The New York herald., 1875-08-30
"Details Of the Great
Celebration.
SCENE IN THE FOREST.
The Meeting Of Bandel, the Sculptor, with
Emperor William.
DETMOLD IN IT'S GLORY.


little sleepy for the last few days. and how proud
they their royal and foreign guests and OF the
big monument and the creator thereof When ! ar
rived in the city, few evenings ago. the streets pre-
Bented very picturesque appearance Nearly all the
fronts or the houses ornamented with branches OF
frs and overgreens and flags OF Lppe and Prussia and
Germany and men and women busily engaged
planting temporary spruccs either side streets
and the 1axcn haired boys and girls down from
the mountains bending under heavy loads OF
branches and young trees Some of the
sleepy town city fathers were experimenting in
illuminating the front of the town hall; but they
had very wisely issued a proclamation TO tho
effect that general illumination would not be held on
the night of tho Emperors presence in the city
count of the full moon Who but admire the wis
dom and foresight and strict regard for economy
evinced by the good burgomaster and the city athers
Strange TO say, the city has gas mandatory, but
evidently the directors have ttlo influence the
councils Of Sleepytowp. Nothing is character
istic of the quiet OF the place than its cows
Every evening, about dusk, they come home from tho
mountains, and pass with the greatest camness down
The principal street. disappearing by up
alleys TO mysterious COW houses The last
saw stood lowing for moment in
front Of the schloss gates and then marched
the parade ground and entered of the private
doors OF the castle and her moro The de-
pertinent OF the sleek animal appeared to me very
characteristic of Slcepytown and its ways life
THE FIRST DAY OF
Sunday, the day before the festival was grand day
Tor Detmold From early morning until night came on
She thousands of guests peasants and students
foot, in carriages, and others in the ladder
wagons of tho rural districts Some thousands had ar
rived the day before and though accommodations had
been provided by the committee in the houses of the
LIT,
been compelled to sleep out in the forest all night
This, however great privaton since
tho night was warm and many had pur-
chased light net hammocks; these they
attached to the trees and slept soundly than the
unfortunate travellers who had 10 roost with twenty
thirty companions in single room. The dealers in
hammocks did thriving trade all day Sunday did the
vendors many other articles to which they had affixed
the name of Hermann, the Cheruskan" The old Chief
tain's name was in cvery shopkeepcr's mouth You
could buy ''Hermann mcdallions of all shapes and
materials; the tobacconist tried to tempt you with his
groschen Hermann cgars;' beer seller advertised
his "Hermann becr for SALE and another offered you
besides tho beer, his "famous Hermann schinken aud
Bausages" or books about Hermann, and pictures and
photographs of him. of the monument of the sculptor
Of everything pertaining to the fest there end
have purchased at least score of books and pam
phcts and flying sheets about Hermann and the
meut but strange to say tho booksellers hardly knew
anything about the drama on the Arminian battle by
G.abbe Won Klest the operatc librcto by Koze-
bue. or the
DRAMATIC POEM KLoPsToCK.
Klopstock's 'Hermannschlacht," which Is now con-
sdered dreary highly thought of at the time of
appearance and Guck had thoughts of composing
the music to opera based the work. Gluck and
Klopstock became first acquainted in Strasbourg,
and they met later in Rastadt, when the composer
played some pieces of his projected opera from memory
much TO the poets qualification 1t is be regretted that
Gluck did not write down his music at the tmc it is
said to have been very beautiful and majestic char
acteristc and Kapelmeister Reichardt tells us that
Guck played several pieces of his work while at Vienna
and shed tears Of emotion at certain passages The
"Wodansliedn affected him very deeply
Wodan, unbeleidigt Won uns
Ficen sic die deinen Altaren uns an
Wodan, unbcleidigt uns,
Erhoben sic ihr Bell gegen den freies Volki
sleepytown would have given great pleasure to its
guests its theatre had been opened for the fesa
son and performance of Klest's 'Hermanns schacht'
In the version of Rudolf Genee had presented on
the boards by the dramatic company Menngcn
Unfortunately, Sleepytown afford to maintain
dramatic company of its own and the theatre only
opened six weeks in the year to n wandering
Thuringian troupe.
THE FEsTAL DAYS
On Sunday night, at quarter to seven by the old
clock on the tower of the Schoss the Emperor of Ger
many the Crown Prince and suite entered the quaint
decorated little city, All the church bells of the place
two in number all counted ''rang out joyful peas as
the saying and the people gathered in the streets and
cheered very Justify. In the large courtyard of the
Schloss few spectators had been permitted to occupy
places on the grass and to watch the greeting of tho
Emperor and Prince company of soldiers, with
xoiIta bocJ
arrival OF the Kaiser. There was not spcck OF
dust to be on the coats OF that little
company, no. stain on the trousers of
white linen. When tho first cannon shot was
heard, announcing that the Emperor was approach
ing the sleepy town, tho foil into position they
brushed their uniforms and then the officers went along
The line and brushed of the least speck Of dust that
could be distinguished, and general seeing helmet
Tho sixteenth oi al inch out OF the perpendicular put It
straight before the great mpcrator came To the right
OF the company Of soldiers stood group or officers in
brilliant uniforms, and among them was small rrayish
bearded man. clad in Prussan generals uniform with
only broad ycllow-rcd sash to distinguish him fro,n
tho rest He a very pleasant featured gentleman
and very cordial to the officers around with whom he
shook hands all round evidently much to the astonish.
ment of the Prussians This very pleasant looking in
aivduaI who seemed III a; in uniform and pckcl-
haube, is the
PRINCE sLEEPrrowS
and Of the entire principally. Il curious to see
how the vassal Prince greeted his Kaiser The i'm.
periai carriage heralcd by outriders and drawn by
four beautiful scnner horses, drove up The Emperor
stepped on, very lightly, indeed, considering his years.
and asstened TO whore the Prince stood motionlcss
Tho Emperor gave his hand To the Prince who stood
with head deeply inclined and tho left hand held to the
helmet as in tho military salute The Emperor then
inspected the company Of soldiers, had them march
past before him. seemed delighted and then the i'm
peria guest and prnccy host entered the carriage
driven tho few yards the csta entrance Of tho
;astc Later on in tho evening torchght process on
ook place, The torches being cxtinguishcd front of
Ihc castle
MORNING or GLORIOUS SUNLIGHT
Monday morning broke out in glorious sunlight Mill.
tary rcvcile sounded through the city at six and by
O'Clock all the guests in the city up and