New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-13
PRINCE CARNIVAL KING.

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MERRYMAKERs ,,or;
Tho p,orrv Prince of Carnival is not AMER
,auborn but so much Of the Amcrcrn ,.,, che
,c mn of foreign elements II is so touchou ,ho
1proreau spiri, that n takes kindly 10 tno ,i,ude
rovstering mouarch. His coronation !" ~ orndry
Of pomp aud power Is preco'ou % catch
,,oh Try 70 a certain exten. "
eouie'u"E W ~ ,,o,branz 10 pour ont at It's anuual
'VSoi For ne funIovIng OF the hSner enoioe "
enc treat German colony IN New 49, o,ah
otahIe snnivcrsary for which they "'1 Us ,,o,,
,rato nreparation, which they eAo'o'"'
- the. spiritcdy celebrate In its PASSING anu "
VINO" " - ,oo, heck with regret when IL is past,
49,. ,i.t,,ctivsIv German glia-night there Is yer
,,, ,f an element purely American, part or wmcn
- ~, With interest and something OF wonder AT the
t with which the GTotesque gayety OF the occasion Is
,erod into and part catching tho injection Vi
ot tsle an active share In its pleasures with the
energy which marks AmefiC"u UNI "" "i"''H ~ w" "
American business
Tho annual masked ball OF the Arion Society mas
erally hitherto disputed ths title TO the throne OF
carnival with lc Lcderkranz, and the aggregate outlay
q, be t rolls for music, entertainments, decorations
SUIT mos. o. all for dresses has been startling. This
.scp the Aron has given its masquerade. and to
,b ostb annual ball Of the LiederkranZ was German
soe,ety OF the higher class confined in its outlook
,or masked merrment. But the Academy OF Music
,s limited IN extent and the unbending rule OF che
yederranz orbids ;he Issue of more than reasonable
number Of tickets To these may be attributed
me fact that the attendance Of last night was not nearer
5000 than 900 All tickets sold at O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon; all the boxes had gone long be-
fore and the only way entrance for some select
friends OF the Society-who had counted upon
obtaining tickets laerwas by special passes written at
4he moment by the officers Five hundred tickets only
we're issued outside OF the society, in which about
thousand tickets were taken. The total outlay was
f,f q
cannot at this time exactly stated they were in the
eghborho,i OF COO The receipts OF this ball In
past years have ranged from 5000 10 5000 The num-
Der present did not fall far short Of 1000
In his merry proclamation his faithful subiects the
Prince OF Carnval had announced that g the pane"
would at ocok, At that hour tho resort to the
dressing rooms was Just begun, aud the thirty sta.wart
men alarms IN coats OF mail, who were ranged about
the floor and stationed at its entrances, presented
almost the only signs Of fo inside the Hobbies But the
fhrong Was not long delayed King Carnival plainly be-
Ievrs Elm early hours and would have little Of the
night wasted. SO assembling his subjects not many
hours after sunset he did not dismiss them much before
cock Growing The first note from the band was sounded
az slO o'clock and in less than half an hour the first
dance Strauss waltz-was uDklng with many flying
Feet Even at that time the floor had not the empty look
so the opening OF great balls and but snort
time gone when was required to avoid iostinR
At the doors the Door Committee, gracefully dressed as
eoor tho rich attire and ample bodily presence of the
members of the Floor Committee called out remark
These were robed like Faust after his transformation by
Mephistophies into the likeness OF gallant young
gentleman. There generous physical outline and
dignity part TO DC noted about all Of the officers OF
the In these German festivals are conspicuous
Tho order OF dances was advanced smoothly ana mer
rily till about II O'Clock with a consantly-ncreasing
multitude The regulation excluding from the floor all
without masks by no means strictly adhered TO-
Ladies in ordinary full dress, and ladies in demi-
toiletes without any preense Of coDcealing feature
were not uncommon, aud the fragmentary disguise of
Ialse only very frequent among the gentle
men. For convenence,in dancing this specous organ
was often raised forehead presenting sort OF
"exaltcd horn Of which the pssmist never dreamed
Toe programme was not promptly carried out with
the tabosux the dancing. The time set for them
was IOt O'Clock. but it IL before the trumpet
sounded This was the signal for the Floor
Committee TO press back the eager crowd,
before whom restraining cord placed.
THen the blue curtain which had thus far concealed the
stage proper. raised, showing figure draped in
long white robe. and representing Time Only part OF
fhe sage thus disclosed; another curtain Kept the
rest hid and upon this picture Of JESTER in an-
tique costume holding before owl, in which
two figures the spectators playfully hidden
20 behold Myself" and yourself" This cur
tain then e 10 show the first tableau
OF the Seasons" The scene represented stately
edOo Egyptian cntecture, with mimic
sphinxes it's pillars These figures were wrapped
u stoDe-colored robes, which were not however, as
stone as they wavered frequently with the involuntary
movements OF the wearers- In behind aud beside
the edGce was a wealth OF flowers, some OF which
we're animate. at the bidding OF Time the
seven days OF the week. in robes OF the
hue designated by their names-Blue Monday, Pink
TUESDAY ASH Wednesday, Green Thursd Black FRI
DAY, Yellow SATURDAY, and White SUNDAY: Win the
Week the -Four Seasons, and the Year-s fair woman,
clad iu cleaning whltetbese marched before the Gudl
In the next tabeau Time was Transformed INTO
Conus testers Dress and the Days INTO Clowns. and
81 the of Comus's magic wand the statues leaped
Gown from their pedestals. throwing of Their
disguise, and together with the transformed Days,
went through variety Of antics and athletic feats
After this transformation sight picture tableaus were
given, representing In burlesqne way topics u the
time and events of the past Several OF these rep
resentations duh and tame In tho Satisfactory
Conclusion OF the Great ModOc War" the Indian policy
Of the Government was caroatured and the bottle OF
"nre-wator' was conspicuous obJect. me ttlumph
otVnglnus displayed miniature steamer IN me Ike
ness Of tho Inflated vessel which was taken oy the
Tornado upon the shoulders OF four Sailors while
an Ohoer Ia naval UNIFORM assisted lIs progress.
In the European Concert" Prince Bismarck grnds an
organ which Victor Emmanuel is perched. The Pope
DEANS upon the arm OF France; England guarded py
little hon. is in the foreground, ana other European
suros. which hurried through with scant time for
inspection. came some remarkable Gymnastc perform
sa GS The G M6me Of Prince Carnival" was
theu shown. grOtto adorned with crystals and
ststusry. plants aud flowers. over the central arch
the insignia OF Prince Carnival At the direction
Of COmus before the ;grotto Is withdrawn. and
the Prince uObly arrayed, aud surrounded by court
glowing with brilliant hues is seen After this very
pretty had been displayed with various cOlored
lights upon 1t. the Prince and his court descended
the Mesier of Ceremonies, the rear brought up
oY the aDtic clowns, they march before the assembly
A reception of Prince Carnival was then held. when
present atoms made TO his Hghness aud he dis
tr1buted gifts 70 favored ones. Alter TINS excellent
foolne," daucng resumed, and kept up with spirit
for mere than three hours longer. Tue unmasking at
O'Clock full OF pleasant disclosures and gave new
The floral decorations were less profuse than in