masters aud
mattresses. ana hard nearted enough 10
dispute their infantile privileges lhev were lively
as bees aud merry TO- the mum vi their
shrub6eries filed the air Win the sweetest VI all
msod,ss--.he laughter OF happy human hearts.
sTIYLiNG ATMOSPHERE
As the day progressed the heat became intense, ana
though relieved by gentle breeze the atmosphere
trees aud grass, sua giving lhem almost spriug-
Ike greenness tho storms OF the past lew days had
soddoSsd the ground and yesterdays sun drew out
the moisture, making the atmosphere Almost op
pressvs ~ tuat OF tropical forest The wretched
Tar pavement ot the walks, too. added ~ the c,scom
lori, attracting aud radiatng the heat IN q way 10
make prone nadiug intolers0ie Tho mass oil the
TORS therefore, sought some pleasant spot shaded
from the sun aud passed their time loiing and
Watching the gxmbols vi the children, Who seemed
indifferent TO atmospheric co,ditionA The boxts on
the lakes wore kept well ircghted With pretty girls
and hopclessly euam0red swans honting toward
inusr mony wind and TIDE could aIIve them,
evidently having long since abandoned the helm ana
compass Of bachelor prudence.
The moro wary confined themselves to tho region oil
the Mall where, though danger threatened there was
vt Toast chance to retreat The pfomenaders and
loungsrs here were mostly young people, and the
amount OF ogiipg and nirtlny carried on would Ger
tainly have distracted No severe IN anchorto rs 81
Anthony was supposed 10 have been. Ii the good
could come back and pitcn his grotto In the
nsighborhood OF Que Of the lakes IL is doubtful
whether he would succeed IN telling bis beads IN
satisfactory manner once IN the twsn'y-four hours
In sCarousai. usual infant cp,yment was NJ ITS
height, and certainly the young peope amused them
selves win boartiuess aud abandon that might well
MI with envy tho mature onlookcrs
IN THE zoo.
Attendance At the Geological department never
fails, and the crowds certainly had splendid oppor-
tunity to s,nay Ietoony IN repose' ,or, cur'oasiy
powerfully tho vital energies OF the brute creation
than those OF mankind. Lions and isopards seemed
rs peaceful as sheep, save always the fierce hyena.
which strutted back i0rth narrow cage with
aspect that might well strike terror ut the nero
thought OF suddenly meeting tue brute In irs naive
haunis Tho nervous visitor looked ut the iron bars
with y sense OF relief. and pointed the posce-
ia, u%1, n.,,,, The restless s oo, n which n,h
frigntiuiiy suggestive Of iacerated limbs anu
crashed marrow bones. Tho monkeys won't with
thor gsmbols, taxing much PRIDE IN the interest
they excited us though they were ACTORS In fashion.
nble theatre and prime fzvortss Then they grnned
and chattad among discussing inc merits
oil tho audience now then enlivening the scene
with one oil those domestic rows wuicn are not IN
frequent among their wnite.chokered and patent
lea tner booted ''uescepdants."
The overcast aspect oil the SKY aud the distan al
rumblngs OF AN approaching storm drove the visitors
home AT UNUSUALLY early hour aud stopped tue al.
ternoon ourush, but the numDvr OF visitors who yea
turcd out toward evening was still considerable.