St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-23

| bearing pretty girls ana galianI poat-
men, will be floating about in true Vene-
tan style.
Above this place are the Riverside Rec
reation grounds, designed for the school
girls and boys of Newton, and contain
ing, at present, a refectory, swimming
pool, boat and bath house, with canoes
for the use of the members of the club.
The design is to make this place much
larger and fitted with facilities for vari-
Gus amusements enjoyed by school chill
dren.
Return to the park at O'Clock if you
care to see the electric fountain which
plays at that time for Is minutes in
many bright colors and combinations OF
colors.
The shores ofthe Charles from Boston to
Riverside on the one bank and Waltham
on the other are one day to be made
continuous park.
II you are fond of the shore, take car
at Cornhll which conveys you in short
time to Crescent Beach This is fine
place to study human nature, for, by
reason of its proximity to the city and
method OF cheap conveyance, "every-
body" goes there. But shut your eyes
to any unpleasant features and wander
up and down the long beach, and see the
happy children running out to meet
the waves or digging in the sand, and
you will wish you could join them in
their play and forget for the time that
there is anything in the world more seri-
Gus than building sand castles or more
urgent than amassing heaps OF smooth
white stones.
ment Of the Metropolitan Park Commits
sioners, who have instituted various
improvements. They have caused the
narrow guage railroad to be removed
farther up on the beach, and have built
and levied certain much needed restric-
tions in the matter of hours and dress
for bathing.
A delightful trolley ride may be taken
from Neponset to Arlington Heights,
a distance of more than ten miles, pass
ing through real country scenery.
Franklin park, situated between Dor
chester and Jamaica Plain and appro-
priately named after Benjamin Franklin,
the friend of the common people, is one
of the largest and most frequented Of
Boston's breathing places. 1t covers
tract OF $40 acres and contains grounds
for ball, croquet and other games,
refectory and roof garden, shaded over
look commanding view OF the play
grounds, and hooks and arbors specially
designed for picnic parties, accomplishing
well the design for which it was intended,
to "counteract the oppression Of town
life" and to "give the scenery the sooth-
ing charm which lies in the qualities of
breadth, distance, depth, intricacy,
atmospheric perspective and mystery"
There is almost no artificial adjournment
in the park. Sheep Craze in some parts
of it, and there is a design to build a
large dairy and supply the people with
dairy produce. Schoomaster hill in this
park was once the home of Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
Franklin Park is connected by trolley
lines with Marine park, City Point,
South Boston. This has been for manv
years the greatest rendezvous for yachts
in this country. There is large refectory
here with 500 rooms in the basement for
the convenience of bathers.
About half mile out in the harbor is
Castle Island, connected with the main.
land by pier. On the island is old Fort
Independence, now considered useless
unless in case of sudden attack, and
which is in charge of a sergeant of the
the United States Army. 1t is not open
to the inspection OF the public. The old
fort was the first fortifcation in Boston
Bay. Castle Island affords pleasant
site for picnic parties, especially at tea.
time, for then they can watch the sun as il
sets behind the gilded dome of the State
House, marking out an irridescent path
over the water, with the waves dimpline
and ripping underneath and as il
sinks the smoke and steam of the city
throws a dreamy haze over it all, making
a very beautiful sight.
From Franklin park one cango by car
riage or bicycle by several beautiful road:
through a continuous park system. The
Arnold Arboretum containing the Har
ward College botanical gardens, is near
est. In this is the lannon's hemlock forest
where the trees are never cut down. ant
the leaves of many years have made {
SOFT thick carpet over the earth. A won
: derful view is to be obtained from tn,
high points of the arboretum. The,
comes Jamaica park, with its pond OF
which is steam yacht, Leverett parl
and the Back Bay Fens, where may b
sten Daniel c. Frenchs fine statue i,
honor OF John Boyle o'Reilly. From tn
Fens it is but short distance to tt
, Public Garden and the Common O
Boston. Just walk through the gardens