The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-12

In The Bowery on summer Sunday the genius OF Ame-
RIGA dons Teuonc garment, and for the assumes
Teuonic manners She taps her barrels Of lager bier.
lights her meerschaum clinks her glass - glasses
clinked on tho Rhine bank vocalzes foreign tongue
and exudes her patriotism IN harsh guturals The Bawery
on Sunday looks and sounds and smells OF Faderland"
Owing TO the intense heat OF yesterday the various places
Of resort in that locality almost deserted until after
sunset, for the usual equenters thereof sought relief
nom the scorching heat the pleasant shades OF Staten
Island, the Eysan Fields and jones' Wood But in tho
evening they were crowded excess Good music and dra
matte performances Of equvocal excellence comprise tho
most attractive features In the amusements Of our German
friends In the Bowery Sundays, and though this kind
Of enjoyment may shock the sensveness Of the Saba
arans quite much the occupation OF the little news
boys, seems 70 agree physically and morally with tho
German constitution for their participants grow fa cva
and good natured on IT,
The subteanean lager bier saloons in the Bowory wore
smly attended yesterday the whole ruesonic element
seemed concentrate n the theatres ard
Hoyms new theatre Nos. 100 and COL the centre Of
attraction Here under the Of sacred concert"
IN Difference no doubt TO popular opoaion, kind Of half
drama half opera was produced, In which the acting
was very good and the orchestral performance better bu
The theatrs however, last evening the sas. attract
i've part Of this establishment The vestibuls and I'd
joining tent presented moro variety Here the iarges
ments here wsshumAny largely represented IN both
eenders Fine, sinewy young fellows from the Turner
w nssSsu heads: and .0 pale and
orders Of beauty, and fduIes with prctcnsons to
beauty at L-buds q loneliness just opening 70 the day
and fading flowers with noughk Of freshness left but that
kindline OF heart which partAkes Of anothcrs pleasure
with much zest az il we're their Al ono side OF
the yestbuie d q segar shop, a tho other liqrids
OF all names aud qualities are dealt cut c0pdousy-
lager Of course preoomnatng Inside the tent, or can
covered space vancs Of mysterious aspect are being
cnssss and Ssshss prevailing On the other side game
called FreDch tivoN," impossible q description, attracts
crowd, while the crack OF rife, fred BY SONS mystc
nous motive power (not guDpowder) IN She shooting gal
ery adjoining makes the Speculation on the chances Of
vo eei that he is dangerous propnquity TO deatiy
weapon. All through the tent ~ thick they can SIT
are crowds Of people imbibpg lager while pale fa,ed
boys, OF dirnu.vo proportions, are elbow .Dg their
way through the mases Of human beings, shouting
ode" The Bumen Garden, near Delancey street, was
not very numerousy attended yesterGay; the audience
In addition to The lager the ensersnmen.sc onsistsd Of
dramatic performance by two ladies' and two gentlemeD
on stage about ten feet by five In dimensions; the fe
male hAtricnics being remarkable for augu!arity
than their oountrywonen generally, and the gentlemen
being characterized BY nothing moro than sessopable
sosence o. ns9x aes ana S usU o.
gathered rendering anything like enjoyment inposs
bic the existing state Of the atmosphere Nevertheless
The company eeeucd 70 be amazingly delighted with the
performance of gentleman In harlequin costume
mounted by the blue coat and brass buttons modern
swel who exercising bimsef in q duet; with lady
in M intensely blue gauze dress.
Opposite the Odeon and next to the B0wery Theatre Is
the Atlantic Garten, which presented the appearance
yesterday evening" you entered, OF q long vista of
lamps, under which seated an immense crowd Of
peope Of both sexesthe blinking Of glasses and cas Of
zwie isger" Gin lager and forth, almost drown
ing the music OF q npe brass band performing in
. gallery, and the rapid movements Of the waters
with piles OF lager gassee, as they attended to
the wants OF the cussomers, making the whole
fine aupbitheatss with a small stage at ono end,
crowded last night by an immense assembiagc Of
people, who all seemed TO enjoy themselves 70 the top Of
their bent Lager and weiss bier lowed In copous guam
titles while mint uleps and sherry cobbers In abundance
were sucked through sender water pipes" whose deu
cscy Tityrus might have envied.
the merits Of the dramatic performance as the vok's
Garteo which, ACCORDING to custom, was announced ~
"sacled could hardly have been appreciated BY
the AUDIENCE for but these In the front benches
heard word OF Il, the joyousnees and hiA,ity which
devotion 70 the aforesaid liquids supernduced completely
drowning the v,ces of the actors.
There could not have been less than Eve six thou
places Of in the Bovery yesterday afternoon,
and must say that they seemed TO lake full
enjoyment The Bowery the Sabbath presents
poet In contrast with other portions OF the city
While the Pharisees cit with upturned eyes, in
pectsbe quarters planning fresh schemes for the NOR
rows operations, the pubicans OF the Bowory are
relaxing their suews after the weeks honest toll.
As usual many stores on theBo very were open ycster
day-shoe etcres clothing stores and eweler soresbu
they were entirely deserted for those establshnent
where tho inner man comfortsd and their proprietor
might be smoking their segArs In coAoss and copeo
ted isolation. curious chapter In human life may be
read In the Bowery on Sunday.