, 1874-06-14
A DUTCH FESTIVAL.

Celebration ut Thc 1aeuo OF the
TSveuty-flftia Anniversary of the
Kings 1kc1:n-
The Hague uy 1a) co7Tespondtnee Of The Cincinnati
[otL7hEFC7Gt.
At last the PROCESSION comes. Several regl-
mcutB Of military, chariot filled with orange
trees and the like, and group Of banners in the
middle, aud two or three carriages 10 nueo VII M1a
latter comes into view past little bend IN 1ne
street, where it stopped, and q scene goes on
such as I could never have imagined IN nosai
cortere. A baud Of low men, holding nanas
in a c,rcle, are hpringiug up and down before
the horses heads, aud singing hAo mao'
The carriage moves on elowlJ little 1nreAef.
these people moving along BY successive 1u!nns.
whom 1t is again brought to standslll. Inc
King, III tall fur hat aud leather loohs a'ssu
aud cross, and motions for the carriage to 80 on
Tho Queen, good-looking and well preserved, IN
those same bunclly curls is greeting Win 4h1ch,
| uucraceful gestures the people on her Sue OF
the stroet, while the tired old hlng loohs ne1nef
rry. for which do not blauo him IN the Least
His face is heavy and vulgar. Like that OF NC
For Emmanuel It thoroughly represents ths cAar-
actcr OF its possessor in every line.
Thn carriape at last moves on. On every ELM
| liar occasion / ever witnessed mounted pollco
cleared tic way for the royal carriage; DUE IN
This case not even the foot police interfere, ana
tho uostllIionB do not dare to urge on thelr
horses while the carriage itself Is surfounaeu e
GTefF N~
nress back the crowd from off tho wheels. These
| neooIe do not act as if they cared Whetnes Tue
! King lad regucd ono day or q Thousand seats'
| md cure still less for Lis comfort or pleasure
| Ti.av arc in for good tiIne and are determined
IN hayn it.-a fact can hardly reconcile with TIE
| kindly character of tho Hoi]anders% toHo"sns
still arc several car1leecs. containing tho
u,tar,cs, civil aud military; and, pressing Aalo
after these, such motley cfo"d as uetei -
nect to sec agnin. Men and women arm III arm ,
darcns up aud down IN tho muddy stTeess Ct! and
| sinring at the top Of their lungs. All the "o-
1rcn wear cans with the strange brass band IN,
derneath. oruamented in front with spl1att u
twists OF butterflies wings, horns, etc.. al o.
t',o hr;ohteat brass Often this cap lB sur1nount-
ed WITH bastard French bonnet, stuck over
| With tho gaudiest flowers. The press ls IS
| thick that tho wonderland there are not u"
OF tnem-are distinguished from 5he @ nten ny ~
| waccins from eido to side, as they aa'.ee .a
| rnT sing. This vast mass is 80 pressed 70.
| cether that they spring up ana oo"n .oaotnvi
like ono mighty Inata-rlbbor macnlne, aho Nv
successive Jumps. / eau think Of nothing Du'
1rtnt have READ Of tho French Kevolut'on,
thoueh the good nature of this part OF the cro"e
was overwhelmingly evident IN the Laughing 49,!
soueezus and kissing. al OF when seenso
promiscuo11s More military, more carriages
mud still grenter, though less noisy, throng g o.
neople Of both eexes bring up the rear ot tne
| train. Aud this was all Of the show. 1no s.u
dents had gotten themselves up in most oeauti,
ful costume Of satias and vc'vets Of the time @
William the Sleut-who liberated the pcopl'
from the spaniards-with tho intention OF JON
ing the procession, bus tho hlne "as ~
wiling t,ta tas ,aa nsy IT, fh0a'a and do viahed ie t.
currail tue proceedings as much q
1osvih1a. There sbould have been Ill iliumina'
fion in the evening, but still it rained, and til,
tsnora wr,e covered in water to the very brim Of
tha plasscs, Fortunately for me, II ceased II
+ho eyonicr. and the fair and all tue GROVE
ettnadinr are IN full glory. They 40 nothing
INT 70 M and down, now Singing ana Jumping =
| With a double step upon one spO.' anu ~.
moving on in the same 1aanet- ~? :: pspu.ts n,aa
m and down ia called huss!ne, ann ~ nos
promiscuous performance. II the pdl - soa.-1'G aAa
Rnttordsr 4nu e1 should happen to be caught in on
~ ti,esa s.huzsing" parties, they must JON
t,a y, AA' mort aud take it good-natu,;edly !,
A lot Of fellows il striped skun,cap aii
of red. whito. aud blue take hold % o
bands as they pass beneath my mioo4n tn'
and srr;nr up and down aetoss III ~
| vhola su1are. carrvin. the crowd alon9 WI
them. Sometimes the men and women - =
, dancing round and round, to the music IL, ~
suueaking mouth instrument, played pS AG.1o "
standing in tile middle 1t la nov ocoIn,
, night, aud the crowd is nearly olspetse4' W
etil # goes on. 4 fellow stands playing On
l,ttla pips, with two women and man ho1Gln T1a
hands, spring.ng and sing ing around Mm. Luz
are spici by another set OF hGlf-dozen OF more
who aro sprngng along, holding hands unt'
tnev reacl the tir6; group, when thoy wnip n run
it IN successive leaps, wind up tight, aud seIln1
round and round together until thrown apa!t, D
: centrifugal force against the stalls On e2tn6
, aide. amid roats Of lauglta1.