The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-22
GERMANS BIG FESTIVALS.
EAST SIDE STREETS AND JONES'S
VOOD GAYLY OCCUPIED.
A Holiday of Orderly ruioymcnt. Embracing
n Procession. Dancing, Athletic Fcnts,
Jnacr Drinking. and other Diversions.

A Holiday Of Orderly Enjoyment. Embracing |
a Procession. Dancing, Athletic Fcnis,
Inscr Drinking. and other Diversions
Tho Bowrry in the ncighborhood Of tho
G rfpauia Assembly Rooms was a-nuiter with
nags Yesterday morning, and thousands OF Ger
mans nlled tho sidewalks on each size OF tho
erect To witness the departure of the New
Yorker Plattdutscbes Society for an annual iss-
tiyal In the Jones's Wood Colosseum. The pro-
cession was formed at about noon. and II ex-
tended nearly half "A mile from the Assembly
Rooms down TIE Bowery. At the he d Of the
column marched a squad o: police and then the
foil owing: A splendid chariot, bright with Hugs,
shining tasses and gildod fringe, and occupied
by a eayly apparelled band Of music; Carriages
filled with member. % the society," and their
wives and swoetheafts a chariot, trimmed with
Gags ana streamers, In which were boys VINO
waved little naRs another line OF coaches;
large ond beautiful chariot, holding wnitc-rubed
little girls, VINO waved hngs ana bouquets;
line OF carriages, In which sat young men
and women dressed IN variety OF na.iouai
German costumes. he route was down liow"ry,
through Canal street to the east side, up Avenue
u To fftn street, thence w Ihiid avenue 10
As the procession entered the park It wss
greeted by the disch rye of miniature cannon.
| IL wound through tue grounds % tue rye
| dlning and dancing halls Ihe many Orderlles,
| booted and spurred. who had heated themselves
/ IN their efforts along the line OF march. shed
!
| selves in line. gave employment for nf.een
minutes to sx barkcepers. After speech ny
! the preside ut Il the society, and many loud
cheers by the people for the V0lks'est. tue null
| titu occupied tine dancing hOOr. those VINO
DID not care 10 dance walked In the grounds
and beer flowed steadily. The band o. German
| peas iut girs. dressed III short .rimson dresses,
with while nlouses, striped sto king, gay tlIules
ana Jockey hats. attracted admirinR .ttentiun,
| and their companions. mOuntAineefs III uAgHy
b. eecnes with pIumed hats. we're not less pic
All the afternoon tho amusements went on
employing he air guns. the swings. ths whir'i-
gigs. the lotteries and the bars. Other diver
sious we're a Punch and Judy show, a mahogany
coored eagle tnat was a shot gun and target
| combined. and "A deaf and uumb IN IN who itu-
agined that he was making music with u sound
less hand organ. he ouy noticeablv unhappy
person was the proprietor Of "A spriug gun. 4
narty ot sporlsmen came to him from be r
saloon, the stock uf which they nad exh usted.
one was trounied with hiccoughsi out he made
astou!-hinS shots hitting The Uulls eve neatly
every time. At lrnR.h he miscMcu-
ted the roper time for shooting. aud
dart imutddea Itself In the nose of tue toy VINO
tended the target. After THIS lncideni the Yio-
puetur pLiied the uart out ut the boys n 80,
TOOK dowu nis sign. gathered up his sun aud
targets. aud "a Il tuht he wouid not furnish bows
TO shoot va IN COld blood. ASIDE ttuiu the
shOutinl Hllleric-, the managers ol tn nYlhg
hOrses were p"cuni.rily tne mos. : .cce,-iui.
One OF these Institutions nAd oeeh gotten uu IN
the most giudy anu elaborate lA-hun Tue
n1I~es raced ~ sp.ns ana Toy four Haas a
eyerS nuc II ttervd IN thc nrceZe, grd isqIs PIC
lures illIsiratng weird legends oi Germ ~ ianle
aud history covered The folds VI tue criu-uu
cuttanus that Oruoped over the wooden sliced, .,
ana gorgeous scenery III d hs tutcri T ui the
race course. Ine uriyer II the aniuIuiS worried
IN de Il earnest at the prupe.ilnv crank, wuiit
lac twirleu th~ handle Of a r and ,tllpw uf san
and ground away AT We won't 20 nome I'll
, morning" ana "Iho old mil down by the i've :
Inore were athletic perform noes | lie IA tut
day. The strong m al tossed g nuon oalls, aud
several clever atuetus rcNOlyed upon the nuri
! 10 tai % r. Ettl, IN the evening hHdatne Ju c
prime DE Nanier, VINO IA, y, formed upon tbs
tisnt iOps since SIX years ola, Y No a bnr exti
, | bition upon wire caul' alb tut nftS iett iron
I tne ground. SIcwns dressed la mans clothes
, nud 4 rrird upon htr bach q dummy represent