The evening world., 1894-09-24
A BIT Of AUSTRIA HERE.
The Harvest Of the Grapes BurleSqued
by Anarchists at an EaSt-Side
Dance Hail.
BLOND And BUXOM GIRLS PARADE.
The Money Harvested Goes Into q Fund
for the Families Ct Imprisoned or
Executed Anarchists.

A quaint bit was llcteC bodily out OF
Austria on Saturday night and trans
planted In New York. This Is the sea-
son of the harvest of the grapes. In
Austria they celebrate 1t joyously. For
that matter. every nation and every
people has celebrated the season since
the time that Bacchus pressed the first
bunch OF GRAPES and plaintively asked
for brandy and soda the next morning.
In Austria al the villagers gather on
the appointed day. Rich and poor are
for the time on an equal footing. 1t
may be observed that too much OF the
juice of the grape has exactly that
levelling effect The villagers form II
procession headed by the priest and the
burgomaster. They escort the wagons
that come from the vineyards lurching
and groaning under their loads. Later
In the evening some of those in the pro-
cession are lurchlng and grooming un Ter
their loads-but that does not concern
us. The priest addresses his flock, giving
them good ST ritual advice. Then the
burgomaster nakes speech, reminding
the people of the duty they owe to their
royal and imperial master. the Emperor.
The night ends with singing. dancing
and love-making
The Radical Workingmen's Club of
this city is composed chiefly OF Aus
triann Radical" does not precisely
express the opinions these worlSngmen
and workingwomen hold. They are An
archists. 1t was the members of the
club who celebrated the festival OF the
harvest on Saturday night. First of all
they engaged Clarendon Hail. on East
Thirteenth street. Then they started In
to give the dar Ting hall there n truly
rural appearance. And they succeeded.
They hung vines across the big room
from balcony to balcony. vines carrying
ripe ounces of grapes. until they formed
a yerdant roof which hid the ceiling.
They decorated the room with gaudy
flags and strips of paper, variegated I'M
I'll 1t would have tickled the liking of the
most phlegmatic peasant on earth.
After a big audience had gathered,
into the hall marched the procession
just as 1t marches into every Austrian
village. First came a band that made
some of those who had most lately
landed homesick That Is, OF course,
homesick for Austria, for the band
played simple Austrian tunes and played
them well. Behind the band came the
priest ana the b ,rgomaster But to suit
their own tastes and the belief of those
around them, who believe neither in
burgomaster were burlesQued.
After these dignitarles came the
"Winzerin," as they call them in Aus
ttria, th2 young women who cultivate
of young women they were. In the
first place; they We're types of the
Nwomanhood OF their Fatheriand before
1t grows over-ripe like the grapes
tlaxen hair, plated and hanging down
their backs. And fine broad, muscular
backs they had. or all the women In
with good blood in their veins have
But more than that. these young Aus
trian women wore the costume of their
short skirts We're OF fiaring red color
After the girls in the procession marched
the watchmen OF the vineyards. md
The band stopped playing and every
one gathered around the priest and the
burgomaster. While the Anarchists
dressed them m. ckingly:
Work hard my children" said he:
work night and day. That's why you
were put, on earth. Work yourselves to
skin and bore-you will be rewarded
hereafter And as for the result of your
labors. one-half you will give me to sup
port your church on yonder hill. tine
other half you will give me for Peters
Pence. The rest you are free to enjoy.
But do not 60 into excess with it,"
Then came the hurgomaster's turn. He
was called the ''pantata" OF the occasion.
is THE might walker" because ne sneaks
around seeking some one on whom 70
impose fines. Said the pompous burgo-
master
you are the children OF His Imperial
Higness. the Emperor. You are bound
to fight for him and 10 die for him.
You are his slaves. You belong TO him.
money that His Gracious Majesty is
fatherly enough to collect from you.
One-half you must pay to maintain the
courtiers, who, You know, are creatures
other half YOU must pay to maintain
His Gracious Majesty's army and navy,
that they may fight to prevent the com
they may protect His Imperial Highness
against those damned Anarchists. The
rest that you earn you may save and
pay tax on your savings. AMI when
you die and leave II 10 your children they
must pay an Inheritance tax. oh, happy
try"
linen the udClHB began, ana right
merrily II went on. Every now and then
The dancers were Interrupted by the
v lid rush of the night-wa!ker" and the
watchmen after some bold thief who
had stolen a bunch of grapes from the
vines. That made the scene all the more
realistic. more natural, more Austrian.
But the punches were hung there to be
stolen, and when the culprlt was dragged
before the bdrgomaster he imposed n
fine of five cents. that went into the
common fund produced by the entertain
mcnt. There was one fine wreath hung
from the vines. The fine for stealing
hat wal g.. As often rs II was stolen
IA WAS restored 70 Its place. 1t was
fruitful source Of revenue.
Around the tables were groups who
drank to Anarchy. And their toasts
were given in all languages. There was
Emma Goldman, the Russian; Marie
Louise. the French woman: fiery Italians
and Spanlards-a babel OF tongues arose
with the strains of the music.
The money that the celebration har-
vested will be devoted to the propaganda
Of Anarchlsm and TO the maintenance Of
the families OF those Anarchists vino
have been imprisoned or executed for
their crimes, II is an interesting fact
that each member OF the families OF the
Chicago Anarchists has been paid SO
h week by their comrades ever since the
Anarchists were hanged.
Runaway Costs Three Lives.