New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-30

these are scattered all over the ds,ric, scores n,
manufactures employing many men, women and
0hidren German lawyers. German doctors Ger
man professors and musicians are 10 he found en-
every block. Many are connected with the outer
world and travel the ferries 10 New-York
every day AZ workmen clerks. But such are few
IN comparison with the great mass in "KIcln
Deutschland
Every Sunday sees legions of German New-Yo
ers coming over to the great beer gardens Of
Rdgewood, just on the outskirts Of Brooklyns
Little Germany" there to touch elbows with their
friends and relatives over across the river TO shoot
for prizes. dance to indulge in all manner Of
innocent recreation. But merrymaking is by no
means conf ned TO Sunday In the German quar-
ter. Every night there is some purely Teutonic
amusement going on The singing societies and the
bowling clubs furnish large portion Of this Tween
ty-ive years ago the two institutions now so dear
to German hearts first started In popularity and
they have since continued TO grow. In the
quarter" there must be literally hundreds OF such
societies Every bier halle" of any size and there
are scores Of them has either its bowling alleys,
where several clubs meet or its upper room, where.
under the direction of some locally famed leader,
melodies poured forth nightly. given with "A
harmony and a swing that would not be thought
possible for amateurs
These singing societies and the bowling clubs fill
up goody amount OF German social life For
the rest OF il there are the "turn vereins."
under whose auspices gymnastic performances take
place and many balls are given The round Of rev.
ery. indeed. never ceases throughout the winter
months. II is the most peaceable and fraternal
colony in Il city. Fights seldom take place in IT,
and any difficulties that arise are amicably
settled over stems Of beer.
The streets themselves make interesting studies
Ewen-st has TO be- perhaps. the most i'm
portant boulevard OF this miniature Germany. Ex-
cept for it's paving ii seems almost broad avenue
Of al low
along its length and their fresh green is set off by
the picturesque display of In front of the
shops ard the bright gowns of dallying gossipins
joval German fraus who are most usually noticed
with babies i'm their arms and small regiments of
children a trfe older hanging 10 their skirts The
shopkeepers sit in front of their little establish
ments, smoking pipes and exchanging the time Of
dav with the passers-by all of whom they know
and who are certain customers at some time
other. Brewers wagons. drawn by fat and sleek
horses. roll slowly along the street. No one is in
n hurry no one is anything else than contented and
well fed with quiet eye to business at all times
of the day and night.
Wonderfully prosperous all these people. on
the whole Thrifty and shrewd. keeping their ex
penses down and living simply, there is hardly a
household. of the poorest class, that has not
money laid by. In many cases invested In real es-
tate. Some small shopkeepers and tradesmen who
are living little better than they did when they
first came to this country worth from $4,000
TO 10000 1t is not until they die that the surpris
inG value of their estates becomes known.
AFRICA IN BROOKLYN.
While there is an extensive Africa" near Utica
and Atlantic aves which is not far from East
New-York. the real settlement of negroes in Brook
lyn is around Fcet-st Any BrOoklynite Will re-
member Fleet-st. just because of this character
is.ic and there are probably few men born and
brought up in Brooklyn who do recall having
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