Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-14
AFANcY DRESS RALLIN HUNGARY.

On the 81 Of March the young Hungarian
mobiles gave Bachelors ball" in Pesth
which was announced az "A FOOLS Evening
given by the Committee Of Folly" A
correspondent describes the scene thus:
Although more than five thousand persons
were congregated together, many Of them
in costumes which took mp an unusual
amount of space-one gentleman, fer
instance, was accoutred cap-a-pie in gill
spiked armor, which glittered 50 brightly
in the gaslight that he looked like cross
between thesun and an heraldic porcupine-
the circulation Of the masquers was never
impeded for a moment. On arriving at the
foot Of the grand staircase leading up to the
hall we we're received by the members OF
the committee, attired as fox hunters, and
adorned with supplementary noses that
blushed deeper pink than their calico coats
On the broad landing outside the hall was
stationed a band of honor, which greeted us
with a hideous Drawing Of trumpets and
humping of drums The orchestra was
composed Of ten trumpets, eight drums and
one violin. Before entering the great hall
we were each presented with an emblem OF
Folly, which the odinances Ofthe committee
obliged US to wear, at least until midnight.
When / crossed the threshold of the
Redouten Saal, my first glance around
caused me TO ask myself whether perchance
/ was mad, or whether everybody else
present had suddenly taken leave Of his
senses. In the first place, the space between
the galleries and the arches supporting them
was covered with drawings Of wild beast
cages, with open doors. Huge placards on
every side Of the doorway announced the
exhibition Of gigantic Womb
well Batty and the Geological Gardens,
Regents Park, all rolled into one Truly.
here be cages enough, but where are the
animals ! turn to the right, and 10, the
orchestra some eighty strong, which is
banging and clashing away in a mock cage
big enough 10 contain all the Sydenham
antediluvians, with a megalOsaurus 70 spare,
il composed Of the wild beasts missing
from the chalk and pastboard dens
The veriest stole must have laughed himself
sore az / did. 10 watch the carnivora
performing on their several instruments.
An elephant diligently blowing his flute
under his trunk is. not an every day sight;
nor a tiger tapping the triangle-but tigers
are amongst the most accomplished ceie-
brities at Pesth-aud / could not weary Of
admiring fat old lion, with his tail across
his knee diligently playing the yioloncello.
The first violin was a kangaroo, more
naturaller than life pelican had French
horn inserted in the side of his bill grey
bullock administered the kittledrums; and
the chef d0rciestrc was a huge gorilla, of
hideOusncss quite uuequailed in the illus
trations TO Du Chaillu.
Across the room, from one gallery to
another, was fixed tightrope, upon which
mechanical Blondin went through the
traditional feats. Having made friends
with an enormous spider and a lively young
sturgeon, | accompanied 10 another large
room, in which was held the annual
universal exhibition Of the society, guide
to which had been presented 10 me on my
arrival. From this printed catalogue of
the curiosities exhibited ] suhjoin two
short extracts:
Russia No. 6706. The Republican C0ast!-
tuition Of Siberia. Apparently a blank sheet
of paper, in which, however, profound ides
lieshidden, which happens to be only known
10 ourselves and 20 the Emperor of the
French.
Austria, a country on the Danube.
No. G724 4 Machine, which has the
faculty ofimparting TO paper flung upon
table the ring of metal BY this means
cur splendid empire has been made the
most sonorous state in the world"
Some of the objects exhibited were
eminently eccentric. For instance, a col
lection Of cigar ends each endowed with
historical interest, eHtf 0iares, that dropped
by Menelaus when lac received the news of
Helen's flight with Paris"
AZ twelve o'clock solemn procession of
eight hundred Fools, headed by both bands,
took place, and humbly hope that my ears
may never again be outraged by such an
abominable chairman as prevailed duringth
ceremony. Greenwich Fair gone mad,
Turkish regimental band, the Chinese Feast
Of Lantens, and a British election riot,
might perhaps, II thoroughly well mixed,
produce sumething like the sound that
shook the Rsdouien Saal Al the hour Of
midnight on Sunday last. Every member
Of the procession which / am glad TO
say sturgeon and my spider occupied
honorable positions-Contributed by some
device 10 the hideous noise.
Gongs, tomtoms, penny whistles, shop bells,
fog horns, every description of Clamorous
was brought 90 bear on the
general effect. As for hearing ones own
voice. one might as well have been inside
PSuyils dDrinu an prupfIDn