The Washington critic., 1889-03-23
TAKOMA PARK.

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TAKOMA PARK.
A Glimpse at Washington City and
Her Most superb suberbs-A Roman
n nv ' D " i'"'o '
inere Is no ci.y III 'he country us i"Scs
na',ng as washington ci'y Like llle la
pieu maene. ., ocp.eiia, u,aws ,ne
Doau'.ui ,.,e'', aou'u ~ ,naNvs .no o''auo',u ,.,
,.o,e 'cau,l,''' anu uVnoen.,"'cs 'no wea,'"
on','' eu. a'ou'u ~ ,''o
loity nils OF superb ana transcending
beauty, hills with eyes from their pictur-
esque knobs overlooking the laughing.
dancing and s,eeninc citv biIls with voices
a,,a &c s.o,y ~, t,,,,,,., iii -
anu sonss no,, 'no oap'iinS ,''s anu
spiashing lalis, mis- fiantieu WIN the livery
OF tne seasons ana ciothea with the vcrdure
Oh heaven, carpeted win the cnangeiess
green, adorned WIN thc iir ana pine ana a
hundrea other forms. OF forest glens, -which
cast iorth their leaves anu tendrils, buds
and blooms the season through, while flow
rom .he ueep recesses OF these nils OF
heaven inc springs OF everlasting NE.
"springs where gods dld drink, and drink
ing, thd remain III health, and, health most
supreme; while goddcsses, bathing their
withering iorms, IKE magic found them
,rM1sIormeu 10 hcaltn anu youth and the
me ana Joy OF everiasung SPRING
lhis may al De iabie; Etneria, the city
OF SKY, liable, ana septelia magnet,
iaDie, 100, Dut IL Is not faDie that
WASHINGTON CITY,
the CAPITAL of our Nation, Is nearly all that
WOO oyor o,o,,,oa fo,. foir F,hor,o Tho, 4,
80 az - 10y ~.
s ,hc l"iis Vi 4A"ierica, anu Jus oniy
Paris In America, but poorly ex-
4. r =
million Inhabitants destined To very soop
hn,,a ,,s ,,,,,,;a ,a T., a.a,,aa,,,,, ,,,,1,
its ,,i,iinns. tha ar,,ai ,,r prosidar,;oi 1a .W
r,,,ans nu ou idp,,,si,,,,,o ~, o ,,,3;oiai
haS,a,, Sa,,,,a; Uu oii ~ "hn h of aii
oo.,Js, ., iv"aii y" ,.s y, ai' s"ws, near vi ~,
Of ali snSi, roos,,rias coutra NJ 90 saat
" " paar'iD, i,I'r.r,' ,,,o,idSe.a VI
Of art % chai, of music and Mn o,tar ~ worshin 1
o. "a. 49, ~, Va ,,5 20 a., s ',,u, W w. 'p' ny,
,,a o,y nov a., ,au @ ous ,n Sq"es' noi nNc
'ayy,,s any u',ui n,,a .y yd ,n o ,;,, ~. =" h
s pa tns,'i au s,,S m ,'s M oi az ~ 1.,' oy
40 ao'',5 ro,,',.o "''' anu no ''e"" IN "0'''V"
%au,.oi ps ~ oo,,,o.,, -, ,,, v,,,oo 80
bro;ns aotiro env nnd hrajns ro,ira1 ~ nS tha "
sanaIs of WV a and ohambors ns ,oono oa nentro
81 tha n. w.. anu -, ,..,,i. VI ., Stt
W W NV w ~ N,.. " n E.; % Stau,
m ond 90 Monov y Wash;nm,ou ,os' ;s VI i,u a'1s 30
mna,th ana NJ and yos,,on nr 7noroos,,a, wy oy,Ith ~
on1 ,nornas,,,n - sasbi aa tho LEA ~
sh anu ntio, ,hn %n,,,.a % - tne p"to, v,
~ ,ho ,rnr,a :, ,0,,st pi,va,s D., V oS
,rao1,h 90 sas,'in,' a,a -" u, -, "
ness on,d 10 ~ charn, anu VI s'"''' Va S''"'
"eSa Nom u r,,orn ave- al, ,,oso ,,oor,o ,o 1.-Two
omv ~ the vii, vii Iii i've sIst IN ,be % itv ronor ~ ~
ioftiiv hnijt onort ,nents pmt tho masses nf
,bnsa' ,vhn ,hrnn, Az Co,,;,oI o' nmd ,,,ii
throno % a. so,' nant,,ros c IN % cayno dnr;no tha
L., In 81, ~ a,,;o, .t,oin h,'asaa e AZ
s"bprhs ''''''>' ""A '"''' 'A''' "'"''' III '"'
Somo NJ our cit,os bovo verv beout,su,
| suburbs and when such Is the case they fill
up with those seeking the happy, double or
combined lie OK city and country known as
a 1ne saVurpnn i,ne; IN ~ pYun slucS DID, W. Long
.s,anu .a.,t SUNNI s, anu up .no N.Y., o
towns the homes of the vast armies which
| ,brn,,r,, W tpa ,natror6iis ovoru dn,, Tnr
twentS miles In ali directions from Roston
| Is n network Of cities and towns Ithe Ros,
Ton suburbsI From these smburbs come
| half million of peonIe every mornino into
our CITY in pursuit OF their various calIinrs
Philadelphia truthfuliy boasts Of her
| subnrbs. and Baltimore claims some merit
| Rmt when n comes IN beautiful snbnrbs
made by the infinite hand of the Infinite
| Architect. more beautiful than the brain of
man couId conceive or his wisdom fnIIv
anpreciate. It ia NV sincere belief that suf,
rounding the great CAPITAL of our Nation
ore The most beautif,il njctnresm1e and
romantic locations TO he found around or
near anv large citv In the world
which are being ranidly settled close To the
city of Washington. Some of these are
worthy of snec}SI mention and elaborate
Jesrrintion
The suburban town wish sneciol,v IN
speak Of, and the most beautiful suburb of
| tbe CAPITAL Is
TAKoMA PARK,
situated four or five miles north of the CITY,
the CITY itself RAPIDLY extending TO It. A
| nor,;o,, of tha ,orl 20 q; itha D;str,ot 90 70.
i"nh,a ana = ra,, In ths ST. ~ NJ
land,
| l. ,.. A. ....,
~, Eacn IN M peau.y s Wi,m @ tne otner ve,hs'
Toto,na par,s 60 400 ,ant h,'hs, ,,,r
! Washinrton an eminence of great heantv
| f.a,,' asS,,at,ar. n,, ~ s,,,S,,s, ,,,h,sy,
nr, eneo1''ums VII ,h Un sac mtin % .h ms p
iomoc The word Takoma is ~ Indior
oriain ond thonah yarv,na. si;,b,,, in H.
mas nina y,,,h the diy.yan3 tr,5as aiwoys
meant somath,n~ baantifnl WIZ the aid
t,ihas 81 tha Nortn,vast Taloma n,oon,
haayon nIa,a 81 honr,rass n,aoo -,
ros, ty;,, tbo S;oma dnSians fraIsoma
,,, hna,,,tas ,,i'.b a. Ma,, ,,.t,o ,,,a
,vord ~ renresent heanties % ~ s0 snnriso w, ~,
sunset beanties In the stv with The TSoc
taw and Chernl, co Indians Tainma maan,
ha"u,if,, rest ar rast amid araot hoantia,
and aievations With the Bi% Foot thS
Ind,ons onst nos,icai ~ tbs pad ST,,has .n'
Tnhnnno maant n mmsicai baven or d. horan 10
m',sin s,yaot i,iiohvs s,ant,o sonas F''" W
Str;,tlv snoarinD r. n 6eon,a Part ~, Wash
,,sta, q tSe tni,ii,n,ant ~ ali ,hesa doant
tions a. 10 bannn bao,an a a, 'I hjS'h Io io1tu
a nIoce ~ y rest u" ~ heantu "''"' N's"' '''''
paw " 'e''' VI ''"''''
"rhe first to see the blush of dawn,
Ihe last 10 see its parting ray,
a natural park Of rare and varied beauties
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