National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-11
SUNDAYSCENESINGOTHAM
HOW PEOPLE IN TEE METROPOLIS
MAKE MERRY ON THE SABBATH.

MAKE MERRY ON THE SABBATH.
GOING THE WHOLE sWIEE--IoUs AND IN
PIOUS PEOPLE - TIE GERMANS THE
CHAMPION SUNDAY ENJoYERS-MUsIC,
LOVE, PRETzELs AND LAGER AT JONES'
WcoD-BABY BEER-IMBIBERs-A REMI-
NIsCENCE OF COL. JAMES FISK, IRA
SUNDAY NIGHT DANCE.
Especial correspondence of The National Repub-
ncan.l
WESTMINSTER HOTEL; NEW YORK, !
There is no mistaking the fact that Gotham is
. very wicked place. Every one is ION the
make" from the bootblack who shines you up for
I'VE cents and tries to get ten fer the job, to the
Wall street broker who makes away with your
margins in manner that Will cause your financial
bead to swim. They do nothing by halves here.
They go the whole sWine-or, if possible, two or
three swines-in manner that is decidedly pig
gish. have lived in the place twenty odd years,
and have yet to see the man-churchman or
man of no church-Who would ohlectto make Just
IS many dollars out Of greenhorn as the verdant
gentleman could be induced to she'll out. With
whatever name outsiders may designate the
money-grasping spirit, New Workers simply term
IT enterprise and the biggest thief in the universe
would be readily forgiven who was smart enough
to display enterprise of this character My ad-
tile community" Of this burHh, is to LOOK out for
the gentlemen who are always SO obliglng as to
guarantee to show Yen how to make Investments
Of character that Is sure 70 net percentage Of q
very tempting amount. a. .. ~.
NoHALF SUNDAYS.
But my Intention at the commencement of this
. was to give tes Of sn TSE
On Sundays and IN doing so the remark bout there
being no hallway business TO whatever they may
u n o.
ISey Eo the sfy Whole ss0na a. veil IS
In the race to make money. There are many
Snos WEEK. snS But q Clothes
swing their prayerbooks under their wrists and
ss SS'y on
do 50 Is fashionable; snd where is there person
70 be found who win deprive HIM or herself more
Echo answers, wherei But then. on the otheE
hand, there are Thousands Of persons in the big |
cgn sI pto 1ny or f1shiOnaSG motive There are
the working classes, the bone and sineW-the
mudsflls, If you 50 chose to call them-Who dig,
shovel. saw, scour, sweep or beg Ill the week TO
have 3 Jolly good time on Sunday. Most con- |
spieuous among this class are
THE GERMANS,
whose love for family friends and .lager is pro-
verbal. Last Sunday determined 10 see the +
Teutonic element after their tonic, and hied away
to Jones' wood, where this Glars OF people most 1
do conEregate on the first day Of the week. The h
city, between Houston and Twenty-thIrd streets,
which locality is not upfrequently alluded 70 as
fYounR Germany, The visitor is at once struck
with the great number Of young hopefrls tesid-
ing theEeabOut, for on every hand in the street,
soSSs IS .s Sg' . sasss SGISS sisE ~
turesque and pfomiscuOus maprer. 1t Is these
specimens Of the element Teutonio that saw, ac-
alluded to- alfpacked, Ike herr.ngs, IN the cars
that did Big business 2 tast YARN and dry dsy.
n s-sSsS5@ JONES' WOOD 4
river. It is opposite BlHofweIi's island, and the
On either side Of ths iss nd may be obtained there
from. The wood is inclosed by high fence, and /
inside the place resembles huge amphithestre. |
Upon each Of the four sides are arranged row upon
row of seats, the seating capacity of the place
being about fifteen thouSand. On the side border
ing upon the river is tWo-story edihce with high
roof but with the sides open that cool breeze
Is always to be felt. The lower floor is devoted
o refreshment room, shooting gallery brd-cages, |
rounG-house. where wooden horses may be ridden |
around a circle for 9 small outlay and for stand
wherein are placed several kinds Of prizes
mostly cheap glass ornsments-which may be Sc |
cured for twenty cents, provided the investor be
lucky enough to make round wheel stop In q 1
certain place, which is a feat OF not very easy
of tables and chairs while n thG centre is raised
stand, where the musieisps VINO supply the music |
are located. o. |
THE BAND sfafss q FLAr
ct O'CLOCK, and it was at about that hour that 1
1Gspqsa ny way to the woods, psld ny sNen IIe
with hve thousand other GOOD Christians, who ,,
the banks Of the beautiful rivss, End IN plain
working for thei. pcsru 6Fer on BlacEveii's
-1Sand.- At the tables on the upper floor Of the
main building were my friends, the Germans py
the hundreds. They were not attired in the
height Of fashion. Your beer;loytng Teuton cares
little whether stripes or plaids be in fashion, or
whether long or short coats be Ia mode So long as
he m initiation nRlm-l6af hat. brown /
linen suit and rufied shirt he is quite content,
provided he has the necessary whsrsWithal In his
e eTSTe tSst to him Is ever soot The audience
ofrespectable guESle- was not composed Wholly
Of males; not q any means he oesg EAU, ab; 10
leads them to take their wives and children with |
them on such ocoaTions-wRs amply displayed, /
and children busily engaged in dispesng Of "ein |
lager" The supply Of children was quite equal
to the demand, and led me 70 believe that thsrs |
ever become extinct in this community. These
BABY BEER DRINKERS |
quite ELECTED my admiration, we'll for the deI-
trous manner I'M which they handled their
he little Teutons avefsged i've u q family, and
while their mother and father ate rye bread and
smoked pipes they grasPed their glasses q their
all smAcked their little Dutch lips and cried FOR
more, It was no longer wonder with me how
the Germans learn 70 drink 80 much beer, for it
was plain 70 be seen that while they learned how
10 swallow It in such large doses in their infancy
they ought certainly to be Gblo to yes away with
Ebroats and stomSchI became considerably en-.
lHrged. These youngsters had right Jolly time,
ana xs5sH T sIi o Se ts6s I tSe our or an
perinental fall down 9; ght q stairs. In either
case the exercise seemed 5eaehcsl, for the little
mugs with renewed eaerTy that seemed to
please the walters imrlenEel. cpi the proprTstors
still more 80. -----s.- ...... ...-t
. - TIE MUSIC
was provided by Downiny's Ninth regiment band,
once the pet and hobby Of Col James Fisk, jr-,
by whom It was originated anc fostered HOW
ohep have seen him sitting IN mis- state oex az
the Hash Of delight from eyes that Gehed IN
brilIancy that Of his ten thousand dollar diamond
the thousands present TO listen 10 the music of
the band" Downing was a fEyortte with Fisk,
as WAS slso the corrected Levy, who belonged 70
forty thousand dollars to m.intG!n this costly
luxury. / was an inVitC1 guest when bis regi-
ment, accompanied by the band, paid visit TO
Boston some years ago, and saal never forget
the air Of pride that begECd upon his face as his
magnificent band marched grandly through the
streets out 70 the Bunker Hill monument the
envy Of the Hubtes who tLToaged the walks 10
see and listen. Then, on that EsHorable Sunday,
when the PuritaniSh authorities refused per-
mission for the regiment 10 hold service on
the Common, the ColOpel Was enabled to Justi-
fy BIS, pride again by Ecrehing his regi-
ment into the tnehtIe 10 DOld seINlCes Wnlle
he took seat beside this same magnificent band
on the stage. Downing has lost some Of his
bride and vim since tie death o. his hacker, and
the band has been considerably reduced in num-
bers; yet they play with much Of their old-time
Vigor and excellence, and were Justly eptitled to
the applause they Received from the music loving
Germaps in Jones' TQ0G. Ila later sat there
for hours, drinking in tie -wcst pounds with their
lager or enjoying the beautiful panoramic view
spread before them. The cool winds blew across
the river, the pretty pleasure steamers few by
with their load Of e1curEori5ts, and the little
vessels sailed along, In: the Germans departed
not until long after tbs mcsic had ceased, and not
untIlthe star had tWlnklsd for many an hour and
the glasses had kept up merry jinf le long after
nightfall, did the happy people who had hied
away TO Jones wood Tor o day OF Pleasure take
their droWsy babies in their etrong arms and de-
part to their humble homes in the s.EsEJTy tene-
ment houses ofthe east si3a-
- suNDAY NIGHT SCENTS.
At the Central PARK Garden. near the Park,
NAV also be witnessed phase OF city lie on Sun
day evenings. There the dignifed Theodore
Thomas Yields his magic baton, and there, too
couRregste the musica Leared Gothlmites to enjoy
irvine, women and song" Il is noticeable fact
that a large part Of the Sunday evening audiences
are composed Of Jewish citizens, who, with their
iswel-bedecked, dark-eysd daughters, sit around
the tables in the Enclosure or out on the open
promenade and drink, smoke and chat In the Jol-
fest mood possible. Occasionally few Of the