Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-23
BAL MASQUE.
rae HEBREW FEAST OF PUR.n.


The Fancy Dress Bali VI the aebrev
Social Union ss Grant Hall
Last Evening.
The rooms of the Hebrew Social union
in Grant hall, Duke street, were last nigh
the scene Of a festive gathering, the coca
sion being the third Purim bal xnasque O
tho social union of this city in celebra
tion of the Purim season. The attendance
last night was not rs large as on former
occasions. There were upwards of sixty
couples, and it was exclusively Hebrew
gathering, most all the prominent Jewish
families in the city being represented,
while guests from New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, West Chester, York,
Columbia and other points were conspicu-
Gus on the floor.
A large proportion were in costume and
the company presented brilliant appear
ance, elegance and variety of costume ;
contributing largely to the enjoyment on
occasions OF this kind. The floor from ten
o'clock to midnight presented a gay con-
trast of merry maskers with the spectators,
many of whom were in full evening dress.
Following is partial list of the costumes
worn The play of "The Two Orphans
was cleverly personated by Mrs. Joaas Fox,
as Mother Frochard Mrs. Lewis Sylvester,
Louise, the Blind Curl Miss Isaacs, of
Philadelphia, as Henriete; Mr.. Louis
Astrich, as Pierre, the Scissor grinder !;
and Mr.. Louis. Bash, as Jacques.
Other conspicuous costumes were those of
Jos. Strauss, Knight Mrs. Jos. Strauss,
Country woman B. Astrich, Mennonite
Farmer A. Sylvester, Professional
Monkey NJ. Strauss, Professional
Monkey J. Ostbeim looked dignified as
High Priest w. Scott Adler was made
up cleverly as Oscar Wilde /; AL. Rosen-
stein and M. H. Marks presented a funny
appearance as the "Two johns" !"
characters taken from a play of the
same name Ralph Simon was seen
as q Hunter Benjamin Hirsh, as
a Sailor; David G. Hirsh, China
man L. Mayer. of New York, Chinaman !;
A. Gansman, Zouave II. Heyman. of
Philadelphia, as q French count NJ.
Gersche!, Tobacco Buyer; I. Newman,
Fireman Wn. Gerschel, of New York,
made up we'll as the Girl of the Period
Herman Astrich, Sailor {; Mrs. 81. Hirsh
made up humorously as Hot Corn
Woman Mrs. A. Adler looked demure
in the costume of a Quakeress
Miss Stella Hirsh and Mrs. A. Alberts
looked charming as Sailor Girls Mrs. A.
J0bbcl, Ol SClumDth, dtS L CdSdAI pAiso
p. Welfson, of Baltimore, as Morning
Domino Bertha Loeb, Little Bo Peep
Miss w. Rosenstein as a Shepherdess
Miss F. Bash, Tambourine Girl,
Miss S. Bash, Fancy Domino
Misses Amelia and Carrie Strauss as Scrub
and Whitewash Women ; Mrs. Morris Ger
schel, Pink Domino Miss Ida Bash. of West
Chester, Gypsy Girl :; Miss F. Bash, of
West Chester. Pink Domino Miss Laura
Lebauch, of York, Bohemian Girl Miss
Millie Loeb personated her character ad-
mirably Miss Piosa wore pretty cos
tune, Spanish Princess; Miss Bertha
Goodman, of Philadelphia, Pink Domino
Miss Sallie Rosensteia, White Domino
Miss Emma Rosenstein, English Milk
maid M. Levy, Micheviors Monkey.
Notable among many elegant fancy cos
tunes worn, were those of Miss Millie
Loeb, Miss Stella Hirsh, Miss Isaacs. of
Philadelphia, Mrs. Lewis Sylvester, Miss
Hattie Rosenstein, Mrs. Adler and Mrs.A
Albert. The list might be extended, but it
will suffice to say there were many knights
and ladies of high degree, sailors, soldiers,
firemep, fairies, dominoes, nights and
mornings, princes and beggars, bootblacks,
etc.; the whole forming a creditable ap-
pearance.
After unmasking at twelve o'clock many
of the maskers repaired to their homes to
appear later, the ladies in handsome toilets
and gentlemen in evening dress.
Among tho visitors from abroad were
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Davis and daughter,
Of New York Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jessel, of
Columbia Miss Laura Lebaucb, of York ;
Miss p. Welfson, of Baltimore Miss
Isaacs. of Philadelphia Mr.. L. Mayer, of
New York and Miss Bertha Goodman of
Philadelphia.
Supper was announced shortly after
midnight, and was served by Jehn c.
Spaeth in the front part of the room, the
three or four long tables all being occu-
pied.
The corps of officers, to whom is due
especial credit for so ably conducting the !
ball, are Lewis Sylvester, president a; |
Bruno Astrich, vice president; AL. Rosen-
stein, secretary; Simon Hirsb, treasurer.
The committee who had the ball in charge |
were: Louis Sylvester, president; George |
Bamberger, Morris Strauss, Louis Bash,
Adolph Gansman aud Louis Astrich. The |
mus:s was by Taylor's orchestra, and was
fully up to the requirements Of the occa-
sion. |