New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
PRINCE CIRYIV1LIY MS GLORY.
THE AXIOM BALL A GREAT SUCCESS.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CR0WDFD--rHE Deco
RATIONs UNUSUALLY BRILLIANT.
The masquerade balls Of the MaennergcSang
yeretn Axiom are calculated emphasize year one
of the unauesonably historical and OF the puioy
legendary facts IN the lfe OF their tatary divinity.
That Arion instrumental 10 promoting the worship
OF the Jolly god Of wine well atcs,ed by the historians
and poets OF antiquity A true German never foreets
when he sings TO celebrate The product Of tho vine.
and when a society OF German singers chooses
the name OF ATon to coujuro with, It
never forgcts in It's festivities the appropriate
Bacchc features OF such celebration When Aron last
night attended BIZ Prince Carnival and multitude Of
ha:lcquu- etc, emerged from H'idc!oerSiAE fun in
the Madison Square Ga:an tee knowing spectators were
Immediately struck by tie appropriateness Of the dcV'o
In his riding Aon illus rated the lesen Diary part Of his
history % course lie was drawn BY dolphins. lie rode
Of the csk into Of the oyae't scenes that eyer
charmed the eyes VI NswYorli I,rry makers IN carnival
the.
The popularity Of tho Aron las never more striLngJ
illustrated this year, when there about $1,000
persons Qdni, the Gates and 900 realized from
RE eae ~ boxes alone eusDrs the society 20 be lavish
in IT. expcldituI luon the adogunents Of tho ball Is
well the annual feature Of the carnival procession and
last night The floral and Othec decorations were especially
lavish The painted that Dorlercd :hc dan Ing
floor were now in design though the fantastic designs Of
forAe years adhered 10 10 ,he general e1ec Tbs
Stress as the Ldersranz Bal. laiG uon the ass
of plants ard flowers. C5iars and palms made the
ridors usdo the u cop.a. Of -outhern bowers
hut their bullilnee fided before tbs picture
presented b. tho press stand IN the
front of the ROOM Seen from the eastern end Of the Gar
den this stand terminated vista througA alloy or ce
dars spannod by gl'tierng ~ qartcoiored anps
roof tastcily concealed beneath symmetrical arranr
cedr branches and at tao foot OF eacn stood
vase holding cactus Gala other Towering plant IT,.
between the posts wele suspended cognucopias and
scarlet -, pink, r blue and many ,S other
in oedars and palms. Upon It's vide arch medaons OF
palm leaves stood cut boldly because OF the dinerng
foliage and shade, and In The centre Of each medallion
palms were figures in rare, fresh flowers the middle
roses, panSes, carnations and yio,ets. Fansing
this design were two figures n roses p1niries
beFonas and pnks, an anchor and trshgoiar .aip.
Beside the press stand underneath me aFch were dense
Tie prbcipS decorative feature at the west end Of tho
the gigantic tnn. which at III o'clock heched
out hundreds Of picesqley G'o men, Women i aAa
background OF dark tercotta spnkled WIN letters OF
gold which spelled Arcn over and over sg~a. $50.
The doors 6i tie Garden thrown open a clock,
and eager Lf0Ec began AT once 20 pour INTO tAe
already sufficient number OF persons present H. masks
fancy TO 81 tho large dancing door, whte ao
later ,o theatre parties began 70 2qnru iw0 hundred
aud 0fty boxes were tepsrtsd with b"IdSoney 4tsNed
/ men and women Among the boNAoiesS were hlli'm
IIVanderalt lay Could. William stelnWay, Mayor son,
| f. Beringer, Jacob kuppert Adam sed,iAger, hen,y
CHARLES romme. Fs4uk Van der stdcAeu John Z. llil
Ser Nirdsyprhn, David Mel dam. Charles j. NeLTbds.
judge Davis, The Police Comuss oners' ne Etceo
| Gnn r,i,,oEers Theodore SsiAway, JACOB HGAh.HHo
! CoSr.d stein John Llldem-y cT and Felix Brain. -
shorty teioro 10 o'clock trumpet tsntA'es I b sags
/ "a -, rs sf-er they had shown Their Pctur
esquS appngs IN few eg'q W oso SIe When
NJ 1i:e TarIival Nr Ebc!ng) wac released Inc pro,
ression wac 10 eight divisions Inc htst was eonpeo
.onod p,inGe,s Coumo,re, who rode go9e represent
a. Ihe earih AronMr Barlagerlw asin ls ciaii9t
~ iornhjus aud attended ny u-ads. timely nv was
~ Pi.Icn called ExIort"; Prince Bismarck {Mr
Tr,,e, rode s-hog back srronnded by ir'si@n soldier
nrr. E,rtiyq ca ms last sealed Og throne PRUNING
over WIN nm aad Iiapensing ooubous 70 the crowd