The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-08
Grand Rural Festival Concert and Picnic
at jones' Wood.

This festival which has become quite an institution to
certain classes of New York population commenced
on Monday at Jones' Wood under the auspices of the
York Musical Mutual Protection Society," in conjunction
with the American Musical Fund Society. In the forenoon
procession formed Hester street, chiefly com
posed of members Of these two societies In numbers the
turnout disappointed the managing committee Of which
Mr. T. H Ia President and Mr.. Besenhertz Vice Pres.
dent The procession repaired to the festival grounds in
the steamboat Erie and as early eleven O'Clock in the
forenoon the capacous woods thronged with both
sexes of all ages although the majority Of those pre-
sent Germans there representatives of almost
every nation and Of every class Of population in
siderable numbers.
The crowd amused themselves in the morning, before
the concerts and dancing commenced, by rambling
groups in pairs Of male and female through groves
drinking lager swinging, riding rocking horses, bowling
shooting at the target, or listening TO Indifferent music
from tambones accordeons played by musicians en-
the OCCASION castor IA, little to the south of the
substantially in strong frames which were continually
occupied by young girls aud young men, enjoying
themselves with perfect gee delight engr osed in
their exha.pg enjoyment and ut ery regardless Of the
gaping crowd around them
little further be5 ond platform erected, on which
circular floor iurns, bearing two circles OF rocking
horses arranged two and two the floor with An open
chariot bet .een each coupe Into ths young
around 10 their hearts content On the other side Of
hotel and 70 the west little Oriental building sauds
the entrance Of which is guarded by boy dressed n
Turkish costume II is very Oriental in It's decorations
and its whole appearance. II contains very accurats
obscura, mich gives a most lteke aud minute
picture Of all that passing outside Opposite the
spacious platform IL erected for and
enclosing high trees within its range surrounded
with trees without Beyond this pattorm a circular
course was enclosed, containing donkeys, bro wn
black and gray, with hae wnitew ashed shed
IN the centre their rendezvous. Many or the most
daring girls mounted these cmDutye display
ed hef equettrianism 10 the infinite Of the
surrounding crowd One girls hoped skirts nearly
cesled the little donkeys shaggy ngure and the boy be-
hind his efforts N increase speed nearly demolished
the thin skrt that covered his hide without having any e
feet on Inn al all Every seemed o enj himself with
that vantotness uncton which among the Germans
alone Seems never to lead TO deporabe consequences
th O'Clock the musicians assembled the PLATFORM
over 200 in numborard the concert commenced under
the leadership OF Theodore Eseid by military over.
ture nom Nendersohn, vhica was well executed This
was followed BY singing from the Teu,ona Maennercnor
Society, under the direction OF Mr. Weber.
Afterwards selection from the opera of 'Martha' by
Floiow, was gwen and with much ene,t Then chorus
sung by the INLAND SaeHgerbund Society under the
direction Of Mr.. Kruger
The overture 10 !" William Tell /" was conducted nv
Harvey Dodworth, and admirably considering the many
foreign elements gathered from different musical banda NJ
the city comprising the orchestra. The march rann.
haufer," by wagner, was very well executed and very
ineprtne. The flnale Meycrbcer's - Fskeltanw.
which commanded much applause AZ haif.pAst i've
O'Clock the concert ended, when there inter
platform with all the and glee that Gan be given m
this pleasure, with plenty Of room. fine music healthy
air and none OF the checks Of the Nupparteniomu 10
cramp the spirits The festivities of tho day were uuiu.
terruted by any dsagreeabe occurrence by any per
sonal encounters daiculsies Rivera OF ,ayer osnp
pearcd; but 1t Is well kuown fact tast III driok seldom
ptoxcats Our reporter left the ~ etty German sirs
STU tripping 'tne light fantastic toe.v