, 1865-07-21
[speci.l Correspondence ofthe Chicseo Tribune, ]

NEW YORK. 1aly u.
At the close Of my previous letter resctred |
10 the approaching German Muse Festival
in this city, the Ninth Al1cemc1ne s9ngerfest. [
It has been for two days. up to last night, In |
fnll blast And blast Is the phrase, the blast
Of t1umpcte, OF broad banks Of tul! voiced |
singers. 4 blast that blasts nothing but the |
hope that We La I've born Americans shall |
ever equal these music loving Germans In |
euch an occasion until &c hare learned from |
tht N to thoroughly rermca.e all onr A'nes
with music. We aing o:cas.onaiiy, they |
always. i few good aud afeTer superb voices |
nre found in oar average communities. With
them training. not chance, the habit ef music
h.sdss aSw Is @} s Psstssd ssssas and
gtvfs not few no abe yo'css to be collected
It large and maksed Into world famous
gafbrtng ike the preeent "5ong Fes iyal."
The age demands big things, :omb:n:d e.
s Vsst ss:enbtes. s:ea e. lie Tsr hss gwen us tic
keY, nj { II IL major. The EccbEeEtest in sny
] other city than Ncw forE, would 1ll tbs
news chainela to thr brlm, aera it Is d It,
tie more y. RI for Tbs dattr papers. and only
the music loyera who nc post:d know What
IL ecipe or. AL who Eaye kept pace with
the eytp: since The otGuiag haTciteeo rep3ld.
To thoroughly appreciate the institution OF
I the Sns E. r1es'. one must understand The
l y &G& u Al%e III HNkAlhN4 AAN NtA1ufs oNl oTA
Germans. 1a this c-unt'y the sEoeeEbonls,
/ Of Song Unions, hare come to BE nearly as
! 1um 1nus as tDe German nelehb3thoods,
aud thirty. -four Of these fern the great
musical Congress nov assembled here.
The cpehing dag was Saturday, though IN
| formally observed throughout The greater
ra,t OF the day. TIC arrivals were very uu-
| me ous in the morn NJ, but by far the greater
| tbs1e came IN By The tvsting trains.
Through ut Saturday the Germ1n qu.rtcss Of
tie clly. the German gardens. AID tht G r.
/ man Newspaper Offices s~a. med like bee
hircs. Every where pr.ra!s houses OF this
uatiq1ality hid the lstch.st1tug out. Ger.
man wjnts 8, German beer. pre- ztls. and
"switzar ksse" suatrtd inntns.iy: EverJ-
whsre Was hilaFitJ and characteristic vel
nightfau there was more formal Gathering
10 wr1cume expected delegations. Your cor
respondent WEB amtng those who waited hvs
hours for tardy tain, and was repaid by the
midnight reception Mat followed. Tnss took
procession moved to the GssmAnia Assembly
Rooms, marching through Chatham street,
Bowely. Grand and Ease1 streets, Avtnus 4
ind F. nth s:Ieets. At the elegant collation.
serred II tee great ha ]; LOO persons sat
tie guests, and: bon. Frederick Knapp iol.
lowed in nest add1 esa.
Sunday the s@nge.festa gava to their
| friends, and Ill to IN observance Of the day
6lc1E NcIuAulC lUaQ TuftIanlC. dead1n3f-
, te1s were tul1, aud the crowds nt the gardens
knew no cessation from morning TIL l4te ut
. .. Dight. The musical fcatures OF the day wrre
the grand rehearsal Of the morning tor tho
! great sacled concert at the Academy Of Nd
? tic in the evening. The concert was noble
success in nunbrle, In nrt, and In enthu-
e,aan.
On Monday morning the lowering heavens
, provided the poetparemeut of the promised
e grand procession. and To. singers psocsede1
s without auy outside ovation to the grand re-
! hes1sal at the Acatt ny for the concert which
= took place last evening. THIS last WAS given
:. with magnificent tttect by The double ch ,.
e rus of Two thousand singers aud An o.ches 70
s Of one hundred artists, sRayed By the batons
i, Of Pauer and Beigmaun. Il was uot1e p
congratulated upon: Il vas . magnificent
c mnslca1 tuccess, which has thrown muslt
E lovers into ecstacy. Some Of the features o1
, 1l.s musical erent deEerre especial mention
:. | The Marsrllaiee ard ''Up CRISP the Sword >
the last ty tie Phi1adelphla sanse1buud
; were given with wonderful effectiveness.
+ The ccnctrt this evening is grand prlz'
t affair, and will bring ont the respective
tntrf:s OF the societies In tendance. Wheth
: ct all the visitors and iooke:s on apptclat,
= to the fullest ex ent the ma: Te1lous muslca
Il ELECTS that will characterize the festival, 1hai
3 ehare OF the occaslon NOW IN preparation al
4 Jtues' Woods Will commend itseH 70 every
: becs. Eysn Jones Woods never sa~ th,
:, lie, ID It has, this generation. past, beer
stt wing to outdo itself tor the de1ectatl2n @
!. iSat the nrors,etor t y. nas @ lad in asa,nst III
;. ! apmoachlLg assault On hts coMes3lbles ant
= beverages, lmmenee supplies Ct hanf
= tongues, spring chickens, due &snnd other edl
&c ditions Of coo quart bottles Of Rneln vtae
c 500 barrels c qnal to ahont 100 kegE) Of lage
a | b. er. and many other fsvotite liquors
- twenty women will te employed for 80 day
. In tvInLg tie plll,rs Of 1he hotel and ON.
q nenting The dancing 'ands and bootas Hlt
y ca.lapds. 1he festival will consume tW
u days. and will commence en- "Wednesday
~ when tle day will be deroted to singing
=. dancing shooting, eyunasttc sparta, and u
~ awa1dinE Of Trizee, 10 be followed N ID
u evening By grand concert Eh'ch Hlli y
=. instruments IN all. There will also oe gran
dIaplay Of fireworks on Wednesday eyenln,
inu, sday, tue clos pg d.y, will b. the gel
II ctal ic-nlc at Jcucs' Woods, which Is like
a IL be the laigeet and most brilliant Germa
~ gathering that ever took place IN this con M
ae IN. The Germsus here resident are doll
Of tie entertainers nobly. Eve1ythfngt IS e9E
10 | biripg for the eat stsctlon of III. The
~ mans hayc the right TO ri ice IN this gre
~ festival, in which they are eel :oratlng tue =
= turn ii peace. Their shase in the wa n
70 been poGle, their sympataies With us gene
IL oue even ia 1atheriand. And while @
Of American cilixcns look on this great gat
re cIine, snperab 1unding In hilaslty and shs
et w,hsut 'oyerfoxtng into bolstsropsue:
~ We may carry sway letson to Light o
'T awn homes and places Of festsl Gataer1h
Sc that muse is . very coed medium for -
ok jojclng. that m:rth is Fey pleasant ,san ="
be Of melCdy, that it is better TO !augo Ioau
er. ciy, that to eeek The sunshine is hesf
=. than to sulk uuder clouds. The Germ
,c element Is cheerful element, and We N
nr warm our national ,iats BY their infusion.