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Highland Park News (1874), 1 Jun 1874, p. 2

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Will in: iuucd MUHTHLY fmm ,'m urfim in the Foo: Ufl'ur bu‘flding, whale A“ cdkurial and olhn buhmcu will be Hamâ€" utad, And when I“ Lommuniuuum nhuuld b: addrcucd. Kinsie, St Walla BL, 39““ In. “'0”: lit. Hide 5!. um it’is gratifiing to perceive by» the midan-e ufliirded in l the communications to the NEWS on the sulijm't of the; ”Ravines,"â€"â€"that their peculiar Donut} is apprcciuté‘d‘ to Bitch a degree as will tend to their prewrvutimh alike fromthe desecmtion of l)( ing made use of for offensive purposes, and the almost «squall; duh ut t11e 15911 of attempting to improw th- 1111 h_1 tho polish ot artificial Culture: The secret of then tittrattne charm lltb‘ 1n the fact of their wild and picturwquu natural beauty,- which man’should only venture to touch with row-rent hands. and is'oertain utterly to dvstnuy it. he attempts to irr1-‘ prove. ' Yet the'upprcciatiou of this truth is not instino five, but is the result of artistic culturq. in fact, not‘ withstanding "all the, [waddle that passes current on the aubjizct of natural heuutv, thert are (omparutively few ‘ffeflons who have enough genuine love of nature to find in the study and contemplation of her attractions 11 real and permanent source ot enjoyment. 1 The first thought and wish of the «him; who has had no opportunity for such cultuN on finding himself amidst stones of natural beuut) is ‘to add to their attrac tions by the introduction of artifitial ornanu ntation and the reduction of the wild 21ml picturvsque features which in fact give the game flavor to tho scene, to the elegance and bolish ofagarden. A little study and reflection will Heme to convince any one‘ who ha» any germ of mail: in his nature, that such a ovum1 mustbe repugnant to genuine artistic tfisw, and destructiw ot all that is best worth presening Let a113‘-one ramble at this sea- 5011, through the ravinos,’ and study the vxquisite beauty of the yoqu foliuge of thv trees. shrubs 11nd vinefi, which clothe their sides, and Ml the thrill of delight which tingloes through his v-(ims as he comes unpxpmt- edly upon a bed of anemones, trilli111ns,l1lomlâ€"root or other wild flowers (01 if his own blood is too dr3 for such a unsation, let him bring a pg’ty ot‘ o-hildrn n from the city, at!!! witness their delight trnd 1:11 take his (~11jo3 meat sgcond:hai1d),and then 11113 whether 3113 such feel- ing could hive linen 1- Axtited by finding the place (land and graded! and laid out in paths and bull-1, and planted with garden for/era, which, hoveter Denhliful in the-n1 selves, would been of plum ynd only uti'enuiw to (me who could upgrct-iatc the uilti l)! uuty Ihn l1 haul gin 11 place to them. As a uourc» of the the truest and pun-at Pninymvnt of which the human mind 18 num-optihh- the study 0! nature should command its» “Ito evsry um who has tho oppor- tunity for iu pmcution. Perhaps thvn- nmy In: thosn in Highhnd Park who do not 1know that 1hr nhvllfi‘r M'- fordnd by the nvimm Emu girpn to tho plum- such In rich 'collncdnn of treat, nhmhn, vinnl and: flowvra an is vory {mustml on this nidu thu- Ink», nnd will mpay Ht dy and examination. I give Iwm‘with a list Ofdo‘t'idlmuu lllm'r-r- green trees, but] a'hruhn, which may he fuund tlwrv. 3nd would “lathe any one yho findu country life dull. tbs! i will begin tlm utudy of tun-s and their (-lmmo. terim'ca, Ind nuke himself fumitiur with those that are how «tamer-ted. and try to Add to the lint by noun-hing 'euiy Fun, 385 4:60 Rides, $23.50 rum Home H am» Put um wage, An. 35:“ rm. Luv. sum in: m. chum. HIGHLA.‘ 1) PA!!! Tune TABLE man i huh-Weston hut-y. The mvlnu and Wood! of nghlund l'nrk. i.w1'. l ,‘ Lit! .“ , 5,30 (LOOA I 9.30 “ 9107 In t’: fighfand Eark firm My A'I “ 1 05.47 “Sunni” Train» 7 l 1 MM um u , 5.00 A 7.1-5 6744 " 7.13." 9.00 10 :m 3o Rdes, $ 3 80 .44) I (I) 7 .Jlu Kluzm S! V\ vlla M Kiulh- M 1hr numb fur lww ”uh-um. hr ml! {ind [m um nut gruwmg by wlml it {ow-(b UIL Ull‘h: will duly vwrulvr lhm hr mm mm“ haw van unvuMn-d with umui 11. [In L'Uunlr» Of the (mks lhc-rr y'l rwmun um“) tinv upwinmn I»! uhilv uuk. lhuugb 1mm} haw bm-n \m for hmbwl’ ll 'h m Irv hu‘wt‘ than lhrw'mu} Iw 1m m NHL no: :llur 1hr burr. (balm, a: {limo [my am b) fur (hr fined \‘nrirhrs 01 which ”I" unmL run huzn'. and an imulunlrlv us‘ m'nu nn-nud Vrvm, but can >nn'y bv haul" \ln‘rv‘ unlun- hm fur- ui~hwl (bun. 'l‘hv «Mn-r \urit-tit-v. (hr rrdiuml blurb uaks."arv nut an pivturvlquv in vbnmclwr, and “111105! invariably in‘lh‘r Nahum. hvcumv 41i50':t‘1‘d and full «If dpad wuud lwl‘urv (’Ulllinfl lullmlurih: Thr Alullr‘u-un nn-nud Vrvm, but can nnly ui~hwl (bun. 'l‘hv min-r uaks."arv nut an pivlurvm invariably in ‘11:} “Trim“. dcad wwnl lwfvrv mulling dcatl Wuml lwlilrv vuining mnmluril): 1h“ Amrr‘n-nn and dipper} (‘llll urn Inn m-ll known ‘10 In-cd Altwrriplinn. le wlliu- liwvh is, onvluf Ilh‘ nnm l‘wmuil'ul nl' uur fur- ra! trims. and is nut unlyulunvs! llhlUHIWU an, an imligi-nnub‘ "we in llllb \irinit)’, him run hardly be nmllv m gruw ur liw llt‘l‘L‘ hum-HT run-fully pluntwl. th a gruup of lln‘sw (rm-x may lw sewn on l-lfl‘ foulh' hank of lliv (iruml Ruvinv u! a point u lllllé' lwluw wlwru Illi' “ l(.ni1w l)ri»«" ‘lk‘HU'lIlls intu ill which is wnrtliy or [lie wnmls Hf New England. Hf maple-s llwn- an- the scarlet flnwering, thoJ rob}; and ‘llP sugar maple. White. black and prickly ash; lilw-k walnut and lim- tLTnul; L'ununwuml, lialm-ofllilcad pnplar. silver-lvul poplar and American aspen ; willow ul' sew-ml \‘arivtic-E: whim-l. Mai-k uml yvl'luh' birth: A mu‘icun linde‘n, A riwri- can lmrnbonm, lmp lmrnlwam, lnwktlmrn, Huworing dug- woud. llinmapplé: .vmb npplv. wild' plum, sliuil bush. and suinat-ln. ! 0f evergreen trwsl Wuhan: tho whiw pimp; red t‘wlur. whilv crdur, uprightand prm'truu-junilmr:und nfé’hrnh» several Varieties of Viburnum, Amvritun efdvr, rm) dug- ymxlqeuonymous or tire bush) commxinyhazél. win-13 lm'zéi. wild Currant and guuselmrry, a'nd of'vihPs. the Virginia creeper, biWJrswuet or Réxxhorry wnx plum, and several varieties of wild grape vines. This “51 is 1101 *given as by any'uicans omnplotb, but onl\ as the msult of ulisvrvutiun while "traversing lhv woods and ravines fur other purposes. It is "iwn in the hope that it 111:1} incite others in the ktunlv 11v <l1ow~ ing whaf a Wealth of beauty is 3110111 Lhun 11f which perhaps they know not even the distinguishing lZ-amnw. The presenationof‘tlw nuturul xittravtiuns wl1i1l1 giw to Highland Park such pnwminence as a picturesquv region should be a subjeu (1f uxmersal inlei‘o at with the community, and popular opinion shuuld frown upon any uncmpt to substitut» for thvm (he girrieh display of urtiâ€" ficial (imnmrntaliun. The only form of improvement udmissable in by such (lelichm mun-1101. us mil}1 an hex-11m- plislmd artist can use to de velop and render mun; im- prvssivv the natural expression without 1101171)ng when- ‘ or by what means the efl'ectv had been pruducml It is Llw vxlwrln-nu- of inll filmunl lil‘é, and all history, llmt only «u-casilnmllylis thvro aurh n t~u||llvilmtin|1.ul‘ cannos vxisting. at any om- limou m, m loud to u-xvsuuic and mph-mo mumnMa utfll’ull (ls-ligln. With lumen-ups not {:mfusle in Ilu mm- -rs\ld grw n 0f unr Int-ado“ Millimnfl. lilv nml qm-t- n- lilu- nodding «in all the sulfi M the rmim- s. mul ”1011131 \iulvts and unmnom « «ht-(Ming! fragmnvl- un (lw “lull; and all overlivml rirlwst llll).\'v sums of jum-lwrry, wild plum, (-lu‘Try uml nmllv lrtzc. nun-ly now. tlu- lnu-r hf Imtun: muxt lmw his‘tk‘lighls gin-n tn.anul r-‘mxirml lg" him 9;) thl- lnul-l pun-minl "'l"“l‘ ‘W to all this the fun! (hm tho prmw- d in h- Hnill -r. lmlf~< x lmmlwl loaf urn all full ul' ”l9 mo-ludv of lnnli, null llw 9,0 of tho lu- hnld( r lx-mmve (llLZLlHl ln llu brillianu- nl’ (he plnmugc of tlw tanngvr. the orinle and 34 llnw fim-h. '«lwn. nurvl)‘. may drlight lro ewpq-rionowl ~‘uprmnn. Writing, in our suburban hmrw7 toward xhv (1“; of the ivafing month uf Mayfliw fllflllgiltJ'UIiM‘P-i to us with an irresistuhit- iiiHm-n(-0,timi an this, the .L'W‘WU-xt tilnp (If all the your. there is a special, tuidoncy, mow» marked than at any uthr smwm, [ii 11 yaplumus stun: of Iiivnlnl vxuhutinn. arising {rum IiH' surruuuding infiuvncrs wt: (var-hing, speaking, budding, Mmuming Nuiurmwmw so full uf tender beauty xmd promise. SUBURBAN finruic'noss_ExALfirA'1-nm. lhv nxflm'fivv Inindv ulun, nun-1y this 'flwun‘l. my , and a” history, vunlhilmtinn (31‘ ‘ lend tn .wuuic With hunt-rcupa thnliuns Wlml can x " 511111 a.“ [ha-y ”"16 a! rrcaliun‘a dufin, Surh un' UH‘T mm." TM 11 111121111 151111) up w iuldh 1111- fiat n1‘q11'1rv-dtu prlxluce Hus cur rm 11rr111u' 03151113111 l1fi'e.‘ and w 'preserw those whom] 11p»: of chumcu-r's . and if so. how 15' sud) pow- er applivd and how cluse does {11 come to the life of the «mature so 5115111111911 1’ Theny in all our rclmiuns [u this natural phenomena; the 11111 stiun cou’ws unhidllon, Huw much of it is fur us‘. and how dgép should we draw from 1Ls iiwpimtionstix We know. wen by intuition. that much of all (his 15 11 pure gilt from xlw Gimr (0 us. For wlu «loos all the beauty 11f mum» find its rect‘pliun 11101” f‘acultivs"? “ hy the green of the tree. of the gmsk, thumarvvlnns colored‘ tints of the birds,the‘n1eliuly .uf their songs, and the glory and'aroma of tho finwprs. if not for us? l! is ob vi6u§ (hut thv birds could have propagated (heir kind as (ll without either beautv of plumage or melody of Nona H1111 the new if there were even mod fur such at at all (nuld as well have gmwn as tall, ~11 1-1 and colorless mods. likb 1101116 of the Hum 01' the ( Mlmnifemus era without (either greennexg nyfifliug'v, 111' beauty of form. Then 1! all this pure bem-vnlcncv m us as baring on 1holi1nlt of this lifi‘ only ‘I [)11 nut suvh, influences in 1heir’ n-sults t1 M'h and sweep away lu-vund our pn-seut 110111;: ? PM if 11M wln duos llé who paints the indigo lyinl lmrhllwI11(><q11itn.1111d (111 ll” lmlmivs’t Hil" 53ml- 11mm ovulu: the deadliest 111iasmnm phlnlm' . “ ho can ‘nnswg-r fully sud: (luv. ions? Y'ct 1t is easy for the loyal tsoul tn n-s‘ 1111 131313)“ Ibal “ He d01-1h all 1],];th wvll," ' ‘ In mn<~lusinn,"we sm- thllF some offlw fim-r influences of suburban lif‘oaiid study, and how thc’xtudont of Nmm‘e i.~ trasily led frum, vfi'rct in cause, and onivud, s‘illihigl'x- t'l‘. tn the Mason 14f runs?" Thus we gm naturally what city dwellers r‘unnut. and r9 vasily ultravu-d in thou puihs {if giury, so fimfly laid out for us dmt'load up to (in lhrxmn «if tho Infinite I roman and m stopping along (hum In our 1v «is r‘nwruppi-d honwa Vasilv or Iroqucntjy may "Hj(l_) timu» of high dgiight and supn mo cxultation. Fur lh! Ilium-ad Park erfi'. Did Brnhnnlflfl, [hr-n1- nwhvnh MM. Nothln'. new. ynt nothing old! Thu If we think the Illln arc dad. Than “I"! dN-p mynwry wv‘ve hm rind ' But Inn tMI thuum»! mun-1, em ht (nu A 1mm "nut lift in our my, And llvinu truth. though upw-r mm. Imam“: an”, in "or "M BRAHMA.

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