The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-25

THE 6E16I.WEl
went = beyond the pale Of mortal ken.
They came, NV, co0quesed, and van
ished In . single day. Some Of them
seemed little tired toward evening.
THE BALL.
Renshsw's Hall was ablaze by nine
O'Clock with the splendor Of jnAumera-
bic lights and the glitter of hundreds Of
gay costumes. At one time there were
six hundred people present, about three
hundred Of them in costume. Twenty
four sets danced on the floor at once and
when the music BEGAN the seductive
strain Of STRAUSS waltz, the panorama
Of the mingling nlaskers as they .whirles1
in bewildering MAJ. Of grace, beauty
and splendor was scene not to be for
gotten and not susceptible Of descrip-
ton.
The music was furnished by u string
band under the direction of Professor
Speck, consisting Of Messrs. Dusseau,
Mcmillan, Burt and Van orion, viOlins;
Eitschen and Hauswirth. comets;
Moore, trombone; York, bass; Marsh,
flute; McCechney, clarionet; Freeman
and York, drums.
Hess,s. Dewitt and Letter were floor
managers and their earnest and courte-
Gus efforts contributed much to the conf
fort and pleasure of the evening.
The eictc, creme de Ia cr'rnse, h0ut t,n,
and upper ten were all on hand, some in
costume and some in evening dress.
Everybody enjoyed themselves to the
top OF their lent, and all united when
five O'Clock came, and the music died
on the unwilling ear, that the Carnival
Alasque Ball was the greatest success Of
the season in Butte.
THE MAsQUERs.
1t WAS impossible to say who was who
or what who represented. Among the
many handsome costumes the following
were noticeably elegant: Two Amazon
Princcsses, male and female lostil!ions,
French Hussars, Russian Grand Ouch
ess, King of Froncc, Hungarian Mag
mates.
There was the usual number Of fat,
gaping school boys, Spanish Ladies in
black velvet and lace, cavaliers, cour'
tiers, Irish characters, negroes and buff
ftUns. Rip Van Wrinkle limpcsl around
in the last stages Of dccrepitude, tor
mcnted by couple Of Indian sluaws;
two Dutch boys dressed and acted their
character to perfection; u "Holy Ter
ror" pron,enad.sl with j'untily and
elegantly dressed French Postil-
lion; q Snow Storm AMI Biz
zard rivallcd each other in ele-
CANT dancing. a female jockey
captivate.l many hearts with the tink-
ling Of her gold spurs; Don Caesar de
Bazan and General Bonn fratcrnizetl in
violation of all the unities. Nan-the-
Misunderstanding, the Turkish Prilr-
cess, the charming little daughter of the
Regiment, u Devices, tw" Positions
and the Queen Of Diamonds seemed to
contend with the Snow Storm and the
Blizzard Al to who should he the bellies
of the evening. There was one deli
ciously captivating little Turkish Prin-
cess who was acknowledged! Ivy many
t" be the most graceful dancer on the
floor.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
Mrs. Et'gington's handsome lace cost
unle was the envy and admiration "f
half the ladies ut the Carnival Ball.
The expenses Of tho Carnival and Ball
were about 81 500.
Five hundred and twenty-five dollars
were subscribed ',y the business men "f
Butte to the Carnival.
The Iie.lerkranz society will prt'''a
;ly lose about 500 OH the Carnival al;':
bali, hut they Il" not regret the labor,
time. money and thought they :" lihcr-
orally expended to make IL grand sue
cess Of the first Carnival IN Butte.