New-York tribune., 1900-05-06
FESTIVITIES IN CENTRAL. PARK.

Yesterday IN Central Park where Nav Darties
are held every year the picture presented was ona
not easily forgotten. The meadows and lawns had
put on their green coats. trimmed with hrigh.
gold dandelion buttons. and the sun had hurried
UP to make everything warm and dry.
There deal of twittAing and futterins
going among the birds because the sheep were
being driven slowly and unwillngly to the fold
It was yet early In the day. and the sun was
shining his brightest What could 1t mean, The
shepherd fastened them within the inclosure then
threw himself down upon the grass while he let
his eyes wander the broad meadow The faith
full collie. the wsest dog in the whole word-so the
shepherd thinks-ooked UP inquiringly into the
face OF his master. who quietly lighting his
pipe.
After little speck OF white with bits of foat-
ing color into view; then another and another
until shortly the whole meadow alive with pro-
cessions OF happy singing children decked with
flowers and bright ribbons. They from every
direction. and before long there not tree
Cherry Hill, in the Rambie or the North Meadow
that did not shelter a party. The peacocks flew to
the tree tops and looked down with wonder upon all
that loveness while the little peahens lowered
their heads and for shelter under the bushes
and shrubs
There were thousands OF children from all parts
| of the city. and hundreds of Maypoles. with
streamers OF bright ribbon like so many rainboUs.
| Each party had its queen who woro a wreath OF
| flowers perhaps a gold crown with silver star
| in front. She prouder. too. than any peacock
| up in the she sat upon throne and had
dainties served TO her whenever she wanted them.
At side OF the meadow. beneath the branches
| of a magnolia tree, a party of little pickanin-
MES. with their dusky queen IN white frock
covered with gold paper stars, and paper crown
| set upon her "crnply' hair, which tied with
yellow ribbons
Before long dancing began. and in one party
which from a home for orphans there were
about sixty children. They formed two large
circles around the pole the circle being made
/
were within. The two circles hrst danced in op-
posite directions. singing pretty 1ingies and re-
versing the ribbons around the pole and the next
time they wound in s and out and braided the rib
Tfs the att little %a all @ Of
their feet weary with the dance. they clus:
goodies, After they had eaten their d and were
ts sS ad aS longing
at the spring blossoms and towering shrubs which
hsS sf faa anee sa and
the queen left her throne and Joined in the circle:
besan 5esa heF no throw ye odd @ the sra so,
eS 9d ,n s ssRl Rno %aeed whs The
their playground and then ran down TO tell the
such pretty custom ssn to Sc. .ns spsTt n,. gala
Bright new dress in the spring: thar it would be
pity to Danish It, The idea has @ come ne. down from
to toe F!ora who 9as the goddss Of sDrns
agFqs shs as As sry % "a and
g o N be Ssa s sans s saGs
TO the music of horn and tabor.
os ali ihiss lis ssT'
Elizabeth also held May games at Greenwich
when the people would indulge In the Mau,kln;
"May-lady,' observation-disclosures ana MOTIFS
dances ,,,
one Maypole set up in London WAS one hundred
feet high and was placed in the Strand-the then
principal street-where large church row STANDS
IN those days the Maypoe would be let, up from
one year TO the next. until the Puritansr VINO
thought all such gayety sinful, had them pdiieo
down and destroyed. -,
When the Puritans were driven away 10 the
new world the English people toox up the custom
once more and among country folk IL is folloWed
10 this day. There many pretty songs winch
they used 20 sing In olden times one OF them Is
" PASTORAL
Az | have seen the Lady of the May
RUilr hv the MaypOls where the iccunc swans
Dance with the ncadens to the bagppes strains
THE FALSE ALARM.
Daisy and were in bed one night,
When oh, we had such terrible frisht
For there in the glass before our eyes
We saw a ghost OF tremendous size.
I jumped up and gave yell.
And tumbled out Of bed peIimeh,
Rut fpho do you think the ghost we "a"
was nurses dress behind the door
So into bed I jumped again -.o-,.r.
when safe nsath the couii'0iP"Ne
I turned 10 Daisy and slowly saa' 49,. hss
was ''- 'N ~ Clara 5. Andre.
REuODELLING OLD SkiRTS.
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