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tending five or six hundred feel in .ill directions, making a 

 beautiful and extended grove. A walk has been Laid around 

 the pagoda, other walks have also been laid, diverging in many 

 directions from it. 



Across Binnenwater stream there arc two drives, with open 

 clearing through a levelled space, making an admirable con- 

 course ground for vehicles, whose occupants can remain seated 

 while listening to the music. The carriages, during the intervals, 

 can continue in motion, circling round the loop of drives, or 

 stand still, at the pleasure of their occupants. Across the 

 Binnenwater is thrown a new rustic bridge which shows to 

 great advantage, and which is a favorite resort for those who 

 love to stand and listen to the sound of the music a little way 

 off when softened by the intervening distance. The song of 

 the near waterfall is a pretty running accompaniment. The 

 music stand itself is located between two small lakes which 

 are connected by a gracefully winding stream, showing three 

 plashing cascades, adding greatly to the picturesqueness of the 

 whole scene. 



By the time that the next summer's < certs are given the 



pagoda will be painted and handsomely decorated. Its capac- 

 ity is adequate for the accommodation of sixty-five musicians. 

 With the extension of the grove twenty-five thousand people 

 can gather within the circular space surrounding the pagoda 

 and listen to the music. 



Fifteen Saturday afternoon concerts were given last season. 

 The first was on June 4th and the last was on September 24th. 

 They were remarkably well patronized, and, so far as we have 

 been able to learn, appreciated. The music was under the 

 direction of Conterno and the musical selections were rendered 

 by a band of thirty-two pieces. An appropriation in excess of 

 former years was asked for, as there are a very large number 

 of people, in Brooklyn who are fond of music and who are 

 strongly in favor of bi-weekly concerts. The introduction at 

 these concerts of some accomplished singer, supported by the 

 orchestra, as is done with such fine effect at the beach pagoda, 

 would add immensely to the interest of these park concerts. 



