New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-16
HASTE TO ENJOY the SUMMER.
THE PARKS IN FULL BEAUTY.
PEOPLE WHO PICK FLOWERS BREAK BOWS siIkrb
AND WALK oN THE GRASS

PEOPLE WHO PICK FLOWERS, BREAK BOWS siikCbs
AND WALK oN THE GRASS.
At least two classes Of persons III the city worked
hard yesterday. They were the empl"{cs on tii'
elevated and surface railways aud t!i' poic'l'h ~
Central Park. The railroad men hdd ilcir IiI,s
full in transferring over 10000 people L" ih' n,
while the policemen tired their legs ana Nol,' in
irving to prevent the people from Ie,paaslg on H
grass and from picking flowers alter th.N haI
reached their destination. lis hig DAY Tor u.s.
said putting policeman rs he br"uEni IN ,A
lating German into the Arsenal binding hcal-
quarters. The man had been cauGht running away
with almost an entire bush Of lilac~. second in-
liccnlan soon brought IN another oichnrI VINO ne
said was the sixth hc had captured. Inc number
of policemen was entirely inadequate YESTERDAY,
for while one was gone with Cllut ms ,'d' Not"
he OycTruu with ircsM>"iS. M"-l OF nc F"Pi''
however were wcll-hchaycd. and wIlh~to"d tiie
temptation 10 pick blossoms. The nuinh'r WI"
visited the Park ON foot aud IN carriages was csii,
mated at 100000, and 20 p. u crowd, were SIN
entering the gates They were oi ihr usuAi ir''t"-'
ncous class many being fathers ana nor 4,i' " l'n
their little children. Tine special den pat obi l" ii
drrn was to gel down AMI r"ii 'l n" 'ri'' "'' q"
they did with all the case of natural tuin'lc'uH"
4 cool ea~icriy wind blew across ih, idtN Ncetcr-
dav tcInpcring the ,in ray, uo" q" ''i,i" ''''
decree Tin. recent warm weather hd, worked Won
dcis IN the appearance of the latk ana ND~lrI1aN
tbc trees aud .huiz wtrr iu all tlc glory of iul.
dress and challenged The admiration ol al CONFER"
The lcIyc- of almost all thr trees have grown 70
their full size and present that bright aua unsl"ii"H
gteeu which summer vlI soon destroy. hc eta'S,
too. j. luNurilut. and where uhru, i- ll"i" 'It l'
ten inches high Ihc showers ot the pre- oI- even
ing gave % au unusual brightness Ac,tru.dy. Inc
wistara with it, long. graceful pendant of hNri-
der blossoms Is the main floral ornament "i the
Park this week Many ot the aihors and rocks arr
tinted with its blossoms from " lID ID ilr 50 lhd blows
fnvisihle clouds of delicate perfume. The mac
bushes are also pretty sight al present ana lh'
old-fashiuncd flowers general lANoli's
with visitors. \ shrub with a small "liic
blossom Il very nouet4hc, su'NlN-
herr and there like drift Of sn""
against the green BACKGROUND Occasionally th'Tr
can nc seen the double pink blossoms al ihc lower
inc almonI several kinds Of trees are o." DO hover
- that the Park is unusually uch IN color. Ia thc
grass the butfcrcups coming 20 support thc Dan
delion, in giving q yellow tone here and there
though many of he dandelions have already gone
Ia seed The robins ar. iu the Park IN full force,
but they stick to their odia,hloutd ideas ana sing
only in The early morning or evening. good many
hlackhirts also ia the Park anu 1Te g"od-ha
enough 10 MARBLE at all hours.
The attractions of the Park were an wcll pat
ronized yesterday-the mcnagcrlc the boats ana tie
carriages all drawing crowds But The most notice
allie scene was al the obc,k. That aged Egyptian
surely ought 10 have felt battered. The people,
having arrived. with one accord sat down on the
ur1ss 10 The west OF H. under hc shade of the tf'r-
lining the reservoir. Here hundred of persons
gathered covering the ground for "a long distance
AROUND nd looking like q campmcrtlng, ~luc th0
monolith like some old preacher ~ hlS pulpit,
preached silent sermon, his text being llmr.
Crowd, couid be ~ al the smaller parks yes
teriav and about $1,000 persons went TO High
Bridge where they wandered along the green banks
| al the Harlem.