New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-29

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Bridge 10 Chatham Square. or. II you are uptown
take the Thlrd-ave elevated railway 10 'ha'h"ih
Square or the Third or Fourth-ave surface rail-
way TO any part OF the Bowery you choose. Notice
the Old Bowery Theatre just north Of Chatham
Square structurally both inside and out 1t IS
stu one OF the finest theatres In the city II IS
now called the Thalia Theatre. and Is devoted 10
plays in Yiddish.
II you walk a fow blocks west from Chathaih
Square you will come to Centre-st.. ana VIII see
the new Tombs Prison not yet finished. ana you
Will note the Bridge OF Signs. leading across from
II to the new Criminal Courts Building. TO prhB
extremes together, Il may be remarked here mat
just about as far uptown this. but well across
town 10 tho west is the old ST. Johns Chapel, N
Narick-st. which. Ike St Paurs Chapel. Is one OF
the most beautiful church edlhces in the city. and
again like St Paurs has n spre copied from Sir
Christopher Wren Another beautiful church may
as well be mentioned here. while the subject is
open, though Il Will take you a little further up
town But # will be easy TO go back. as II -
only on paper. This s Grace Church, In Broad
way. near feminist. 1t IS not a large church,
but IT IS handsomely built. At the north Of It -
a large open yard. garden. and at the back or
this the rectory. connected with tho church ana
harmonious with It in architecture Both the rec
tory and the church are covered with vines, turn
ing 10 autumn colors at this time Of the year and
making the place a delightfully."- refreshing spot In
the midst Of the whrl and noise Of Broadway
A few blocks further Is Union Square, with
statues Of Washington. Lafayette and Lincoln.
But you should stroll through to Fifth-ave FIRST
and see the Washington Arch at the north OF
Washington Square It IS beautiful arch. built OF
marble. II was designed by Stanford White. ana
erected soon after the celebration Of the 10th
anniversary Of Washingtons inauguration as Pres
In has In get q
which nobody blame you. you have also passed
the Cooper Union. dedicated ITO Science and Art
which is right at the head of the Bowery. In front
of It Is a statue Of Peter Cooper, by Augustus st.
Gaudens, with a pedestal and canopy designed Dy
Stanford White. erected in 1891.
A SWIFTER COURSE UPTOWN.
You are likely to find all that there is about
Madison Square for yourself. but you must notice
some beautiful trees which II contains, ana you
must turn your back on the whole celebration Tor
a moment to admire the tower Of the Madison
Square Garden. It is q pity that you are not to
stay in New-York long enough to let the wonderful
fascination Of this tower grow upon you. IT was de
signed by Stanford White. being based on the
tower Of Gralda. in Seville. Seville is In Spain
but do not let that disturb you The Madison
Square Garden Is In the United States and Spain
ought to be glad that the United States did not
take Spain instead OF a design for A tower. The
inside Of the Garden IS quite worth seeing, ana
you can 1t by attending one Of the concerts OF
the Banda Rosa.
Touching thus lightly this region, simply be-
cause If left to yourself you cannot escape It, your
faithful guide drags you without ado for a mic
and more uptown to st. Patriclss Cathedral (Ro-
man Catholic. at Fifth-ave. and Fifteth-st. 1t Is
an immense church IN coldly classic Gothic archi-
lecture 1t is interesting from its size II Is open
nearly all day. There is excellent stained glass In
some CT the windows. A, Fify-nnth-st Central
Park begins. There Is enough in Il for Whoie
gudebook by Itself. and the subject will not be
attempted here. Mention must be made however
Of the Metropolitan Museum Of Art and the Amer
ican Museum Of Natural History. the former Just
inside the Park on the east and the latter Just
outside It on the west. The Art Museum Is at
Eighty-second-st. II is open Sunday afternoon
and on other days from 10 a. m. TIL dusk on
Monday and Friday an admission fee OF p cents Il
charged. on other days admission Is free. Inc
Natural History Museum IS open every day from
9 10 ; o'clock There IS an admission fee OF .
cents on Monday and Tuesday, and on other days
admission IS free
Another bold jump may be supposed to reach TO
Observation-Disclosures where Central PARK
ends and where the elevated railway IS so high
that It is wonder TO all behodcrs Here begins
Morningside Park a pretty strip OF green. most
effectively displayed against high wall of granite
1t makes a pretty stroll. either at tho top OF the
wall or at the foot Of H. At One-hundred-and-
tenth-st also begin new architectural wonders
First there IS the beginning Of the new Cathedral
Of ST. John the Divine Hide beyond is the
new, ST. Luke's Hospital and a few blocks further
north stu and n block TO the west IS Columbia
University It IS pretty safe 10 say that nothing
else I'm New-York has the architectural beauty OF
the front Of the Columbia Library and ia APP
proaches. They cannot be described here. They
are ono Of the sights that you must see. And by
moonlight this scene is Of a beauty absolutely mar
d,ffc be
week but this is for you 10 remember when you
come 10 Ncw-York again. as YOU certainly WILL
having come once.
There is no need 10 tell you anything about
Grants tomb. That IS another thing that YOU can
find yourself It IS in Riverside Park opposite
Northumberland twenty third-st. The interior IS
usually open through The day, free If you have
time to go stu further uptown you will reach
High Bridge. across the Harlem River, about OPP
posite e-hundred-and-seventi 1t was
built to carry the old Croton Aqueduct. now dis
used and close by are a small reservoir and tall
standpipe known az the High Bridge tower. \
little further up the river Is the new Washington
Bridge.
If you have time 10 get outside Manhattan you
may wish 10 visit the Navy Yard In Brooklyn. To
do 80 you must write to the captain OF the yard
asking for a pass and telling how many persons
are TO use It and what day pass is seldom
refused 10 anybody who writes for II.
A LITTLE CHAPTER on FORAGE.
Possibly you will be puzzled rs TO where to find
your meals in NewYork. Your guide will try 10
help YOU There Is probably no other city In the
world so we'll supplied with restaurants Of all kinds
and OF all grades as to excellence and price. The
visitor according TO his habits. tastes and purse,
can get good meal at anywhere from 10 cents TO
SO Hotels do not need 10 be mentioned at all In
this article. except with regard TO the restaurants
attached to them. To tell Of them as lodging
places would be a waste Of space. because II the
visitor has not secured his lodging before he sees
this article he will not get any at all However,
most of the parks are supplied with benches, ana
many OF the writer's friends have Informed him
that they are not at all uncomfortable In warm
weather. while the supply Of fresh air Ia such as