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ployed. The lawn tennis courts and comparatively open 
level surface of most of the northern division; the play 
fields and open lawn features of the middle division, bor- 
dered with raised and closely planted banks on each side; 
these are in pleasing contrast to the formal treatment—the 
Italian gardens, arbors, pergolas, bordered walks and other 
ornamental attractions of the southern division. The lake, 
with the connecting waterways under Park avenue and 
Bloomfield avenue, with the artistically beautiful bridges, 
carrying both avenues over the park driveways and water- 
ways, greatly enhance the other landscape features of this 
park. In winter the merry faces and gay costumes of thou- 
sands of happy skaters enliven the scene, and turn the 
somber effect of the winter season into a joyous moving 
panorama for all. 
That the people of Essex County may derive increasing 
benefit and enjoyment from the very large expenditure for 
this park, must be the earnest wish and hopeful expectation 
of every one who is a sincere believer in parks, and whose 
sympathies are touched by the needs for that uplifting in- 
fluence to all classes, which only attractive public parks can 
supply. 
