Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-11
AMUNICH sKNEIPE."
A Carnival Of the Artists.

A Carnival Of the Artists.
Mr.. Ross Turner. the artist. who is now in
! Munich, sends home the following lively de-
| scription of Carnival time amongst his profess
sional brethren:
| The Art Academy, as usual at the close of
| the Carnival season, the annual RnetDe"
sort Of a fancy dress aft iir, not ex-
actly bail, but what we might call ia
America regular grand SPREE" where
| in for grand time. The "hiletpe' was never
| gotten up on grander scale than on this Oc-
| GaSlon, and never proved d greater success.
1T was held in a large concert saloon, known
| IS MIS-" C0lllseum-a very fine room, with
spaclOuS ahte-rOOmS, galleries, and large
dancing floor; The decorations were very
| make spectacle long to be remembered by all
Who had the pleasure of seeing them:
ton to pre sag The School srcas
where select programme was offered, which
could s.I not hell help pleasing all tastes: The
Loeffzowsky's:," In the collection were found
many new and rare specimens Of the animal
kingdom. The understanding school rep
with guard-hOuse, &c. An old "Clois,er Beer
Cellar was another school. Book Beer Gar
dens,' &C., went to make the whole more at
aspect was in the cloak room, from the
~, to the antique scholar and
every way, shape, fashion, and fancy
could dicta,e, were here-elegant and ragged
princes and beggars, grouped in every posi-
| Die contrast, made in itself study. From
| within came roar of the din and tumult of
| student life let loose the crowd moves in a
constant COZ ants stream s OF n9yeltymand what sight,
| chestra of the establishment, several burlesuue
bands, drums trumpets-in fact, everything
| that would make noise seems to be brOu ght
| into use at this moment and in full operation:
and from the crowd came also d faint buZzing
| which in nOwise made the alarm less in vol,
ume. 1t was truly stunning in more than one
sense; it was bit of the October fret
transplanted, only more absurd ana laugha.
! BILE.
School Circus. From the stand i'll front were
dashing blondes, arrayed not so much like
Solomon as Eve, perhaps; marvellOu, a h.
leticS in muscular development, dwdrfS, and
not the least, a red girl of the west a eelt,'
brared Indian rider from Colorado in bufaio
skins iron iewelry, &c harangueI the crowd
performance; it was one of those ridiculous
things which are always SD ENJOYABLE
and understandable, from the young laay who
rode SO gracefully, and jumped the ribbons,
laid carefully on the sawdist, to the great dou
bie-back. >ommersault jumper who would leap
over the backs of ten horses side by side. He
| house sort! The American Fire Eater de-
VOured burnt cOttOn-nOt JurniRg-and the re-
markable trained Arabian steeds were exc.l-
lent, with the exception of their legs-they
wore pints and old boots
| At the Book Beer Gardens opposite beer
was dispensed to thirsty visitors by lovely
kellnerlnnen," marvellous in yellow CHG
mons, and having deep bass voices.
The "Menagerie LGffzowsky'' was very in
genlously gotten up; nature was improved
o., several new and interesting specimens
were exhibited, the like of which had not been
seen before-(What a pity some of them were
not secured for some of our American collec-
tlOns)-the Giant Rooster" that laid eight
cornered eggs, for instance. The interior of
the tent was dimiy lighted, and Oh either side
the cages containing veritabe happy fam
| lily" OF Barnum'S fame; the "tiaden Lion, the
terror OF the DESERT the Gorilla, that when
enraged ate his parentS:' to the monkeys who
persisted in trying to get out, and making other
animals uncomfortable. Among the collection
the .'cOlCsil turtle was excellent, while the
specimens of dried herrings and sharks from
an ned lh9 nan ocean, I'm tubs We're also very
injured early i'm the evening and was retired
10 be Resulted. Outside band of musicians
discoursed discordant strains. OF which the
bass drum played the most important part.
Next comes the LinderSchmidt'' school
! Wlth-a guard house, watch box, &c. This was
not only perfect in appearance, but quite arts
nc in general effect; The scholars were old
-Bavarian soldiers, QS12 style.) They preserved
order, had dress parade every hail hour, and
Then marched through tie hail. and arrested
est: their appearance was the signal for q mob
to commence their fun.
Beef, keeler," where beer was sold to the
monks: The interior wasfurnished with great
care-furniture Of old German styles Sc The
long tables, filled with patrons in every style of
dress, made charming picture i'm itself The
monks were dressed in white, and sustained
their characters well.
In one corner was a lot of straw and camp
OF bohemian and Eastern gypsies picturesquely
grouped.
The gentIer sex was well represented; in
deed, nearly half were counterfeit females
and In many cases the ladies have Just cause
TOT being enVious; one would scarcely see in
all Munich such stunning blondes and modest
brnnpftQS mil
characters were so admirably taken as to
lul.e defy all suspicion. save alone, perhaps
N the ~ quality OF the voice An varieties OF
elegant denai monde, or the regular Dinah OF
plantation memories, to the Tyrol peasant
! girl, were there; all natiOnalities and speech
were seen and heard. POmpey and Dinah
were there In abundance, and we'll taken by
| the American colony. A very funny sight was
ed In in one Of the large ante
Va, and San Francisco, on large table, dane
ing regular Old Virginia dou6e-shugte, and
S %s sn crowd q Old Worlds resi-
the least stl ange was the number of languages,
with few exceptions, all of the European dia
lects were spoken, and all well represented,
and mostly in genuine earneStneSs and
everybody in the best of humOr; no fl ght-
ing or quarrelling, but everything as jolly
as could be imagined. Amidst the tumut
| iife-the night moved rapidly towards the
early morning, and about three the crowd be-
gan W IHONc tOWdfQS the cafe. Inc Gaze
| PrObst presented i'm hours later a curious spec
| tacle; the tables occupied by a crowd, no two
| alike, and The stream of new corners adding
to the variety. A young man in a long ulster,
SLOUGH hat, changes from a chrysalis state
OF black cloth to a brilliantly attired ballet
| girl, in pink and stLrer. But could you mag
inc funnier sight than very cOrpulent spe-
| cimen OF Bavarian, as Bacchus In flesh col
| Ored tights, playing billiards with regular
Old Virginia field-hand. genuine "nigger
wench," with shining black face and yellow
By six a. m: the cafe is crowded; by eight
! many have left some to renew the 'Kneipe"
as to morrow is the end of the carnival season,
and they can enjoy their "kdtzengdnames,'
| undisturbed for six weeks, and so while we
drink our coffee, the academy kneipe for 1878
| draws to a speedy end. but will live in many
| pleasant recollectiOns for long time to come
| Ross.
Death I'm the DisiclOth.
lady correspondent of the Rural World
| having been startled by typhoid fever in her
| neighbOrhOOd some time ago, gives the follow
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