New-York tribune., 1885-03-13
DANCING FOR CHARITY.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC FILLED WITH GAY
THRoNG At TIE PURIM BALL

THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC FILLED WITH A GAY
THRoNa AT TIE PURIM BALL
The Purm Fancy Dress Ball Is OF the last OF the
public merry -makings which serve to relieve the
monotony of the New-York season, and those VINO
attend It can lay the Aatterng JUNCTION to their souls
that although they having general good time, they
are also helping the poor and needy for the proceeds OF
the Purim Ball are devoted to charity From o'clock
last night until past midnight the streets around the
Academy of Music were thronged with carriages which
stopped in front of the Academy and set down care
fuv-wrapped up and hooded individuals whose hasty
brush into the vestbule discovered part-coored gar
ments Of strange cut and fashion under their sober
mufilings
Inside the scene was the familiar all such affairs
present There were the usual crowd of young men in
line eenth century evening dress; thero were the
fitting forms OF youths and damsels IN tne costume :"
their identity under noses of Brobdingnasan proper
TONS all crowding talking and laughing through tho
oq plant, and bunting. was light ss day under the
glare OF half dozen electric lights IN addtoh 70 tS
ordinary gas jets while until haipast ~ inc po'n'u
floor was vacant and tenantless 49,
At that hour the two orchestras, which were paced
high up among the stars, struck up the strains OF s
opening march. the drop curtain was slowly Nsea anu
motley throng of maskers seen drawn up across
the stage At signal they depoyed INTO TWO nhcs anu
for several minutes marched and countermarehssa "a
kn,gbts OF the seventeenth century peasant girls hung
on the arms of corr ulent monks while piorrots aud
| pantaoons escorted demure nuns, -, =.
Suddenly the orchestra struck into the strains OF
waltz from Gasparonc, and as If by magic the regu-
lar lines of the procession broken anc the moor
was filed with a whsking. floating crowd which never
left It until the gray light of morning mnged with the
yellow light of the gas and the steey glare Ct the
| electric lamps Toward the small hours the fun IN,
creased and though there WAS complete absence OF
yugariiy or license. the convenient disguise OF q
velvet mask or a strange costume ahorde plenty OF
chance for passing Irritation or rapid interchange OF
pleasantries. .
| The boxes were we'll filed, among the occupants
being C. Minzesheimer. o. S. strauss: Is'dore
| Wormser d. l.. Einsten. NJ. II. Moses, B. NJ. shaier'
Mrs PRO Louis Lyons, Henry Rice. j. +. Bamberger'
S j. Cans Jacob Hess $. b. Solomon. :, Neustadt, L.
| Lew H. Rice, J. II. Hoffman, A. Lewisohn. f. Len;
man Joseph Aron L. Lauterbach Joseph BlnmenthSi
| ~ Oeitinger L. Wertheimer. A. Herbs. L. Stieiei: .
| Loeb, s. w. Glazier A. Kahn V. II. Roth.ch:id'
| Gerson Meyer. A. Bernheimer, q. y: Goldsmith, ~
| Herman Alexander Blum. l. Waach, J. Rothschild'
| Mrs s. r. Jacobs. NJ. Gernsheim, j. Cohen, Lewis
| Nav Sol B. Solomon, NJ. $. Sternberger. y. D.
| Cans S. H. Eckmsn. A. l.. Sanger. 5: J: Spiegeburg'
| s. Seaman, s. j. Held, NJ. w. Mendcl, NJ. Wyie, Mr.
Rhode Joseph Koch, Simon Schafer, ID. a. sutton NJ;
| Coroner Levy.
missioner Squire T.. Milius A. Bernhard, ). H. rat
man. A. +. Bamberger, Theodore We'll, Nathan Bpur
| and j. j. Frank