New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-04
ADlY OF THE FATHBRLAND.
THE UNITED SOCIAL REFORMERS AT
JONES WOOD.

ing the attention OF the ponce Ii Can neNoi Ws0 ITO
novelty and never, we hope, its useful suggestive
ntss, to the American public. When our c'untrymen
cal upon Bacchus Terlschore and the others of the
happy family of gods, at treir Summer residence at
Jones Wood they too often not satisfied with the
simple entertainment that is always ready for their
friends and demand excitement which dismisses the
ladies' destroys the furntrre and shocks their anabe
hosts. This unhappy circumstance is perhaps due as
much to the radical want of reverence in rhe Auercan
mind az to any other cause. Our German felo "
citizens esteem amusement too serious and important
matter to be triied with. They prepare themselves
for its sacred rites with care They train their chill
dren in its fear Transported from the land Of their
birth il is preserved as religion in their fanilies-a
religion that enters into the duties of active life.
There may be Social Reformers existing in the midst
Of our native population. They do not declare their
high ard holy purposes by visiting wood on line
day-nen, women, and Cumberland giving the hours
TO music and the dance but they gather themselves
together in profound sadness, within close watls, and
there brood over the wrongs and miseries Of ihem-
selves proposing as first step in the reformation OF
eccicy their own recognition beings superior to the
rest of the world The United Social Reformers 60 TO
wood. They went TO that Of Jones yesterday, START
ing from their Hail. No. 28 Grand street. as early as
o'clock in the morning, with music, and robust
ladies and little girls arrsyed in white aud adorned
with ribbons of many colors and gay garlands; with
intelligent in respectable broadcloth that was not
ashamed of bright patch at the shoulders with flags,
mysterious packages all the relatives even the great
srandparents and fund Of spirits equal to any emer-
gency.
How often have not the sports and pleasant scenes
Of such au occasion been described And is it not very
rleasant still to rec 20 much and enjoyment
many happy hearts yet unconscious OF the vanity oil
life and careless Of those terrible proprees which we
are taught in the cradle to observe We do MT hes
tate to answer that it is very pleasant The sunshine
that fell through the trees and hickered over the
ground the sky that wnked from the tree-tops,
yas not brighter than the spirit of the Re-
formers Whether they clasped hauds-ths full-
lipyed fraurers and the younger Dutchmen-or even
waists (such is the prmeval fashion, and strolled
along the shady paths, or whispered and quaied a
beverage often met on such occasions, and called
LAGER by the eide of the river whether they settled
at the wooden tables aud shared their stores OF good
things training mp the children in the way OF all the
indcestibles particularly tue obdurate cake, which
Germsn parent is generally able TO produce from any
part of the body quite in the way Of Prof ADdersons
iDextaustibe bsrs and bottes whether they shot at
MAJ ks with DUMB weapons, rolled after the tenpins,
or punched the billiard balls or propelled themselves
toward heaven in the family swiDg5 the light outer
garments of the girls uert up at each ASCENSION,
or went gay round in the cavalcade Of wooden HORSES
pu, TO their pace by crank and Kept together by an
iron harness-whatever they did, it was done with
auch an unconsciouspess that life is real and life Is
earnest with 20 much Of determination to make Tue
beet of their meanch y lot as human creatures 'na'
one could onv say ones few words Of German over
and over again in the vague hope that they might act
as a magic charm Of juet such happiness.
I-pon tie great platform, which will cone day fall
down unless il is carefully watched in Its proPs-"hcu
we truly hope il frequently is-the RefoImers car'e
together from their choieD pleasures az the hour OF TWO
D. IN approached then they marched to musc all very
cbee1fully nhoughtless souls and executed number
of curious and Interesting evolotons, the whole form
ing mild Zouayc drill highly recommends for iam'
lies: then trey danced the gidiy walt and surely ,ne
tmters ne ser creaked before 10 the almost enonog
topcb of the feet of 80 many old girls aud boys land
how undignifed woad reem in one Of us past ~ 10
darce in the walt y; then rifle mpaDy with vio-
lent t1ass band came in and formed 10 ine upon the
laform n en- the orcbestra Of the Reformera came H.
rrece9pR the Committee in badges and !adesin white;
then the orchestra played the Wedding March in happy
STYLE and y brass band responded with YANKEE Doc
die; then nd infants eazec over shon.dere su'pend
ing cake for breatbles mcmelt, sud the sounds oil
tire Wood were all subdued.
The graz object Of the visit WA about TO he accom-
plisLe6 flag bound about, until il looked not unlike
a puddirg oil POLE, carefully brought for YARD
An Grafton WA vered by leading R.former, oil an
exceedingly interesting nature, which translation
from the German would wholly subvert. Suffice 1t to
fay h,t il was frequently interrupted by the applause
of the highly respectable audience. Tits eloquence
dme. Mrs. Boerkei advanced while the violent baud
of the rife company which had Withdrawn during the
GRAFTON, played Doodle several times around the plat
form thereby interfering with the chances of the aen
tive ears but not with those of the eager eyes, which
rerceyed that te LADY Orator Of large apd comsy
teno in feature not very unlike Queen Victoria, aud
that her toilette consisted chiefly Of white mushn blue
ribbon and white gloves Oh a bare ground. Not TO
de ain the reader with a report Of Mrs. Boerksrl g
remarks We may call attention TO the scene at then
conclusion, when the flag was suddenly unfurled, aud
its fods wide tapping proudly pointed at by her
tauer finger The Reformers all cheered, and bent
forward as If in acknowledgment Of the beautiful
present.
At THE moment the Teutonsemble was very fine.
TIE flag was made by Mrs. Francisco Klein, and IL
rel uke to The sewiug-machine. The material is rcf
red ELK, gracefully fringed The deliberately -em
brtidered eublems are on the eide, the American
Fsee and on the other SIDE the Goddess of l. berry
Boih are excellent representations. TIE flag IL I
Irtsent from the United Ladies 10 the United Socla
! R,.DTmeTs.