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


TO have been patented Every dancer carries drawn
which is fixed silver bell the silver having been fur
nshed by the "Monana Territory Mining Company" OF
which several ex oil Of Philadelphia said TO be
the directors
OPENING OF THE BALL.
Long before the appointed hour at which the numerous
guests were to be admitted into the fairy realm of Prince
Carnival tho doors tbronged with expectant aces,
the majority of which bore the characteristic expression
Of the German in search OF fun-namey. nexhanstibe
good humor Az every noise from within each one was
the qa rip 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 gay pageant irrcsistibly re-
minded of the lines OF Hood
In they 60 IN jackets and cloaks.
fiumes ana n ocnnes tar ar an. ana 'oq"r''
Greeks aud Malaya with daggers and dirks
Spaniaris, Jews Chinese aud Turks,
And "is some si ike lad transations.
On entering the guests disappeared for time to
tan mysterious little compartments where arranged
their masks and costumes giving the final touches OF
the groesque. romantic or beautiful became the cha
racter which each assumed, and others donned their ha
biliments Of SILK muslin, tinsel or velvet.
The amphitbeatIe and CyT soon became crowded and
imposing line Of masks moved along the platform.
THE MASKS AND COSTUMES.
II truly congress Of nations. Every cline, from
the Laplander Of the North the dusky child OF the
tord zone represented. The british Cossack, In
his sheepskn dress covered beneath the lash OF the
Muscove and the glance of his titled master
Hungarian and Bohemian chiefs laughed the Kaiser and
his myrmldons TO defiance, and Neapotan brgands did
their utmost TO prove that order did not reign within the
newly acquired realms OF Victor Emanuel Bluff York
shire farmers hobnobbed with London cockneys, and
Nineteenth century, grinned acetiously tho terrible
busbear landlords and Iipperary agents, OF which
Marco Bozzarriss scowcd IA ferocously the Turk
that twas dreaming Of the hour Byron would wish
him. and the rough moun.aineer o. Creasia waved ms
passed him. The peasant Of Lavendee swept In dsdan
by the rabd disciple Of Marat Danton and obespierre
and the Goth and Hun returned glare for glare with tho
| naughty Roman Indians on the war path, indiana
smoking the pipe Of peace Ind sdIs,. In .,,,ins s
around the council lodge forgetting the scslps Of the
| enemy, stole around the platform Clowns and harle
quns performed Incredible acrobatc feats and exerted
| their Utmost In provoking mischief and fun Feejce
Islanders looked hungrily at fat and rosy monks and
u p"s ans Wos o ee hss passed them
chimney sweeper in confidential confab with belle
OF the French court and Mephistopheles aid more
soft things Marguerite than Gounod would have
permitted Hndoos all OF the Brahmn caste; Tartars,
such might have followed Tammerane in his forays
through China and Persia tho original Zoroaster and
wild Bndouins oommingled in curious affinity The ami
NAL kingdom was also strongly represented. Wolves,
cows, sheep, donkeys and other animals too Dumer
Gus to mention keep, up hideous discord OF sound
Among the thousand and masks were 10 he seen non
dsscrps whom u was impossible 70 as-gn 10 any par
tcular species in the animal vegetable or mineral KING
dom but who con,rIved 60 make themselves quite
spcuous amid the gay throng
THE MUSIC ASD DANCING.
peculiar 10 Fatherland There " something rrossbly
fascinating about the German waltz and gdop Two
hundred couples spin around In automatic order vet
with vim and dash that communicates itself % the mere
spectator and the inspiring strains of hundred instru
the blood in streams through the veins
Noddng pumes, glstening robes and cleaning armor
dash by like the shifting coors Of the kaleidoscope aud
soft words are exchanged between angels and demons
which would shock tho the author Of PARADISE Lost"
any other person interested IN subunary matters.
THg BALL At ITS HEIGHT.
AZ O'Clock, at signal from the orchestra every
person unmased, and tho most ludcrous d,ntsngsfs
took place. Husbands who had been whispering SIT
into the % disguised wives and prom sing
90 send them the most extravagant valentines, felt
sleepish when the stern reality revealed, and
daughters IN some cases we're scodcd by their grand
fathers for coquetng with them At all events the cry
was rre IN iogate and every one seemed 20 take the
mistakes In the best Of bunor The ball Of the Liedcr
krnntz society shall ever be rememb rcd one u
good hnmor and enjoyment.
SCENES OUTSIDE.
Intense cold bright starlight. uDclonded sky, cal
cum lights carriages and crowd conspired 20 render
the outs De scene lively aud brilliant Ths long
line OF carriages that formed early six O'Clock
Irving place, and extended out toward and mp Third
avenue, allied with anxious aud expectant occupants
presented curious spectacle with their frost coated
windows, through which bright aud longing endeav
ored TO catch glimpse % the doorway and the guests
alghted after their two houu waiting IN the
cold. with chaiterng teeth and chilled feet. AZ eight
O'Clock precisely the doors opened and the carriage de
livery commenced. Large numbers OF the guests, i'm
Fifteenth streets and Third and Fourth avenues, and
otted ~ sharp pace n the door The fagrines were
cold aud cruel to the white kid slippers aud delicate
feet which they encascd 10 the boot Of th,
sturdy footed policemen who babe the crowd fall bach
and make passage for the company shortly after eigh
O'Clock splendid illumination, In the shape Of calcium
lgbt- the Fourteenth street side, dscov
ering the crowd aud the costumes Of the rapidly arriving
company This brings Us to
TINE CROWD.
which began 10 assemble about eight o'clock and SEEMED
be OF the opinion that there enough outside the
house % maxi ball IT. and Why not, hsrs wa, the
not In mars, might be expected they would b. In
SIDE Each here 70 be distinct and yidualy
and was commented ON accordingly. with tho excep-
ton ~ the cold which kept the feet Of the by
perpetual notion there drawback 70 the pleasures
% the lockers on. Cavalier and ehsvaer, armored
knights and Md gIoved evlians all come In for their
share Of criticism and the ladies' though In the cold
were not lsft there by The crowd Not dr-. escaped
Their curious comments, and u IL not 10 be
dcred that the bexs looking were considered
the best eostumed, and were app.oded on tbs bssls
disposed " Ind other than good natured faults
assembled before the doors Of the Academy Az was
pride Of many o the masauerade 10 cheat their
masks on This eIcitsd some most isdlerous
"Bi said OF the bystanders chat fellow conldn
fool me I'd know him by his legs" This o. . stout
bait gentleman IN ths costume % yaistsn That's
said his oompsnion suppose you 10 the door and
tell the committee that" This created q lAag b. sccom
panied by what would have seemed applause had not the
weather suggested cold feet huls lady In delicate
the crowd by storm 81 once heard Of negro tina, ~ss
an Irshmsn" exclaimed one Of The genlerDsn sp~ctA
tors, but never before German that vna Chi.
ns-c" my vrend tey 18Th not ali sherans vos soes 70
dsh ball sad % the others evidently friendly 70
the Lederkranx, "cvsrypcty goes here" Tbs was an
evidence Of the popularity Of The bali IN hs mind -
| least The female portion of tbs crowd began 70
dwinds away 40 early A. ten oelo.f rhsy snld = -,
them, but the fashions after all thsr rrif fhs
| fahrs vere u vastly greatw iinEorispca % Ven