The New York herald., 1877-08-28
SUMNER FESTIVALS.
A Season CT Jollity Among
All Glasses Of CitiZsne.
GERMAN v0LKS AND SCHUErzEY TESTS
The Dry Goods Fraternity "on a Tine
A Church Picnic.

The Bavarian Voksfest, or Ha-vcs, Homo, begins q
the park az i95lh strcct aud Second avenue aud W T.
close tomorrow. More OF the Bavnrans plr,,clpated
In the festival than Of Swabians or ncsslaus
OF last wcok. but there was less gcnnnc amusement.
spontaneous enjoyment. u half dozen booths
were placed In Union square Of a hnc afternoon fo
the sale OF lager beer and the presence OF commic
decorated with badges was added II would give fat
idea OF what Bavarinn Noksicst really Is. Aoouti
thousand people assembled In the park at Harlem yes
rday. but apart from dancirg and promenadine nc
amusement was provided tor Them, aud IN consc
qucncc the serious aspect OF tho Gcrman character
had full 10 display itself II VAS note
worthy. however, that tho festival was inn gu
rated with pomp and circumstance that gava
promise OF something brilliant IN tito way OF Bavarar
festivities. The society met ut the Gcrmania Assem-
bly, Rooms the morning. and after visiting the head
quarters OF the swabiau society and together
a number OF school children. proceeded TO Houstor
street ana Second avenue where cats properly deco
rated were awaiting them Themes they went TO tht
park, arriving there aLout one clocS ut which time
the festival was formally opened with M address Of
welcome by tho president ot tho association. He
followed by the orator OF the day, Mr. +. v Eurns,
who delivered biuorcal aadrsss appr opriato TO tho
unvcing OF the st ,tuc OF Bavaria wnich h, tea
ture OF the day.
THE LvpwlG STATUE.
This statue OF those rcmin isccnccs OF which
the Germans iopd a. their festivals II vast
copy Of the famous stat NC designed by Ludwig Miehi3
Schwanthaler at Munich, and cast from Turkish an
Swedish cannon which was erected 10 tho Ruhncs
halle by King Ludwig In 1850 Tho Original statue \
sxt, five feet IN ncght, with pedestal OF thirty icol
As matter o course the work erected yesterday
only miniature Of the work OF art IN the Bavariau
capital and Il attracted lttlc attention during
the day. In the evening the number oi visitors
creased and tho guycty OF the scene cnvencd by
innumerape Chinese lanterns aud Bavarian noses
cotored by lager beer, mcerschaum pipe Is by to-
bacco. No incident occurred however, either
TO 10 enivcn the occasion, except tho visit Of
u well Known Irish American politician IRON tho
Seventeenth wnrd HIS presence was really tho in
tecsng episode Of the day the president OF tho
citation aud tho TEST marshal and innumerable
mtccs vcing with each other To do honor to tho dis
tinguished visitor When the irish American po!ut
ciar called lager beer for hs friends was deliv
cred With mysterious gravity that only explained
when payment was refused and wherever the irish.
went the Germans took delight TO DO him honor
The Bavarian festival claimed us The rcprcscn ava
German festival in this city, but tho srmi-potica
character OF the society could have been better us-
tracd than by the honors paid to the Irish America
ol The east SIDE.
To-day tbcro will be procession TO display Bava-
rian characteristics aud Tomorrow representation Of
tho battlo OF Hanover.