Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
FETE DAYS IN HUNGARY
Thousandth Anniversary of the Magyar
Conquest
Emperor Francis Joseph Arrives to
Participate in the Ceremonies
Program of the Celebration.

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| Buda-Pesth, Hungary, to attend the cele-
hrations concentrating the thousandth
| anniversary of the Magyar conquest and
| settlement in Pannonia, feature of which
| is the opening of the exhibition. His
| majesty was welcomed at the railroad sta
| ton, which was splendidly decorated for
| the occasion, by Baron Banffy, the Hun
| garian premier, and the other ministers.
| The emperor, on his way to the Castle of
| Buda, was enthusiastically cheered. The
town is profusely decorated with flags.
| The Festival.
The millennial festival will last all
| through the summer, beginning the frs,
| week in May and concluding in September,
| but the most important portion of the
| program will be carried through during the
| first eight weeks. while gala performances
| will be held in every theater in Buda-i'esth,
| and ii seems likely that these will attract
| many lovers of music.
| On the anniversary of the kings corona
| ton, on June >, the holy crown, the purple
| mantle, the sword and scepter will be con-
| Veyed to the Coronation Chapel, there to
| remain on show for three clear days
| posed to public view. Then the dignitaries
| of the realm will proceed in procession.
| Tearing the royal insignia, 10 the far famed
| old castle, where they will pay homage in
! the name of the nation to their sovereign,
| not in his character of Emperor of Aus
| tria, but as kngly bearer of the crown of
| St. stephen.
| After this ceremony is over those who
| took part in the procession will proceed TO
| the new parliament house, great building
| Which has been IN course CT erection for
| some years, and which has cost the Hun
| garian nation the sum of million dollars.
| The inauguration of this public building
will be siSnaliZed by a millennial meeting
| of parliament. the first that has ever been
held in the historic town. Once this curl
| ouS1y short session is over the members
| of both houses will return to the castle,
| there to renew to their king the oath of
| reciprocal fidelity sworn to by their an
/ ceStorS thousand years ago at PuSZtaSZer.
Memorial Monuments.
| In commemoration of these early days
| there will also be erected on the seven
POINTS of the Hungarian frontier occupied
| by Prince Arpad and his troop of horses
| ten centuries ago number of monuments.
| On which will be inscribed in gold letters
the historical events connected with each
special district
| From outside point of view, there is
| not the slightest doubt that the most inter
| esting event in the Eillennial festival pro-
| cecdings will be the great historical pa
| geant designed and stage-managed by Paul
| Nago, the famous Hungarian artist
| Living Historical Picture.
The procession. which will be of extraor-
| binary length and unparalleled splendor,
Z,
| and female. famed in the history of the
gallant kingdom. Not only will this pa
| Eeant be living history of great men, it
will also form complete encyclopedia of
| medieval costumes. each historical figure
being surrounded by retinue, in which
| will be found all the popular types of the
epoch in which ne fiourished.
| Paul NaSo has spent years Of his life de-
| vising and composing the pageant, and he
| has drawn cacn figure as i, should be. One
| Of the most striking features of the pro-
| cession will be in the fac; that Whenever
| it be possible real descendant Of the man
or woman represented Will play the role,
| and in more Than Ole case the original cos
| tunes eXhumed from many an ancient
| Golfer and family treasure chest, viii be
| worn on this occasion. 1t is easy to under
| stand how much such spectacle will APP
| peal to the intensely patriotic and ardent
| nature of the Hungarian people.
| To them the names of each of their he
| roes is a familiar household word; and the
| most distant mountain villages Will send
| populations and representatives to this
| marvellous sight. The procession will wend
| Its way through the whole town, and the
| proceedings connected with the historical
| pageant will cover several days.
| The Exhibition.
| The actual exhibition itself covers an
| area of 100000 square yards and it was
| only after much elaboration that the plans
| designed by one of the best Austrian arcli-
| tects were finally followed.
| One feature of great interest in the
| grounds of the exhibition will be the
| constitution of old Buda, the city which
| was Roman colony down to the fourth
| century Every monumental building in
| the country is reproduced in this small
| space.
The exhibition is divided into two sec
! tons, the historical and modern. The his
| torical contains the art treasures end relics
Illustrating the past political, religious.
| military and private life of the Ration.
| Francis Joseph has been generous in lend
| ing priceless treasures and. indeed, may
| be SAID to be the chief exhibitor, the more
| SO tnat he has commanded the heads of
! austrian archives and treasures 10 give
| temporary loan of all they possess re-
latlng to the history of the sister king
! doms.
| Even the Sultan of Turkey has been pre-
i vailed upon to SEMI precious memorials of
| all those of his Industrious predecessors who
| in the past ma terally influenced the desti-
| Lies of Hungary.
| The modern section will prove less inter-
! estirs, for it VIII simply contain the kind
| Of exhibits to be seen in similar shows.
Elaborate Programs.
up of each days proceedings. Gymnastic
and other athletic clubs will arrange races,
| regattas and shooting matches, in connec-
| ton with which will be offered valuable
| prizes. An uninterrupted series of interna-
| tional congresses will take place, where
| scientists, actors. mountaneers md jour
| nalists will be represented
! The Emperor Francis Joseph has issued
! invitations TO every court in Europe and
! 1t Is fervently hoped that the beautiful en-
press VIII consent TO take a certain part in
the proceedings. In any case, the Arch
| duchess Stephanie and her tiny daughter
| will be very much in evidence, and the for
| mer Will act as hostess to her father-in law
| in entertaining guests.
| Iron Gate to BE Opened.
The millennial exhibition will be closed
| on the 9th of September. But in this con-
nection will take place an act of immense
| Importance, for on that day Francis Joseph
will open for international traffic the great
| waterway called the Iron Gate, a colossal
| piece Of engineering work commenced by
| Count Szechenyi and completed oily this
| year.
An equally lasting memorial of 1896 will
| be the triumphdl arch, recalling in many
| of It's details the Arc de Triomphe of Paris.
| In the interior and on it will be found
| statues OF all those great Hungarians W no
| by their bravery and patriotism made their
| FRY tad