The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05
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such were the strains that saftse~. ,rnino ~
/ Se ees'aergeq from the Academy tnis ~, - =.
earnest tesotee Of Prince Caraivst was is'Au'as
against one OF the wooden pillars at the s'srancs =
the Academy, and those lines, which he mafntalneo
were by the immortal poet August Pfeifenschneider
were his last thoughts on the great Arion ball.
Prince Carnival did not feel at home at the French
ball. He was shocked and scared At the pranks Of
| the Gauls. So he said ut the last conan'ers
| OF the Arions, when ne laid down the
| programme for last nights ball. At the
same time, In spite OF his energetic remonstrances
| to the contrary, the Prince likes tine can can. He
thinks that 1t Is the greatest sensation that ever ema.
mated from the heels not the brains, OF erpsichore
| But then at the Cercle Francois he complained
OF the want OF order and prescribed fun, which
order and decorous fun he in vain attempted to in
still in the minds OF the festive bouers. But in the
Arions he found earnest and minded devotees
who plan the widest schemes OF fun In the most ph0
sophlca manner and exchange Of fealty to the
jovial Prince over the foaming lager Last night
was leaf from the arabian Nghtsn ana had the
wife-hatlng potentate been present he would have
needed no scneherazede TO show him fairyland. 1t
was an occasion to be remembered by those present
Such variety OF costumes and such splendor were
never seen before. The Academy itself put on its
| Fatherland in vivid colors The ball commenced
at nine O'Clock, at the signal or the leader
Of the orchestra. Metzel. As the grand
| through the spacious ballroom the curtain
| rose and the carnival procession filed upon the
| humanity The floor committee dressed IN the cos
| tune OF the original Brigham Young, whom Offen-
| tights, as pages OF the queen. According to the
veraciOus programme European steamer had just
crowd OF emgrants came from the shores OF the
| Atlantic beyond TO do homage to Prince Carnival.
| Conspicuous among those emigres, were Queen
Isabella, plethorlc, gross and lOpstded-loOking
female; Frederick King Of Hanover, and Wilhelm:
| Elector Of Hesse These three potentates appeared
with their noses out OF joint, which calamity was
occasloned by the ngratitude OF their fathless sub
| jects Among the enigrants was the jolest OF all
Teutons. Arion. He had trouble on leaving the
sell Some scapegrace stole his sbfg idean for the
/ nival, which he had carefully slowed away In his
l covered the criminal, whose name was not Logan.
but Teutona. The trial OF the prisoner Is announced
for an early day. In the procession came the ruler
of the bal ntdSQue, Prince Carnival (Mr. GRID, and
before him knet the following suitors for his favor
| Old fogies and antedluvian opera managers, Max,
Masanieio. Queen OF the Night, Fra Diavolo, Max,
Mspsc H aargre Wa@ Te ana sos
| Norma, &C., who had their claims opposed by the
Young Mems Christian CanGa mean League" com
General Boum Grande Duchesse, Fritz. Astrologer,
BOulotte, Menelaus, Ajax Brothers, Geneyieve De
wi When the light between the two belngerent
parties became the most animated then the re-
| constructed party OF the future entered, under
the leadership OF Carl Bergman, with the
the Fs% cno1as ac on Sehoa1s
Venus Prince Carnival fell In love with her, declared
his and S that act yielded fsr the sos 70
generous enough to make friends with the defeated
parties, as they thought there was room enough for
4 all OF them in Prince Carnivals empire.
The Pilgrims dismasked themselves as Pierrots.
| Harlequlnes BaJazzos and the so much sought for
such was the opening Of the ball. and it gave an
encouraging idea Of the fun which was to follow.
usHMessrs. Brown ~ MeDKel ana RnecKe IS Fa
stan, Leporeo and Fra Diay0lo; Mrs PHIL
Is Zer1 very pretty s d5ess Mr. sse
his sons (Mr. Oettker, head. Mrs Crosse looked
charming as the Queen Of the Night and MSS
| self as his favortte character, Papagcna- Fausts
luckiess heroine was represented By Miss scnick-
" hsG ms ass "a as
the Duchess In the person OF Mrs. Richard and the
aou' s e wife me Of q
| Duke OF Brabant, was Mrs. Tracca. and Irma
would have smiled had she been intro
| MRS. Behringer. Miss Callmann was
| charming Venus enough TO have lured the Tam
| hauser into her bower. although her costume was
not neurological in scantlness. A party OF the
name OF Johnson no, Schmidt" represented Arion.
sam Colvie's inexplicable sea monster, which was
| to answer for q dolphin: but owing TO the sudden
abandoned. The Paris Peace Conference was in SEES
| sion In the Committee Room, but what the result
Of their deliberations was we did not learn.
But what was the meaning OF Greece and Turkey,
| with their arms around each others neck and the
| loving salute .Prost Dacin lieoT Freund 2n All |
balance Of power in Europe. BY the way, Garibaidi
1 and the Empress Eugene were In confidential chat
about the lips at midnight Near him. in utter con-
tempt for his authority, was Benedictne waltzlng
with pretty page. Shades OF st. Anthony Vade
! For o wondersthe Academy was not uncomfortabiy
| crowded. The twenty-five Blue Boards who formed
| the floor committee looked very gay In their rich
costumes and were instructive models TO the M. Ps
In preserving order. At each entrance TO the dane
| LUCE admirably got up. Now there passes an Indian
| CHIEF, In full war paint, tomahawk and wampum
/ belt, with q charming little Utraad,eIe hanging
| on his arm We follow them with pleasure and ad-
miration until the Illusion is dspelled by the deep
tones OF the redskin inquiring haoe. sle mssr ST.,
represented the occasion and the tea stores sent
| goodly delegation OF Chinese, around whom hung
| the odor OF Souchong Alaska mad very unny
representative dressed in fur with shells and moss
/ and a funny Inscription on his stu funner head
i dress. The dresses were IN some instances really
/ magnificent. and displayed much more taste on
| the part OF the wearers snan what we saw
i at balls which were especially claimed by the SOL
disdnt arstocracy. One OF tile loveliest toilets
| have seen this season IN ballroom was that OF a
| tall, Juno-like brunette In spanish mantia and
hood 1t was not that there was anything novel or
| particularly rich about this costume, but the most
striking feature was the exquisite taste displayed
IN it.
| Nothing can be more brilliant or dazzling
than the Academy while oni ndsQue
4 is In progress. human Kaleidoscope, in
ceaseless motion and arrows OF light gancing from
FURNISHED armor and glittering costumes, and above
/ and around the strains Of the immense orchestra.
The Arions last night kept up the prestige Of former
i years. and their carnival was one to dream OIL so
unusual II appeared to the bewidered gazers In the
1 bnlcopv above. Thare WI A large crowd.