New-York tribune., 1868-02-21
THE LEIDERRRANZ BALL.


been one of the few masquerades whose coming
loofd for as an event Of the and. among the
mary less successful attempts it stands almost alone
the realization OF all our brightest expectations The
masquerade is brilliant. but tender that does
The few attempts have made have resulted In very
paa success at best and most OF those held under the
auspices OF American societies have proved serious and
gave affairs, where very elegant costumes and very
e pleasure the most notable features 1t only
when our German French and Italian neighbOrs under
take H. that We are permitted to enjoy masquerade that
rallies our ideas OF what such entertainment should
b. that pays for the trouble of attending The
NAL balls of the LeideIranz, however, have been for
nnny years recognized as the best of their kind.
ana Wne one OF Two OF thr younger societies are
beginning TO rival them in the elegance and variety OF
tier expensive entertainments, the LedcrkIanz can
nver be left behind or lts gh place in the public favor
Gained by another As society, il is OF the Oldest
vealthies and most select Of the German Musical Clubs
il America Among Its members are many Of our most
IrOnnen citizens and as representative organization,
IdOes honor to the Germans OF New-YOrk To appre
cate fully 1t Is necessary 10 VISIT at home The ee-
CANT hall Fourthst Is the headquarters of song,
Hospitality, and pleasure ana there one meets many
friends and strangers There he may breathe an at
mOsphere Of song poetry and thoughts not such thought
in, with colder natures ma most prohtable but
that charm and delight those who understand and APP
precate language that seems peculiarly adapted TO ideal
phlosophsing The hall delightful place, and glanc
All may Interest readers It was Formerly Two large
dwelling houses that have since been made into one ana
divided INTO large and small compartments suited 10 the
various requirements OF the members The main man, Ill
which the Iohearsa held and the concerts gwen s
splendid room 50xs5 It, square ana 80 or 40 IT. hign
Three elegant banners, inscribed win appropriate
notices aud devices add to the attractions 0 the res
coed walls and remind the members that while pleasure
to be loved the daughter OF heaven the dignity OF
manhood should not be forgotten amid the en0yments OF
life Downstairs there is spacious dlning,hall ana
saloon furnished with bowngalley, billiard ana re-
freshmen tables Around these are seen every evening
groups Of the members ana their friends ether passing
tho time with some invgoraDg recreation, or seated
around the table discussing toaming mugs OF beer OF
slender glasses OF Rhine wine, ana taking over
the topics Of current interest III the musical,
dramatic. literary and political world, with an
eagerness peculiar To that enthusiastic people
Every thing is quiet and orderly No one drinks too
much abuse the unrestricted privileges ne is allowed
to enjoy At home among themselves, or masquerading
before tho public the Lederkranz Is always the same
an organization OF intelligent gentlemen whom It ls
pleasure to know and an honor to claim as feowczens
In attempting brief description OF the merry ball last
evening" regret the necessity OF omttng mueh that
would interest and amuse our readers but 10 describe
the VARYING tns of sunset sky easier task than
giving the and incidents OF the evening IN detail
As we entered the hall at o'clock the first strains OF
music began to enliven scene and Jno Stems, the
wellknown and popular baritone, costumed as Gen.
Bonne presented himself on the hoor as sgnal ioI
others to follow. In few moments the floor was filled
with the gay masqueraders who promenaded sngy and
in couples. For the first half-hour, hye or six young
ladies, dressed in the wellknown suit OF coumblne
seemed to have everything pretty much their own way
and, in company with several harlequns, qua some
execution with their bats Of lath. AT % o'clock
the dancing commenced to the most excellent
and weltmed music from Bernselns orchestra. during
the first quadre availed ourselves OF the earliest
opportunity TO observe few Of the Sistgrm most ST. POte
the various characters IN that opera have been I'M
and Princes. were well represented Near then he CEN
ter Of admrng group, was factOus crane, training
the tale tho nOOr, ana DOWiuR 70 tne
with a 1Ueniiy worthy OF 30 dignihed bird. In the
| ell oppo Han Columbia waving sllken nag,
which served TO give Ia partner more trouble than
pleasure On the opposite side ol the moor Jean DArc
whom many would mistake for Mnerv9, elded grace
fully through the fug0mo. IN company with somDer
domino, while Queen Elizabeth ana modern i-s,oN IN
evening dress stood engaged In amicabe conVersa
ton with a darkbrow Hamlet distinguished by the
customary plume, CLOAK ana maze Two gV ,, uaulSls,
yeritablc fishers Of men, were strong about throwing
sked meta the heads Of the gentlemen VINO du not
10 like 10 be caught even In leap year But we may
| as well stop. for details are Impossible. Doves,
doruucs. soldiers, reyanderres, birds pages,
priests nuns generals and queens hundreds whose
umes meant thing hundreds whose costumes meant
nothing hundreds Of men In every dress with no
TUNES at all blending together like the shifting BITS OF
| co0rcd glass REVOLVING kaleidoscope, daLzled ana
confused one who for moment tried To single out the
individuals bestow more than passing glance on those
around him By the nOor crowded that dane
mixed were the that inc Preservation Of yeyL6s
approaching order SIMPLY impossible. As The hour
every body crowded round the opening the aud
waited expectancy for this great event Of the
Of the Floor n Committee t1ss who found some aCay
clearing sufficient space the curtain was drawn asies
cSonnASc cSS VAS Was seen In front Of this 'yS Was % an
assembsgo OF maskers, forming a procession, PR,
devils and marshaled by Gen Boum. The first division
conssled Of the Floor Committee, eostumed la Richie
eu followed by tho Lobby Committee I'm costumes OF the
| Sixteenth Century. These followed by mixed
OF Africans snobs 1.-THE latter supposed TO repre-
sent Herald corrospondens and other distinguished IN
diyiduals. who preceded King Theodore Of Abyssina,
Victoria Of England and the captive Brtons The other
and but Tor the progralnme kindly furnished us would
In elegant costumes headed the second division preced
ing an equestrian LOUIS Napoleon that drawn along
by Prussian soldier. Following him was the Car OF
| Russia riding suppostous black bear who headed a
troop O COssac aud marshaed the way for the Grand
Turk and his suite The third division rather more
than amusing drumcorps of poodle dogs
Ia Prussia uniform, followed by Krupps cannon and
came an immense clock indicating the hour Of eleven on
s disc out OF which Count Bismarck occasionally pro-
.gfap fhn nf fhA
| style OF mechanical cuckoos; a white elephant
an nIneasurable variety Of costumes, representing
| everything under the sun, and much that cannot
claim a sub-solar habtation Prince Carnival, In
his temple surnountng globe concluded this noyei &
temple In which he compelled to sit was very small,
probable that his ride was somewhat uncomfortable
and the difficulty he eXperencedn throwing bouquets TO
the ladies really distressing to an impartial oD.
server The procession not successful as that OF
last wear and eNdcn that less and expense was
| expended on it by the Committee.
after the withdrawal Of the procession the dancing was
resumed although the constantly increasing crowd rem
the attempt as near failure as IS easy TO ina
gine. Couples cnging to each other WIN desperation
breaking their way through the little groups of spectators
without regard to time or music evidently they
greatly. We should not like to question Tho fact
that il is possible 10 experience sensation OF pleasure
under such adverse circumstances. but IL is difficult
Us realize how such an apparent contradiction be
cconciled. AS the hour OF midnight approached, the
:E s s as dSa sHS to
tickets had been on tho DAY previous. Gentle-
rentlemen: friends were separated without the
hope of meeting again husbands could not find
wayyard daughters. People had TO walk and could not
tired TO stand still and were pushed along Everybody
was in everybody eses way and nobody was where you
suspected TO them. In short 1t was great crush,
and The pleasures OF the ball greatly marred by the
unfortunate circumstance. IL would be unfair TO
close without complimentary notice OF Ihe
Match Bor, journal CIRCULATED Just before IN, the
sarng the procession. The artist and editor Jules
Ernest, caricaturist OF marked ability, and both
editions OF his highly amusing paper were OVERLOOKING
will the most pointed wticisms. The Match Bor has
long been prominent feature OF the Lederkranz pals
and each year the OF the former has been
improved upon We regret that time and space forbid
our giving coplous extracts from ITS merry
make selection, when all is so richly funny,
Mhnmi doing ninstce % the many good things u would