trees from the
ravages of worms, etc. The birds have a regular village of quaint little
houses built for them in the trees. They frequent all the parks of the
city, but seem to regard this one as their headquarters. Some of the
houses are quite extensive and are labelled with curious little signs,
such as the following: "Sparrows' Chinese Pagoda," "Sparrows' Doctor
Shop," "Sparrows' Restaurant," "Sparrows' Station House," etc. At the
southeast angle of the square stands Hablot K. Browne's equestrian statue
of Washington, a fine work in bronze, and at the southwest angle is his
statue of Lincoln, of the same metal. The houses surrounding the square
are large and handsome. They were once the most elegant residences in
New York, but are now, with a few exceptions, used for business. Several
hotels, the principal of which are the Everett and Spingler Houses, front
on the Square. On the south side, east of Broadway, is the Union Square
Theatre, and on the west side, at the corner of Fifteenth street,
Tiffany's magnificent iron building. In a few years the square will
doubtless be entirely surrounded with similar structures. It is here
that the monster mass meetings are held.

STUYVESANT SQUARE lies to the east of Union Square, and is bisected by
the line of the Second avenue. Its upper and lower boundaries are
Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets. It consists of two beautiful parks of
equal size, surrounded by a handsome iron railing, and filled with choice
flowers and shrubbery. In the centre of each is a fountain. These parks
are the property of St. George's Church (Episcopal), which stands on the
west side of the square at the corner, and were given to the corporation
of that church by the late Peter G. Stuyvesant, Esq.

GRAMMERCY PARK lies midway between the Fourth and Third avenues, and
separates Lexington avenue on the north from Irving Place, really a part
of the same avenue, on the south. Its northern and southern boundaries
are Twentieth and Twenty-first streets. It is tastefully laid out, is
enclosed with an iron fence, and is kept locked against the public, as it
is the private property of the persons living around it. On the east
side the entire block is taken up by the Grammercy Park Hotel--a
first-class boarding house--the other three sides are occupied by the
residences of some of the wealthiest capitalists in America. Here dwell
Peter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Cyrus W. Field, James Harper (of Harp