New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-10
THE PURIM MASQUERADE FAIL.

With eXuberant spirits and hearty jOyOusnesS
the fair children Judea gave themselves up last even
ing TO froc fun railery, and ridcue and until nearly
dawn Prince Carnival and his retnue Of gay followers
dispored in the meteorological air, Transforming Pixies
Opera House into an enchanted palace IL s not too
much 10 say that the Purm Association is now az lhe
very hight Of brilliant renOwn. For novelty ana nllgn
ncence for stye and beauty for the utrafashODable
and utraexclusive character Of Its company the seNe
annual bal mdSqiR OF the Purlm Association was W,
Witnessed Ii am t hlg Siae OF the Xtahtc The
feast Of Purim national Jewish AMI liza!
which the Hebrews no longer q nation, commemorate
nevertheless with zeal and pleasure marking R0n
epoch IN their ancestral history lie EVEN ~ sas.lu5
illustrated the Ball ticket by steel ehgayne
pOrraying the Coronation Of Queen Esther ny Ahasutrs
King OF Persia. II IS recorded IN hlsOlf wa" e
put away Queen Yashti for disopeylhg ms commands
lie afterward saw Esther, loved her. and crowned her
Queen The King and Hannah his tyo ynd hy
Esther. where she informed AhaSuerus Of Ia
mans intention to stay ana destroy , aer people.
His wicked plans were frustrated by Esther VINO IN
spred by Mordeca saved her nation at the risk OF her
life To commemorate the almost miraculous salNa
tOn of their people and the destruction on tc ehees
Nordec and Esther introduced the fast Of The 18th OF
Adar he day OF danger, and the festival OF Pufln or
constructed for Mordecai, and 1t was ordained That
membered and kept throughout every generation
every family every province ana every e,1H;
among the Jews, nor the memorial OF them perish.
At early hour, immense calcium lights threw their
svery rays the Twenty third-st entrance reecubE
the shadows OF long line OF carriages creeping toward
the Opera House. The merry maskers ~ Their turn
baze doors amid the tinklmg OF bells, the juggling OF
spurs and the clannc OF sabers The capaoous marble
lOungers, who regarded the various masks with an eN
dent degree Of curiosity, and flung many witty rest ~
the mock dukes and demons queens and flower girls ming
past the doorkeepers. The Reception Committee DIS
tributed the orders OF dances a. the parties drew
up their rich robes with q light laugh ana
danty tripping MP stairs tiny satin gaitcrs peeped rom
sken dominoes, and golden bracelets laughing IN a
gloves The floor well filed with maskers before 10
O'Clock and the dancing commenced IN earnest The cos
aud rf
the brilliant and imperial Queen Elizabeth lealnE on nc
Of the gallant Mercuto The Noluptu0na SlenpttIH
telling her love the impetous Antony The beautiful
bewitching, but ung1teul Jesslca ghdeu alhohE .nc
thTong her dark eyes s%eIt nJ ia'ngs s' bc a.
the ravens wing. The dusky .yisaged Moor, Othto;
scOwled on the maskcrs and dancers gliding ny uhul
Beatrice seizng him 10y the shoulder almost twired nun
among the musicians seated IN Tie dress CIclc neued,l
the floor The connosseur of female charms might
have seen every type beauty from that OF the Greek
grape girl To that OF Tullcres Princess me Hch hOW
of The gasght shone on cttering diamonds. sapphires
rubies and delicate pink CDrals producing scene OF
great magnifceucc There several novelties INTRO
conDIes Ike paired BIRDS kind Of Leap Year
ment An iceberg from Walrussia was accompanied ny
alton money in his bll. Mutt Kennedy" paIaded the
floor but arrested by his own policemen Tor beng
The large bah room adjoining the main building was
elegantly lifted up az banquet ha "htre, from NH
night until far into the morning bAetnus IelEne9 I
preme. Friends and acquantances crowded touhd lh'
festive board. where the hnbghng ioAnk liti
IN lis ceaseless How, sparkled III the ghsE.L u1pi.
after goblet drained until the intoxicating tHeet ~
iusidOusly stole over the senses WATERS nervous anu
excited. fairly skipped between tho 'E lADcs, hht
between their inuumerablc bottles covered Win
g.iitering labels which were supposed To nave Drth
sealed somewhere near tht Pep..! '1ic , ~ 80 ,,any
Swinging them over the heads of the guests IKE 80 iy
Indian clubs. they were Transformed into "olu
sOjers." stream OF Joyous maskern was cohununie
pouring into the great suppcr-room and through ihe
partv opened doors hOated the sweet harmoee
and rich melodies OF the great Israete composers,
the mbdued strains OF which warmed the heart ana
thrilled the ear of all who had gathered there
The decoration though simple, were productive OF
magnificent Ell, ~. set scene representing vast nan
81 u1feG roDf am
fiuted with gold occupied the stage and, unlike most
canvas and cartoon COntrvances, presented n very
massive appearance. White and gold were the
which tawdry ornament had been bestowed gave
additional brllaucy 20 the Kaleidoscope abieI pech
COOred dresses Albeit the set scene referred 10 conu
ted the decorations OF the house The eject was ng
larry Everything about the ihea"r u VIII De Re
membered IS new, ana all the gldhs was IN
tarnishtd and all the snowy whitenes' unsulled.
II - easy task to organize ball INTENDED Tor TIE
enjoyment OF sen thousand guests Ana once inc reunion
under vgy IL s particularly difficult that each and
every person present receives MS ful snare OF ENJOY
ment II is simple justice To the COMMITTEE Of
toward accomplishing these very desirable results, were
not only energetic but fortunate In high degree 10
Solomon H. Solomon Mycr :. Isaacs ana isaac = ihahcs
the partcipators In the ball are Indebted Tor the Seat
share Of the pleasure they participated IN. ~
preimnaries OF the reunion the greeting OF me guests
the getting Of the supper which was OF rare th
cellence and furnished by Messrs. kinAeI
F1ausaud, were planned and executed 10y theSe
gentlemen with Gatterng success. ivy OF
the AriOn Society could not nave done Dcter
Among the guests were Mayor Hoffman. Judges Brady,
Ingraham, and Russell samuel ~ courtney anu nit ~
ciety were present guests consisting OF Carr Irdcch
President VIM Baeder and Henry Richard OF me heiner
Rath. and VIM. Canddus, John o. Huhdt anu WIN iu9t
The costumes were furnished by the costnmcr OF the
Aron society and Of the most magnificent desep
ton.