The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-23

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chuckled out "I aint stole no chickens
God knows aint-yeah hah hah
| George Eastman, United States Army,
charged with being drunk and disorderly
on the street, was sent to camp.
John ]. Wilson was arraigned on the
charge of feloniously picking the pocket of
James Golden and taking therefrom gold
watch. Upon application Of Major f. P.
Turner, his counsel, the case was con-
tinued until Monday, in order to give time
for the procuring of witnesses.
The GRAND MASQUERADE BALL OF RIM
MON LODGE, No. 6S, l. o. B. B., BRIL-
LIANT AFFAIR.-The ballroom of the Ex-
change Hotel presented on Thursday night
a scene of fascinating brilliancy seldom
excelled in these parts.
The Occasion.
The immediate occasion of this ball,
given by the Rmmon Lodge, No. 6S, Inde-
pendent Order of B'nai Berth, in aid of
their Widow and Orphan Fund, was the cele-
brated Jewish Feast of Purem. This feast
has been kept up since the days of Ahas.
ueras, King of Persia, in honor of the de-
liverance Of the Jewish people from the
designs of Haman. Masquerades, plays,
and festivities of all kinds have been the
order of the occasion, and in no way has
its faithful keeping been abated since its
first celebration and as long as the Jewish
people exist upon the face of the earth the
annual Feast of Purem will be marked with
revelry and enjoyment.
The arrangements
e.. kbo r,,ro ,,or,, o,J nell
worthy of this tribute to Charity. The
committees we're well membered, and COM
posed of efficient persons, who did their
duty well. The Executive Committee was
composed of Messrs. Isaac Guggenheimer,
Jacob Ezekiel, William Lovenstein, julius
Straus, and Isaac Sycels. The following
were the managers-viz,, DR.. James Beale,
Edward Cohen, S. M. Rosenbaum, Moses
Mitteldorfer, William Heller, j. Stroock,
Ii. Guggenheimer, I'll. Gunst, William
Fleishman, S. Wise, III. Morris, T. Leiber-
muth, J. Joel, B. Becher, NJ. Cohen, Isaac
Levy, NJ. B. Bear, Isaac Hutzler, Isaac
Schriver, NJ. l.. Straus, N. W. Nelson, j.
Marcuse, III. Hartman, D. W Robinson, IL.
j. Myers, G. Thalheimer, and Charles Nit
teldorfer.
The following gentlemen were selected
from the above named as Reception Com
mttee Jacob Ezekiel, n. w. Nelson, j..
Marcuse, VIM. Fleishman, Isaac Schriver,
and Isaac Sycels. The following were
placed upon the floor as floor managers
viz, Messrs. Isaac Guggenheimer, William
Loveustein, Isaac Hutzler, I'll. j. Myers,
Solomon Wise, and II. Morris.
These gentlemen were always at their
posts, and added greatly to the enjoyment
of the occasion by numerous acts Of cour-
tesy and politeness.
The Ball
commenced at about o'clock, when the
grand entree march was played by Kess-
nch's splendid orchestra, by whose inspi-
ration it seems a person may dance for
ever without tring; and hundred or so
couples formed the inaugural procession.
Soon afterwards sets were formed the
music struck up lively and graceful
quadrille Joe Hifsberg bawled out,
"Right and left through, head couples " !;
and the shutting of feet in response thereto
told that the ball was in motion.
The Costumes
were variegated, tasteful, plain, fancy,
cheap, costly, and brilliant, and quite nu-
merous. 1t would be folly for US to at
tempt description of all which fell under
our vision; so we can enumerate but few.
The monopolist of the floor seemed to be
an old beggar Irish woman, with her baby
upon her back, who spared no one her en-
treaties for assistance, and so naturally
that one could scarcely control little
vexation at her persistency. The "Paris
Fashions was much observed. The "Lit-
tie Woman of 1776" was well gotten up
in the style of that day, and sustained
her part to perfection. "The Sausage Wo-
man." "Sisters of Charity" "Spring,"
and "Night," were also among the admired
costumes. "Honey- cut" massive spe-
cimen of eboshin,n% - greeted us with a
request to give him our vote for Mayor at
the next election. "Pat Malloy" begged
us to "trid on the tail of his coat" and
the "Big IDjun !" frightened us with sa.
wage look. The Barber" WINTER,
"The Yankee" "The Little Man Of '76,
"John Chinaman," "The Money LENDER
"The Poor Family" Falstaf;," and
:" The Clown" were all attired in good
taste, and did their parts well. We re
gret that we have not room for the men
ton of many more worthy of it. Suffice
It to say, however, that the costumes were
all excellent, and that the masquerade
was q perfect success.
The Scene
from the upper portion of the room, afte
the dancing had fairly begun, was one
animating beauty, and at the same time
amusingly grotesque, ever varying ant
constantly developing itself in new phases
The CAV costumes seemed, in the MAJ.
whirl of the waltz, or the winding move
ments of the quadrille, to melt into one, o
to form themselves into a rich, waving man
tie of kaleidoscope hues, or like the risin
and falling of the pillows of sea of brigh
and varied colors.
The observer could not but be struc
by the grotesqueness of the scene. Th
gentle peasant girl fearlessly took the arr
Of the "big Injun," or danced with hug
negro soldier, as much pleased as thong
he were prince. Jack Falstaff was unu
sually indiscriminate in his attentions, an
was as devoted to an antiquated, cadav'
rous matron in one moment as TO grace
full maid in the next. The Queen OF Nigi
graciously condescended to dance wit
the Clown, who was in consequence uni
sually modest-or seemed delighted at tn
attentions of q Yankee Pedler. The Floy
ers of Spring bloomed bright and fresl
though the rude hand OF Winter WI
constantly upon them. Young men III
!. matrons. old men and maids, organ-grin'
a ers and princes, the savage and the O
lightened, white and black, ringed, streal