The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-16

Prominent In the procession steamer bearing
sengers from the German Indian Village OF Hoboken"
bound FOR the Academy OF Mus This village Is said TO
pride itself upon It's navy and ferryboaIs Hut n ap-
pears that navigation Is not the only ambition Of this
brave brave and adven'uroas tribe They have char,
comes sailing slowly into the Academy with its
precious on board, and it appeared that the New
Jersey embassy had good time Of 1t before they
reached the Academy On board curious looking set
OF men, blowing pipes and horns and performing ON
hand organ. And
And go II while she's youns;"
Her dress is rather scanty.
But the poor girl n wrong.
Then followed series Of gro,esque characters led by
number OF pol cemen, who It was explained. were OF
no use on the broadway squad account OF their size
Then entered number OF harlequins playing their
pranks and annoying everybody. They were foowedby
the Floor Committee In gorgeous array They all appear
W De Twins The lcderkranz app ars to be provided
with detective; for chap who described rs such
appeared In the procession walking by the side OF Brother
Jonathan and both appeared TO be the scent OF some
body or something. Here appears Uncle Sam He makes
an immense spread. playing an air which Is said
not be sweet 10 haximans ear, who follows him.
Maxmiisn, said, cannot be permitted TO stay at
the Academy. Then follows chap In long boots, who
Is said represent the French Emperor and his side
Is walking tho inventress OF the waterfall and
line" She Is leading that little family arrangement
called the Prince Imperial, although
lie has no hair on the tip OF his chin,
The place where the hair ought To grow.
This smart youth is said TO have done great many
thines-that no either discovered or detected the
''patent bcer" that six weeks nffer his birth
he published a dictionary in nneiy-eight Ian
guages, and other nonsense. roll OF Confederate
bonds are sticking out OF his pocket said 10 form sub
sutc for pocket handkerchief There is 20 be In
the procession the Hohenzoler who said to be always
spree because the capital OF Prussia is situated
the Spree There great many odd things said about
this old king
One old party attended by the faithful" is supposed
TO be tho Pope, who appears 10 think that
everybody is down him. He IL support
ed on litter and Is followed by a mysterious person
called Sgnor My Honey who acting as If he were very
feroc and inclined 20 devour the British lon and
then appears parsonage whose reputation is said
have been manufactured from other peoples brains and
by some he is called Sardne. At the close Of the pro
ccsson was to be seen the Head Scenter in the act OF
shaving shampoong and otherwise dressing the British
lion, prior TO swallowing him.
THE BROAD SWORD oUADRILLE
This performance probably formed one OF the most
curious carnivalistic features ever seem 1t is said
TO have been patented Every dancer carries drawn
sword, about broad II Is long, TO the point Of
which Is lxed silver bell the silver having been fur
nished by the montana Territory Mining Company OF
which several oil Of Philadelphia said to be
the directors.
OPENING or THE BALL.
Long before the appointed hour at which the
guests be admitted into the fairy realm of Prince
Carnival the doors tbronged with expectant faces
the majority Of which bore the characteristic expression
of the German in search OF fun-namcly, Inexhaustibe
good humor. Al every noise from within each
on the qa rire for the open sesame Of the committee,
and the widest speculaons entertained regarding
the feast which the worthy Prince had prepared for his
devotces At length the doors opened and the gilt
terng throng poured in While standing at the entrance
and watching the pageant we're irresistiby re-
minded OF the lines OF Hood
In they 60 IN jackets and cloaks
rn%ei nna SG nnsrs., af Sno ana 'oa"e'
Greeks aud Malaga with daggrrs and drks
spaniards Jews Chinese aud Turks,
And is so asi ike bad siansntion..
On entering the guests disappeared for time to GER
tan mysterious little compartments where some arranged
their masks and costumes giving the final touches OF
the groesque, romantic beautiful became the cha
racter which each assumed aud others donned their ha
bliments Of silk, muslin, tinsel or velvet.
The amphitheatre and foyer soon became crowded, and
THE MASKS AND COSTUMES.
II was truly congress OF nations. Every cline, from
the Laplander of the North to the dusky child Of the
torrd zone, was represented The british Cossack In
his shecpskn dress covered beneath the lash OF the
Muscovte oversecr and the glance OF hts titled master
Hungarian and bohemian chiefs laughed the Kaiser and
his myrmidons 10 defiance, and Neapotan brgands did
their utmost to that order did not reign within the
newly acquired realms Of Victor Emanuel Bluff York
shire farmers hobnobbed with London cockneys, and
Irish tenants, those examples OF suffering IN the
Nineteenth century grinned iacsously at terrible
busbear landlords and Tpperary agents, Of which
we have heard much about Tho veritable follower
OF Marco Bozzarriss scowed M ferocionsy a. the Turk
that twas dreaming Of the hour Byron would wish
him. and the rough mountanecr OF Circassa waved his
hand conemptuousy towards the Russian invader who
by the rabld disciple Of Maat Danton and fobespcrre
and this Goth and Hun returned glare for glare with the
faii, Hideous panoply or war, and Indians sitting
enemy, stole around the platform Clowns and hare.
quns performed Incredible acrobatic feat and exered
their Utmost In provoking mischief and run FeeJee
Islanders looked hungrily at fat and monks and
frars, while meek-eycd glanced coyy at the many
Don Pedros and Wolfe Tones that passed them.
chimney sweeper In confidential conab with belle
OF the French court and Mephstopbeles sad
soft things to Marguerite than Gounod would have
permitted Hindoos all OF tho Brabmin caste Tarars
such might have followed Tammerlane in his forays
through China and Persia; the original Zoroaster and
wild Bedouins commingled in affinity. The AMI
NAL kingdom also strongly represented. Wolves.
cows, sheep, donkeys and other animals too nurner
to mention kept up hideous discord OF sound.
Among the thousand and one masks 10 be
tcular species in the animal vegetable mineral king
dom. but who conrlved to make themselves quite
spicuous amid the gay throng
THE MUSIC AND DANCING.
Tho music OF that dreamy and contracted style
peculiar to fatherland There IL something irrosistby
fascinating about the German waltz and gIlop. Two
hundred couples spin around In automatic order, vet
with avim and dash that communicates ITSELF 10 the
spectator and the Inspiring strains of hundred iustru
mcnts send the blood In streams through the
dash by like the shifting cOors Of the kaeidO-s and
soft words exchanged between angels and demons
which would shock the the author Of PARADISE Lost"
any other person Interested sublunary matters.
THE BALL At IT'S HEIGHT
At O'Clock, a signal from the orchestra every
person unmassed and tho most ludcrous d,Ht1pssres
took place Husbands who had been whispering e,ft
into the Of disguised wives and prom sing
sheepsh when the stern reality revealed and
daughters IN some scoldcd by their grand
fathers for coquctng with them At all events the cry
rire IN iogateL and every seemed TO take the
krantz society shall be rememb red one u l.
good hnmor and enjoyment
SCENES OUTSIDE. ,
Intense cold, bright starlight. upclouded SKY cal Il
cium lights, carriages and crowd consprei 10 render
the outs scene lively aud brilliant one. Tbs long n
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