The New York herald., 1874-09-01
BAvAR1AN JOLLITY.
Festival Sfthe Raverisns Of New York.
Gorgeous street Masquerade.

A Gorgeous street Masquerade.
The Bavarians resident in this city yesterday en-
gagged for the first time in q national festival,
which win be continued for three days. The fes-
tival has been arranged by an association especl-
ally organized for that purpose the plan OF the
Suavian or csnnstadt volksfest which was intro
duced here some years since. Most extensive
arrangements have been made for the three days
festivities, wAich yesterday morning were opened
by an imposing procession OF allegorcal charac-
ters representing q variety OF the national fea-
lures Of the Bavartan people, historical
the peasaEtry, agriculture, the arts and
sciences and variety Of antiquated charac-
ters, the parties representing these characters
appearing in quaint costume. The procession was
formed under the direction Of the chief marshall
Major Sauer, and his aids at the Germana Assem-.
bly, Rooms in the Bowery and in the adjacent
streets. 1t was composed Of nine divisions and
extended about hall dozen blocks, each division
representing certain group OF Characters sBe
Bowery while the procession ~ was forming, PIE
semby Rooms the headquarters were decorated
With A PROPULSION or TLAgS
and banners and from many other bindings in
the vicinity the German and-Hmerlcan colors were
displayed Tne pr,cessI0A started shortly after
mn nine o.ciocx. and passed down the Bowery and
!hroua ~ Canal street. Orchard street, Rving-
con street, Ridge street. Houston street,
Eldridge street. returning to the BOwery, where,
cavalcade was reviewed by the Mayor. the Comp
troller, Police Commissioner Matse, the German
Consul General, Alderman Morris, and other city
officials. The procession was headed by dIvi.
sion. composed OF squad OF the mounted police
and Bavarian Rendermerie, In green uniforms,
drum corps and band, the Marshal and his aids;
banner carriers; then followed an elabor2tey
decorated truck drawn by eight horses. Beneatn
a canopy erected on the truck was enthroned
Bavaria, surrounded by the muses. In reclining at
titudes, and in brilliant costumes, followed by
Bavarian military IN q variety OF uniforms.
Other divisions included the LapdYeh battalion,
and q number Of b9roucnes containing the men,
bers aud officers OF the Society and their guess;
the GamDrlpus Verein, with richly decorated
truck, on which
THE yENEKABIE BEER KING axMIRfNrs,
was seated; division representing vintage
wine, and the jovial wine-god, Baeoa1s, rldlng
astride wine cask; division representing
formed OF variety OF ffuit, followed by .ra
peasantry in ancient costumes; then the division
Representing the arts and sciences, with a group
oi professor, in quaint garments seated on
The procession passed to the foot Of
Tenth street, where part of 1t embarked
on the Harlem boat, and Was conveyed to
the Harlem River Park, on H6tn street, while
the cavalry and the carriages passed through
Fourteenth street and Third avenue to the lesti-
val groands, which, during the afternoon, were
some 25,O 600 persons visited the grounds during
the day. The festivities at the park were opened
shortly after O'Clock IN the afternoon by a
salute fired by Battery K, under the command or
THE PROGRAMME
OF the afternoon festivities comprised festival
march to the Bevedere, where q prologue was
spoken by Mrs. Schwencke, an Grafton delivered by
DR.. Lenau and an illumination and display OF
fireworks In the evening At nine O'Clock the
Fifth Regiment Drum Corps, composed Of about
100 drummers, performed tattoo on the festival
grounds, which signailzed the close Of the first
days festivities.