The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-05
GERMANS AT A FESTIVAL.
THEPLATTD EUTSCH iEBR YMiKING
BEGtN on tNFON MN,
over Ten thousand Pcrsons Taking rart IN
the First Days Varied Diversi aus A
Hepresentstlon Of HurnI Wedding.

HLG " ON Y NUN HffL,
over Ten Thousand Persons Taking part IN
the First Days varied Diversi3ns-A
Representation Of n Rurni Wedding.
| The great Plattdeutsoh peoples festival
had I . beginning, yesterday In the Schuetzsn
Park, Union lIlll, New Jersey. The moralna
was busly occupied In ntting up tho booths
aud oars and preparing for the games and other
/ sports. Shortly after noon the thlrtv-elght
| societies that com ose the Plattdeutsch Asso-
| citation began to arrive. sngY and In groups
Eighteen socetiee, that do not belong to the
association, were received os guests. They
wero from jersey City, Hoboken, New York
and Greenpoint. By four o'clock II WIS eeti-
mated that ten thousand persons were In the
park. At that hour the societies formed In pro-
cesson and made the circuit Of the park There
| we're very few decorated wagons. and very littlo
| other display Of tho kind that was so entertain-
| ing last year. The association seemed bent
more ON fun than on show.
After the procession the people spread
over the grounds, and the games and
other dlverslons Of the day were set a-goinz.
Tbore was climbing OF the creased pole. riding
| Of unruly mules, sack racing, struggles with
creased pigs, Punch aud Judy entertainments.
gymnastic displays, prestldigitation, and bal
loon ascension. The booths were well stocked
with the popular eoibles OF the old German
| home, such as potato pancake, broiled sausages,
| onion cake, apple and cheese cake, Braun
schweie honey cake. and bickled pork and
sauerkraut. Diinks of all kinds flowed freely,
though lager and light Rhine wine were chiefly
imbibed. Over many Of the booths were names
OF taverns that were favorites In Plattdeutsch
villages, or names that by their other reminis
oences were intended to attract custom, and
| many bore doegerei verse In the Plattdeutsch
It'll NVt a Il =
the hos 9itaity offered within.
Shooting FOR piize was one Of the sports OF
the afternoon. Capt. Aerv. Of the New York
SchUetzen Corps, made the best score Sestcrday.
ihe contest is to last through the four days of
| crowned King. over $3.50 has teen Hppro-
| printed for prizes IN the various sports. Every
| person who sticks TO ono uf the mules IA to ro-
celvs 81. The music platform was occupied by
| the fuil band from Governors Island. There
| WAS not the slightest disturbance Of the peace,
| and tho general enjoyment, under Tue excellent
| supervisioh OF The MANAGERS. among whom one
| Of the most courteous ana untiring Was Af. J.
| y. Crusus, b ID nOthii.g to mar IT,
AT about O'Clock came the chief event OF the
day rural Wedding m Pl~ttdeutsch country
styie, tue bridegroom being Alfred Dchucke,
anewsdeSler ot Hooukeu, and Minnie Kong.
blooming mais, OUr1 ~ PInad,lphia, but Tor
some ume residing on her iather's farm IN Jcr-
sey. Three gdilN decorated gems. containing
tne briua patty. ana a sst Il hlu,ehO.d fur. l.
ture, IN sde the circuit of the grounds, pre-
ceded 10y "A hand Of music au1 mes--n-
ger on horseback. dressed ia velvet coat wuh
eliNtI bAkiouN NtlNtN kNet tftt't e.. y
bools aud sld hat ornamented WIN rihhons
anu gold lace: lhis messenger Va, tho we'd
dug invltcr,' ana as IA tue old country, sum-
moned the guests. liis h,r Was drcV,ased
with ribbons, ANA tho Two maize y spttt tctc.
In the truL patty were the parents oi t,c
groom AMI oride, The eroomsmen. C-pt. hrry
aud Sir. DuerkOpi. and twelve bridesmaids, N.sh
caps u gold cioth On! Neset Doulccs Ia trs
North German county ia'bion. 4no Dfice w-s
SIN ilsris aitireO. he nudsgroom was dses,ed
as a German farmer VA velvet coas ana rrooches
anu thiee-cOrntred hat decorated with lDN-
ers and fboons. he Rev. DR. +. l. schneider,
nf tno Lutheran Cnurch, Resident Of New
| YORK. was the uficitting clergyman.
| Inc nuotial tie Was adjusted IN front Of tho
Nortn German farm house. red, hisn rooted
man .fttcle r. al "sSaias .a,,,, ss 49,.
formso III the same house at the festival lastyrir,
ana bouncing boy ives to-day TO serve as
reminder oi IL. The tTiual Z upic stood Nesttr-
uaN on plal form before tho holse. A table
RET with flowers, aud heaing Two canll sIcas,
NIicn could no. be nshicd on account u tae
WIND, stUuu ueside them.
| Tue clergyman preached n short sermon, the
buual p.ir answered questions about The sImi
a, tnose IN vogue nero, ana tn'y ~err rro-
ununctd mau uud wiie' nr tWrNe or -
nalus kissed tue briCe, ard friends ana tc.a-
tNe- ga. & Glred tAeir cOrstatgl 'dous. After
! siuglns uy ths Ltia Singing society ui lloouken
ana tns Jrr-c, schurizsn Liedettaiei .ho party
eut,leG lhe iarm DOusc, and atauqdct, daDcin
siu-ln., and music followed. The ltcsldent OF
| tae Iltttdsu. sea A,SOctdtip "a gave toe buC
couple nay collars [ au AerS gave conpe.e
III cnen outn., aud clocK WIS presented by
some other Trend. Numerous minor giits were
The Inferior Of The farm house was one OF the
mos, iutoicstins sprct-cies GA 'e grounds. ne
man loom was The spacious kl cHeu, wiih IS
big brick oven over whicn the huge chimney
hung lIAo - porch to 10 eve the smoke. over
mead was a partial celius OF wood, between
which aud the rniters was store ~ h.y. At
one soc, -eparatrd from the room oul, 10y
| p.. ing, were stalls for the horse anu cow. Hams
| anu saus.ges ndns ifuln tue cams, ana brgnty
sCuur pewter utsNcs adorned tue walls lhe
hitrhfn opehvd into two roOnls m one u whicn
Wrs huge, olU-inshl~H peat stOso, tuas MIs
imported from GrrmaiY
| Ine {, siIynl is 10 Last through Thursday. To-
ony thoro j. 20 b0 a real christening IN tho farm
| house " Ell uuesdav tLc ddy ot tus harvest
festival. with H. harvest wagons aud harvest
sOngs.
perions were on the grounds. Thousands had
To bs admittcd frcs beranso the men AZ the
z te were unauie 10 receive their money. a pare
! Of tho fence wns broken urWn 10 admit
hem. And SIN over thiTty Thousand uer-Ous
mrn, women, and children me at ono tlule,
| and almost immediately atfcrwlrd fifteen ear
| loads more. n dep0ts and .iorfY houses could
Mt hold the crowds. Le uiulNtuuo was alaO-t
without parallel.
Zoe unV thius TO he regretted Yesterday was
tho remlssness Of the Nortncrn k'ilioad iiue u
New Jersey. A Rim WIS due, Toy me time tatle.
tt tho Homestead station at $50 J.. ti, and
another Al sl0, but non, came uniil nearly SJO,
rnd tnen 1t had only two wrctcned
sengers. me train stopped AS tho loco
motive reacbed the platform, Ind pAssen-
B. ers We.e forced - walk past a Ing tIan Of
irelRhf ears, down a wei aud dark railroad
track to the cars uesi-ned for them. To oOm-
plete the general sdtisfnctiOn, the Train stopped
jersey City, which should have been trayersed
IA ten miuutcs, II took neatly an uour.
u.pfkE gua uI1NATnNEDa