The sun., 1890-01-13
OLD JANUARY WE'D TO MAY.
SKIES SOFT AND GRASS GREEN ron
THE USCANNY NUP1IALs.

DandelIons and Tulips for Wedding Flow
era-NO Word from Jnnuary's Missing
Son, Jack Frost, who'd Hnvo Forbid
the Match II He Had Been Present.
Clear skies, balmy breezes, soft June
temperature. and yet nobody was satisfied.
Then wonderfully bright star-lit evening
with January consultations In the zenith on Q
midsummer night. but nobody took any in-
terest In the celestial phenomenon. Such o
day and night In London would be reckoned
the perfection OF meteorological conditions,
but New Workers Rroaned and grumbed and
wondered II this weather would ever change"
Probably nothing in the public prints was read
with greater personal concern and interest
than The Suns article explaining the myB-
terry OF Jack Frosts strange disappearance.
Little comfort did anybody get from the views
Of tho weather sharps who told about the new
weather generator away out west which has
driven the ice king over the Canadian border,
and which threatens not to allow him to return
even once q year.
II tho suggestion proves we'll founded that
the irrigation Of Western arid lands 10
gradually upsetting the weather system OF the
whole country then. according to New York's
present opinion. the East will have a more
serious casus bill against the West than ever
existed between North and South In the last
little sectional difficulty. There will be no
trouble at all in raising an exasperated and
desperate army right In this town. ready and
anxious TO storm the headquarters OF General
Humidity and his kindred moist and torrid
forces wherever they may be.
have probably not been matched on a MIDI
winter Sunday In the metropolis. With the
ali day with the srass i'm In the HJo parks sreenins
over Its yellow; with the trees showing signs OF
early budding; with J., even 4! real liye Jersey
search OF the first bite OF the season, New
Workers might well rub their eyes, and wonder
II their memory Of Great Blizzard was not
All Of New York that was we'll enough to get
house. seSn meant dscomort & u Nobody quite @ dared
to put out out all the ilres And yet eS even With
o fho 6e
not out Of kilter. He rose and set on time.
abbott his rays took on peculiar intensity
Tmbreias o fse from t6sr Winter % nHS retreats The
son saanres were crowded most OF the day
square about ) O'Clock had a big Jananese fan.
which she was using vigorously. Two children
man was out of sight the youngsters had
frolc on the grnss. The green of the tender.
newly,sp.touted herbage ruined his LordFaunt-
There were as many people in Central Park
to-day as on day In June or July, l should
Mrlholland at the Arsenal The greatest num-
avenue end. All the benches were filled and
hundreds stood w close to the wire fences
watching the stylish turnouts. The menaGerie
trees are In blossom in the park. dandelions
are growing In the green grass, and tulips arc
in bloom about the Arsenal.
Nine people out of ten were clad in the man
ner which the January OF our foretatbers dic-
tated. Every mans face told at glance
whether he was stewing in heavy winter fan:
nels under his coat or he had rashly assum med
the habilliments OF spring. and was apprehen-
sive OF the grip.
Open street cars were run all yesterday on
the Bushwick avenue line. WilliamsburRh. and
during the afternoon they were crowded with
women and children tempted out by the sum-
mer- like air. On the other hand the Brooklyn
elevated railroad trains were heated by steam.
and passengers had TO open the Windows