The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-26
Some Phase. aud Pace. OF the Evening.

Some Phases aud Faces OF the Evening.
Last month n circus last week dog show;
last night fairy scene. with thousands Of gas
jets throwing their sparkles on nowecs and
shrubs. and causing the fountain sprays to gilt
ter and the cascade floods 10 glow.
How many people are there here tonight,
Mr. Glmorc2'
The receipts account for s.2l9. Then We
have a young army corps Of deadheads. but
only for tonight"
How much has it cost to put the Garden in
shape?"
Well. there was n great deal already done.
you know. but we spent last week and this
$1,000.
bringing the top ofthe immense auditorium
are the Arion Society's decorations quaint and
comcal: parti-colored glass globes are strung
on the long gas pipes that run from pillar TO
post. arrhing the spacious Ornament on high.
and lighting il up as II by hundred brilliant
rainbows. Huge boxes u rhodndondr ms r, q
and white. give a bizarre loo X 10 the great
green grass plots. and tall pines perfume the
As in all great gatherings. no matter how
gorgeous the decorations. how superb the APP
pontments. the features are the human iea-
lures after ALL
Probably no man was, ever moro stared Ot
gaped at and followed about than George
Francis Train was last evening. lie lorm"d
NJ above the crowd, grand. gloomy. and pr'u-
liar. AS hcwalkrd and walked and walked about
aul around the circumference. George Fran
cis seems To have abandoned his cheap living
programme. for he walked M 10 tho ticket
o0c. and paid his money like "A man. H. IL
bronz"d like an Ind ian. and looks rs il he might
live To his predicted age OF u hundred years.
Another peculiar feature WAS Levy. the cor
net player. Last year he was the soloist ~ the
Gar len. but tins season he preferred 800 "a
Me,k aqd ne clans Of Coney Island T. The
WAYS oi popular favor that accompanied his
$3.50 week in Gllm0rc's Garden LEWIS wife.
known To- tn stage as Miss Minnie Conway,
iorm"ry attended tie concerts every night.
Now she sings h'r luluhys over two interesting
eh"ruls IN the rotirnry Of her home-but Levy
blows ~ m"loliou-ly NJ over.
In one of the summer cottages Gothic built.
SAT sturdy pomy man, surr9nnded - MS
domestic stan MAJOR. ten. Badly Smith. the
President OF the Police Board was the man. and
he exchanged greetings with not less than
thousand Of tne promen9ders. IL second cot
prietor and one Of the best artists ON the anna
The members OF the Coaching Club came in
late. looking red and Jolly in their evening COS
Costume. b. the wav. was one Of the curiosi-
ties, and ranged from the EXTREMIST type Of full
dress down 10 the commonest sort Of street at
tire, A great many ladies wore little ncsts 81
artificial flowers and ribbons on their heads.
Hundreds Of them held up long trains with
their hands, and every pickpocket in the Gar,
den was in constant state Of tsmptat on To steal
handkcrchiefs and wallets that were carelessly
displayed IN the absurd pockets worn by the
gentlemen wore full evening dress. but the ma
Iority were in ordinary street costume.
Theodore Thomas has aged considerably
Tho little bald spot On the top Of his head and
the growing rotundity Of his stomach mark the
passage of time. Although the observed Of all
observers on this OCCASION he bore his honors
modestly and paid characteristic attention to
Samuel C9nover Of the Park Commis-
sion, Sheridan Shook proprietor OF the
Garden, and Eiward GILMORE. is managsr;
son, the pianist. and Thomas Hicks. the artist;
p; r Mlls a G9liiornla millyi2naIrea ChIsi reri
Brooklyn; ex-Judge DittenhocIer and Johnny
Davenport tGeorge, Lewis and Willard Leland,
Of hotel note. and a se2re or So OF mldilc-aged.
and about the space between the cottages near
the entrance Promenading WAS a difficult mat
slowly wound around the graveled walks halt
ing now and again as some especially deli
eral attention. and the people in the boxes
looked upon the human panorama Among
others were District Attorney Bell w Il.
Alice Dunning Judge Fancher, A. l.. Parkes,
three heads VIM. Henry. Epcn Pympton, Ste
phen fiske. Robert Heller STANLEY Dust Thos'
Foster Dewey. Boss Tweel's faithful friend
and confidential secretary Maurice Grau.
Horace, Russell, Pierre Lorll9rd, 6; r. Net
| yea, MAJOR Gen. Shaler Coroner Woltman.
COMMITS sioners Brennan and Cox, I; B. Warde,
| John Mathews. John Dun. and j, n. PauisOn,
The barroom is about 800 feet long.
From early eve until the final swash-b9ng Mt
| ii O'Clock, Moons men were kept DuSy, tlhftt
punches. whskey, brandy, gin and eeltzer
| lager aud new ale were the fayorites. Nearly
| all the men smoked The cigar smoke was en-
| durable but the cigarette smoke WAS nm intOer-
able nuisance. Tho bar has never been profit
| able heretofore. although II has always been
| popular. II II keeps on as ii hns begun there's
| thousands in it. Capt. Williams was on duty last
| night, hut although the pressure was tremen-
| dOus at times pcrfect order WINS maintained
and there was no Occasion for police inter-
| ference Of any kind. Toward the very last a
number Of actors and actresses from the city
In fltaaip
| however. II their great time Doubtless Their"
Will be at least 200 Of them in the Garden to-
night.
so far rs magnlnconce OF equipment and
| popular favor Hrs concerned, the Garden must
| BE- acknowledged successful. Its opening night
| WIS by odds the greatest event in amusement
| circles this year After this evening. sundays
| included. the orchestra will begin promptly ut
& o'cloC H. and Mr. Thomas Is engaged 10 give
| ono classical programme each Weok.