New-York tribune., 1873-02-14
THE ARrON MASKED BALL.
A GERMAN CARNIVAL.

A GERMAN CARNIVAL.
The German is the only true and sensible syb.rit.
He dances with all the abandon aud yet nothing AZ
the wantonness of the Frenchman. He dimes with
| the same facility and eagerness az the Englishm.p
but never TO glutt0ny. He drinks to even greater
excess than the American. though not 10 the sam.
degree of intoxcation; and drunk OF sober unlike
the American any other race he is docie almost a
stupidity. and good hunorel quite to oppress venes.
His gossip is essentially trivial, but utterly harm.
less in which quality he IS superior 10 French. En-
glish American or any other nationality for all Ohsc
sossips have something Of the malicious about thsna
The only things a German ever shares unreserYedly
are his pleasures He is exclusive in his opinions
he is close in his business seldom induging In tia
various forms Of partnership; and he is equally in
disposed TO political or business combinations. Tho
Germans seldom, il ever associate for benevolent
purposes; yet their purely social clubs are the
largest aud the most numerous in the country They
are almost invariably musical. for the Teuton turns
to music for solace aud amusement as the Latin n
his wine or the Saxon to his roast beef. Whom o.
casionally he dances 10 his piping it is with tho
energy and activity of both the other races
bined as he gives his whole mind to the exercise.
and dances as if life depended upon it.
II is partly because Of this social nature OF TN,
German and the peculiar energy of the race, and
partly because the German colony in thus city
large numbering ten times the population of tia
French colony that the two German masquersds
balls which in this city conclude the Carnival season.
are superior to any similar exhibitions ever seem
here, or for that matter in any other city IN tha
world. 1t is perhaps not generally known, exeept
to those .hs are frequently abroad, thar tho prh5i
pal balls in New-York are on a scale I'M
known in London Paris, Berlin. Vienna.
or any of the fashionable centers Of tho
Continent. For instance. there Is to DO soen
elsewhere such remarkable display as the supper
table at the annual ball of the Humane Society Of
the French Cooks. Possibly it is because OF the
charitable object Of this Association that its bsls
are so largely attended aud successful pecuniauly
as to Justify this extravagant and ingenious display
of the table yet certainly nothing that equals it IL
ever seen abroad II was remarked Of the recent
Infant Asylum Ball that no similar gathering.
equally elegant and select with so rich and extrav
agant display of dresses. ever seen at any Of
the modern European courts; and of the Charity
Ball, that Paris saw, during the Empire.
50 large aud magnificent a public gathering
The revenues derived from these balls. as lately
published in The TRIBUNE. are something enor-
NOUS The last charity ball. it will be remembered
netted nearly $4,000 and the Infant Asylum which
was a comparatively small ball paid the charity for
which it was held over $1,000 in cash. But thess
sums large as they seem. are insignificant compared
with the receipts of either the Arion or the Lieder-
kranz masquerade ball The original outlay for ths
expenses of last nights Arion ball was over SlOOy
All the boxes at very extrayagant prices, and about
5000 tickets. at 80 each, are said to have been
Sold making the receipts at least, $4,000 or $1,000
The receipts for single Lederkranz ball have been
$4,000. The expenses of the approaching ball Of
this society will be $4,000 and it is anticipated that
the attendance will be larger than has ever been
known When il IS remembered further that tho
additional expenditures of the guests In the supper
and wine rooms and for carriages equal If they do
not exceed the cost of admission the extrayagancs
on these occasions will be comprehended. BeSids
all this expense the greater cost of dresses s to bs
taken into consideration 1t is estimated by exps-
rienced ball managers that not less than 100000 Il
spent on the annual of each of these largo
German balls-an aggregate cost for few hours
pleasure which will shock and astOnish most readers
There were not less than $500 persons present lass
evening at the Arion ball. More tickets might hays
been sold but il would have been hardly possible 70
crowd people upon the stage than possessed 1t Is
midnight.
The opening OF the ball delayed by mismansgs
ment which is hardly TO be excused. and dnay. when
the procession did make its appearance it disappointed
expectation, which had been raised too high by the
character of the printed programme.
The truth that the Ariou had promised than 10
could fulfill but it is be hoped that the Liederkrans
will not make the same error The failures were not
greater. perhaps than would be natural under similar
circumstances but after for preparation which
the Society allowed itself any failure nexousabls
The ball was as respectable the circumstances al
lowed