The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-06
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On the RdEe Of w nt-r some Autuu,nni Hus-
and Glow. That stiI Warm the Landscape.
While yot winter holds OF little. the greater
city parks and wide suburban spaces still
spared by tho hand OF the spoiler show dim
traces OF thor recent autumnal splendors.
The upper valley Of the Harlem which really eN-
tends to and through Van Courtlandt Park. has
for him that secs It from Its bordering heights
much the quality OF II brilliant autumn land
scape as pictured by photography. Warm
brown Is the shade that Rccentuatcs the whole.
but there are dozen shades and tints light er.
darker. warmer colder. The hillsides that
slope to tho stream are mainly clad in russell.
ranging all the way from the sombre warmth
Of withered oak leaves to the sunny bright
ness OF the rustling beeches. Hsre anI
there tho blrches lend their thin white
streaks. and bare, muscular beeches stani
in u silvery, mist VI twigs. their trunks and
metallic. Dim paths Wind up tho hillside, and
green with licheus or warm with elements
that any geoiogist would recognize
patches Of light yellow 'f1rzy material. dead
grasses, reeds, and the like These patches
sss S SnS S.lS there N ssss
exluisitely green bits Of grass growing upon
recent al!ayial deposits and so ,eonstsntly
opacity Of their dark green to accep,uate the
happens to stand against u background OF bare
sky the observer may note the horizontal un-
TO lilo In formal strata. and look against tho
background Of bare sky Ike tho conventional
.t ali Of things G n Noom n. whn
tree might easily be mistaken for u somewhat
Ali this is the effect OF the landscape as Q
near at hand the late autumn hills dos Of the
prising variety of color. The Virginia rreeper
long since shed It's last drop Of blood. and the
and color TO the city; has not penetrated tho
wilds OF the suburhGn parks; Blaekhsrry
brown leaves. and even those that are iesfeSs
s s Sr1. 'k ss hs sss are
way from dull green TO dark red. Some are
site coiors that change with varying degrees
Viii arc Frost q small SHARP Rp'4 4posns, and
here and there lingering. long over:
siGss to the srSSnd: retain ..paa1
Sr an .anss ms cat G
branches. hero and there, spotched with thu
seoppery yellow or greenish orange 81 To- few
sbsorbs and stores the sunshine. There has
soarchers on Thanksgiving Day could pirk
not only the dandelion, but varied bouquet
representing half u dozen other autumn
flowers. but this year and last had not such
seasons. some dried furry grasses that still
wave in chill winds. show eRr the ground. and
at the bases OF their branching lraf-stalks a
uniform soft warm salmon pink that suifuses
a gentle glow oyer whatever area these Grnsse.
cover. Even tho pale trostbitten green of
short grass 10 Rprinkled with tiny low plants
that bear red and yellow leaves. so that eve
Is gladdene ed BY these bits OF color wherever Ii
may rest. Even the devastated gardens that
border the parks are marked with tho purple
OF German cahhages and with the coiors Of
three or four other vegetables that are Mt th9lr
best only after long exposure To the frost. The
landscape as q whole seems to suggest the
hRndiwork OF a mighty potter whose colors
have paled in the firing.