The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-26
BEAUTY IS EYER EUHERE
In New York. ir You Know Tyow to Look
for It. and Know 1t When Iou Sec II.

In New York, II You Know Nov to Look
for It, and Know 1t when lou Sec It..
New York long patiently endured the charge
OF being unpicturssQus. and then suddenly
found champions who cited n dozen famous
urban prospects in REPUTATION OF the charge.
But most New Workers still believe that tho
city IL ugly 10 the main. and ugly because OF
the things that give it Il distinctively urban
character. Nevertheless he that goes about
New York with open eyes and In suitable mood
soon discovers that the city has picturesque
features whore they have been least suspected.
and often where they would not have existed
but for the presence OF objects that have been
denounced as responsible for much OF the
city's ugliness.
The elevated railways have been held to
mar whatever OF beauty several avenues may
have had. yet they present from their car win
lows the most astonishing urban panorama
to be seen In the ordinary course OF business
by the inhabitants OF any city on earth. This
panorama Is by turns soualid. curious. beau
tiful. but always interesting. always p!ctu-
rescue. The sunset aspects from various sta
lions OF tho elevated roads are charming.
particularly the view at dusk from the
Fifty-nInth street station Of the Ninth avenue
road. when far %northward the curious high
way stretches into q gloom tawny with the
orange fires OF sunset on one side. and lit
with the lights OF trains coming and
going. while southwark tho mysterious
smoky atmosphere OF the city Is frightened
from time to time with the plume Of vaporized
pearl borne by zach incoming train. 1t hap
thS sns o Dse ss. ,a from psa', tne e IS9 a cd s staeios ss@ o N t f5s
broader snst and west Streets. IA marvellous
and beautiful phenomenon oil. nature. The
storm. when the last drops OF tho shower pro-
duce a rainbow which seems to break upon
The result is that the whole thorou@hiare
seems dipping with all the colors OF the spec
Fun; i, Ss s;r. sees or t hEen RHsRGnss st1set tf TIM
the Shilling III. Of those thorouehiares.
stapSInc IN a .' nsiroW' s Pe'ss n inca with with ' t.ii
buildings. one. may look, with, certainty for
sunset. The dim light r~eilscted at an acute
angis % IRON Foa the rilt af open Ky overhead
e,sit 1 or ten 'I teset Of aut tn. 0p poIes. Al All tSpt%Sf Is
gloom Of various shades. from h~all-luminous
the poles appear " stand. and SO solid does 1t
seem IN IT'S oracity that ono easily believes
that they have no other support.
No lover OF atmospheric phenomena ever
rode down Broadway past Grace Church In the
enIIy morning without finding in the prospect
light, The iall westward buildings arc Just
giltei by tho orange rays Of the sun. aud Tie
seems, to nIoci; the street. takes on an ethereal
splepdor for which y is not Indebted 10 the
nroni'eGti MGanwhile the sky In which the
lhnr purplish blue scarce seen elsewhere than
over great fity NJ early morning.
outward appearance goes. on Sunday. but there
is nne part Of ne METROPOLIS which hos 2 Pc
R%LiysIo. block lying imm.aistely sHst o. ~
By sr9 %aS oy tff esi. sh hsTe VIII e. aii MYsaa a shFn,,i tbs
"Slulf Of boots:". "a hurrying 81 dim figures to
amt fr3. the sudden rushing forth Of Vehicles
from the Gloom heneath the station. the thun;
whosls.. tho confusion OF lights. the cheerful
shine OF lamps from restaurant windows. and
whom sunday Is not sabbath. hut a holiday,
which train, from tho Grand Central station
us an, unmixod evil. but, Whoever stands at
twilight on any one of the bridges overlooking
thi. cut @rssii1as that L presents ons Of the
OF the station; lit hors and there, with CLEANS
iifs s sIl ! o. i.. lsah the e s"Ii iiss Sai iins ssi!ass
overhead. Signals OF various colOrs punctuAle
tho gloom. Smoke as Of q late. fought battle
monster with eye and breath OF flame shoots
h Ss%dISs Dis.t munib and y d, rlSnSss iu'0 the
sso VIEW Urd IN D! S;w Of Y Shi.b s eli sas ,rS %Or, tr9 pso isw
sopth[wardon FSsk aysnps from about Thirty
;s osath street street The as sss,sH south iSxsr q ih ISlf r.
sy.na.. from side streets. The sky '.t slowly WY
sasss d Into dssS on the .SStRsrn' horizon.
2, : 5.sIsst.sIs Isis aS !, sasf:I: feels iks
seems iyina only Just at his feet