New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-18
THE CARNIVAL SEASON.
The CHILDREN's BALL AT THE ACADEMY.

The CHIBDREN'S BALL AT THE ACADEM1.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE AND BEAUTIFUL DANCES
The children's carnival and ball last even
ing AT the Academy Of Music, in aid OF the seasluo
Home for Children success in spite OF the sno"
storm-a very unwelcome accompaniment to en-
tertainments Of this class. Mothers, however
did not hesitate to bring ont their III
tie darlings, gorgcousy though sparsely dressed
Nearly 300 little children were represented IN inc o'
couy seats and the boxes by many hundred adults ana
a great macy benevolent old bIchel0rs Every scat
was occupcd every box was filed The Academy vas
lust full The corridors were attractIycIy decorated
with flowers instances two and three adj
cent boxes we're occupied by parties Members oi lhe
old Guard and OF The militia stats present IN uni
form.
Athafpast g that part Of the entertainment con-
ihUed by the Children began, and continued Tor TWO
hours. II beautiful spectacle. The children ia"
the floor 70 themselves and were disclosed mas5ed III
a picturesque tabicau After the juvenile band came
The yyandlrrc tTuja Uclsho), VINO danced Ia Llh''
au,rnnc." The Goddess OF Liberty MARY DunhNu) APP
reared ON chariot ia the form Of mountain. csc"lle"
10y Prince Carnival Crhur Mlr"cj. and his CONT
a troop of clowns dancing ~" Picrrot Ql'drie' Inc
Ola Woman who Lived IN shoe adele Burinil danced
M dressed in drab CLOAK and hourishing broom her
family little children from four TO six years Of age
delighted the company with Tie witch dance. Ih"n Inc
cod Woman" made su. Prise iy throwing aside E't
cloak. disclosing pretty lt,c mld dressed l,I ~,
c37tlUct dance IN tdfUol, Nft' sic I'll'i '4-' ~
charming grace. , ,,
4 Ncdpotau we'd ing party came forward, the hIldc
AMI brdrvruorn, Kittc and Walter Price, tripping nc
Natonal dance after when three tiny bridesmaids win
u,lrIsl me. suspended from their shoulders "'hJ
through fautastic5l number or 1snre9, ircclNlh-a
shower 81 applause md flowers. Nine pretty in'@Sc'
pcIsonatcd the Nurses, urrioimnG IN "digo WIN l't
ab.raus, changing lights, aud Winning TIE au'''h
Of every one. M, .,.to
They we're: Clio. Ki''v Won Horne; CdHiog', Alhle
Kurllg: IgGlJ katir Hannah; hHpOH.fne, hAne h'H-
nr,: Eaisrpe, Mtilo whitney; H'i'0 lena i.H
T,gsi. l0gC l,aliuc DeLc:e,t; Ertatd, hitly B''Si
PoiyLyllsiG. Josie Moss An.
Thirty mi, boy. dress 4 Be- Coolies represented 'he
Chinese nation lu aa umbrella dance, chasing one
allotlcr I'm eB-lo IN" over tIc hlor with pflc lul.
umbrellas over their heads ara entering mo me Sp'
OF the dance yth COME cfuIsia-m The baccbaudlah
fest val the dance OF the SIXTY vncdresaerr misses
from fourteen years down 90 y, were uniIe ana nct
tfu PARIS Of II rcsc;nb.cG Nayp0c dance, cach tle
glr holding a fc.tUuu ut vince or banner ot gdlo
that met IA common centre under t' Hes OF the rld-o
Alter the final tdbrdu the children danced waltz, the
Ianccrs ana galOp; and the bail proper was tlrh
olon,d bv twcntvai-ht ladies and gentlemen dancing
a " Pounpsc - Ia Cour." Among many others IN me
boxes were the following ladies and Senuemcn' WIN
their friends: go o,.
william Bcldon. BENJAMIN Wood, Charles Osborne
Mrs Mailer Theodore Moss, j. BcideU, Mr. hlct, ~
WctbeIicr A. B. DarluE sir. sherman Paris, MIS- Johh
shaw ". T. Earle" Mr.. Sanchez Mr.. Johnson, NV J.
Earle Mrs j. Mccall. Mrs. H. X. Thurber Mr. stanton,
MIR Colhurn Mrs u. f. Bthbtt, Mf-. {, h. linGkleY'
Mr. BRYAN, DR.. Jordan, Jesse ~rligunl. MIS-. IL. ~
Armour Mr.. Compton, Mrs J. 4. lostwlck. q. n
Curtis SIR. Fowler, Me. WcthcrDce, Nils; W: Otthah'
Mir UaIlgarten Mrs. DCmore,t and Mr. HcIShtOh'