The New York herald., 1876-02-24
LIEDERKRANZ BALL.

To.n night takes place, at the Academy Of Music, the
brilliant event of the ball The Liedekranz
Society," the representative one OF all our German
organizations viii repair in ball this evening
the opera house in Irving place. An idea OF what
the ball will may be surmised from tho clever and
witty Carnival Gazette gotten up by The society, from
which we make the following extracts:-
Nine O'Clock peals from the neighboring spires, and
Irving place and Fourteenth street are ablaze with
element as the curtain goes up and discovers Wild
forest scene Now wild forest bail room Is
great triumph Of invention IL would be tree-son TO
ire Carnival Prince to bough before his skill that
from the beaten track of carnIvalislc joty. Rocks
scattered around what would forest be with
out rocks? Even the great Edwin felt the bcnedt OF
them On a rock sits 0rpheus tuning up his Tyre
Orpheus n very nice young man, very fond OF
music and equally ond of his wile Moral, buy fiddle
before marriage One day Mrs orpheus left him and
to-Pluto, gentleman VINO bears very bad reputa
ton, one lind out from Messrs Moody and
Sankey The afflicted husband put on mis- lightest
mer suit followed her. Notwithstanding the height
Of the Thermometer Puto's paror Orpheus set the
old gentleman dancing the with lively tune,
and coaxed his wife away. IL said that when he
played he moved tho rocks; that Is the wicked little
boys stoned him He now begins play, and all tue
around prepare TO leave Various amphibious
creatures, crocodes. turtles salamanders, lizards
&c, creep out and perform dance indicative Of the
state of the New World previous 10 the dawn OF civ
zation Suddenly a sound OF gong Is heard and tho
aumals vanish. The scene changes 10 one Of bril-.
liancy and spcndor, contrasting with tho gloom and
dreariness OF the opening scene.
In The centre OF the stage stands Columbia high
platform,
Art, Peace Commerce. Industry, Manufactures, Agri.
culture, Music, the Drama, Poetry Painting and
Sculpture, aud host OF pages. The noor committees,
elegantly attred IN Louis Quinze court costume
grouped on both sides of the platform Through inn
arches and gayy decorated pillars Is seen vista
OF tropical beauty, tue sunny land OF Florida on
sdc and the other is the bleak storm swept coast
OF New England.
sails the Spanish galeon oi few centuries ago. floats
toward the bright shores OF the South gittcring
array of knights, men arms, MONKS banners and
and fhe no m and
of the famous De Solo, the discovercr Of tho Mississippi
They form picturesque group IN front Of Columbia
Tncn the May flower is seen, alter her tempestuous
voyage the Atlantic. The Pilgrims land on
Plymouth Rock to solemn music and iorm the right
oil Columbia The Centennial Procession is now
formed and moves forward, headed by regiment OF
Continental Guards. Next come the committees and
representatives OF all nations.
Here is John Bull ruddy and stout as ever and In
better humor than usual You guess the cause OF
II you HIM taking sly look at his suez Canal
shares which he has in his pocket and by which he
hopes TO keep the road TO India clear
ireland follows with rife team and the last score Of
DohymounL The Emerald Isle is determined to try
Germany is represented by Bismarck, who holds the
whip the utramontanes and Is teaching them 10
caper lively to his music.
The Russian Bear seems determined to have
Thanksgiving dinner all TO himself OF poor Turkey.
Austro- Hungary marches gloomiy along with ban
ner showing the Vienna Exposition, which Is in
scrlbed go ooO 900 norins deficit; beware OF Expos
spain truudles along a baby wagon in which King
Alfonso asleep, and Isabella and her monks sing
luabies.
Italy has four hoarse singers represent HERMAN
rico (;ennnro Polio and Almavva An organ grinder
and hs monkey follow In the rear.
France has a NOISY crowd, all vociferating At once
The communist shakes his list at the republican and
the egtmlst glares the BonapartisL Marshal Mac
Mahon puts his hands to his ears to keep out the hor
rid din
Africa has distinguished representative in a huge
gorilla whose hairy breast Is the inscription, Am
/ not a man and brothery" Stanley leads him BY a
! chain attached TO a ring IN his nose.
/ The hcathen Chnee has half dozen washermen
/ as delegates, who continually soliciting Mclean
mans custom.
India has the Prince OF Wales riding elephant
with Nautoh girls and Buddhists dancing around him.
South America Is represented by the Emperor or
Brazil who has the Southern settlers in his tram.
Washington and his Gcnerals-The procession now
moves TO the Of the 'Star Spanglcd Banner'
near the proscenium boxes. Columbia then rises IRON
her throne the platform drops and the generals
OF the Revolution. Washington stands in front,
rounded by Lafayette Steuben, Dc Kalb, Chuton
Knox Kosc,usko. MuhlenberE. Putnam, Greene Lee,
Montgomery and brilliant stan. Tho kcvo-
lutionary tablcau Is suddenly transformed into a
grand carnivalislc picture by picrrots and tumbcrs
who carry huge fan IN front This opens and com.
pctoly hides the Tho floor committee thon
uance poonaise and the ball IS opened
During the ball there will he Pennsylvania Dutch
dance around the May pole The escape OF Tweed will
DO commemorated, and tho ex- Boss will have a hard
1 time OF 10 among the PerrotS