The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-22
JOLLITY IN GILMoRE's GARDEN
The German Arion society's Fret Masquer
nde within Five Years.

Gilmorc's Garden has had wide range
Of occupancy. from revvalsm to the recent
show Of woman; but IL never held more pic
turesque assembly than 1t did last night. when
the German Arion Society gave n masquerade
its first within five years. The use of the Gar
den for the purpose was successful
experiment The enormous interior had
been made attractive. in spite OF its
rather rulc architecture. The central
space was noored although not as smoothly
as the most exactng dancers might have de-
sired. In the eastern end WIS Moorish castle.
Hangings. on which clever caricaturcs were
painted. covered the usually bare walls. There
was n profuson Of evcrgrcens and flowers. The
arched rows Of lights In colored globes gave a
bewilderlng brillisncy. In each Of the 200
open boxes at the raised sides Of the garden WAS
n table with four glasses on it.
1t was carly certain that the ball was going TO
be great success as TO numbers. People began
to pour in Mt the two entrances as carly as s 80
o'clock. and at tho lobbes were iammcd full.
The long spaces under the raised seats were
devoted to rooms for the putting away OF coaks.
coats. and hats. and to stands for the sale Of
reireshments. The confusion was distracting.
were rudely jostlcd. The men. in long lines,
waited impatienty to gct rid OF their outer gar
mcnts. Numerous police ON GERS did their BE-
t. straighten out the tangl.s Of humanity. bu
not always with success. The sale Of tickets
went on steadily at o." box Office. aud spccu-
lalOrs were industriou--1n the street.
By way Of u comn!encoment Of the amusc-
mcnt over a. hundred musicians. under Dr,
Dumrpsrh, played AN overture from RirnN "
at 9o'eoek, and followed that with seleotinns
from Die Fhlkunger." Lurlinc. md " The
llu-ucnots." The music was excellent. the or
chcstra having been under training together for
sunday evening concerts. and II was not played
in Il nearly empty house MS Is usually the casc
during the first hour of ball How many
thousands there Wore Of the listeners 1t would
he hard to tell. but they i"d every bit Of tho
and large part Of The 3Gi by I29 foot dancing
ilpor-to which none but those in character
costumes or dominos were admitted.
The forty-fOur Il ,nr committeeman, c0stumcd
az fqlcon"rs. and the twenty two mcmhcrs Of
the lobby committee. in the .lrcss OF Charles
Ms time. emerged from the Moorish custle at
~, and went through with somc military cvo-
lutlons with precision that indicated thorough
drilling. Tho dancing was then commenced.
later. Iromenading seemed tp be- more to the
liking OF the company for the time being. The
variety Of costumes worn by the steadily aug
m"nt"i gathering OF marrhers was, perhaps as
great as over presented ON any similar occasion
In the part Of the Garden divided from the
rest 10y the Moorish castle. preparation for the
| procession and tablcau We're begun early. but
| IL was II o'clo * when the latter was shown by
| the raising Of n curtain in the castles front. \
! tropical land,'ape was dis 'lpsod. with Arion
not yet awakened from his five years sleep. He
was surr ounded 10y fairies. The curtain fen. and
| IN" procession muNed out into sight. liwus very
eIahOrute, M included many cuIulcal Things. rs
| well ~ beautiful. The ilrst division pres .nied
awakened Aron astride IN enormous and re-
| splendent dolphin. with the unilprmrd 4 COM
| niuee before MENTIONED ~ body snarl. and q
| hand OF music preceding him. The division II
| Folly came next. commanded 10y Il General on a
| hobby horse. and made up of numerous
caricaturrs iamiliar ch9ra tors. Beethoven
| was surrounded 10y representatives. of
| his COMPOSITIONS Tho mcmbers OF the
| Police. Health. and Excise boards were
collected under one big hat. There werc COM
| panies of organ grinders, Cinnamon, negroes.
| gladiators. and fops. Worth was drawn 10y
| women on an immense book Of Paris fashions.
| Tho gold an silver. nght was represented hy
| klii.l T. Nhor shirldr were huge coins. The
/ thru division Wis headed py Prince Carnival
| IN a gorgeous chariot. drawn by three hO rses.
| Around him were grouped pages. jest T.. an I
| prinrcsscs. The pa.;ennt was IN it4cli a plons-
! ing entertainment. and was llherally apuluuded
| hy tGe spectators.
| The Garden became more and more crowded
| until midnight. when il held 5000 persons
| some said 10000. The boxes wer. thon all o'-
| cupied. some OF them 10y free drinkers ana the
lghbies. rs well az the main iioor. were crowded
| Tho Jollity up 70 that hour was decorous II thu
| main.