The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23
YOUNG GERMAN COUPLE
WE'D IN ANCIENT STYLE


REPUBtIc SPECIAL.
New York. Aug. A-Germany as It was
or may have been hundred years ago and
Germany a. it exists In New Jersey mel
together at Schuetxen Park. Union Hill. tn.
occasion being the Plattdeutsche volksfest
A volksfest In 6chuetzen Park Ii q sor,
OF combined club. family picnic, and Coney
Island. elevated to responsibility without
thereby growing dull
30 5000 American citizens Of German ira.
ditions under 1900 German flags and thrice
Is many couples Of the Stars and Stripes
were making themselves happy and al
, home there with brass bands, beer, much
bravery Of badges and banners. to say moth
ing Of q wedding withia real live bride and
nridegroom-bride and bridegroom and all
the attendants ALTERED In quaint Low Ger
man costumes Of the century past
deuteche volksfest Verein Won New YorE
and Umgegend." but many other vereins.
TSss:yee ss ssS ,5ss sshustssn CORPS and
selves were represented.
these societies were named for places In
E me 0lo country and IN Ii new-of Hudson
- sae 1Pais Sssssss 1 sos
se" !. fSsy q that city and al the socie-
Gattee m 6ont Of the clubhouse and escort
g around the grounds In procession with
Nsantime ths piaes %as LIVE aSiyss with naomi.
about ana watched the procession and IdU cera
who were doing the usual things on rinss
ma uapexes. Yet Others allowed them
eelves to % swallowed up by clamorous side
%ent before . stand marked '.Haupquartier
g verein, whence duttered days and
W as,,t nofanlss sat with badges.
cession OF professions wedding mach.
AZ the head vas the COMMITTEES q ushers.
Sv a. wi ia Whips: then the band, followed
yefy tan hats, and wands crowned with
9ower1: A Waterman with a lanthorn and
RaiDerd and the parson with book and
Then came little flower girls in German
costume d red skirts. embroidered bodies
The s,os Then the bride and
pretty. and wore blue stomacher. sieirt
OF white and q long veil. The bridegroom
saf 'e ~,th p r,h sneepishly and wore white
b.eeches and white stockings.
Foilowtng came medieval harvesters with
patchlccks, and soldiers with spiked ed he'll he'll
metz Ike those Emperor William wears in
cart9ons; then smiling young women in
red skirts q bit redder than the cheeks Of
the Mearers, and again white stockings
Last OF AZ came a strange bird-a white
the duck"-but the creature must have
been the stork. for he carried twins-under
either wing q baby.
The marriage ceremony took place on the
platform before the pavilion, in the sight Of
al the people, who cheered when II was
During the ceremony the bride looked DE-.
mure. yet smiled; the bridegroom looked
uneasy. But he smiled when he kissed fhe
bride-which he did with a tender grace
and the bride smiled when She kissed fhe
pafson-A think she did very couuettishiv
1t was the parson who led the cheers.
Afterward was the grand march in <he
ballroom OF the pavilion, and when all the
Quaint company had circled the room sew
era1 times they marched of to the Farm
House in the Forest, where the wedding
feast was spread.
Tho bridegroom bore the name of william
de Ia. Roche. Tho bride was named Mamie
without the farmhouse, sat the peas
ants, resting on rakes and reaping hooks
and drinking gesundheiten. Mingled with
them were many people, young and old
men and women In plain American garb
also drinking gesundheiten, and among the
trees strolled together man and maid, the
gay ratment Of the old Fatherland paired
with the sombre coats of the new.
Among the trees. also, played the chill
dren, plump house mothers sat in groups
with their families. and old ladies from the
Efftx Reuter- Altenheim upon the hill above
walked about bobbing and smiling.