The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-01
"KlNG KARNIVAL.o
How He Rode ThrOugh the Streets
in ali HIS Pageantry-The Ball at
WASHINGTON Hall.

King Carnival regned supreme among
the mirth-lovlng Germans last night,
and his merry echoes have scarcely died
away in the ball room.
About Elk o'clock Rex and his cour-
tiers, in their handsome costumes,
formed into line in Mr. j. e. aotfmsn's
ward, in South Wheeling, From this
point they rode-some on horseback and
some in csrrisges-to Chapline street,
down Chspline to Twenty-fourth, down
Twenty fourth to Main, up Main to
Sixteenth, up Sixteenth TO Market and
through that street TO Twelfth, and
then I'd Main TO Seventh
and back through Market to Washing
ton Hall. About fifty Knights were in
the parade carrying Chinese lanterns and
accompanied by Josie Kramer with..a full
force of musicians.
On arriving at the hall the cavaliers
entered and in short time others with
their ladies began coming in until at least
hundred fifty maskers were on
the floor. The gallery was well filled
with those who came simply as specta-
tors, large number of our most promi-
nent citizens being among them. After
grand promenade and short address
from Rex, waltz was commenced by
the band, and the gsiety of the night be-
gan in earnest. Looking down upon the
motley crowd from the balcony, it seemed
perfect psndemonium. Horrible look.
ing Indian warriors in all their war PAN
opiy were peacefully dancing with little
dsmse!s in the costume of the sunny
lands where the Necker flows and the
grapes rpen on the hlIl-tops that over
look the Rhine. Gay courtIers OF the
time of Charles the Good of England,
or Francis | OF France returned from the
battefelds of Msrston Moor and Pavla
and tripped measure with turbaned
houries from the hsrems along the shores
of the Bosphorus, or with glitterlng
chsrmers whose star bespsnglcd robes
seemed to speak of the Champs DEiySee.
Our own familiar Mathews Light Guards
contrasted their sober looking uni
forms with the black velvet robes
trimmed with white fur OF ladies sppsr-
emily fresh from the icy empire OF the
Great Bear OF the Forth, and the dances
on the river Ice at st. Petersburgh.
Clowns who would have honored Bar
nuns circus in the olden time, were
wkirling around with-whst! Is it pos
sibe? rs sure as We live they are waltz
ing with demure little quskeresses in
gray gowns and piested bonnets. Hither,
thither, everywhere goes rolllckink
Topsy, dressed in an old coffee sack. She
is the best character of the lot, and does
not appear when the masks are taken
oil, Two other nimble footed TopsiCs
glide about, one on the arm of a cavalier
who has come all the way from the
diving streets" of Venice, and the other
d swell of the Dun dreary type. But we
would weary our readers if we should At
tempt to minutely describe ali the dresses
or tell how the dancing was kept up I'M
til old Sol came peeping in At the win.
dows, suffice it is 10 say that
it was one of the best attended
ard most enjoyable balls of the season, q
success in every way. The costumes
were furnished, as was also the magnii-
cent supper by Mr.. A. Neuhsusen, and
were the best that could be found of their
| kind.
Rex was personated by Mr.. F.
Reister, his lieutenants being
Messrs. A. Hess ard Leo Reister The
msrshalls were Messrs. l.. Seidler and
&. Bingle About ten o'clock two tab
leauy representing Wheeling, by night,
"a gambling room raided by the pelice)
and the NJ. l.. G's. ut Sir Johns Run,
were given. Owing to insufficient time
much of the programme was omitted
Josie Kramer and his musical aids fairly
outdid themselves. In conclusion we
wish to inform Mr.. B-that we had our
eye on him when he WAS flirting with
those spangles and that pink cap and
wish him q good time.