New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05
To TIE P.fRkS.
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,r,,o ;s osnocial timelincss in the illustrated
article which fills another page Of today's paper,
describing the Joys Of days outing in Bronx
Park The season Of such outings mas arrl'cu'
On DAYS ike those that crowned last week, both
earth and sky invite the caNc-""'he'S vi o".
c,v CANYONS out TO the fields and woods and
streams. Appeal is made to every sense strong
49,, -, all uorhapS. TO that subtle supcrscnsc, the
opprcclatlon and love Of Nature. when Is TOO
often bluntcd into dormancy. but when such
DAYS os the last few, and such scenes as are now
accessible on every hand. should without ia''
rousc TO full activity. What could De more III
snIrIng than rural outing on such day as yes,
,orlovP The air was fresh and Damy, ana hiicu
with the fragrance Of springlng grass ana open
ing flowers. The sky had almost an Indian SUM
NOR softness The cooring Of woods ana n'ios
was rs varied as any in autumn's Kaleidoscope
Though far different In tone. The rich brown OF
,he ncw.ploughcd fields. the vivid v"rdurc Oh
voun, grass and grain, the snowy bloom or the
orchards. the airy grcen-gold plumag" or the
lorch and willow. the crimson OF the pu'hiihS
monles and the countless shades Of green dis-
r,ovoJ bv other trees, and the halfhidden frame
uorl, IF brown and gray and russell trunks ana
branches blended into a color symphony that
should be- an artists rapture ard despair AM
al this and q thousand other things no tongue
nor pcn can tell. but only the senses can per
ccivc and the soul enjoy. are lying waiting Tree
for ALL within few minutes journey from 'nc
centre Of New York
To call the Bronx the lovelest OF our parks
e. ~ ,o call some one flower the queen OF flow
crs The claim Is easily challenged, ana easily
defended Each rival has its own esp"ciai
charms. Certainly the Bronx Is wellngh unique
in the lavish variety 81 scenes which Nature
,hore affords There Is nothing In Central or any
,thcr New York park 10 equal the Gorge ana the
IIouIocks on the Bronx. And. " course there
4. In tho latter park no such landscape gardening
anil architectural effects as Central Park can
hons, Riverside Park commands, doubtless, III"
p,llost prospect Of them all: Morningside ana
y,ch Rridye and Mount Morris are not devoid OF
individual charms. and the vast cNparses OF van
cor,lanI, and Pelham Bay have each attractive
features 4 visit for an hour or day, 10 any
~ -, ,h.sc ar ~ the others we have not men
,orcd will thousand times repay the maker OF
/, for the time thus taken from social vahlt"s
or business cares.
The thoughtful and critical observer OH I'm"
Hing through these pleasure grounds VIII be I'M
Ssl nN TWO litlr WV ~ UNIV "'''''
u,rl contains some land of NJ least doubtful
yolue for park purposes: and the other. that, al
i,c,ut 10 nearly every park il some land that
wiyh, with great advantage be- added 10 H. The
law ~ availability Of purchase. rather than OF
natural fitness. has In great measure been OBJ
served This was In many eases. doubtless II
necessity. But In pcrfccting the park sys
tom II NAV be we'll 10 bear in nina the
n,ssIbililv of rcmrdying the evil III some
degree There are some unatractlve pio's
~ mark land that might we'll be exchange"
for other bits. of rare beauty, now In private
hands Il will not matter II thus the geograph'
zeal outline II the park areas be- materially
changed The object Is. In park making. not To
secure solid square or parallclogram or indeed
any speclnc area but 10 get the land that Il. ny
natural contour and other conditions, best adapt
ed ar most perfectly adaptable 10 the purposes
Of "A hubble pleasure ground. Ana when bit or
land II such character is secured. 1t should be
defended from all untoward Intrusion. AMI pre-
sc-ccd forever for the people as invlolably rs ~"
very charter II our liberties II only needs that
4 thoughtful and nppreciative man 90, on one OF
these superb spring days, To such spot rs the
ccntrc Of Bronx Park or the High Bridge cln. or
the hillside above the orchard and LAX" IN Van
Corlandt, 10 realize the prccionsncss and glory
of orr urban wilderness domain.