The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-22
ALL BERLIN FLOCKS
To BOOK BEER FEST
Jolly Crowds Celebrate Coming of
the New Brew Each Year at
Hallensee Terraces.

/, BERLIN. Jan. 19.-Within twenty
minutes OF Berlin is the little suburb
OF Hallensee. Delightfully."- pictur-
esque. II is strong rival Of Potsdam
\ as favOrlte haunt for tourists and
\ pleasure seekers II Is best known
throughout all Germany for It's
famous Terrace of Hallensee. the
A nearest thing Germany has TO a
Dreamland or the Midway OF PlaIs.
ance of a worlds fair The scale OF
d the terrassen. as II is called, Is very
differentRfr that OF place like
L Dreamland or Luna Park. for, instead
OF being a row OF fantastic buildings
Il or variety shows. II is simply a
restaurant OF vast proportions situat
4 sd upon lake. yet at certain seasons
Of the year Il Is essentially the same
sort OF place. merely a resort for
pleasure seekers.
But in the early spring IL is the
seat for Berlin of the famous book
beer tests, truly German institution,
a tradition, in fact. and as far re-
moved from the atmosphere of a Con
ey Island as the sun is from the
earth. There is nothing artificial
then. no American tourists TO give "A
time when the German is not afraid
/ to be seen at play. and proudly per-
: mits his inherent passion for Bavar-
ian beer TO come to the surface, like
.the froth on the beverage Itself.
AS restaurant the Terraces" is
unique. not only from its size and
capacity. accommodating as II does
I some $4,000. but also from its fan
TO- n 10
On interesting example OF what
( creative American mind, the architect
being A. +. LANCE. absorbing the
Teutonic atmosphere and traditions,
Il can produce. Upon looking at the
photographs OF the Terraces one
would think they were taken in Assy-
rim. Egypt. or some other Oriental
country. for, indeed the Assyrion
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 I'm every city or
\ the empire. the Berliners throng the
Terraces" every night during the cele-
\ bration. Berliners by no means mon
opolize II. but patrons and enthusiasts
from all the cities Of Northern Ger
\ many flock about its standard like
crowds of holiday seekers In the
l Paris or London season.
\ Away with the proverbial waiter!
\ Girls and young women are brought
up f:om Munich and other Bayarian
cities especially for the occasion.
Dressed In the Bavarian peasant cos
tune, consisting OF short bodice.
full skirts flowing from padded hips.
small. gay-colofed caps, poked coquet-
tishly on one side and the head. and
Aa white blouse with very loose
a 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 AT first
but soon becoming a pandemonium of
sounds as the evenings supply OF
new beer" becomes diminished. In
fact the bands are one Of the chief
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 1t is TO harass the
base drum with more physical than
musical strength.
The spread Of Americanism In
Europe Is we'll evidenced there AZ
Hallensee. where an American archi-
tect has built the temple 10 so sacred
fest as the celebration OF the brew.
ing of the new beer Surely no one
will deny that Americanism. an ism
more 20 lac feared than Lutherism
and the Reformation, has penetrated
the innermost depths of traditional
Europe.
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