Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-08
\ GERMAN NDLkSFEST.
TIE CULTIVATION GLORY OF THE
HARVEST DISPLAY.
The Yar'nls scenes ut the Fair-A Strik-
inc! srtistic Effect Everybody H.
iIEio'.- and Good Na;Gred -
Amusement, ut Every Turn.
lSrntt -art Cor. Conrier.Jonrnal-l


At III. annual Volkfest. in October, there
were GloJ) persons assembled to zee the
h ,i.c.t Zee rat:ous AMI festivities All the
wr.,i ,oe,-I mean the IN inhabitants Of SUIT
gar, and the SURF ding Country. The
great far was held at COnstadt a neighbor-
ir- city, across tn river Neckar, AMI was
fre' to all, from king to peasant. In
ndnerable sill how, attracted crowds OF
cIrou' visitors; chill iren's games ahoundel
o. al. sles: restaurants fed the hungry;
tan s of u,ic inca lie tn, din; thrunss
o. PEASANTS spent tn If p,ennilsS al gay
isrytns. TIE who'll. tang was an int lxicat-
in pan lanIpuium
OF course the culmiuatin. glory was the
harvest Iii play in vast amphitheatre. An
iElmsn-c tr.umPhal arch SPAWNED the GEN.
sfill stani or tribunal, "a they call it here
This was covere VITA cedar, it must nave
r.lu.rs forest. while the groun aoor W IS
reserved tor tn. horticultural display This
arch wa. decorated 10y bprler of
fruits OF brilliant colors: from the cen
ter was su pended the escutcheon Of
WurtemJur,. mId, Of grains of corn AMI a
shining tiac&b Ere. There We're millions in
it, ami tho effect was st:ikinsly ar
tistic \ triumphal column twenty
ately thick restei on large pc lestal
compo-eI of pale green apples. all of the
same SEale Around the base there was
Gre b1rIsr of yellow AMI rsi ears OF
cora The min Column w,s composed Of
silver skin and PINK onions. ~urnountei by
a capital OF yellow pear. Tai' bore profus,
heaps of growing plants and vegetables,
>qua shes, pumpkins, eouris, rel Peppers
h,,x xh,l II pr
s., tremendously bieni-i that l stood daz-
zei enchanted. AMI you rsmembcr | never
Went into In;icl enthusiasm over focal deg
orationS at home
The base OF the grand stand was de- rated
with sheavss OF waeat AMI bsrley, while
th +. Were SUPERB displays of each separate
kini OF fruit and vegetable ar;i-,ically
groupeI The grapes were Of every size and
color, and there were apricots in profusion
The fe t.yiti.s lasted .or week. but my
arIor knew no abatement D.gniiiei Ger
many forgets her dignity at this happy car
nivlL 1t i coasi!srei highly disc art sous
{. notice an impatient WORT oy gesture, or an
imperuncui Spe.ch Csosis Of ssl tents ara
there. fail OF merry PrtIS--hiiari aui
Gopl-gaturel tbr uSh every vic.ssit ls OF
the day with is mad j5,lity. Many of them
wear ulotto-, on their hats--Nerlicbt. e.
gagged. or ~Leiis" single \ sudden sound.
a, { a swarm q locG-tS, star:leS yoI-it i
only a banl Of students. racA Of whom Is
twir.iuy a wooden toy wuich initiate Per
fectiy the whirrin; -. tbs, vsvacicus in
sec
\ puncl-ani Jl!y sh " ga,e:s y5I a:
every turn, while the usual n 1rls-ro tiles are
p.acl-,.ci IA i;um.n>s let;ers Bat the
Is yvs te aTnu-eIns.lt J. tl- merry-- o-rgund
TER, are rows OF Il "a ~c,.iir.as delights
r.ya Ia each other ia gorgeous decorations
Many substitute. tor tn customary wooded
harscs, el,pIart'. hons canes. tigers AMI
osJrie'e-. wash begin their gay Journey the
moment &c r ,Erstra give tbs siSall, ths
liyin- freight leinS % all ages
ami ~cI~ Slch Tllllss>l 81 b merri-
uent, accompany these hTiu-
putcbinea, Chubby little poasIat' aai
pcaS9n-eS>,.s hav, stveI their ptennin-, FOR
wear l. r.ic behind four white elephants IN
:. nle-ry--o-r ind. novelty seiuce, them
: try other fields 81 delight There are
Whole avenues % -ayly-ires ed booths
with wares from evcrE climate under the
suh and rows upon r.tss II restaurant tents.
where TeUtpnic dishes are served IN all their
integrity FritteFs AMI sa,ad are S.smese
tV'ins-nC; 70 be separated; that's YOU may
separate the salad. bu: no: the fritterS
Some Of the dishes ara incomprehensible
The exciemant Of thu Nolkstsst Is 81 intox
ica;In, that instead o. producing WEAKNESS
II creates & desire 10. more / long 70 Sc
another.