New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-22
IN THE CITY AND PARKS.

BRIGHT sunlight. opening flowers FLASHING foun-
tains. lcafy trees and thronss of men, women and
bappv children in gay dresses, all united TO I'LL
Central Park with life and color yesterday. The
crowds of people IN holiday attire began to flow
into the park ut every gaze early IL the morning,
and they kept going and coming al day LONG
on foot III carriages and hOrsebacN, ali eager to
yet glimpse of the sudden coming of this caprclou-
,prlug. The warmth and color that peryadcd both
earth and SKY seem To make everyone amlable.
The children were fairy intoxicated. They
lauphed ANA chartered and romped about the walks
and shady retreats everyone OF chem with bunch
oil flowers on is fresh clean dress or clutched IN ITS
G. .ubDy little hands Dandelions were everywhere,
and II was hard 10 tell whether they looked brighter
j., the children, hands or the fresh
green turf mingling with the yellow sun
light that suited through the young leaves
ON the trees. On the lake the boats with their gay
awnings shot hithcr and thither. out OF lnlets,
around rocky points OF under Overhangng Towering
shrubs. and were HlleI with people dangling their
hands IN the water aud watching the lazy looking
Streams of gay equipag.s drawn by spirited horses
flowed through the park throughout The Gay. lhere
were turnouts OF every form ana des, fiptioh'
from hgni, graceful carriages 10 poOoluT'
notwithstanding dog-carts OF namhg yell
law whose occupants looked Jaucd ana weary
fr,m their violent exercise IA uncomfortable
In.Ifions, he people penetrated To the most se-
rr,,'led nook, and corners. The Ramble IN par
ticular seemed 10 afford grateful shade ehlEehed
nv MANY an attractive flower. Here, Tor instance,
Was glowing bed OF dwarf aZalcas, mass OF rosy
uurpl. and there the slOpng bank was "hitehed
vim tine delicate blossoms OF the spring beauty.
Overhead the oak and the sassairas were sprlnglhg
into leaf aud flower, whllr III shady HOOKS
the Wild geranium, the l0Ny DrJle mower
and the delicate epinedlum "eico l. u
1Lo curlous visitor Sketchers were seen
here Am there III out-of-the-way places and IN cool
retreats Under spreading beeches or signing pines
many a falr maiden reading with dreamy eyes
the chimerlcal adventures OF Impossible dukes aug
Counts. Ia small type cheap paper. On the south
side of the common ancient cltlZen sal al one
tItue IN the day watching the sheep Win lIelr
nose, i'm the deep green of the lawn. Ills clio hes
1yrr, patched. his gray beard was ragged ana ho
sat beside hun, he remarked sadly 49, lnihgs - soit
~ sDrugIn', amt they, young man I Lie SOu"s
man = thought they were. 49, IL: =;
YES / thou lht they was. This here sunshine is
sort % sartIn' things Out-noWers II ueea u 100 r'J
IN sch like It's jist the same with human natuI ;
KIN mes, m gooa deeds open up the flowers human
nltur, amazn' quick don't they, young nah Al
Again the young man " ASSEMBLED this time VIII
interest. .. oIo,.s
hey veir abruptly asked the ragged philosopher.
Tins time the - Young man sad, ana as NC
turned away minus a quarter, ne ieit tn11 tio '
Gent citizens reasoning AT fault some neIei
The squares of the city were tnfOngeu WIN Pouo5
trians throughout the day, ana the aho occn-
fringed with men, women ana chliuIeH VIZ IS,tt
"a ed the seals. When the two or lhIco hSH
showers fell in the afternoon the people Vahlsued i
ike morning dew. City Hall Park had us u5ua'
collection OF rags and patches summing 80
IN picturesque attitudes the benches. lneso
specimens of still life were not ike the hornIns
dew when the light rains came. They dld not an
ISL. neither did they raise umbrellas: they siunl-