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AN ART-STUDENT IN MUNICH.
pantomime, or more properly a carnival;, show. Every
street, every lane leading towards the meadow, swarmed
with people.
The meadow itself formed, as it were, an immense theatre;
temporary seats being erected, and artificial terraces formed
for the convenience of the spectators : on one hand was the
elevation for the orchestra, on another covered seats for
people of quality; and everywhere standing-places for the
immense crowds. At the foot of this natural amphi-
theatre runs the race-course, containing within its circum-
ference various erections for the festival. Precisely opposite
the place appointed for the orchestra and decorated seats,
and separated from them by the race-course, which, amid
the many-coloured crowd, told like a broad green
ribbon, stood the royal tent on a wooden platform, a con-
spicuous object, striped wliite and blue,—the Bavarian
colours, and in form not unlike a monster umbrella. The
raised wooden seats were all tastefully adorned with festoons
and wreaths of spruce-fir, intermixed with draperies of blue
and white. Whole woods of spruce-fir must have been
plundered for the occasion; for, not content with garlands
and green walls, rows and rows of trees, smart, stiff,
healthy fir-trees—the genuine Tannen Bdume of German
poetry and romance, were planted about the meadow, and
shaded every little wine and beer-shop. From the royal
tent to the people’s pump, every erection had its green
spruce-fir wreaths and its waving banners.
We seated ourselves on one of the raised seats nearest
the city; consequently farthest from the Bavaria. Behind
us were stalled a number of prize-horses ; and behind other
seats, answering to ours, but beyond the royal tent, were
stalled the prize-cattle. We had an excellent view of the
royal tent, and the arrival and reception of the various
royalties. Lines of soldiers in their blue uniform were
drawn up along the race-course on either hand of the tent;
AN ART-STUDENT IN MUNICH.
pantomime, or more properly a carnival;, show. Every
street, every lane leading towards the meadow, swarmed
with people.
The meadow itself formed, as it were, an immense theatre;
temporary seats being erected, and artificial terraces formed
for the convenience of the spectators : on one hand was the
elevation for the orchestra, on another covered seats for
people of quality; and everywhere standing-places for the
immense crowds. At the foot of this natural amphi-
theatre runs the race-course, containing within its circum-
ference various erections for the festival. Precisely opposite
the place appointed for the orchestra and decorated seats,
and separated from them by the race-course, which, amid
the many-coloured crowd, told like a broad green
ribbon, stood the royal tent on a wooden platform, a con-
spicuous object, striped wliite and blue,—the Bavarian
colours, and in form not unlike a monster umbrella. The
raised wooden seats were all tastefully adorned with festoons
and wreaths of spruce-fir, intermixed with draperies of blue
and white. Whole woods of spruce-fir must have been
plundered for the occasion; for, not content with garlands
and green walls, rows and rows of trees, smart, stiff,
healthy fir-trees—the genuine Tannen Bdume of German
poetry and romance, were planted about the meadow, and
shaded every little wine and beer-shop. From the royal
tent to the people’s pump, every erection had its green
spruce-fir wreaths and its waving banners.
We seated ourselves on one of the raised seats nearest
the city; consequently farthest from the Bavaria. Behind
us were stalled a number of prize-horses ; and behind other
seats, answering to ours, but beyond the royal tent, were
stalled the prize-cattle. We had an excellent view of the
royal tent, and the arrival and reception of the various
royalties. Lines of soldiers in their blue uniform were
drawn up along the race-course on either hand of the tent;