New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08


| and to be modest.
CENTRAL PARK IN SPRING.
Central Park is always beautiful. even III ING
slcep of winter: but there is charm apo"'
| ire yernal loneliness that might well l'sP'io
the most prosaic mind. The lilacS' regai III
their very simplicity and commonnesS' are
| bmstinp into bloom and who that mas ever
lived in the country can fail to love them' moi
only for themselves, but for their associations
During the last week the forsythia, and the cor
NOLAN cherry. have been decking themselves
in glorious fowcrcts Of yellow. illustrating mus
the triumphant audacty of Nature IN her use
of color The moss pinks, spattered III low
| living beds on the sides OF the rocks anu poUi-
| dcrs. with their exquisite tone cOorS oi rosy
purplc show what Nature can do III ano'hcr
direction with the simplest means, ana pom
| rest and delight the eye, Wearlcd WIN the
| bleak neutral tones in which winter clothcs
itself Then there are the Asatic masnoiias
, with their big white and purple flowers, APP
| nearing as the heraldS of the leaves, ana the
spircas coming to us from Japan, decked
like bride of spring, with pure white
flowers and the japanese ounces, yield
inc their tribute of beauty and historic interest
70 the landscape. And among the trees we
cannot fail to notice and admire the sugar
maplcs and the Norway maples-the former
known and loved by all who have ever been
in q New England sugar their pro-
fusion of light straw-colcrcd flowers, coming
| ont lust as the leaves appear. There are 100
for those who know where to find them. few
sturdy swamp maplcs which at this season
stand out as great stacks of red. and tho red
buds are masses of peachlkc blossoms. You
will notice that the birds those Joyous boianisfS
of Nature love to congrcgatc IN these early
blooming trees and in them sing their sweet
est songs.
Hut side from the trees and shrubs on the
fragrant turf itself there is Il whole world OF
bcaut, and variety spread before us to-day IN
the Park "Whcn spring unlocks the hoWcrS
TO paint the laughing soil" fresh. youthful
and cxubcrant beauty. that can be found III no
othc, season Of the year The pedestrian
skilled in woodcraft may find i'll its shady
dcllS the tender
vio!c; by mo--y Stone
Iiaif hidden from the eye:
Fair ~ star when only one
+. shining In the ky.
and admire the wea h of wood ancmoncS and
spring beauties tina are scattered on IT'S I'M
dula,ng sward Nor Shenld we forget t. men
ton the dandclion. not less priced by al! true
lovers of the beautiful because il is so com
mon. which. in its form and colorins Is the
snrino analogue of the sun and between which
and man there seems 10 be a relation of most
friendly comradcship. Even the vaGrant weeds
whose names are not found in the botanl't ;
pecragc-li,i greet lis a. true though humble.
friends when we chance 10 see them plucklly
Swinging MP in defiance of the official mandate
X cen OF the GAS" And the sward IT.
self * Won mny see il in lis perfection in the
porl, thi, morning, Nowhere else in Nature
will Won find parallel to il. not simply in cX-
tent of color but in its sustained harmony OF
shade The green of the greenwood Is bcanti.
ful in lis way vet il il a beauty of blended
shades with many possible hiatus here and
there. But in the early spring the gIccn of
the Park lawns i absolutely perfect IN ITS 'ug-
gcSton Of unapprolchablc clclnneSs AMI artistic
completeness. And may we not also say a good
word for that >aucy optlmiSt. the robn, VINO
is 80 much Il part of every landscape IN
sptc of his frank matcIialiSm. surely II Is not
too much to<dccarc that we all love HIM.
Moreover. the rascal fully rcciprocatc> the feel
ing. and next 10 finding Il good Fat worm he
crave. 70 he seer and admired by his human
brothers. His aggressive whiStlinS note ana
his CHEEKY presence contribute more than we
realize 10 the attractvcncs- OF our parks IN the
early DAYS of Springtmc.
Nature indeed can always cnthrall those
vbJ understand her, even when she Is nigh
INTO diving. But there is a difference III her
spells. In the autumn she appears To be I'M
consciously conscious Of her coming disSolu-
tion and eager to hide the fact from view.
Therefore does she clothe herself in a wondrous
glow of color and minister to us OF her fruits,
striving thus with an innocent guile. almost
pathctic 10 make us forget that the end Is
approaching We may suspect that under her
niymcnts there lie concealed the wrinkles of
coming age. Yet we have not the heart To
cxposc or even rcbukc her so arteSs Is she III
her very atfulncss. responsive to some of
tbc dccpesr emotions Of the human soul But
Nature as YOU may see her in the Park this
morning has no need 10 employ any articles
To appear other than she Is. Not boldly, but
with the opcn-eycd joy0nsncSs oi happy child,
She looks at you, and asks You to join with
he, in singing her yelna song OF SladncSS.
Happy those who can respond to the sermon
which she breaches to lis IN this season OF re-
newcd life. And happy they who. in spite OF
all distractions. have learned by pcls'Gal cX-
pcricnce "that Nature never did bctray the
heart that loved her For ont Of that love
grow some of the most sacred and enduring
joys Of life.
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