The sun., 1893-06-04
CENTRAL PiRK IN SUMNER Aspect

OF fhrlslan HE. STEhiINu liEi1lG.
CENTRAL PiRR IN SUMNER Aspect
A SYMPHONY OF Green with Splendid and
vnr,eEn:ed Hu.s or Flowers.
Whatever the almanac may say. Central
Park Is now essentially clad in hcr garb OF
early summer. The countless leaves will add
many acres to their surface. and tho mass Of
shadows In copso and woodland will bs deep
ened. but tho coloring and quality TINT mark
the Groat pleasure place day will continue
until tho heats Of midsummer approach. The
prevailing tint is that fresh AMI tender green
which is tho despair OF tho artist. 1t IL the
green OF spring further south. Of early SUM-
mer in this latitude. There arc blossoms. to 10
sure. but they are almost swallowed UP in
the all-pervading grccnery. If YOU are seated
indoors at any OF tho houses OF enter
tainment. you are almost oppressed with tho
sense that all the grecnery without Is surGing
to flow in and suifocate all who ale under
cover Thero is curious !iluid quality to
this greenery. especially on Il cool, damp.
cloudy morning. All the lakes seem lawns. 50
tingei are they with the am uicnt foliage. I'll
tho lawns seem lakes. SO nearly LIQUID is the
quality Of their surface. The lawn mower
seems al imporinence. and ono Is tempted
to suggest II skinminE dish instead. Those
tiny mowers with rollers attached. seem to
havo Ereen foam ut their lps. and thoir iron
cylinders are comp!otely painted with green
ooze. The liquid quality OF the lawns
is not altogether an illusion. Doubtless the
grass Of MAJ and June has greater per-
centage OF water than that Of midsummer.
This LIQUID efect is intensified as June ad-
vances. and reaches It's maximum when the
moisture Of spring begins to be balanced by
the heat OF summer In that wonderful last
fOrtniyht of Junp. whap the phpmicuis q of
turo'S laboratory arc busiest in working mira
cles and ono rises at early m Drnng to find
the grass visibly grown over night. there seems
a sort OF danger that al tho misty grrencry
OF the lawns viii! bo drained int, the scarce
more LIQUID lakes. or trlckle in vivid streams
whithersoevor gravity shall lead.
All moving objects seem 10 be swimming or
flying in the omniprasent Greenery. As fell
low pedestrian emerges from behind sone
turn in the path one half expects to SEQ II i'm
bubble and sputtcr like dive. on coming to
the surface. There is II Singular beauty about
the neutral tints OF paths and roadways amid
tho unspeakahle fre-hne,s softness. and
dampness OF the prevailing s:reenery. 1t
seems strange. ut first sight. that the road
way should he dry amid that seemingly per-
petual liquid downpour but the mind and
eye become reconc!cd to this. and in this
early hours OF tho morning there is really
surprisingly little to jnr upon that symphony
OF greens. Ono realizes. perhaps for the first
time. that the dark olive OF the benches is inst
the right color for the place. Now and then Il
bicyclist emerges from the green wave that
seems to close the road at one end ANA dives
headlong into q similar green wave ut tho
other extromity OF the prospect. Carriages
swim by almost nolselessly. save for the pleas
ant pnt ter OF hoofs. Tho nppArition OF sorrel
horse drawing rcd wheeled sulky alone
seems nosiy incongruous.
The clms are now at their Lest before the
beetle has begun his ravages. They mako a
marvellous show at the Fity-ninth street on
trance on the Fifth avenue side. Everybody
knows that entrance TO the Park with its
broad asphsltcd footnaths arched with young
ish elms. Everybody with an eye for such
things must have felt the un1ne charm OF
this prospect in early summer Some persons.
perhaps. have fai edito ana we this charm. 10
seems to e ngan in the auid quality % Of the
meath a perpetual green shower hat wriEgles
down from the oyer-nrGhing elms. They.
for the feminine droop of the elm. together
with the exquisite tenderness OF color and
texture in the young leaves. mako IT liko o
fountain Of grreuery.
Although freshness seems to be the note Of
eoas vsrep Of e
green's show In their fresh shoots an almost
metallic lustrr. so that when seen ut little
!" the ansscape @ TRsy seem almost tPs IKE
yelled point. OF electric light shining Trough
groen. The holly. rare in CENTRAL Park. but to
be seen In clump inst southeast Of McGown's
gree. seTan nESas
new ss,ssss Sssd 5F.Pd'y
are alreadye gloom Of solid. almost OPAQUE.
greenery, it here and there with the candea-
hra Of their great blossoms Year by year
these trees become u pobler feature Of the
I1 S9YnG OAKS are wearing Their
ibeantifu! ip form. Here and there one q the
leaves i sTiii retains the pnkish tint Of its In,
noble Norway maple take on beneath, tho
brous droop. advertisement OF the TACT that
thsy ys tn stout woody
The tender young foliage Of the red beech.
glisteninG beneath the sun. seems MT once
nob!est OF these tree; anywhere within, tbs
sSourns sEbs, Of New f1rk M isa giant on the West,
Ste West Farms. The ilndsns Wear @ Yi'' now
their characterislic early summer, ,drets. light
wrong. The beech leaves are % Just lioatng out
{hs Rs". Of ther e.rGr GoIny
they stood H's scsnt yst''saih suniirI snSi
orerhsnd f%s Ths n9y
have oyerslspt In Its Information. and /, far
behind its fellow OF thePark. I'slustY frondS
are st In u tender infancy between rink ana
liver brown. Three weeks hence II will have
reached the ,yellowlsh. green proper to tho
spli1G and later VII CON" Il" rbnmr rbat ainnsi Tnns
earns 1t forgiveness oi lts sins against sensi-
tive noses and neat instincts.
and the leavos have not fully compl"t"h lhrir |
compact OF secrccy with the birhs, you my
ee6 here and there q most in some hlRh crolcp.
Considering the fact that there must be many
thousands q birds nests in Central tnrk. It
Is sing ar that so few mee the ey" OF thT or
know we'll the secret OF hiding their works
from the eyes OF men. and the tsw nests
now visible will be securely hluden ns
summer advances. Meanwhile. amid the
dripping Rreensry, that seems 10 soak
one breAthes are heard tho varied notes OF
those busy artifcers- the cathird's fountain OF
song. almost AS sweet ns thut OF ms southern