The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-01

TEE HARMoHIE-M RssERCHoR BAL
MAseuE.-0ne OF these rare occasions,
which are unfortunately too few in this
work.a.day world, occurred last night at
Washington Hall. When the Germans
start out to have fun, they lay their
plans with true German thoroughness,
and they attain the deAired result with q
completeness and satisfaction that less
Systematic people eau never hope to at
tain. This was. the case with the mas
querqde ball at Washington Hall last
night. The Harmonic and Mennerchor
Singing Societies started some weeks ago
10 have a masquerade that would be a
social success, and their achievement has
been worthy Of themselves and their
efforts. The affair was a success in every
feature. a, /,
An immence crowd Of people assembled
on the streets IN the early part Of the
evening, and waited the arrival OF d. X.
q. the Prince. About s o'clock His
Hiphness and some thirty or forty
knights, mounted and carrying torches,
came pfancing up Market street, accom-
panied By Kramer's brass band, and al
Ter marching up town some distance
turned and came back to Washington
Hall, where large crowd had assembled
TO watch the makers as they entered the
building. .,
Inside all was a fairy scene, with the
brilliant lights, the swelling music, the
merry dancers and the wonderful array
Of fancy and historical costumes that
mingled together and moved In and out
the mystic mazes Of the dance. AZ .
o'clock the stream Of carriages that rolled
or dashed up to the door indicated that It
could only be success, and by 10 o'clock
! fully five hundred guests were in the ball
room. II was party oil the greatest re.
speotability, and composed oil some oil the
beat people Of the city.
Alto o'clock the signal was given TO the
musicians on the platform, and In re,
Spouse their instruments were tuned, and
soon the happy crowd separated into
couples and headed by the floor commit
tee. promenaded about the room. This
was the opening Of the real enjoyment oil
the evening.
A looker.on was kept busy in noting
the varied and numerous characters that
swept by. The jolly tar was on hand 10
full sailor rig; clowns and harlequins did
their utmost In acting the ridiculous;
flower girls and fairies, Enthusiastically, yet
neatly, arrayed, tripped by, close upon
the heels OF gallant cavaliers and knights
Of the olden time.
Almost every imaginable character in
history had some sort Of representation.
The Highland "Lad and Lassie" and
dozens OF other delineations came in for
fair share Of attention from the large
numbers Of ladies and gentlemen who
were not masked. l.,
National pride and national love found
their expression in the habits OF their
representative Here was Germania,
with suggestion OF the "Fatherland" In
every feature OF her dress and bearing;
Britannia, India, China, Turkey and the
"Isles OF the Sea-" each true TO national
history and national tradition. Old
Mephistopheles was there, apparently as
young and fresh as on the night he took
Faust into the Hariz Mountains and
showed him the mysteries Of the under
world. Then the Goddess Of Night
swept by hand in hand with the Gum
Boot Man. Then there were several
Topseys, Brother Jonathan and-but why
particularize? The drift OF comment
caught by the reporter as the crowds
rushed by was unanimous in this, that
the whole affair was success.
Next, as to the programme. We give
this below:
I,--Arrlyal Of Il. 3. II. the Prince. (Halt-paat
o'cloct)
u,-ProeeIlon OF all the Masks present. %
o'cloek)
IIf-Address Of His Royal Hlghncss the Prince
Carnival.
lly.-CotlllIou q Ia BAlhi- BIEouks, With tho most
heart-suHendertDg scenes.
y-Theatrc ConI1uc. Blue Stocking Ministries.
Special BeneatfOr the Manager OF the
IhoAter "Komekc."
y[,-March 10 ConstantInople, assisted by one
hundred Kfupp guns and one Are'eracker.
II.-Tableau-WhetlIng at Night. The police
arc requested not to interfere.
ylII-Steeple Chase Quadrllle. Ali are permitted
10 participate.
N.-Tableau-rem Jubilee. "Gatllng
Gun" will deliver one Of HIS killing speeches.
X.-Cold Water March. Mr.. John CuE,min'
kindly permitted the use Of the Water Works,
but declined to pArtake himself.
Xt-Tableau-W Virginia Militia in.the Field.
Music BY tho fIrst West Va. Regiment Band.
XIl.-sir Johns Run Quadrille.
Nobody Is allowed 10 strike.
XIII.-Pioture Gallery Of the Greatest Composer
Of the Nineteenth Century.
BY the Famous Painter, Johnlel debhartio.
XIY.-Lancier Ia COS1ck.
With various Equestrian Feats.
Neutrality-suspicious. -rurklAh War.
With an European cobaagration In the back
ground.
XyT-JAnltschareu March.
Ths Turkish sultan kindly lent bis orchestra FOL
this occasion.
XVII Surprise Party.
Pull down your Marks.
XvIII.-Supper.
Accompanied by the hash-lan Band.
XIX.-Gcneral Dancing.
XX-%CIX.-More Dancing.
Give Won't Go Home TIL Morning.
II will be seen by this that the pefor.
nance was far above the level Of the or.
binary masquerade, The brilliant bits
Of mimic performance which were intro
duced from time TO time were very ac-
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