Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-02
Unique Experience Enjoyed by
Residents of Washington.
THE PROCESSES OF NATURE
Period of Release From Wearisome
Winter Conditions.
MARKED GLORY OF THE TREES
Foliage Effects With the Glow Of
Flowers and the CLEAN of
Fountains.

The May day festivities Of old England
are explained in part as the rejoicing OF
the people at the close of long. cold
winter and the release which such Q
change made possible from the discom-
forts and inconvenience of the house OF
that period into the freshness and bright
ness OF outdoor life with the earth In
its spring garb There is something OF
that Same spirit in the welcome accorded
spring in ATTITUDES higher than that OF
Washington, where the period from the
commencement of cold weather until the
close Is tiresome from the very monot-
ony of the lifeless earth stripped OF its
verdure and the persistency OF the chill
illness of the air.
But in this latitude, where the winter
season is a short one and where il is not
uncommon for the lawns to retain their
color during the entire winter. and where
there is a succession of days of bright
sunlight. the coming of spring is not sucil
revolution in the conditions OF living as
ii is farther north. The LIST Of May 10
therefore observed here. as far as there
is any observance of this old-fashioned
day not I'm the spirit that il ushcrs in a
period Of release from wearisome and dis
agreeable conditions OF living. but rather
II Is met with the spirit of appreciation
for the beautiful and attractive that il
1ounQ mere the year around.
Distinctive in This City.
There is. however. someth' ng distinctive
and striking in a. Washington spring. and
1t Is. believed that in the awakening of
nature which takes place at this season
Of the year the various stages are more
generally observed and enjoyed than is
apt to be the case among the residents of
a city. The fact is the relation which
the dweller in this city holds to nature is
a unique one among the urban residents.
Without going beyond the city sire ITS
or outside of the beaten course which
leads from his home to his daily task, the
resident comes in contact with nature to
a degree and extent that is without par
allel He sees the foliage on tree and
shrub develop and the grass on the lawns
come to life. He can note the opening OF
the flowers aand watch the gaunt bare
tree forms. first crowned with a delicate
haze. like mist of greenery. and then
opening out into masses OF foliage.
A Succession Of Pictures.
All these processes Of nature are famil-
lar to the most careless eye. for the res-
son that grass and trees and shrubbery
and flowers are so common in this city
as to be found on every street in all sec
tions 1t is not one favored street. or per-
haps two or three. but all streets have
the glory of the trees and of the lawns
and of the parks filled with shrubbery
and flowers. AS one looks up and down
the street the line Of his vision is bound
ed on each side by masses of beautiful
leaves and is closed with the expanding
glimpse of the ereenery of some park.
with perhaps a statue or fountain.
The street views here are such as
usually found only in noble parks and
great expanses of country. They are not
those of the average city, or. in fact. of
any city in the world. IL is not surprising
its residents are not obliged to go i"to
the country in order TO see the glory
and the freshness and the brightness OF
the spring array which nature assumes
1t is declared to be well worth the while
of any one to come to the city at tmls
time just to see the beatty which ma
ture alone imparts and which is due in
great measure to the luxuriance and
number of the trees.