Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-12
MID SYLVAN SCENES.
Summer Glories and Perennial
BeaIties of Central Park Which
BRUSH OR PEN CANNOT PORTRAY.
GOZy Retreats for Cooling Lovers and COM
mons for Athletes.
THE GREAT ANNUAL COACHING PARADE

natural attractions its artificial adornmente
and of the great throng which daily line
its lovely walks and circulate In glIdeo
equipages its drives. the ordinary mlnd can
not comprehend or appreciate Central Park
as a whole. AS often as l have Deen In the
park, summer and winter, daily see new
beauties and new attractions in every de-
tail. Central Park is one of the greatest
sights to be seen in New York. 1t does not
appeal alone to the artistic sense, nor to the
man or woman of one groove, like very
many other attractions of tths world, but it
presents something which every human
being can enjoy who has the sense of sight,
OF sound, of color, and is lover of nature
or of art.
AT this season of the year Central Park
blooms out in all its natural magnifcence;
with the trees in full leaf, the walks and
drives free as vet from summer dust, the
green velvet sward spreading away to the
right and left over hill and dale, Its SER
pentine drives thronged with carriages and
vehicles Of every description, its lanes and
seats filled with prattling children and their
nurses. Ahl it is a lovely sight, and one
which to enjoy thoroughly must be seen
again and again, like some famous land
scaPe hung upon a gallery wall.
BEYOND ARTIST OR AUTHOR.
No painter could ever do justice to such a
subject. He could only give bits of life and
color here and there. No writer could ade-
Quately describe the appealing comeliness
OF such a scene. In my travels throughout
the world 1 have been in many famous
parks. Among them all Central Park, now
almost in the heart of this great metropolis,
is the most delightful. This, take ii, is
from the fact of great natural advantages
presented by rugged surface, its rolling
swards and alternating forests and lakes.
The landscape artists agree that the most
beautiful natural scenery is that which pre-
sents to the eve the sudden surprises in all
of these features and leaves no monotony to
weary the senses.
You can enter Central Park at almost any
Of Its half-dozen entrances, and see but little
beyond pistol shot. Of what is to come
next you know not until little further ad-
vanced appears the unexpected. 1t may be
a tangled eopse, it may be pellucid pool
lying under the darkening shades, it may
be some small mound of Jagged rock, or
again some artistic creation in marble or
bronze, or yet again some low cavern into
which the visitor gropes his wandering
way down through the narrow gorge neatly
paved and stepped with stone-or perhaps
over rising knoll he comes suddenly upon
a lovely sweep OF common whereon focks
of sheep graze-a truly pastoral scene.
CALM CRoQUET.
On that common on certain DAYS you will
see perhaps 100 young ladies and young
men, in the bloom of Youthfulness and
beauty, indulging in the not overexciting
pastime of croquet. On other commous on
certain days you will see myriads of Young
men and boys in shirt sleeves tossing the
lively ball. Marking these days is the flag
at the masthead, which informs everybody
of the privileges thus to be enjoyed. The
guardians of the park reserve those COM
mons on all other davs sacred from intrud- |
ers for the purpose of preserving the sward. |
Along the mall, that wide, straight |
stretch of walk lined with benches, thou |
sands of New Workers take their evening |
promenade. On every lovely day through |
out the summer, and especially of mornings |
and evenings OF the hot and dusty season, |
not single seat will be found vacant. |
Under the bridges which span the gulches |
here and there, and amid the delightful |
shades of 1.-The Ramble," lovers sit and coo
the hours away, happy in themselves, un-
mindful of the world and blind both to ma
ture and to art. In the crooked paths which
wind among the hillocks and crags and
forests of the wilder portion of the upper
park you come upon them Unexpectedly,
and with half apology upon the lips for the
accidental interruption of your presence
But you know very we'll that the fair hands
so hastily dropped will be as promptly re-
sumed, and that the arm which innocently
rests upon the back of the seat will presently
fall again and clasp the slender waist from
which it has been startled.
GAUDY VEHICLES.
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the suns rays have fallen uncom fortablv
upon the highway, the serpentine drives are
crowded with the greatest variety of con-
that American ingenuity and |
American money and taste have been able |
to invent. Just now the yellow carts, buck |
boards and light wagons of all kinds are |
prominent. These are driven |
mostly by the young bloods of fashion or of |
The turf, and the horse6esh displayed there |
IN is In many respects superior to that |
which can be seen in front of any other |
vehicles. The owners OF these light and |
lhowy wagons, for the most part, are owners
'f other turnouts, perhaps half dozen or
more, but they prefer the yellow wagon as a
ad Of the season. They greatly affect gaudy
harness and other trappings. The collar of
he young mans horse is of spotless white,
Ind the rest of the harness of black and sill
yer or gold. The latest for the yellow
wagon, however, is of russet leather. The
are decorated with silver orna-
nents, and very often snowy tassels or
'ocades are sewn upon the harness.
Once In while YOU will see the high
English dog-cart OF yellow wood, or perhaps
mall-wagon of the same material. These
re driven tandem, though quite frequently
he heavy English cart horse, very high and
ong OF limb and reach, will make an
quAlly striking picture. Sometimes the
'oung blood with blackboard drives tan
EN- with that machine, but this style is not
onsidered in good taste.
THE TANDEM PARADE.
One day this week there will be a great
arade of tandem outfits. Satnrday fhe
Jew York Tandem Club holds its snrino
rive. There will be of this Organization
lone some 10 to Is tandem teams. and thew
ill make a gaudy show. 1t will meet at
he Casino in the morning, thence, driving
trough the park, going to Jerome Park
here a lunch will be served. On every
1ch occasion everybody who owns any,
hing that can be driven tandem will turn
ut and add to the pageantry OF the scene.
Almost every day now one of the most
omical sights in the park is the assemblaye
lot Of fat women who ride tor the pur-
ose OF reducing flesh. 1t is not an uncom-
ION thing to see riding-master or escort,
18th halt dozen fat ladies gently ambling
long in his rear, engaged in that worldwide
ccupation, the search for health. think
is one of the most comical sights L ever
wv, and the comicality oft is not lost upon
lose who are the unwilling victims of
oeslty. Let the occasional stroller or
encher dare to laugh, however, and be will
surely greeted with the indignant frowns
the more or less ungraceful horsewom an.
L. lady on horseback, like lady in bath I