New-York tribune., 1880-02-20

a sedate-lookiDg man, who is strIdng along
In air.. No attempt Is made at perspective
but throughout the series OF grotesque figures there IS
abundance Of life and action couple are skating
swiftly along toward the imaginary ballroom on skates
with great curied tips, and then brick wall
is passed and the guests are In tho ball
room. Then the paintings begin 20 tell slngu-
larly lively stories. clown receives the guests.
including a to whom girl Is anchored by stout
chain The dance begins, and this idea typed by all
sorts OF musical devices One very comca idea Is that
Of whose body base-vol. from the bottom OF
which tgo very animated legs project IN his left hand
the holds sheet OF music and in his right hand he
has bow with which he madly playing on the strings
hls body. Another big man Il pounding with couple
OF big maets a scanuiy attred Puck, whose head Is
conveniently made to represent Kettle drum
Passing TO the north side OF the building the sport or
the ball grows warmer cavalry officer VINO IL APP
IN hIs left hand out OF which the wine il
hylng ana in front OF him is cannon resting
On the point OF needle. The charge Of bou-0ons
ying from ts mouth strikes brigandke fellow In the
stomach, ard in his surprise he drops mug OF f'amng
an EgvptIan with their bllqhtcoOred scarfs perform
their national dance. The begins to affect the
f0Ulishness TAX, possession OF them. doughty cava
ler on a wooden horse is represented meauderiDs
g1rafc. Norwegian girl dances ana catehe. the ocg
red nose OF silmegged clown in the fold OF her defuy
whip and iinges his Oells general topsy turvness
sezcs the dancers. One man standing on his head 'ug
iootls skote aud he is evidently very much mixed"
The time 60 homo has arrived, and guide post OF
which two directions stands between two groups OF
figures On side a sim green devil is beckoulng a
woman In black dOmiuO 20 the neither world, and on
the other side Il demure maiden is battling her WAY
home thrOu Gh the ram, and the ball is A. an enc
At tops OF tho alternate pillars huge represcn
taoms Of animals heads and these help 60 carry
ont the central idea The first heads are those Ot nO
cent looking deer smoking pipes. bulls playing lures
geese and MONKEYS helping along the music OF the bali
Whcl the Inn reaches It's hesbt the heads grow IN slze
and those OF crocodile, an elephant and
2 riinucclNS. Inc OWLS ldcc lS tnc last
one that looks the festivities The other pillars ap-
pear to hold up vases, MASKS satyTs' heads ana MI
devices The that at the beginning
the ball il innocent lamb Ia turned upside down
when the fun is at lis height Toward the end OF tho
series suggestive looking medicines Indicate tbe state III
Whcn the fTeqgenters Of the At1On Ball were
expected u be early this morning
At FOurt-Gye end OF the Garden between two red
the great ice cooler He'd with ice There
naif Gozen huge bottles % champagne twice ~
big man. that bObbed around Keeping time To the
music The cice grOttO ia the OF the bottles made
cheuNye background, ana cOntrasted strongly WITH
the warm sunny at the MaGlsOnave. end OF tho
Garden where AIiOn with his harp IN bis hand stood on
the brink OF the with the rocks ana sea monsters on
either side.