New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-09

FARM
Tie groves boo Central Park were tAe most
thfone.d Of Gods temples ia the ct} yesterday. a
Though most of cie attendant. probably "or-lpprd
nnc,n.rion.l,. Il would ia,c hrrn 900 uuluOLy dn'
f,r tl, World. Taif COMMISSIONER TO apply for tne
r,,fi,', r,.ri,i-.ilu 90 cover a." hf0ld meadows
viii, builiipgt Nor vnsita day Tor Oh" SOLITARY
lo,erof nature 90 wander uadi-fur0cd. People
were cycrywl rre and in tie more frcHncniod paths
il was impossible Co walk without being l'@l'h
Many persons seemed 10 enjoy Grooming op ih.ii
fellou-bcng. and took pains to- avoid collisions.
The crowd was tbc largest 90 tho PARK thns inr
This car From t.matcs hH. d ni the count "i th'
rltckocIr. up O., -U p. in. tho visitors COULD hoi
have numbered 'r-a tlan 10000 lnrin'ri lh iA.-
c,fi.iat, were tr occupants oi ihr carr fer- . los
o. f.,y brndr,d cove. TRANS. Tho d.t..t crowd b.
Of the dav vnr. a4 u.Ill. ar.nr. th' H'Nnhi- .n"
other creature, Chat mahr up lh' u' ~. ,''
were thr-e uuniffa'ntr. There W'I' pi' ll|. N".
coated 1ru UlIl-tftd CIfr- running ' -'.' ''
trthrfcd IudIau cattle. lu cages 'l'~' i'F "'t
,,tf., ,,nu beans AVID foxes. While % lar' rlIiLh
paced hi- car. and ufflod DID, bong c.1"- u"t i'i
away. Th" tendency ih;i n, ''' hl..' 'I '' i.
legged came, }. tofaff boo % rr.l' uI-ur iihi "i IHf
Iur-l, eyed u-trIcis.. Doc caUrl- ntr tr cr'-. "N
il they did mot care much % ihp i,rf'i SOW '0'I
native deserts again.. Ih' n'i'ni,T "i t' ,,n~ i,,
lately been increased. They b4-ard a- u'Iai DID, Jay
luxury on the cdgc of tutir bath Apparently lI'
ONLY thoroughly disguised creatures Wfi' ihr owls
which had hr.u pl.r-f lu 'Ig 90 'i' broad -'i-
Iivlt Snnc ~outhloHn rlme uclr ihr hmlniu-t
seemed 10 bc % great wonder Co AT but country -hir1
people.
Lrayug thc mcuarcrin thc paths lhcamc trihn. ar'
10 the river of humanity 300 the Mall. rom h.ir
the crowd hraurhr oh to iir east and west sides of
the Lake. s1mc, who Wcl" fn'l a'r' gong i'
klr las thr Bclvidrro and Ohriisk. while uot icw
others helped 90 keep thc hughtl5 painted roN-
boat. 81 uuing over the smooth lak-. Ihr air WIS
,,.arill enough Vci clear and celebrating. short
lived breath, Of wind and faint odor7 of leaf and
blossom PLAYED about in every direction hkr iuft--
ible fair, OF spring trying tempt people 90 follow
thrm Nearly al th" trees are lcatrd out enough
~ appear green while they dD NOT entirely ohsiruct
the suns rays which, cleaning through, give "a kind
of green and gold transparency 10 the scenery. The
grass b. iu perfect coudt 0u and could not Dee more
brightly green and yclvctliAr. Among the blossom,
the pink and red iuwcrH of the japanese ounce ere
most conspicuous. although The Furythia Niudia-
/ sima Is nearly aa prominent. on rocky southern
slonc "a few Wild red co.uWbiues have dared the
alinnuac and burst into blossom several poor little
girl. were seen coming out of one gate with some
golden punches OF dIndcous which they had con-
cpard from the puliccmhn-e eye.
Most of those present were working people who
must visit the park ON Sunday or not 20 all Yet the
effect of prevailing good wages shown by The
fact that very few poorly clad persons could DO ~eu
As the afternoon drew 10 "a close the elevated roads
afforded standing room only for many of the re-
turning people. Especially was this the casr on the
Sixth Avenue Line ~ hich had carried hundreds "
persons to High Bridge The surface railways also
did a good business.
The numerous smaller parks al over the city wcre
rOuize them all. Persons living near them saved
their car fare and philosophicaly reflected that the
~ in front Of them as green as any 90 tar ha
il went.