, 1874-02-17
Last Nights Revelry at Turner
Hall.
The Whims and Humors Of a Mas
querade,
Distinguished Visitors at the Ball.
Tho Solemn Mcrrimout Of tho Pro-
CcSSi0n.
Fine Dancing, a Good Audience, and a
Happy Evening.

Fine Dancing, Good Audience, and a
Happy Evening.
The genius Of tho Tronch md German nationB
for grotosqusry III Bomothing almost inoo1npro-
llonBible to tho stail EngliBllmnn, tho acttvo
Amorioau and tho merc,rinl inhabitant OF Tho
tom Of tho soa." In no particular Ia thia paB-
aion Of tho Teuton and tho Gaul so fully OK
omplfcd Oh in the mulstulo Of masked balls
wherewith tloy holp to swol tho total OF public
enjoyment. As tho Gesmaus arc very largo
olemont III tho community, their habts mud
customs como moro particularly under the notice
Of Ctr pooplo. rhoy llave thoir "halles," their
"feHtB," thoir RameB, and their mhBquoralcs;
their lagor and thoir sauss,ge. thofr music and
their guttora!a-all distinguishing tholn not
ulono from tho nativo ADioricaD population,
but also from almoae cvory foreign
natons,isv renfosentea in our mids The5S
call them, aro very palatablo to tho German
raco, but 1t Gun hardly. DO sud that very many
converts to their peculiar exorciaoB hnvo boon
made Outside Of themselves. Tie consumption,
to successfully initiate. Tie Yaukee--if ho
drinks at al-.-prefers his "cocktall.", tho Brit
| by tho nanlo Of luis nationality.
Thoro Ia, however, one other Ger1nan custom
which receives, in this city. rather coHzuopoli-
tan rSnsgpa % 10 ote II ee o po'ps s
| the setnblance Of romantic mystery, and partly
becauso Of its novelty to those who aro not pro-
tluctions OF tho ln,d Of Bismarck. It IL tho
custom known as tho "0rossor Maskon.Dall,"
hnvo been SO many Of Lhoso entertainments
| given In Chicago already, that it is hardly
| necessary to dwell on tho particular ono
which wat hold at tic North sido Turn Halle
Lust night with any degree ot prolixity. Thoy all
present tho samo oharactoristlcs- COS
lunes oxtrayagant pantomin,e, puzzling SINH
laritios, und unmiti9ated confusion. All ate st.
Wss nosy sad so 9efSaG aan'rg gs
! masks have always charm for thoso who lovo
tho mysterious. The Interested observer, as he
observes tho long array Of lnsaqueraders ille
past In tito prolnonale, wonders wllat kind Of q
feature TINT clouds tho human face 6ivlno. Whom
TINT mask is removed, shall tho fnco present, like
that OF "tho vo1ed Prophet, present all aspect
Of hileouaucss, Or will 1t beam upon the be-
holder with tllo trans6gurcd glory Of nn almost
angelic lovolines57 That form, arrnyoa In
/ gypsy gasb, ia tall mud graceful; the limbu are
doiicato1y rounded how much OF these charms
and sawluBt?
There glides lady glistering with the falso
jowcla Of stago majesty. IL sho queen Of
fashion or m., SIMPLY yyra,x grsotte ont ~
ao tog ;,,aand MaI tor ,y;th 4uoen ro.noct
tar nur Tonton;c frana Il cannot he tat
except at the Turn Gomoiudo balls, women Of
moro thau doubtful reputation often assume the
ta' ~ tto.o svo viz i chaac ill., a1nw;nt hp''ra
.un q n.,., foat" II ~ +n"r,,eH faa}ro ~
most masked balls that the leaders Of tho domi
monoe 30 20 speaH. 1hnssoI u seiy
ae4 LINN san noe t ,,nconvoto
nsaus VI ri,;. i 1;ae,roenIn o;rc,n,stanoa
aas nnt :vo S xorv aoof oYact m tho rcmornl
uooa not n1so toA5 soo0 u"Lon ~ h"i1 ~
LAM ~ oa, - t,o hota a,,or ra,ota oo,toct
tta 49, " kJoa a,ati, tna romi svd ia ~
ia aaaemh'areos rafarrai to are not. M rule.
models Of Innocence aud responsibility. BY
t';nht ~ al ~ tp 11nro 1rnt;tyn~ 11''
nEIs - ~ ,n so atto,, tha:n esr,,,o1a m 4boro
!, thav aTo n"rmana beca,,se It IL thn faahinn
Of O d thcir y peoplo. Those Who aro II not Germans
su D'1auoH ~ i,horiv ~ ain ram nxnrv flowc,
o 'ov ~ co.. 'Dory ',nG,, tho tFoor IN ,ho wav NJ
nri..,e" nyy Sso ~ thar own sweot viii. An mn
rarx rs,ptlanpn t. mav NV got % lis fancy causht
~ ~ mau nu1 a"ca ,xith hor Il, the mad wlirl Of the
10 s ~ I,as s,m nvn o II ths cotrv ~ 1notion
ma IN norfeotlon. aud the silver tongue of III
~ nnci,antrcsn to boot. He feels lis Lcart-ail
III ~orn;nu ~ Tint oronn whic,, witt, nost
nn rna1 f. niowod Ground attsr sUNeoing ut rato
HUI ',I ~ "e',ss oroUo a1orm n ~ notSor Is
sitter s " or porhaps. % his sweetheart. DC nigh:
70" sshs etts Ervota tut woood aaliat
!. imS h,'t vo1nnt,oua ANTONY from clorv aud
ounro NJ hct;,n,, hut Wien tic midnigbt ball
sn',p,dod md Tia mnst wes romovoi. iu,Ipe Of
1;s n,,a rir, and ia~mat whcn he Yonni tn1t ho
hnd has a1f a1onr @ beon lie duno Of GOOD but
rin, III n Honnon r;r1 who had in other dayn done
t;sa t;,n far,;1v coesinr' That mun viii forever
,,,oro bo a dtscinin ef 1,homas-he will not be.
i;nuo itoso ~ t1,st wGjch In haa not trly seon.
n"So NJ ~ howoyar rroluciyo Of foili.y oud harm.
,.aa r,;rth tl,nso 1nnnouorado4 may be, they nrc
t ,oss rnn1ataI to nrssrye ,ntnct tic distinotions
J hotwaa,' thn aitferent c1uaaos al sociotv. IL
goom''I tnnm nacrs and ncaaanta'~the Daron Won
n'oh,, rp,'raaontmr tl'a neaynno. .~cortnata md
: anrL;na,nan nro}stariat anJ bourrooisie i,oor.
asn. an r'dr;ni:ar dresnmaSor n,'5 aresn
.xaarer ara entnneed in inextricablo confusion
Menle' rs ~ ra"ynton ~ T;1ort, Touo,tv nni
T.otor,,;t. - ,n III ~ hc aom1rod Mt ~ hnna ~,