Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-12
MoMUs IN MASK.
The Grand Purim Masquerade at Ma
sonic Hall Last Night,

sonic Hall Last Night.
The grand Purim masquerade ball at
Masonic Hall last night was one of the
most brilliant social events of the season
in Hebrew society, The last ball of this
character given in Savannah took
place i've years ago. Since then
Purim has passed without social obser-
vance. The affair last night was arranged
by the Youths Historical Society, ana
was in every way a success. The at
tendance was unusually large, and the
grotesque maskers filed the floor COM
pletely from the entrance to the
stage. The overture was played at
10 O'Clock, and the maskeTs gided
into the merry dance. There were num-
Der of spectators in the hall, and to these
the scene was particularly pleasing, and
the maskers in gay, grotesque and elegant
costumes gliding through the waltz and
quadrille to the inspiring music of the
band, formed pretty picture. Under
cover of the mask and behind the domino
many jokes were perpetrated, ludicrous
discoveries made and amusing incidents
developed. 1t is not positively certain
that the following, so cleverly told in
verse, actually occurred, but there is pea
haps ground to suspect 1t did:
II know twas not the proper thing to do;
y IL
To 90 alone to that grand masquerade,
And so ! did 1t. Well my plans were laid.
Nv wife of nv intentions did not know;
| told her out Of town had to go,
And she believed me. Leaving her to stay
At home / went and danced in costume gay.
had been at the ball an hour or so.
When some one introduced a domino.
/ saw that she was plump and graceful, and
She lad a pretty little foot and hand.
Her eyes. 1 noticed, flashed like diamonds
bright;
light,
And then She firted with most perfect ant;
IL isn't singular l lost my heart.
soon my sweet charmer began TO ask,
| To step into an alcOve and unmask;
To let me see thy lovely face, I'd swear
Was hid behind that mask; Ny lady fair
At first refused 1 pleaded long and hard:
Declared my life forever would be marred,
Unless her cruelty she would relent.
| NV pleading won at last q shy consent:
Her face she would permit my eyes to view,
| If | unmasked the selfsame instant too.
| The dancing hall had alcOves all around.
| And soon in one Of those ourselves we found.
| The alcOye was for two. the proper size,
! And passing dancers would not recognize
| on, for the light was dim WITHIN the Meme,
| And flowers about the perfume gave. My
Her mask removed. I meantime did the same.
MY wife, My husband:' So we did eN-
claim.
| The truth was neither Of us had mistrusted,
And each was disappointed and disguised.
Among the various characters We're
Blacksmith" with forge and wheel
wright shop, by c. Marks; Patrick
| O'Flaherty," shoemaker, with shop and
benches and tools, NJ. L. Byck; Double
| Man." A. ;. Cohen; "Dutchman," A.
! Gerst: ssIndian." L. Adler; deaf and
! Dumb Man." G. Lowenstein; ''Knife and
Scissors Grinder" f. Neuberger; Little
Daisy" by Miss Lulie Abrahams
s.Shepherdess,'' Miss Fanny Letter;
| columbia" Miss Lille Byck; "Gypsy,"
| Mrs. NJ. Deitch: "Topsy," Mrs. j. Bel
| singer; "Oyster Woman" Mrs. A. 5.
Milius; "Knight," L. Lippman; '.Span-
| ish Cavalier" "Harlequin," "Pink Domi-
no. Blue Domino white Domino, y
and numbers of other characters.
The committee from the society having
| the management of the affair were at
| tired as follows: Alr. IL. q. Appel, pink
! cambria, full dress suit.
Reception COmmittee-H. NJ. BOley. A.
NJ. Letter and 5. H. R0thchild, white
| cambria suit, full dress.
Floor COmmittee-M. 5. Byck, NJ. r.
| Cohen, L. r. Robinson, blue cambria, full
| dress.
Shortly after II o'clock the unmasking
| began, and before the supper hour was
| announced the masks were nearly all re-
moved and the discoveries Of the brave
and fair were made. At u o'clock the
| grand march was formed and the guests
| filed out Of the doors and ascended to the
supper room, where asumptuOus banquet,
| one of the finest that had ever been seen
| in the hall, had been spread by
Messrs. Fried d Hicks the popular cater
| ers.
After the feast had been enjoyed the
| guests returned to the ball room, and the
pleasant acquaintance made under the
mask were renewed, and dancing was
continued until a late hour The COM
mittee and the society have every reason
| to be satisfied with the pleasurable re-
suits of the Purim ball of 1884.
The judges of characters were Messrs.
| VI. J. SOlOmOns, /. kayton and NJ. Deltch.
Before the grand march was formed Mr..
SOIOmons awarded the gentleman's prize,
a handsome pair of cuff buttons, to Mr.. A.
Gerst, in the character OF the Dutchman,
and the lady's prize, a handsome silk
parasol, to Mrs. }. Belsinger, as Topsy