New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
CLIMAX or THE CARNIYAL.

| AREYIEW OF THE ARION FESTIVAL.
| SCENES AND PECUIIAkITIEs OF THK SPLENDID
| PaGHEANT-WCHNEss OF THE COSTUMES AND
| DECoRATIOSs-HAPPY CARICATUIEs IN The
| MAIN PROCEssIoN-THE CARNIyAL NIGHTS THAT
FOLLOW THE ARIoS AT G1IMoRE's GARDEN.
The lateness of the hour at which the prin-
cipal features OF the Aron ball were displayed pre-
cuded any heightened description Of the extraordinary
scene THE TRIBUNE OF the next morning There were
many pecuartes OF the ball which even at this late
hour are worthy recalled The great success OF the
Aron was the town talk all classes OF society ON Sat
urday and Yesterday. and people are still Interested III
1t If it event Of grave importance IL GER
| tainly was very remarkable exhibition In many as
poets.
The estimates OF the numbers present which we're
hurriedly made in THE TRIBUSEfrom 1000 to 10000
were not exaggerated. In fact it Is believed that the
greater number given less than II should Justly De-
Every one OF the 800 boxes filled with an average
OF six or seven persons Five thousand two hundred
tickets, admitting q gentleman and lady
! were sold, together with several hundred eA-
ira ladies' tickets 10 accommodate gentlemen who
! desired TO bring two ladies These alone admitted
II 600 persons The number OF members OF the Arion
Society is 200 each Of whom three tickets admit
ting 600 allotted The invited guests numbered
500 or more and there force Of walters and per
formers the march and special dances Of fully 1000
| more-a grand total OF 10000 persons This im-
nense crowd ncd every part Of the building. The bail
floor at O'Clock crowded in all its broad space
as the smaller of the Academy OF Music ever was
| known be. Waiting was vexatiOus labor, Tor
every step had TO be carefully taken ana the walters
had actually 10 thread their way through the thfong
The company, too, distinguished one the ladies
OF some OF the most prominent families being in the
boxes, without masks Those OF William H. vanderbilt
and Of Judge John X. Brady present as curious
and amused spectators. Hundreds OF the leading Ger
man families OF this city and Hoboken were on the moor
and in the boxes. The theatres at Ia o'clock emped
themselves into the Garden, not only thousands IRON
the audience, but nearly every prominent actor ana
actress being present after tie midnight hOnr Al II
O'Clock at night the line Of coaches arriving with guests
extended for a mile mp the avenue Many ladies' TOOK
the precaution wearing heavy shoes driving as close
as possible by side street 10 the entrance, and then
| walking TO the building.
or course there many OF the de1tmOHde present
though p0lice. under Captain Williamss ORDERS ex-
Guided the notorious characters In fact the au-
| nOuncement that such persons when known would be
excluded had the happy effect OF discOuraging many
| from coming All present were wel-bchaycd. There
| was 10 hglt,ng o riouug at late hour OF the
morning. not the least remarkable feature OF this
ball THAI spite Of the crowd and confusion, and char
acter OF many present. there was no violence or dis
order. And, moreover, no lndecency There was not
woman shameless enough to appear, as scores did at
the last French ball. in tights and male costumes OF
a century ago. There were numbersthousands in fact
who wore short dresses, but the costumes as luo
we're unexceptonably modest In the procession there
were one or two who were immodestly atired
to orcpTCscnt characters, but they were understood 10
h pTOft sslonals from OF tho German theatres
10 would be perfectly true TO that there nothing
| in the display which need have caused any lady 70
blush. The confidence OF tho Germans IN the manage
rent of the Aron Society and the good character OF is
entertainment. shown by the presence OF hundreds
! Of children Of from ten TO twelve years OF age and
thousands young misses OF fourteen and sixteen IN
.,utilV iu DpNp even
| embraced children Of tcnderer years.
MANY ucrsons familiar with the masked balls Of Paris
Venice and Cologne (he latter the great city OF mas
uucraes) spoke Of tine heing unequaed IN
II their experiences in those cities In fact in none Of
them is there building in when II NOGd he possible TO
| entertain the numbers present IN GilmOrc's Garden
| Friday night. Nothing more unique IN the way Of
character costumes can be abroad. Tie American
is not generally gwen 10 incorporating In character and
| utuily an those VINO assumed characters and playeG
them throug ghOut the evening were found 10 he Ger
mans Santa Claus carried his Chrismas.trec Of huge
dimensions all night did also photographer with Il
hfc-sze instrument He frequently TOOK portraits ~ the
guests rendering comic valentine the result OF bis
pxpcrmcnts which an assistant artist painted by hand
10 suit the customer A group Of tramps carried
their lout comic efforts conscien ously during the
ming Colorado beetle, dressed 10 perfection, buzzed
without talking during the whole evening and seemed to
feel il a duty to hop instead of glide through the
dances. A small hoy pcrsonated chmney-s weep with
ladier and broom there wcrt nancrous servants Of
both sexes all the stare Of the universe apparently had
their representatives. the floor there n score OF
Daughters Of the r. gincnt and Nuns by the dozen.
The procession, which IL always the great feature OF
| the Arion BALI the best st has given. II was
chiefly the design OF Joseph kerpcr, the Carcaurst
~ ppcl Who was also Prince Carnival OF this occasion.
His wife was the Torpschorc in the tabeau the mar
age Of Bacchus ana Tcrp'ichore at ihe recent Lcder
kranz bal. The design Of the procession 10 Illus
ratc the peculiar Incorporating customs in Rome.
Venice Madrid Paris Cologne, and other cities Of the
ola World and to clricature of the features Of
hte in the New World. The display Of Old World mask
ug preceded the chariot OF Prince Carnival and those
Of New World eccentrcities followed Prince Carnival
stood OH this great globe representing the
world, aud appeared alegOrically speaking, to have
followed and been born II OF the old customs,
and to be leading IN the present folies There were
many capital hits in the procession, which most Of The
audience were quick 10 appreciate. The hlt at the
present situation france particularly appisudcd
by tho Germans who caught the SATIRE OF the group
sisting OF Marshal MacMahon, "NsPoieOn ~ n" dhe
present exilcd Prince, Henry V" tine present BOur
hon claimant or the thfOncl and priest supporting
and nearly e&tingulshed by an ordinary "ttOye-pPc
haf unon which sat either President GrfSy,
the present master spirit ~ France, g tmbetta The
feature Of the New World hall OF the procession the
brigade Of uasts Each paper Ia The city rep
resented by individual clothed foD head 10 loot IN
issues Of that journal These pasted upon suits
Of white linen aud were very cOmlcAl and effective.
Each one Of these masGueradeIs WAS made up III
feature least n not IN figure 20 look ~ nearly pos
sibe Ike the chief editor Of the paper III question some
Of these although Clrcaturrs, were very clever persona
tiOns The band OF lire laddes III Inc part Ol ne pro
&C. .siOn devoted 10 illustration Of WOu1n's Rshts'
we're all ladies OF the ballet rom tue Grrmalna
Theatre and in lheir rcd suits formed q most
es1ues Qf tho procession Mrs. Anderson
walking within an inclosure formed Of rope he'd by