The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-15

| Oart of the house could have full view of the
| Carnival beneath them.
| Around the balcony were hung one hundred
beautiful cages, in each OF which was lmpri isoned
canary bird, and rom the hundred thr1ats of
these the most delightful music Aoated for hours,
! which was only drowned by the louder notes Of
! the two grand bands.
| The Music
! was under the direction of the well-known chef
| d'orcheSire, AdOlph Birgfeld, and consisted of
| two handsome on the right of the stare for
| marching and concert muse, and one on the
| lett for quadrille and dancing music. These
bands comprised one hundred accomplished
musicians, and, as usual, rendered the most
perfect satisfaction. The programme selected
was full and varied, embracing all of the dances
in all thlrty.two selections. The music care
was as follows:--
Programme OF Dances.
A. Birgfeld, Z hef d'Orch estre Promenade music by
the sateree Military Band. Professor Herman Leader
l. Carnival March. q Yalse, plain-"NabeL" .. Pro.
msRsSe SOp Cotee ec carn7s * s10s Tase cbOs fES
sa nssS6sm' slOw and Lasy" PrCmensde. 2. LanSers
ysss DiSs t4%@f 2otf Sso%snaae'
H. FfR%S%SSe RSGo%S
Te% g. PrOneISS @ e5S%enas va:d ~
Isben" %. 9Sse pOiFS oaJ pro SSH quo" % Pro
meHSde e SsOpM HsyaiTy sSeIidan."S q. vaise, eIS
% srren" % Pom made. 20. Lancers
tatnment" 80. Galop-"TOujours mobile"
The supper.
The supper was the best arranged of any we
have ever partaken Of during a ball. 1t was
prepared and served under tue advice of pro.
fessor Blot, by Messrs. Conley, Hunter, Il Houck,
caterers for balls and parties. The walters
were polite, the Yiands excellent, and
the price reasonable-single tickets So; tickets
admitting three to the tdbe Ghote S.
Supper was served in the Foyer, with accom-
modations for four hundred persons, at from
hatpast 10 o'clock until o'clock this morning
The bill Of fare was as iollOws:-
OYSTERS.
SteWed Fried. EscalO ped Raw.
Lobster. Plain celery. Chicken.
DISHES.
Ro' Beef ROSe oa SIs ss R 9ues Ham
wOrcesteIshire Sauce. Pickles French Mustard
Cold slaw. Cranberry Sauce.
H''''''' - Pound Cake T Fancy cS1i cake. NV 0"Ae
DESSERT
Vanilla Ice Cream. nocoiate Ice Cream Lemon
Ice Cream strawberry Ice Cream. Oranges Apples
4. Champagne Veuve Cliquot. Hedseck and Benjamin
Boucher q o g California Cham pagne were served to
order, together With Claret, Hook Sue r. Port Ma
The Dressing Rooms,
cloak, coat and retiring-rooms, were all placed
in charge of competent, honest, and urbane
persons, and the management was quite salts
tory to all persons VINO had business in them.
At the Doors,
the scenes and incidents were at all times
lively and absorbing. About twenty-five hun
dred tickets were taken in all, representing over
FIVE thousand dollars, which, with the receipts
from the supper and bars, must have been in.
! creased to neatly ten thousand dollars. The
number OF persons present was estimated at
/ about iour thousand. .-n
! The POsIes.
Each lady was presented with a beautiful and
fragrant bouquet as she passed in upon the
dancing floor. The programme was rendered
! at the same time. twas gotten up in unique
II. a. oil raAo ~ hoo
ing the names of the Managers and billet Of
the thirty-two dances, were bound together by
red, white, and blue ribbon.
The Grand Entree
took place shortly after O'Clock, and elected
bursts of applause from the crowded balcony,
family circle and amphitheatTe. The Directors
of La Coterie Carnival" in magnificent court
| dresses, led the van as usual, followed by hum
dreds of persons in every conceivable costume.
There we're two "Waddiloyes," one paul Pry,"
| two Qleen's Own Cavalrymen, two Marie
Stuarts," one "Queen Elizabeth" SIX gipsies,
eight clowns, one Satan one Mephistophees,
one would-be Hon. Mrs. Cady Stanton, sixteen
grotesque figures, walking two ana two, called LED
Wood and Ben Buffers William B. Reed and
Schuyler ColiaX, Andrew johnson and Wendell
Phillips John W. Forney and 6. S. Cox, etc.
A welLknOW 'iester Of the ring" danced with
petite female nidnege rider, dressed as page
in blue and silver. most brilliant dress,
worn was, composed OF gold cloth, fitting
tight to the body, and falling into q rlcn
trail. Another was light pink silk, the
front skirt cut curtain-shaped, gold fringe
trimming exposing the feet and ankles.
There were no less than twenty Indians--on
young lady as the "Wept-of-Wish-To -Ton-Wish" was
exceedingly stately and elegant in appearance.
Two Doges and seven Dukes graced the floor,
while MRS. HalleI" appeared but once. One
''Duke Of Richmond" was present, but we did
not see him meet "Gloster." Lord Dundreary'
was present, without "Sam" or Chimney" to
kick. There were SIX jockeys, two flower girls
and one "Fanchon," with her little hen. There
were two "Hamlets,n one "Queen Bess," two
''Romeos" to five "Juliets," one "Friar" to foul
nuns. One young lady, attired as the Goddess
of Liberty" in dress OF red, white, and blue
striped silk, attracted much attention.
There was the Brobdignagian tribe of men
followed by hosts of fox hunters, peddlers, anC
the inevitable George Washington No. 2, tn,
great matrimonial promoter aud friend of thu
| widows, selling his photographs.
There was q whole regiment of harlequns
gnomes, and general masqueraders on the floor
! Entree of the Dramatic. Folks.
: About midnight the masques we're removed
and the members of the stock companies of ou
various theatres appeared upon the floor.
MIR. Howard Paul appeared as Napoleon tn,
, Third" MIR. JohnkBrougham was present in
j domino. Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Williams Wer
D quiet spectators from proscenium box. Ms
Corney Jefferson and Miss Price were dancn
D during the latter part Of the evening. Mr. an
D Mrs. Mordaunt we're also present.
5 About o'clock this morning the masquC
raiders began to leave, but the musical pre-
gramme was not played out until 3, when th
d canary birds sank to sleep, some never to wake
and soon after nothing was heard but the occf
sional slam of the door, as the weary dancer
sought the cabs at the doors OF the Academy:
Altogether, the Bal Masque OF La Coterie La
night may be set down as the most successtl
q and pleasant ever yet given by that Association
4. THE PresG Sumner.