New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-16
ENJOYING NATURES BEAUTY.
GREAT CROWDS IN CENTRAL PARK


mistake abou, IT, Must be 10000 people between
Fifty-ninth-st and the reservoir. No exasserd'io'
not bit Of H. There's 100000 here SURF aS s"oO
ing Where are they? Everywhere. Inc VAN an
narrow enough they are-full OF EN- '"e 49,
20 900 there AZ least listening 10 the music 'he
Ramble TANNED full, as usua.-popuar place 'ne
Ramble: the carrousal and summer-houses. 'o'S VI
people in EN-; under bridges. on bridges III se"''
off seats, around the Menagerie' eNer!""e''
hundred thousand? Sure; big place the fAiA,
What brings EN-? Combination OF ho' "ea'"ei "'
good Park Ha ha. Always turn out wen o" ,'o'
d,vs Ro,ber usp Not a bit: all decent people
II is on,y on hot Sundays, such as yesterday was
tha, the value OF such pace as Cehtra ram
capab.e OF affording hea.thful recrea"o" i'e
charge 10 thousands Of the ctys popuid'io"' van ~
estimated The beautiful, stretch OF NIL anu '"''I
lake and lawn thcRet and woodland. has an an
tbe-year-round value TO rich and poor alike n"' "
hos a s,ecial va,ua 10 The poor in summer loi II
gives TO many people their only re.iei from inv -
e,ooroy uncomfortable and unheaithiu' te"7'
houses and narrow streets. their only glimpse %
green leaves grass and flowers 10 o'neis' ""0
small means enable them to go to the seasiue VI
800 ~. country few times in the season. the
parL q a hoon on the days or weeks between the
excursions out OF town
Fashion when fashion Is IN town IN s"'
taboos the Park on Sunday. The handsome eIu'
naees and llvered servants give way on 'n4' u"'
- The hired rig and the unpretentious buggy or
co--vau n the wel,-to-do mechanic or tradesman'
A few business men who are early rlsers rue lor
an hour or two after sunrise but for the rema'nuer
of the day the bride paths are almost deserted
WELL, DRESSED AND WELL BEHAVED.
No one could have sat in Central Park yesterday
and watched the moving panorama OF hu'nd'''H
without being impressed with the oppor'u'i''''
which this country offers TO sober inous'''ou' ,
weD-behavei peop.e. \ shabby siouch"| u'e
nerson was an exception. The materia.s oi WIZ"
,bs coats Of the men and the dresses OF the women
rs-a made were not all OF the choicest QuaH'y' Out
the cloth was good and strong. and neat d''u
v,ceabe and was cut and fitted usually VIII" "O"'
dam evidence Of skill and good taste. re" "0'
tbera were who were without DAINTY inus'"
waist a bright ribbon at the throat OF Il Oo"I,
hrrh, with flowers ard ornaments. The young e''s
had tricked themselves ont gayly' ana '"e !V'N7
men who were usually not far away rom t"''"'
bore a conscious air of satisfactory PERSONA ap
manufacturers Of vanity and pride maYoe' o''
vanity and pride Of this sort are attributes - F'
perity and cOnten;ment
The East Side contributed largely TO the throng'
but IL was the better part OF the East sue 4"e
Id.e the thrifess and the vicious do not 90 10 me
Park on Sunday. a rule. These nave more w
I,eb, in a can of foaming beer and in the Amos
phere of a Hester-st. grogshop tnan IN tne .'e''
air and beautiful scenery Of the Park WicKechess
and Nature are not good companions L Is 'he
homes: mechanic, shopkeeper or day iaoorel' ""o
works faithfully for six days in the week ana gives
his earnings TO his WIFE, who takes MS iaih'iy 10
the Park on Sunday
The excellent character Of the crowns which s'
10 the Park IS shown by the fact that sometimes
months go by without an arrest being made on that
day Almost every arrest is for one OF three Gauss
fast driving. picking flowers or waking On INC
grass The arrests for picking flowers are di"oS'
AL made in May and June, and 1t IS not 10 oe
wondered at that small percentage-oniy tiny
fraction OF per cen,-of the people sometimes
vis,d 70 the desire 20 possess the beautiful BIOS
SONS The persons arrested for fast or reckless
driving are usua.,y young fellows VINO nave si'e"'
s. TO hire team TO take their best girls 70 rue
who know little OF driving. and do not realize the
danger 10 other teams which the speeding OF "'e,'
animals creates. Almost arrests are ever mace
an Sunday for malicious disorder. The police rec
ords are an excellent tribute 70 the temper ana
peacefulness of the crowd. II is SAFE 10 pre1c1
that extremely few of the 10000 people VINO were
in the Park yesterday Will ever engage In crusades
of destruction against their employers property or
of intimidation against fel,ow-empoyes who may
M. agree with them. Sunday in Central PARK ~
the day OF the plain peope-the plain people OF Ne
right sort Such are an honor and strength to the
country.
WHEN THEY GO THERE
There are really three different sets OF people
who visit Central Park on Sunday. Inc hrs' set
comes early in the morning by o. and sometimes
o'clock 1t is mostly composed OF Germans i"es
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park in its freshest most delightful aspect. Ihey
seldom stay after the heat OF the forenoon Is on
and never after the midday crowns army ~.
early corners usually have dollars )ngnhs v FER
railroad steamboat tickets to take them INTO 'ne
The second set is the midday crowd. by far the
largest of all 1t begins 70 arrive before noon, en-
band begins to play in the Mall 1t Is heterogeneou
when the different occupations envr9hne,Is an,
ancestries of the people are consdefed Dut no,'o
eeneous when judged from the point OF view OF
honest purpose s snq M sTOd pleasure in which al
unite-a pleasure which makes al KIN; ao,, r,h,or
on his hat. light waistcoat, fancy shoes and white
hands twirlins cane-he is unmistakaDie, ne r a.
air is from habit He is not thinking Of the shop
mechanic stros by with his portly wire: h t
his collar is white and his coat is neatly brushed
There are the young married couple the country
men seeing the sights. giddy young girls and )olil
young men who think II no harm TO nrt a blt-0nl
little bit. of coursethe irrepressbl,es small boy
Is along. and the wel-ordered family who wall
saueaking in unison. These precise people neve
seem to enjoy themselves so much as do the others
tbev are not having. Then there is the disagree
able who takes his pleasure sadly, the wa az
other types that have ever appeared In song o
story Ii is amusing to watch the Cinnamon g
being but for 5oh 9n Jacob A Ss;oI
around the Plaza can also be seei'
WHY THE PARK IS VALUED.
"Why is it," says stroller to his companion
.that this fine Park happens TO be near the home
of the rich instead of being close to the home
of the poor?'
perhaps the poor value 1t more because II
not so near them says the companion. ION
nrizes more something that he makes an effort t
get But Central Park is not really far from an
Tart of the city. II Is only a few blocks from IN
homes of thousands OF people, and Is easily reache
by hundreds Of thousands. II central lark S %ei
on the East Side, II would be for the East SD
~ n were on the West Side, IL would be for m
West Side Situated where II Is, II Is for the who
city, and. the people here come from all parts
the city. ,-,. -, nj, - =,
s'loyers" as the gOod-natured policeman describe
them with a smile Come In the evening
course" said he Lots of EN- get engaged her
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