The New York herald., 1867-03-28
THE ARlON BALL.

shadows OF night had thoroughly settled the traces OF
the day would have required but little imagination TO
conceive the most various ideas, each comprehendng
and blending the details witnessed into some unique and
conception Hacks barouches and vehicles
Of almost every description drawn by steeds made ney
with the lash, that every side came thinning with
gmmer against Darkness and that suddenly defined In
al their contours Of gathering horse hoofs and rumbng
whssl were In themselves matter Of interest they
conveyed In hurry toward the portals Of ths Academy
bus - the clicking Of the lock unloosed the
shining door and the gaudy figures stepped vgor-
ously out and up the stone steps, and disappeared
along the brilliantly lighted corridors and into the
reception rooms that interest quickened and followed the
dvsrsned procession Historical chara cters that wers
naturally supposed tc have been inurned long ago
haunted n outward sembance before the eye, and %
II the historians pen had been enchanters wand the
Eizabeths Marie Stuarts the Cavaliers princes Lucre
tia Borgias Maids Of Perth and Meg Merriles seemed
partly 10 embody In accoutrement the ettered descrp
tions Of the musty volumes but In drollerY and bur-
ssqusne@ Of action 20 In mockery Of their ono
ded panegyrsts Or, again, in the grotesqne forms that
hurried by, the Paul Prys, ragpickers Harequns, Sam
Sticks Ara Trenchard and faces that had been PASTE
boarded into tho expression OF harvest moon, and
others that giowed ruddily out like voluptuary's
through the interstices Of boiled lobster the less
artistic depicture Of the comic almanac seemed to be
materiallzed by new process Of photo-sculpture.
Had not these characters mingled so freely there
might have been enough selected oil the dealism Of
wapurgisnight and its peculiar celebration, as de-
scribed in the rich metaphor and metallic rhythm OF
Goe,he's poem. But them Rhine wine, sparkling
champagne and frothing beer copously imbibed,
and II does appear in the legendary lore Of Deutsch
land that Of the Of May the witches and
demons celebrants of this mystical ritual carried these
earthly beverages the mountain peaks OF Brocken,
parook OF them in the valleys before they assembled the
rocky slopes Entering the spacious building, and be-
holding the merriment hearty enjoyment that pre-.
vailed the exharatng Interchange OF social sentiment
and vivid humor that envencd the scene the real tact
became apparent and agreeable that it simply
n brilliant elaborate illustration OF how earnestly the
German enjoys mime, music and the dance, grotesque
fun and socaiity nterminging in varying
The masquerade, or, the Italians would call II, the
mascherdto Is recent invention; but II is seldom
that displays to better advantage than when Prince
Carnival is received by the Arlon Vocal Society The
bal-masqu6 common in Southern Europe as early as
1912, and was celebrated in England in the time Of
Henry VIII. Since then the Princes jovia dominion
has extended his round and smiling countenance now
rradiating at intervals the dancing saoous Of every
nation The Germans however, have taken most natu-
rally and heartily the fun The arrangements last
night wcrc excellent throughout more skiful hand
than perhaps lingo Jones displayed in tho floral
decorations and machinery Of the court Aasques
moulded the stage paraphernaia of this fancy dress
ball. under the direction OF the Haupt Brothers
and Nicola Meister and T. Steckert; and with
the three grand orchestras Of hundred
and forty performsrs, under the Icadss,hip Of
Carl Anschutz, J. Riozel and J. N. Schmidt the mu-
sical entertainment afforded must have far excecd that
Of Henry lanes in the panaicst carnival times Of
James and Charles the First Science and art have made
progress in these particulars they have in everything
else and tho Aron ball embodiment Of we'll con-
sidered Improvement. -.
TYPICAL TICKET.
The Arions ticket In tself only typical OF the
masquerade but OF many current events their last
reception Of the Prince Carnival On side Of the
card the conre seated series Of Clouds
humorous representation of Carl Anschutz In Of the
thest Of atrcs specialized, and bearing on his knees
q harp, whose strings his fingers were evidently
flying with enthusiasm which only equaed by the
wideopenness OF q vociferatng mouth pipe and beer
gss lay suggsiveiy In 'front.' still further to the right
Arion himself appeared on the back Of . dolphin,
in whose wake another OF the cetacea
struggling onward little cupid cherub crowned the
musical leader with wreath OF laurel leaves and geni
lowered midair above and before him. Below and 70
the right the King OF Prussia and By his side the
bilious Bismarck exercised his sharp shooting qualities
with needle gun on the head OF the Austrian King,
whose crown was orked with eagle heads Between
these the Frankfort Jew scampered from the great d.
p,omatist An exploding bombshell meets the demorai
lied Austrian in his flight To the left representative
Chinese and Tarars stood smiling In the lower centre
Of the card was the great Moses-Andy Johnson-who
was gazing with pa,crnal satisfaction the by
the side Of q 1lis Indian and negro. In front
OF these was the compiasant visages Of Carl.
badi and Victor Emanuel Still further " the left
Queen Victoria bore the trident with bull dog barking
dehantly her; and beside these, egrinning with
hands in his pocket Louis Napoleon stood in front OF
Pho Mono and the King Of Bavaria Turning the ticket
over the rush and hurry Of the masqueraders at the
entrance Of the Academy pictured in striking colors
tall perpendicular policeman guarded either end Of the
door, while peak hated agile harlequin presenting
his card accompanied by fair ColumbIne In jaunty cap
and expansive crnone, in tho latter Of which Mephs
tophelcan looking masquerade having caught his foot
had tripped heavily the stone steps. Above and
beyond ALL the round, anxious moon, on tptoe, smiled
benlgny at the the edges Of cloud
rnE cARSrvALrsrio oRSAxEsrArioS, ETC. IN
BY nine o'clock the greater portion OF the assenbage
had entered within the walls Of the building bright
light from the chandelier and the ornaments which dec
grated the stage and auditorium displayed with ine
effect the masqueradcs who thronged the foor dress
circle and galleries, and the hundreds OF spectators
ladies' and gentlemen, who had visited the academy 70
witness the ball Governor Fenton had engaged the
box and the other boxes 10 have been
occupied by Mayor Hoffman, Ex-Mayor Guntner and
Others who were interested in this annual celebration
by one Of most popular German vocal societies The
preparations for the ball upwards Of $4,000 and
the PROCESSION alone required outlay OF $4,000 without
the committee dresses.
In addition TO the curtain prepared for tho OCCASION
description Of which given below the extreme Of
the stage was adorned with nne Of Boppardt
the Rhine In front Of this brilliantly arranged gas
lets was representation OF Arion the dolphin the
symoo Of tho society, with the words in fakes OF fame
tArion. NJ W In front Of these were large number
OF beautiful flower plants. and fountain filled with
water lilies roses, 40 Stll further toward the
audience and directly behind the curtain four
large flower vases six large along the edges OF the
platform, and near the entrance two other immense
flower stands. ON either side OF the principal
entrance q large Of natural flowers
comprising choice specimens Of acacia, fuchsas,
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