The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-21

RAIDS bsbs a. 1yuias HM. iss. sn1hS
and ths,attendaaca a.tessed she appre-
oi4siousof a iua-tavingSpu6lio FIJI u
little tnnocens add pleasant ami nse-
msnt to smooth the ups and downs OF
life.
The ball was comfortably filed early
in tho evening, ny from 75 TO IOO
couples. dressed in every conceivable
fantastic shape.
All the Dukes from Buckingham TO
Hspsidam appeared to be represe nted; ;
tue lAzerropI. both native q nd foreign.
we're represented. The Venetian, with
his grape juice nose, Wed with the
African. with his backing box and still
blacker face; Maryatts heroes. with.
broad collars and srip"d, jostled agai ust
tho land-sharks In Uuoie Sans gold
lace aud blue; the apple girls aud
nam mas sauawiched themselves grace
fully between the representative Esuui-
maux and nons OF Erin; the Knight OF
the Golden Circle and the peanut girl
of the street. the flower girl and the
ntreet sweeper, the fellow with the big
Bologna aud the petite Gypsy of South
ern France, Macmillan and Queen
Bess. Meg Merrllles, Lord Duuder-
berg. doctor aud patient. lawyer and
client. aud all the other victims OF
gooG nature. promenaded and danced
to the excellent us,c Of the 18th In
fantry Band. until the moon got tired
aud the stars grew dim.
A large number of spectators were
present who seemed to joiu heart and
soul in the festivities, aud what with
the attempts made to peep behind the
scenes, and with the natural curiosity
that cbaracterizcs the best frieuds we
have in this woild-the women, God
bless them-there we're many amusing
blnnders made. II nature had put a
kind of internal revenue stamp upon
each specimen OF humanity for the
sake of making them pass safely
through this world. the we'll organized
disguises Of the ScAuetzen, last even
ing. cheated it of it's purpose, aud
robbed it of it's Identification.
After the grand promenade. the fol-
lowing programme of dances em-
ployed the time in the order named:
Polka, quadrille. waltz, lanoiers, var
sovienne. quadrille. polka, waltz,
quadrille. eohottische; intermiasion.
Hop waltz, quadrille, polka. lanciers.
ladies' waltz. lanciers, schottisohe,
quadrille. gailop and closing with the
Virginia reel.
The good night. "Home. Sweet
Home" sent the tired feet and plea
SAINT hearts thitherward.
The manager, Mr.. n. L. Haber-
NIGHT, was never known TO do anything
wrong in his life, and did not COM
meucs to do so last evening-not even
leaving his endeavor to make every
one comfortable to raise a mask 10
catch peep of a smiling eye Messrs.
O. u. Eberhardt, VIM. Stieglitz, F. A.
Jacobs and j. F. Eiseumauu, the Re-
ception Committee. were at their post.
ana passed the brave and the fair to
comfortable places, with u euave man.
ner that epoke Of itself. "make your
selves at home. ladies aud gentlemen"
The Floor Committee. Messrs. F. Mol.
lenhauer, W. @. Fisher. r. Arndt and
F. Koneman. performed their part of
the programme to the satisfaction nd
pleasure of all.
Ohas. l.. Cohu. correspondent of
the New York Sun. dressed as q clown,
was about rs fantastioally dressed az
any one, and certainly was as nimble.
We we're unable to get the names of
many of the maskers, the unmasking
not taking place until IL O'Clock.
SUPREME Court, "WEDNESDAY, January
20. 1875.-The Court met at 10 A. NJ.
Present-Chief Justice Moses aud
Associate Justices Wright and Will
lard
Allen, trustee. rs. Hogan Ell al Or
der Of Clerk dismissing appeal sus-
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