The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-02
THE CHANGED COUNTRY FAIR.
Pennsylvania Germans Feeling the Infius
ence of Modern Ideas.

S"NS
KuTzTowN. Pa. Oct. This years fall
fashions for country agricultural fairs are quite ;
different from those Of last year. Scenes Of the
Midway have taken the place Of the fat woman
and the big snake but the. country folks donot
look with favor ON the Partisan and Cairo now
elites in the side shows.
At all the country fairs young men and their
sweethearts come in and wander over the
grounds hand in hand, as IL afraid OF being
separated in the crowd. While these rosy
checked country girls think nothing Of playing
kissing games and allowing themselves to DO
embraced in public. they have not yet become
reconclled to the Midway scenes OF Gayety. nor
will they allow their young men to enter in. 1t
is common to see pretty. robust girls tighten
their hold upon the hands Of their lovers and
by force keep them from entering these tents;
hand hHS f and phS er Grip '% With her right keeps him
nearly always nther side. When weary somes
tines %Ss t oiG.t Gih%nE tSb1 AES%SR5i has also been side.
tracked. These love or honey cakes, with mead
S Sssd .bnt pc all t H. s has beep t eeGGafn 90 ine RED eSpIe lem.
onade has also been relegated t. the rear.
largely. though hong rows Of well-hIled glasses
ba seen on the stands. The country beau has
become, modernized, and treats bis girl TO ice
cream. beer and sandwiches. Frankfurters9 ana
~pretzels. peanuts and lemonade. pie and hot
coffee or anything Of that sort that her taste
odd With the remark that she will take some-
thing which she cannot get mt home.
The farmer has much, more money 70 epenq
week the receipts for the five days were $AI..
GOO. This shows that times are mora pros
perops. Foreign breeds of cattle have taken
the place OF ordinary stock. and famous mllhS
are out for n holiday. but not for long. because
the girls realize that the more milk a COW gives
Fellows. blues. reds. and puppies in the girls'
dresses have changed to sumbrc E1ays: browns.
or greens. and tho rough shoe OF the farm has
been exchanged for the neat boots made In the
big factories OF the East: The hand WORK OF tnS
his shop Is closed, The l9ose-1ttine JACKET q
the country girl has had it's day: Instead OF
allowing her lover to throw AWAY his moneyRt
little Joker or similar sports, the Ein takes him
along on the merTy-go-ronnd with the remark
You brought me here; now staKr with me anH
we'll SEQ the show together" 'Ihe old auhs
annual fair has been Withdrawn, largely. New
things in the hqndlwork Of the VIM machine
out State political candidates at county fairs IL
dying out. People arc out for fun and not for
politics. and the fair Is no more regarded as .
suitable place for campaign speeches.
pockets have very little chance TO gain wealth.
Country people know much moro this year
than u few years ago on the subject Of taxing
papers and profit by their reading; Last year
the country girl came to the fair n a buggy
Many this year. come in on their bicycles and
check Thorn at the door. And when the lovers
in hand. they will take seats on a rustic bench
side by side and still maintain hold OF hands:
1t Is ono OF tho striking features OF rural liIe at
a eountyf fair. and no matter now much aIosnS
people. they keep hold OF hands, as 4 ~ were
tho fashion all over the world and nothing new.