The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-30
VOLKsFEST.
A Jolly Good Time.

The lAte King William OF Wurtemoerg not only
granted his Swabian subjects, as times *hen won't
for this was in tho days OF the Holy Alliance and
fully half century agO-an exceedingly liberal con
stitution under which all who lived either side Of
the mountains fattened and lOurished nightly and
initiating the manner OF their Iovial old lord
smoked their pipes and drank good wine and better
ale; but that there might be fun ovemaking. beer.
drinking and dancing forever, he established in
1918 the volksfest Peoples Feast throughout the
length and breadth OF his somewhat circumscribed
Kingdom, which feast was to commence invariably
the 2sth OF September and continue through that
and the Two succeeding days. In fact, the Fest IL a
series OF feasts. The first day IL for the re-
union OF friends, the second FOR tho con-
memoration OF historical events, when Wur
temburg was first a countdom, thea a dukcdom
and last OF ail. under the magic touch Of
the first Napoleon. kingdom, and the third
set apart for what IN England Is called tho Harvest
lome,r for the worship OF the goddess Cereus by
bringing before eliged thousands the poinologicll
and vegetable productions or the kindly and fruitful
earth 10 the fall NJ the leaf.
since 1918 has tins Peoples Festival hourished IN
Wurtemberg, and what could he done there Me5srs.
%. II. Wiegle, president: julius Bu,t0zhardt. vice
Society in this city. thought could be repeated here,
with an original idea or two TO boot, 70 make II suit
our Dutch Yankee TASTE Accordingly. In 1868 the
fret VOlksicst was given In New York. IL took 40
well That IL has been given on the 18th, 10Th and 3Otn
q september In each year since. and always with
increasing ferv0r with the Wurtemberger5. WHO,
from the seventeen thousand specimens yes
teray, VIII "pass very well In crowd for respect
ably behaved well Dire ssed men and women-of the
latter not few could say they pretty.
The ground selected for tue festival IL Landmarks
Park and the programme of yesterday included
much eating much sucking, lager all around several
timesa grand procession and any quantity OF
waltznglwhen the procession was through with.
Of attraction for the closing proceedings to-day is
pedestal and column composed exclusively Of fruits
ana vegetables. which are set up In the centre OF the
open space, between the Second and Third avenues
AZ this column IL decidedly unique, description OF
II IS necessary. The shaft, measured from the pc
destal, Is about twenty feet In height, on which u
placed capital OF no particular order OF archtec-
ture, unless IL be that Of the cabbage" The stag
ing and the pedesta about five feet making with
the column an altitude Of about twenty TO twenty
eight feet. Al the foot OF the pedestal are placed
In profusion the various fruits and vegetables OF the
season, and the SIDES thereof adorned with the
vine and innunerable punches OF luscious grapes,
while on the corners OF the platform and equidisant
ribbons, sheaves OF barley wheat, oats, &C The pill
lar itself IL attractive. t Is about four feet Ia cir
cumierence and Is entirely covered with vegetables
and fruit placed In regular order so that at the dis
lance OF u few feet IL has charming effect on tho
eye The capital IL entirely composed OF vegetables,
the most conspicuous OF which are the cabbage, red
and white, the pie plant, Indian corn on the cob,
the gourd, the squash and the pumpkin The getting
up OF this column and it, appurtenances shows IN the
constructor great artistic taste, with good idea OF
The procession yesterday, which was supposed to
represent the costumes OF prince and peasant some
four hundred years ago had little touch OF the ro-
mantle m II. which doubles touched the hearts OF
'.our Fellow citizens Of Swabian descent" The
story IL f0llows:-A certain Duke Uhlric, who
reigned the schwabs when wurtemberg was
duchy and accountable for its municipal conduct to
the Emperor or Germany, by some means earned the
dispeasure Of that potentate and was consequently
invited to "vamose the ranch,r which he did tothe
great grief OF every man in the country"
In due course OF time the duke was per-
mltted TO return to his throne and his wine,
his iusty, quarrel some bar0ns and pork-eatng and
beer drinking subjects; and that all might be en-
Park preceded and followed In correct costume.
'.QOt up great EXPENSE by just fifty very pretty
girls, attired In book muslin manufactured the
other day and cut with gored skirts. One OF these
state, and another the key 10 the treasury, which
was full OF greenbacks, upwards OF 1900 tickets
OF admission having been disposed OF up to three
O'Clock. These were followed by two women and
man IN the peasant costume OF the fourteenth cen
tury, which looked marveousy like that worn BY
the recently arrived from fatherand and these again
BY the mayor Of town and his clerks, In
black velvet In the style OF Hamlets vestments;
these by the duke and his attendants the barons
armed cdp-dpted; these BY halbardlers, these by
mounted also, in the costume OF the time-and oil
looking very much like those that are TO be seen on
the stage on spectacular occasions. The most
conspicuous objects In the procession were pretZel
men on hired horses, In the costume Of the nine
teenth century, who mixedothemseves up conspic-
u0usy In the procession, and 30 from It's immensity
spoiled its eject on the spectators which four times
reached owe, ths grounds. then stopped TO 'swei
distant park to rest and be forgotten.
AT twelve oclocx last night the wertembegers.
injured and untfng, were waltzing to excellent
musio and takiAg Q little more OF that same lager
between the panses