The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-07
pURIM BALL.
A Masquerade Where Pleasure, Merriment,
Good Feeling and Joy Reigned Supreme.

A Masquerade Where Pleasure, Merriment,
Good Feeling and Joy Reigned Supreme.
Last night Purim ball, masquerade,
was given by the Young Mems Hebrew as
ISOLATION at their hall in the Mayer build
enty-tive couples in cost lme and
masque, and nearly as many
more simply in ball dress.
Purim is the feast of lots instituted to
commemorate the deliverance of the Jews
from the Vaccinations of Hannah. The
ball last night was in celebration of this
festival.
There were all sorts of characters person.
atsd Among the number our report
er observed female colored min
strel troupe, the "Jolly Georgia Minstrels, )"
all dressed alike and all representing the
characters admirably. There were four
ladies in the troupe whose names could not
be obtained, as they declined to have them
published but the following are the names
of the gentlemen. viz J. J. Levy, captain;
heimcr, Ike Lareh and s. Reinhardt.
There was also female baseball nine. but
they refused to give their names. They
were dressed in pink flowers, white knee
breeches and red striped stockings. On
their bosoms was the legend, Female b. b.
Players"
Among the other characters noticed, was
the Butterfly of Fashion, Miss Mile Benc-
dict; Misses Mamie Ilerif and A. Lamm,
Flower Girls Circus Queen, Mrs. n.
II. Ensell, who was proprietress OF
tent bearing on It's portal the
inscription, Great Menagerie. The
Wonder of the world Walk up, gentle
men, walk up, admission ten cents" Rain
and Sunshine, Mr. aud Mrs. Fechenbach
Night, Miss Purnell; Spanish girl, Mrs
Littlehale; Banioist, Victor Levy; Boot.
black, Louis Herman. These were all the
although he strove diligently tC
do so. Among the characters whose
names he could not obtain, were two
Cowboys, two Indians, four or five Negroes
male and female, two Vegetable Women
/ La Espanola, Its cigars take the lead" q
Harlequin, an lrishman;' old Mother Hub.
bard in the cupboard" This character
had a sure enough cupboard surrounding
him; Photograheust Sam'l of Posen a nd
numerous fancy characters. Our reporter
attempted faithfully to obtain the names
of the ladies and the gentlemen personating
the various characters, enumerated pledg
ing himself to secrecy, but the only result
OF his effort were as given above.
Splendid music added to the charm and
grace ofthe evening, and in fact, hackneyed
as the quotation may seem to be, "all went
merry as a marriage bell" The following
was the programme:
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
J. l.. Herman, Jake Block, Alex. s. Getz,
John Gardner, A. X. Hurst. Ike Loeb,
Alex. Sanger, Ben llershberg, Il. A. Kahn,
|. Reinhardt.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
II. Loeb, Il. NJ. Tillman, Leon Kahn, l..
NJ. Ensell d. G. 0ppenheim.
FLOOR MANAGERS.
Alex. s. Getz, J. l.. Herman, Gerson
Meyer, NJ. ii. Hurst, Il. A. Kahn.
DANCES.
March, lancers, waltz, heel.and-toe polka,
lancers, waltz, varieties, Alsatau lancers,
schottische, waltz, quadrille, waltz.
AT midnight the merry jewellers all UNI
masked, and then repaired to sumptuous
supper prepared, 1t was in truth a Joyous
occasion, and the Y. NJ. IL. A. can congrattl-
late itself on the success of the Purim bal.