New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-16
AN IDEAL APRIL SUNDAY.
ALL NETWORK BASKED IN THE sun
SHINE.

STREETS AND PARKS CROWDED WITH PLEASURE
sEBKERs-TIIE BIG BRIDGE As a PLAYGROUND
Never the glory Of an April day more
perfect or verral more genial than 1t was IN
this city yesterday: never was April atmosphere
more ba'my or sky more enchanting.y azure-hueu'
and was an April Sunday more enjoyable or
more enjoyed The sidewalks were lined. the Bridge
thronged the parks filed, and the surface ana
elevated cars the ferryboats and excursion trains
crowded with delighted pleasure seekers from rosy
morn til bright MONDAY from solar zenith 10
dowy eve and far into the starry moonit night
It was the first really bright Sunday since Palm
Sunday five weeks ago. and II chased away
shadowy and unwelcome memories OF Easter gloom
and rain which prevented the usual attractive dis
play OF spring millinery and costumes.
The churches were we'll attended. and the scene
on the fashionable thoroughfares. especially fnth-
ave- while handsomely attr~l and beautifu! women
wended their way with stylishly dressed men 10
and from pubic worship, and strolled In the after
noon was brilliant and enhancing Women mats
were noticeable for the many tlnts and shades OF
co,oring The same admiXture of coors was al
most equally observable IN women's costumes
which ranged from neat tailor-Inade garments I"
gowns Of ample and gracefully draped folds'
Many Of the pupits were decorated with Deau-
teous flowers Of delicious fragrance. which, with
the gorgeous costumes of the women. their many
hued bouduets and the bright boutonnieres ana
neck scarfs OF their escorts. made an imposing
picture.
THE THRoNG ~ FIFTH-AVE.
From Twenty-third-st to Flfty-ninth-st In the
afternoon the scene was strikingiy Kaleidoscope
The moving throng Of pedestrians ana the dAs"''s
by Of handsome carriages. drawn by spirited ana
gayly caparisonel thoroughbreds presented an ever
changing AMI most fascinating picture ThousAhds
were bound for the verdant and enticing lawns ana
= al
tude WAS strlklng.y heterogeneous. Northumberland
was encountered by pleading mendicant; siaid ma
iron by frivolous maiden. and the Fora McF nm
sevs by the Madame Mantalnis There were such
bankers and merchants "a the Boun1erpoys' '"e
rmsons the pombcys and the Ralph Nckelbys;
such clerks as the James Carkers. the uriah hedPS
and the Newman Noggses; such dudes as !. I'otS'
who r5ed himself upon his tailor being fashionable
but dear; as Alfred Mantatm. who married on MS
vhlskers" which had previously supporter MI"
comfortably" ana Fascination Feigey whose
counterparts. who had been waiting ior "ne
sunday TO ogle the women, could III DIS iiN''''e
utterance. calculate. by Jupiter. here 1t - al
last"
4 Noteworthy feature OF the floral display was thai
the windows Of many houses in fashionable parts OF
the city were Respondent with costly Ho"e'S j"
hanIsome vases. The mansions ~ the Yet" on '','
raw Hil ala not. however monoi'oizr those "''E"'
,,osqlcq" for Ike the modes, msronriic ''N
Of faithful oil Tim Linkenwa'ors back ai''e IN the
warehouse 90 the benign Cheeryble Brothers. there
stood in the window - many humble homes o."
cherry HI broken teacDps ami Oh 'oHA'o-'f''
AMI s,4rch-boxcs filed with modes; hii cheering
flowers that bloom in the spring. when h'' d
great deal instead - nothing 70 DO Win TIE case
>,rl.pr.s r,IMy BREATH Ok THE BRIDGE
II any sclf-rcspectlng man who opposed the bA'i'.
,,y a. the brooklyn Bridge could hay" seen ana
ID boon
OF engineering skill is 90 poor. tired humanity "''"
stiaes and s!ckena IN sweat saop and sGniil ten
.,,c-,-ho,l-e f.r SIX days of every w'.k he ""H.'
str,iehiway "hile his diminished head beyond pos
sbilty ~ future discovery. or -" ~ 'N'' "'
woods nnI harr h.mso,f'-N be- coi.i go '"'I'.
An DAY Ions from near ana far "a Hione"a'.
Jacks,n's tired ami hattie-worn troops irami"l
,hr,u,h Fredcrlckstown when grAy-haifei Oh har-
bara Fr,c,ch.e dcnlnuy nuug the stars AMI stripes
"a m. breczr so ail lccl,ns - tirel ana toll worn
men. women and ch.llfen ramp oyer ne X,i,r.
drinking 90 deep craiehiS or ''ui ..v"' ,.. .
L.irny breath ana hasklrg IN the warm. i"-SNlus
sunlight dycp boh "i ,owcTs q he rIgc
though OF haf-nast in mTmory OF ie | T..
J.. i'h}E hin The %aiions emblem ana VINO one
OF the original trustees 20 the LIIIF'.
THE LlG1oNs oH THE BRIDGE.
Tho crowds that thronged the Bridge were pos
sitv more heterogeneous. and certainly moro coa-
rnopolli,n tnan those that nllcd Tfth-avc. eni the
f't''.'f
Tho merchant and proud millionaire
Of grimy lcrr.r became awafc.
WIFI. svurthv italian. with arms cl ia-".
startled che by wrh tie auburn laif.
And lose,rn swain. vim maiden faIf,
so billed and co,cd 90 the balm; air
,i.,ur.soue part II the great Informal pr oes,
eion was the briCat cOsium's oi IN" bAI' n'aH'
Italian women who were present IN troops Slld'S
80 tt,lfan uqyylrs going 10 work on t"ine sewer
r,nro,I or other Improvement. now ana th,n cam
aiI"p hound toward Brooklyn with ih"lr Ia"ll' =
| carr,ing with them their slender WhrIr""'7 l'
i,rp,. safchcl. and bundles ia" ToHnE mon arr
- ,h, sfch.is slung on sticks over their shoul
~ I. W. rndlers packs. the old women hearing
mo oreat heavy bundles d"NtctnisIy p,i+.i u{''i'
tnclr firm heads. ana The pafriiichs ft".t'g va
SirJ along complacentv unmlndful oi th"A' WHO
y,cr, hearing the burden OF the day , &C., 90.
THO enI,vmeuf Of their promenade" hleh |n'N',
,t s,,ote and stir OF the dim spot when men 'i'
/ oirrn for many men prominent IN Ihhh,Wl |"'
cn,nr,erclal Affairs eminent 10 ih" l"aIh,' pt"'ts
t.s nd famed a. fnanufacfur ~. joiner tlr Ni
..,.r,lJe caravan" with thor WIGS, htHtH - =,
rtothers and sisters who grace nam i zoo 49,
g., bigh ne The countless buy NoitH} u'',t''
| ci,as' was generously sand"'chci prl"tt.n. L n
.,. ,,,,s" and the "lower crust OF society bi'
III Zero evidently supremacy happy. aeeinngiy !"
a., maj sufficient unto the day was me JOY 'h'''o'
/ al takng no thought of the morrow n t., .
Truly me Bridge no 'friHRr OF ''ti'n A. -,
,alerr AT one end and prison AZ IN" o,h,,'
i,-,dgc ~ ne W. a metropolitan CITY ~ eltl'i
! end enlyened by "a human panorama inrtluc, 't1,
| l!fc and pleasure. ana eh'I''"'N ~ '
| picturesque magnncchcc'
BROOKLYN WAKING UP