Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-27
BUDS AND BLOSSOMS.
Spring Effects a Great Transforma-
tion at Schenley Park.
FILLED WITH SUNDAY sTROLLERs.
Green Trees and Pretty Flowers Add an
Attraction to the Suburbs.
GAY SCENES OVER ON TIE NORTHSIDE

Sunday strolls in Schenley Park are be-
coming popular. Yesterday was the first
day of the year to bring the knolls and
hollows of the romantic old place into
much demand. People have been some
what backward about growing
violently enthusiastic over 400 acres
of farm land. Everybody is
more or less fond OF the beauties of wild
country, but the plain, prosy populace finds
it pleasanter to have a comfortable seat
under tree from which to take in the view.
There are some rough hills to climb in
Schenley Park aud Superintendent Nc
Knight has not yet made enough of his
smooth walks to re Zach all of the desirable
points with ease. Another drawback to the
park has been the fact that people
who have never been there, as we'll as some
who have, do not know where to find it.
The uninitiated pedestrian will like as not
Chamber up half dozen hills and get him.
self all dusty and lll-humored before he
learns he has crossed the invisible line be-
tween Schenley Park and the rest of the
world.
Worth Much More Than the Trouble.
But the attractions of the big baby park
more than make up for the putting and
blowing required to reach it. Hundreds of
people evidently realized this yesterday
had no reason to complain. Spring has
made wonderful Transformation in Mrs.
Schenley's gift. A dozen bare hills have
been beautihed by generous coat of soft
green. Tree and shrub have been rounded
off with natures trimmings. Ravines
and hollows, looking rough and
uninviting heretofore have become leafy
bowers. Little streams, running here and
there between the hills, sparkle brightly
under the overhanging clouds of verdure.
These cool retreats look inviting enough to
attract the most fastidious, and they did SO
yesterday.
The beauty of the new park has been
greatly enhanced in the past few days
by the sudden springing up of
myriads of wild flowers. Pretty
green mounds are dotted all over with mill
ions of tiny spring beauties. blue and yell
low Yiole:s, dandelions, trilliums and q
score of other harbingers of the season of
flowers. The groves are full OF dogwood
and wild crab trees, covered with their
white and pink mantles. Flowers were
everywhere yesterday. Every passing car
riage was gsily decorated with blossoms,
while promenaders old and young carried
their arms full of them.
Well Supplied With Driveways.
Chief Bigelow's people have succeeded in
getting the big park well traversed with
roads. They circle around the wooded hills
in unexpected turns aud windings but with
few steep grades. The occupant of car
riage at one place gets wide view of beau
tiful, rolling country, and few rods ahead
is shut in by overhanging trees. People in
vehicles were by far the most numerous in
the park yesterday, and the new drives
were filled with them. Horse fanciers do
not fancy the park, and will not until the
promised half-mile track is made The
winding roads are not good for speeding
thoroughbreds, and consequently most of
the turnouts we're family carriages filled
with laughing children.
In spite of the wildness of the place. hum
dreds of people ran the risk of spelling
shoes and sliding down steep hills and
visited the park on foot yesterday. The
soothing effect of the last-oi-April sunshine
makes people think little less of roughing
ii, and the prospect of a breath of pure
country air overbalanced all llinconveniepces.
Schenley Park was not the only attractive
spot to the people yesterday. All the East
End streets and avenues look fresh and
-.
They make pleasant promenades, and were
filled with gay people all day. The smooth
avenues were also we'll patronized by the
owners of good horses, and half the people
of Pittsburg seemed to be out driving.
Highland Park Well Patronized.
The artificial beauties of Highland Park
got their share of attention from the people,
and the place was we'll filled all tine after
noon. Allegheny Cemetery, With its beau
tiful walks and shrubbery in all its newly
made loveliness, proved no less attractive
than other favorite resorts. There were
very few funerals to cast q gloom over the
spirits of the people.
Pittsburgers can find q pretty Landscape
by taking almost any of the street car lines
out of the city. Ali the residence portions
and suburbs are worth looking at. Hazle-
wood and Glenwood have donned their
warm weather dress, and spring has quietly
covered the last trace of winter. In all d.
rections the eve is greeted with fruit trees
laden with fragrant bloom-a silent pro-
phecy of an abundant fruit harvest, Ma
lures smile seems contagious, and the
crowds or people who thronged suburban
thoroughfares all looked happy.
A surprisingly large number of people
were apparently satisfied to get the sunshine
from the red walls of six
story buildings. Though parks were
crowded, the downtown streets were far
from deserted. Churches reaped great ben
eft from the pretty day, and big audiences
attended both morning and evening ses-.
sions Taken altogether the day was one of
the most perfect or this springtime. The
sky was clpudless and the air lust warm
enough to make outdoor existence comfort
able and cheering.
Another Beautiful Spring Day
The temperature at 8 A. M. was 46o; at
noon, 61o, and at 8 P. NJ, $40 The maxi
mum was $50, reached about p NJ
The Allegheny parks were again crowded
yesterday and last night. The leaves are
all partially out, and the trees now create a
semblance of shade. Every walk was
filled with people, but only few vis-
be seen there now save few fish. The |
stretches of green grass were the most beau |
tiful features of the parks. In color it is /
over with dandelions. The dandelions were |
the shape of pretty children who |
forgot all the rules and ran wild
over the grass picking the golden |
beauties. Another remarkable fact is that |
even this early in the spring the grass is |
long enough to be cut There are a few |
peach trees in the park and it was with |
the utmost difficulty that the police could |
keep the people from breaking off branches |
Of the blossoms.
Besides the parks all of the roads lead |
ing out of Allegheny were crowded all day |
and each person returning carried bunches |
1f wild nowars Snrius cnvarad yrith fruit |