The New York herald., 1878-02-08
THE LIEDERKRANZ.
Brilliant Throng at the Acad-
erny Of Music.
PRINCE CARNIVAL IN HIS GLORY.
A Gorgeous Spectacle Of Mirth,
Folly and Fashion.

Tho Academy OF Music was brilliantly illuminated
last night, aud In the hands OF the Ledcrkranz So
cieiy, was. for the time being, transformed into .
Temple Of Momus Tho weather was tolernbly pro-
pitious, and gave the outside delegation an oppor'
unity TO witness the costumes OF the maskers they
entered the Academy, privilege which the snow
storm deprived them OF on the night OF tho
Charity. The nrst arrivals camo TO the Fourteenth
street door, where u canopy had been erected
and u carpet aid that the satin slippers OF the
ladies reached the floor Of the Academy without being
soiied. Two gianvs In stature, magnincently Co.'S
tumei were on duty at the doors ana took the half
coupon of the tickets The maskers entered. whilo
another member of the committee handed the ladies'
a handsome programme, designed In the form OF
banneret, with Mephisto on a bass vol adorning
ono side aud a couple OF gay maskcrs the lady In
pink domino, ON the other
PREPARATORY.
By halt-past nine p. N. quito q number OF people
mad arrived, and the seats in the drcss circle
soon 6led. There arc certain class OF guests that
invariably attend the Liederkranz ball. not 10 take
part the festivities but merely to look on, and they
always come early, SO as to secure seat Tho or
chestra was playing an overture by Schneider and
the door Of the ball room looked bare and dc.
sorted, with the exception OF mysterious looking
arrap gemeut that occupied central position, and
winch on close examnat ion proved to DO model Of
Borthold's Madison square hand. The ten members
were
some costumes around the Hobbies aud attracting
considerable admiration. Five were attired in
Turkish and Eve in Russian costumes. and
as far an they concerned armis-
tice was certainly In force. Tho gentlemen
serving on the different committees werc as ioows:-
Reception Committee, G. G. Gunther, Emil Unjer,
julius ofmann and L. Kaemmerer Press Committee,
Cons.anun schmidt ard A. schwargmann; Mas
Herting, +. Protar, Theodore Krsmsr, G. Dietrich
and G. schoicr; Floor Committee, L. Book
f'iSin rnhp aPa G. wiesnor aud L0SDy CON-
miitee, Ernst Muller and A. Helaemann; Music Com.
mlitee, r. r Goerdeler and !. GeIlfuss; House aud
Hensel; Costumes, w. Schwindt, q. Buchhesler +.
Koehler and L. Franz.
After tho band had played a selection from ''Lur.
line" IL was rumorcd that the asquers about
best points OF observation were Immediately occu-
pied The first magic change was clevcry done, AS
before ~ ad a dss q wsa WAS 0s
suddenly transformed into an oblong machine on
wheels, covered with canopy hung In red satin, and
In which wore seated The Prince and Princess Carnival
and iour Of their ladies in waiting. The rans-
formation was very cloverly done, and a
Of the tongue aud drew Tie car around
the room, followed by long line Of courters aud
procession marched two or throo times round The The
room, and then the band struck up new waltz from
Strauss, entitled "Marchen aus der HeImah," which
changed the sober decorum OF tho march to the
giddy whiri OF the waltz The sceno was now
lar attractive the brilliant hued costumes,
color that is not often seen. The boxes had been
filing quite rapidly in half hour and notwitn-
standing their oisguses contained number OF repre-
BY eleven O'Clock p. n the fun had commenced
and brigneyed creatures in dominoes and other dis
guises were busy mystifyiug their malo acQuaint.
ances whose very slender disguise placed thc per.
iectly at the mercy OF their female tormentors.
After the first quadris and while the dencers were
resting from their cxertions sudden appartion In
| tho shape OF rowboat manned by eight Jolly lars
all atured In the regulation buo flashed The aston.
| ished gaze OF the spectators. and, padding along
no a. ~ one Of ns
quadrillc IN which all tho hornpps steps-xers
FULLY produced. That excitement was hardly over
! before new Strauss waltz ''Das Lebon st doch
| schon' attracted the attention of the dancvrs
ana changed the scene. Every few mo-
sI'' and BY ~ Midnight the door was literally literally
| crowded with dancers In costumes The gentlemen
and carried their in their hands, but the ladies
appe be satisfied to swelter Ia the rather
satisfy the nss. curious ssD,son y h
! ing the congress OF babies, accompanied
| by their nursos, and for short time
| the floor was Transformed into a monster nursery
while the babbling OF tho mimic infants lent dis
cordance of sounds mat was lar from pleasing TO tho
pcarod anu the dance again resumed, the crowd
| thickening all the time.
MASKS OFF,
Tho dominoed females were still hard at work puz.
zIng their male friends with all the little artaces In
their power. until at last however, they were cap.
despite their resistance the masks were removed
and their laces discovered. Some, however, kept Off
tho floor ogeher alter the IL remove The
had been issued, determined to preserve their
ipcognito to the end. Later on there was rush Of
someueing over the centre OF the ball room, aud a
sudden shower of flowers scattered
on the heads Of the people. Investigation
proved this phenomenon TO DO the explosion
OF a rapid transit train that had started 10
run across wires from one balcony 10 the other.
Ii the real rapid transit atains Its end az completely
as that furnished by the Liedcrkrapz Society all
will 60 well. Alter the floor began 10 thin
couples strollcd Off toward Nilsson Hall, whore tho
supper sct and the dancers began 10 ENJOY Them
selves. as there room at their disposal
The bail did break up until after three A. NJ and
everybody went home pleased with their visit 10 tho
7 hall