New-York tribune., 1900-04-16

.-es have beer framed and bordered with COL
o-as lights ard have been illuminated with
,sndid effect: but the artistic beauty of the
amsterdam fetes. with their fairy palaces and
-,sr,pses of Wonderland. has been lacking The
hest scenic achievement of the Dublin town
chow was the singularly ingenious and effective
Gateway in imitation Of an old Irish castle
which impaired a fine touch OF realism the
onaint and picturesque ceremonial Of the re-
eentfon Of the Queen by the Lord Mayor and
the municipal authorities. This well de-
signed by a scenic artist who understood the
uoerry of his stage trade
Every capital has characteristic holiday Gus
TONS and manners. The gayest crowds which
are seen on 8 national holiday are those OF Paris.
French jewellers are fired with the pleasurable
excitement OF an outdoor reveI, and when they
have sung and shouted themselves hoarse they
are ready to dance at midnight in the streets
when the bard plays waltz. The Roman holi-
dav crowd is studiously polite and ceremonious
IN its reception OF royalty The spectators are
reserved and motionless until the King or the
Queen bows. and then every man. woman and
child bends low and returns the salute in silence.
In Vienna a holiday ends in a night CT chorus
singing and beer drinking. German crowds as
have seen them on fete days and military
nageants at Berlin. Hamburg and Kiel are un-
denlonstrative and stolid. The most remarkable
rouuIar revel which I have ever witnessed was
81 Queen WilheIminas installation in Amster-
dam where men. women and children raced
ronaped pulled. tugged and played pranks in the
streets hour after hour and night after night to
the solemn refrain of a medieval hymn The
Dublin populace on the night Of the Queens
entry was possessed with the same spirit of roll
licking good hGmor and whimsical horseplay.
When the royal carriages passed between the
lines Of scarlet during the morning the crowds
cheered with the same heartiness with which
London always welcomes the Queen and they
sang the national anthem with equal fervor.
When night came on they were bent upon having
2 holiday froIic after the forrnalities of the re-
eeption and the splendors of a stately pageant.
Hour after hour there a rough and tumble
scramble in the crowded streets Soldiers were
lifted upon the shoulders of stalwart pilots and
carried in triumph through the roadways with a
long train Of noisy followers shreking and sing
ing behind them. Gangs Of revellers headed
with br0oms and open umbrellas, forced their
passage through the densely packed streets.
a,nging aside everybody who blocked the way
and singing God Save the Queen" with fierce
energy. Women Joined in these street raids
almost freely as men. and laughed merrily
when their gowns were torn in the scramble.
The horseplay was varied with oratory and hu-
Inorous outbursts- Scores of high voiced patriots
attempted 10 address their fellow citizens at
street corners and were silenced by howls Of
derision. caustic Interruptions and houts and
gbes which caused amusement and uproar. To
tie mischievOus pranks and practical jokes Of
the Amsterdam mob were added the saving
grace Of Irish wiz and the good nature and JOY
in life that went with il. It a holiday
crowd which could not be matched in roIlicking
high spirits and genuine pleasantly in any Euro
pean capital / n. z.