The New York herald., 1869-03-30
BALLS AND sOGABLEs.
bal D,Ouera.

1he Academy OF Music viii be brilliant tonight.
for the last time this season, with the sheen and
glitter OF postLen carnival The bal d'optra
long list OF distinguished names in the committee
or arrangements there Is little TO doubt that
recherche Terpsichorean affairs of the season. '''
II. b. Connolly Coterie.
At Irving Hall last evening there was such gath
eriIig and such . tout ensemble as might readily
have astonished native. The room was SCAR
We yed" all over. Flags and banners festooned
70 nned, dropped, grouped and stacked IN every
eivable quarter on wall and gallery 'front.' Above
the stage, high up, was lifelike portrait OF the
city and county nnancier, Richard B. Connolly,
after whom the coterie Is named, and from
brilliancy the features OF the Comp
troller To speak of the company or OF the dresses
In detail would be an almost impossible task There
was Mr. l.. D. Kiernan, president OF the club,
beaming with his legislative honors and i'm.
mense in shirt frIl, dividing the honor with
Ptrouetting on the floor were Marshal T00ker with
his blonde beard his assistant DAILY, with his natty
ing in his youthful rotundity and the Thousand and
one other lights OF the young political world OF the
metropolis snS the 'sf was heart, and
that there was nobody left to attend the
Blossom Club Hop.
at the Metropolitan. This latter was the first the
club had ever given and when 1t Is stated that the
Blossom Club Ii but the bud which ripens into the
Amercus Club In summer and that the members
had exerted themselves 70 carry out determination
%ase s eg the . hop par szcc Of
quanted with the Metropolitan Hotel that the aYair
president or the club, was everywhere dspensins
the hospitality OF his associates and found but
ON ne % roS any
stars OF the political world were present Under the
influence OF the happy strains which Grafula knows
80 well how TO dispense and attended by the whole
souledness OF the Blossoms the company waltzed
or polk@d Or quadrilled until the gray lines ap-
night they had enjoyed had drawn 10 q close and
home.n
Masquerade Of Gideon's Band, Brooklyn.
The City Assembly Rooms, Washington street,
Brooklyn, were the scene Of brilliant and joyous
assemblage OF young people last evening,
who nocked there in large numbers to par
ticipate In the festivities OF Gideons Band
which highly popular organization held their
third annual masquerade ball there. The order OF
dance embraced no less than thirty, which were
gone through with In the most approved manner
under the inspiration OF the well timed notes OF
Holdings band. which furnished the music for the
occasion. The discharge OF tfirecracker was the
dance. The costumes were varied ana MANY
were very rich. The grand entree at eleven
rejected much credit upon the ocers or the asso
men:-Peter weber. Father Gideon; Hugh r. O'Brien.
Young Gideon; Joseph p. Boland. Financial secre.
tary; James Swift Treasurer; Fred. Kraushauer,
corresponding Secretary Jacob Weber, Property
Clerk. The ladies' programmes were novel In de.
sign being neatly stamped on the centre OF q fine
handkerchief. IL was indeed success we'll worthy
the untirng efforts OF those who had the manage
men OF the anar, such as won fresh laurels for the
Gideonites.
Heboken Young Mems Social Club.
The closing sociable OF the Young Mems Social
Club OF Hoboken was given last evening at Busch's
Hotel. Like the previous sociables IN this hotel
there was large attendance. HoboEen has per.
formed wonders In the matter OF masquerades this
season, and II was little wonder that so many New
Workers were desirous to participate last evening
Inc assembaRe was not only characterized BY pleas
anry respectablity and order but there was friend
y reunion between the members and their guests
that never falls 70 awake recolecons OF family fire.
snes. In this respect the young men OF Hobokeu
are not behind any other community OF our time
Ms.srs Hal, Chanfrau, Lee and the other members
o lhe committee were on tiptoe wherever their ser-
wees were needed, and tt would bs super1uous 10
a1a tnat they fulfilled the once assigned to them
Win courtesy. Hoboken lacks a large hall for as
semblles OF THIS kind. Odd Fellows Hall Ia the
largest a. present In the city, but the population has
Increased 70 such an extent that the people look
upon the accommodation IN other halls as designed
ior the hamlet OF twenty years ago.