The Detroit times., 1910-01-21
ALL BERLIN FLOCKs
TO BOOK BEER FEST
Jolly Crowds Celebrate Coming Of
the New Brew Each Year at
Hallensee Terraces.

BERLIN. Jan. l9.-Within twenty
minutes OF Berlin is the little suburb
OF Hallensee. Delightfully."- pictur-
esque, II Is strong rival OF Potsdam
as a favorite haunt for tourists and
pleasure seekers. II Is best known
throughout all Germany for its
famous Terrace OF Haliensee. the
nearest thing Germany has to
Dreamland or the Midway OF Plais.
ance OF worlds fair. The scale OF
the terrassen, as IL is called, is very
different from that OF place like
Dreamland or Luna Park. for, instead
or being row of fantastic buildings
or variety shows, IL Is simply a
restaurant OF vast proportions situat.
ed upon lake yet at certain seasons
or the year II is essentially the same
sort OF place, merely a resort for
pleasure seekers.
But In the early spring II is the
seat for Berlin OF the famous book
beer tests, truly German institution.
tradition, in fact. and as far re-
moved from the atmosphere OF Con
ely Island as the sun is from the
earth. There is nothing artificial
then, no American tourists to give "A
Earring note TO the party. II Is
time when the German is not afraid
10 be seen at play. and proudly per
mts his inherent passion for Bavar-
ian beer To come to the surface, like
the froth on the beverage itself.
AS a restaurant the Terraces" Ia
unique. not only from its size and
capacity, accommodating as IL does
some $4,000, hut also from its fan
tastic yet artistic architecture II Is
an interesting example OF what a
creative American mind the architect
being A. +. LANCE, absorbing the
Teutonic atmosphere and traditions,
can produce. Upon looking at the
photographs Of the Terraces one
would think they We're taken in Assy-
ria. Egypt, or some other Oriental
country. for. indeed. the Assyrian
theme runs throughout the entire
architecture
In the season OF the book beer tests
the season when the Bavarian brew
cries announce the brewing of their
new beer. an announcement which
thrills the heart OF every German, and
which is celebrated In every city or
the empire, the Berliners throng the
Terraces" every night during the cele-
hration. Berliners by no means mon
opolize IL. but patrons and enthusiasts
from all the cities OF Northern Ger
many flock about It's standard Ike
crowds OF holiday seekers In the
Paris or London season.
Away with the proverbial waiter
Girls end young women are brought
up from Munich and other Bavarian
cities especially for the occasion.
Dressed in the Bavarian peasant cos
tune. consisting OF short bodice
full skirts flowing from padded hips
small. gay-colored caps. poked coquet-
tishly on one side and the head ana
a white blouse with very loose
sleeves. they give an added touch TO
the gay and hilarious scenes OF this
famous celebration. Three or -FOUR
Tyrolean or Bavarian peasant BANDS
AFFORD the music. pleasing az hrst
but soon becoming a pandemonlun Oh
sounds as the evenings supply OF
new beer becomes diminished. III
fact the bands are one of the chlef
attractions. and without them the
fest would be OF little amusement.
Some have only zithers, while others
have the full list Of brass instru-
ments. but each has at least one phe-
nomenally stout man with an equally
phenomenal capacity for the new
beer." whose duty it is 10 harass the
base drum with more physical than
musical strength.
The spread OF Americanism IN
I,urone is well evidenced there at
Hallensee. where an American archi.
tect has built the temple to so sacred
fest as the celebration OF the brew
ine OF the new beer Surely no one
viii deny that Americanism, an ism
more TO be feared than Lutherism
and the Reformation, has penetrated
the innermost depths of traditional
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