The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-05
LOCAL NEWS.
New York and the Vicinity.

| CARNIVAL on THE Ice Tho first arrival
ever held in the vicinity OF New York cana ar ,,s,
evening on tho Union Skating Pond of Williams.
bursh, and waa 1t Is gratifying 10 state oomplets
success. The Union Skating Pond belongs exclu.
sively 10 an association Of some seven hundred
gentlemen, most Of whom are residents of Will
lamsburgh, and the only persons admitted are
members OF this association and their families By
this means the ice is never overorovdei, aud the
responsibility OF the company is always secured.
Each afternoon and evening an excellent band IA in
attendance, when the ice is in skating order, and
IN the evening the pond is illuminated by a number
OF rejecting lamps, placed a, short intervals on
the enclosing fence. The space enclosed Is said 70
lie seven acre., but Is really little less The car.
nivA Of las, evening was gotten up under the Join,
supervision OF the officers OF the association,-Pres-
den, W. II. Canmeyer and Vice Presidents @. y.
Hoyt, Jeremiah Johnson, Jr, and Jacob johnson,
jr, and M. II. W. williams, Broome street oos-
tuner. II was TO have come OF on Monday even
ing, but was postponed in consequence Of the in
clemency Of the weather.
At six o'clock last evening, the pond was cleared
and the admittancs Of members 10 the carnival com
menced. They came in every style OF conveyance
and on foot, rngly and in crowds in plain clothes,
oostumed and mask Ell, In endless variety. The po-
lice, under direction Of Capt. wayland and Ser
geant Hunt, managed TO keep the entrance toler-
ably clear, aad a steady tide OF 'rnasks and faces"
KEEP, pouring in Until about nno o'clock. Turyl's
brass band performed some excellent music. This
scene presented at Lime O'Clock was brilliant one
HsrleqsInS devils priests, HighlAnders, Yankees
and all other imaginable characters, glided hither
and thither over the ice, or formed in unique
dances 10 the music OF the band, while the lurd
glow Of Bengols hres, ocnstantly changing lights
Of flower pots, brought out the spectacle In all its
beauties. Occasionally a rocket or illuminating
bomb would be thrown high In the air, or a Maltese
cross, or other design in fire. would give variety n
the To particulsrize the costumes OF all pres
ent would be an almost endless task, more than two
thousand persons present, Al, or less dis
gused but we cannot avoid directing attention ~ a
few Of the more prominent ones.
Mrs. 1t, dressed In q costume similar 10 that
worn by the Empress Eugene on tie ice last win.
Ter, black velvet heavily trimmed with ermine was
decidedly tho belle Of the evening. This lady is
also said W he Of the finest lady skaters belong
ing TO the association.
Miss L., ps Snowflake, dressed altogether In
white also presented quite fascinating appearance
Mis- T., the Queen Of the night in a heavy
black robe, dotted with silver stars Wad quite q
centre o. attraction
Mrs. X wsa the unique costume OF an Ameri-
can Gag, whiO4 disposed In graceful folds, 30 ~
70 cover the eniiIe hgure.
Mr.. H and sister, AZ hosamorA and rocAhon-
Ia. were quite successful representation Inc
only difficulty In the way Of an Indian squAw peins
Together success ily represented by WuliAms-