The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-21
SUMNER FESTIVALS.
suABIANs AND HKssIAss CELEBRATING TIE
HARVEST HONEST. AGNES CHURCH PICNIC

suABIANs AND HKssIAss CELEBRATING TIE
HARVEST HOME ST. AGNES CHURCH PICNIC
Al JONES wooD-TYPos IN THE GRovEs
What IL called the New York Canstattcr Festival or
Harvest Home began Hamilton Park yesterday. and
Will be continued today aud tomorrow. These sst
walls. which are entirely OF suaban origin are
voted to the perpetualion Of suaban customs, were
begun in lsls the eth OF September of year
ing commemorated as the birthday OF King William Of
Wttenborg Annually ever since has the festival been
repeated but OF late years 1t has been harvest home
celebration rather than birthday common
Grafton. The first event OF the xind In
this country took place nfieen years ago
ut Kusses Park, the hudson, and in short time It
took such hold upon tho German population OF this
city and especially those OF Suaban origin, that some
years many as rs 0oo tickets have been sold in a
single day Tho attendance yesterday and last night
was not SO great mauy previous OCCASIONS; but
throughout the day and evening JOY was uncon6ned,
and until late hour the stream OF lager beer kept
continually flowing. The festivities began carly III
the DAY with artillery hiring aud the letting
NAL reception OF invited guests. and toward
evening a Suabian bridal procession aud marriage
ceremony and an address by President Nader. Some
oil mo German people present proessou 10 regard tho
marriage as valid but SIR. Rudolph kado the groom,
denied the soft Impeachment, and MISS Kitty Rst, the
bride, only laughed when she was asked VI she had
really taken Rudolph for better worse Previous 10
the ceremony Tie BRIDE wore flowers her head,
hshiohcu III way utterly 10 deiy description, ana
when asked whnt they werc she SAID, "rhat was my
crown VI course mad 10 have q crown when got
man.
HOW THE ASskMBLAGE WAS AMUSED
The procession was very simple one, the bride aud
bird .eroom attended by Nj Frederick Rudinxrr and
Miss Carrie Cohr as groomsman and bridesmaid and
headed by band Of music passing through tho park
TO the delight OF the assembled Suabians and comply
ing with all Tho forms Oh tying the nuptal knot the
Suabap fashion. Aiter the ceremony President Nader
delivered an address which simply u congratu.
atory character In the evening there were areworks
ono OF The designs ILLUSTRATING til" Burgomasler OF
Gansiosen incubating upon pumpkin and the other
showing how the Seven Suabans caught the hare
Al intervals also during he DAY there gynnastic
and athletic exercises, and thcre was great deal
oil hearty lnughtcr and real enjoyment without any
ostcnsblc reason whatever. In many parts OF tho
pnrk attempts were made at decoration column,
raised apparently IN honor OF the vegetables aud fruits
oil the season, was especially interesting This column
was OF about the height Of the Worth monument
Madison square and was not unlike II IN appearance.
Apparently was buiit of fruits and vegetables arts
cuy arranged and Was All object OF great interest
throughout the entire day. As yesterday was tho
opening day OF the festival II not expected that
the attenonncs would be ver large, but great crowds
anticipated to-day when there Will exhibition
OF SuabiaA sports and national games.