The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-11
SUNDAY IN CENTRAL PARK.
PARTS WHICH PEOPLE OF FOREIGN
BIRTH and IDEdS FREOUENE


Merry-Ro-rouuds and Swings Attract Them,
and the Dairy with its veranda and Mia
Reflections Serves AS n Country Club.
A side to the Central Park distinct from the
victorias. the cabs, and the carriage ways u
down near the lake. n few steps from Fifty.
ninth street aud about as far from Fifth ave.
nue.. This is where the Dairy and the Carrou.
sci are. the other sido OF Central Park from
the Casino and Mount st. Vincent. Any one
who Is Interested In the cosmopolitan and
hector ogeneous character OF the population OF
New York should spond some Sunday after
noon and evening in this nook. 1t is below
the surface OF the surrounding streets. and so
much lower than tho main east side drive
that the root OF the Dairy Is not as high "a tn,
coachmans seat on the plush.lincd rictorias
This part OF the Park might DO called the
poor peoples end Of Central Park. or the
foreign quarter. Few American children 90
to that part ofthe Park because the Americans
who live noar II are rich and have covernosscs
and nurses for their children who. II they go
to the Park at all. go oil weekday mornings or
in carriages. or tho many chllren there on
Sunday evenings not one In ten has Americans
born parents Tho majority arc Germans
from the east side. next in number arc tho
Hebrews. and then tho other continental
peoples. There are fow Irish. Somehow or
other, the Irish do not congreGate in places
where the froauenters nre Germans.
This ncighborhood is also great counting
place. Young men and young women who
work during the week in factories and shops
have their sunday evenings to themselves.
and this part OF tho Park Is tho trysting place
In the evening toward dusk they stroll to more
remote parts of the Park. but during tho after.
noon they gather at the tables around the
Dairy and at the swings. merry-go-rounds
and benches Of the Carrousel.
man might 60 through the Park hundreds
OF times without running across this nook.
Tho Dairy Is q stone building with lite roof
arching over the walk. SO that the people go-
ing to and from tho rrousel so under 1t. In
side there are little fables with marble tops.
Outside. under the projecting roof and along
both sides OF the walk. there are several
scores OF little iron tables with white mar
BILE tops. The Dairy sells milk. tea
and coffee. soda water. cakes. sand.
witches. and ice cream. The prices are low.
The kinds Of Ice cream are tho three standard
ones. vanilla. strawberry. and chocolate. 1t
costs no moro to have them mixed. plate OF
Ice cream sells for fifteen cents. The favorte
mixture at this time OF the year is vanilla and
strawberry. Cakes with the ice cream are ten
cents extra. For that there are furnished two
cake. a slice Of raisin cake and u sugar tart.
on Sunday evening this is the popular 70.
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Often they have gloves, almost always cane.
Their hair was dampsened with water before
it. was brushed, and when ut It dried it re-
ssva ftnsf made as there BY brushne aHu an
clothes. There Is a tendency to too much
color. but that is not out OF harmony with the
around the tables and eat Ice cream. It shows
how universal the tip custom 10 in New York
vs or cents ns
milk. tea. coffee. soda water. and ginger 10
are sold. The most expensive Of them all is
The soda water 10 five cents. the milk hve the
tea and coffee ten. w
gone along and stroll up and down the walk.
snd
gossip OF the week; Sometimes the men
Of s SS tss
soSs; $ ';a the driveway With stylish Carriages
Over to the right are tho merry; go-roupds
onr the raFe one Ct the 81 ay
cant any longer than for period that permits
some one t. take the place Of some "a e., one who
or animals Ct the merry-go- round is riderless.
Some Of thess yS1nS couples eome to the
iato the FIN avenue entrsnce: g that 4 ths
houses; where most Of them live. They walk
along the driveway and watch tho people in
the carriages. From there they stroll to the
Dairy to drink soda water and then 60 to the
merry rounds the swings Near by
there are rocks left unlevelled when that part
OF the Park was turned into eadow. There
are hooks in these rocks. shaded with trees.
Near by there Is q walk with rows OF benches
In rustic style. shaded by hydrangeas now in
purple bloom.
The people who come here do not seem to
be familiar with the other parts OF the Park.
They rarely go as far north as the Casino or
further west than the edge Of the meadow.
They or their parents were brought up with
the Continental ideas and get their ideas from
the pleasure grounds OF German cities. where
the classes separate and frequent their re-
sDective parts Of the mark or pleasure ground
Americans in general would not keep return.
ing to this same place They would stroll
around over the Park.
In way the different sections OF tho Park
are getting to have distinctive nationality.
Tho ono here referred to is prominently the
German section. The rark around the tennis
grounds and northwest from that to the block
house is American. 1t is freluentcd by the
people OF the west side and BY tho young men
and young women Of tho high schools and
Normal College, and City College; Almost al Of
them are American born. The Jews are often
to be found about tho Casino and Mount st.
side. This Is more COMPONENT to their homes.
Somehow or other. the Park does not seem to
be frequented much BY Irish families They
do not take to Sunday outings in the way the
Germans do.