The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-10-22
CASTLE GARDEN.
Tho Proposed Summer Garden ON the
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The elevated railroads in New York
not only make tho upper part of the
city easily accessible from tho lower,
but they rs easily bring uptown down
town. This is so pleasantly and con-
voniently dono by tho now aerial pas
sage that tho Times suggests that the
old pleasure resort at tho, Battery may
| be again turned to good account, and
if not the prime of State STREET.-THE
glory of Smithlield'-yot that the
musical attractions of tho Battery for
| the uptown resident may be restored.
Tho Barge Ol1ico, rs n depository of
all personal baggage ARRIVING from
| Europe, is to be discontinued, and a
| huge hall will bo available for somo
popular purpose; and why not, says
tho shrewd journal, for great popular
conccrtsP Why not mariuo summer
gardcnP And the elderly Now-York-
| ers who recall Jullien's concerts at
Castle Carbon and tho summon night
opera at Castle Garden will echo,
| "Why not?"
Tho sauntorcr along the broad and
! orderly walks Of tho Battery to-day
has but to pause and lean upon the
railing above the water, enjoying tho
| pretty spectacle aud brcathin1 tho
ocean air, and to ask himself, rs he
| considers Castle Garden, what could
| be ploasantcr, on an August evening
whom tho moon is full, than to sit uDon
its outer wall and to watch tho lovely
scenery in the GOODNESS, and listen to
tho wel-modulatcd orchestra wilhinP
Central Park is charming, and to sit
under the trees and liston to tho band
is delightful. Tho Casino is Il gay
summer resort, and in tho city squares
the occasional music is most welcome.
But if Romeo and Juliet emerging into
| the evening air anywhere about Twcn-
| tioth street, should weigh the various
| solicitations for Il pleasant evening at
reasonable prioo and at an oasy ac-
| ccssiblc spot, would thoy not find tho
| concert IN tho refreshing air of tho bay
moro alluring than any rivalP
They would be wiso if, deciding for
the Battery, they should avoid the old
| Proscrs who remember those Julien
concerts, and that opera, and tho
great concerts of Jenny Lind. That
old building haunts tho memory of tho
| proscr rs tho attic of Bcranrcr filled
all tho poets rcarward musing with
pathetic music. If tho young people
arc not very wary, tho proscr will be.
| gin to tell them the story of that evening o
whom between tho parts of the concert
IN which for the first time Julien play.
cd tho "Katydid Waltz" he was taken
across the Battery to State street, ant
into tho house that was tho latest oc
cupicd of all that fine row facing tho
bay, each with lofty triangular bal
cony, and thcrc for Il moment taste,
the festive hospitality Of day whioI
was already past in that old-fashione,
street, but which was never kinder O
heartier than in It's latest SURVIVING
draWing-room. OF the thousands ma
tive and foroign-born who daily pas
along the broad curving Battery wall
upon old State street, how many know
that it was the sclcctest street of resi-
dcnco in the New York of sixty anC
seventy years agop
How many of them, also, romcm bel
that in Castle Garden jenny Lind sano
for tho last time in American In botli
concerts she sang "Casta Iva" Who
sings "Casta Diva" at n concert nowp
Bayard Taylor wrote tho last song, the
"farcwcll TO Amcrica;" Otto Gold
smith, who was to be hcr husband,
composed the music. When she camo
on to sing it, Jenny Lind carried bo-
quet of white roses, with Maltese
cross of rcd roscbuds in tho center
| Take care, Monsieur Romeo, and YOU.
Madcmoisello Juliet, or tho incorri-
| giblo proscr will be protesting that he
| sent those precious flowers; and should
he say it, who could authoritativcly
gainsay itP Who, indeed, but some
other old proscr. whose memory has
fallen into dccrcpitudc, and who num-
bios and maundcrs about Malibran.
1t was smaller New York to which
Jenny Lind sang, and Stctfanono and
Boslo and Trulli and Bcncdctti. They
all warblcd in yondcr garden, whore
other birds sing now. Thomas had
not come then. nor waved tho onchant-
ed baton which has opened to us n now
roalm Of music. But Julien PLAYED
pretty waltzcs and tuncful ovcrturcs,
and pattcd and puifcd and painted as
he directed, and then sank into his
chair with droll air of exhaustion Mt
the end.
Yes, twas garrct. DO It known to all,"
as Father Prout makes Berangcr sing.
1t was the day of smaller things. But
how pleasant they were! 1t was a
smaller New York. But ask tho old
proser, if you cannot escape him, who
was young thon, whether it was not
quito as good Now York as the roar
Ing Babel Of to day.
Besides the ocean air and the moon
upon tho water, Romeo and Juliet can
readily sec that the summcr-evening
concerts at tho Battery would havo a
little setting of tradition, background
OF the music of other days. And as
they enrich thcir enjoyment of to-day
with that pcnsivc echo of yesterday,
possibly Juliet will admonish Romeo
to bewaro lest whom his day has be-
como yesterday, and ho talks of the
music he remembers, ho too, like the
Old gentleman whom the Easy Chair
warns thcm to avoid, should beccme o
PrOser. - George William Curtis, IA
Hdrper's Magazi,se.