Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-03
IN MASKS AND poM1NoEs.

the bail would be great success, but the |
result exceeded all expectations. No |
efforts had been spared by the committee |
having theaffair in charge to make it the I
most brilliant event of the season, and so /
il proved to be. The Israelitish Society /
turned out en- masse, and rendered, by the 1
presence of Its foremost representatives,
the assistance without which the social
feature Of the affair must have resulted IN
failure. The dancing hall was crowd
ed. Everything was life and anlmatoh'
and all present, without exception
passed, apparently very enJoyaOle eve
ming. One particularly pleasant feature
was the utter absence of eXclusIVeness. !
The ladies in all the various circles We'd 4
with each other in making the occasion as /
agreeable as possible. Not only was the 1
youth and beauty represented, but the /
dignified and stately matrOns, who have |
lon since retired from the ball room, took |
an active interest in the festivities, and |
contributed, in a measure, to the success !
Of the ball.
The interior of the dancing hall VAS at
tractively decorated. The walls Vert I
hung with bunting, and the gallery was /
festOOned with gay colors. The stage was /
appropriately set, and when the lights |
we're turned on the scene was one OF |
brilIiance. Carriages began to arrive in |
numbers by 8 O'Clock, and half an hour |
later a continuous line moved up TO the |
hall entrance. 1t had been arranged that |
the promenade opening the ball should |
start at 9:30 O'Clock, and the time was
apprOximated to a degree rare on such /
occasions. When the strains of the Or
caestra announced the grand entree fully
300 maskers were on the floor, represent
Ing every conceivable and imaginable
character. Ii was a brilliant sight as the
music waited in scores OF harlequins,
clowns, pierrots, fairies and court ladies,
and motley thrOng of every race and
nation dancing hither and thlther until
the nall was vast babel of sounds and
mngling of cOlors. The orchestra was
posted on the stage and the military band
on the floor. The first dance was the Ian
GERS; the floor was thrOnged and 40 finer
or more gTOtesque scene was ever pre-
scented Ia any Of the spectacles that have
been produced at the hall than was viewed
last night from the galleries. The order
Of dancing was IS follows:
Grand Entree, ~. II. : ".............. Purlm
Lsnciers, Lutte Hen-Pin" .-.-- Robinson
Waltz. Midsummer 900 -..-------H. Strauss
Quadrille, ITO our Secretary 1890. Gardner
Polka, "a (lal We'll. TAM" .....-. "A. Z. We'll
/ Lanciers, To our Floor Manager" Appel
Waltz, "Mos- chO-ves'- 49,. ...-.--.--- .Haym
/ Quadriile, 'TO our ex-President' --....:...-
schottische. .'who got LETT" Jim Blame
/ Lanciers, I'm Dude. Dandy Dade"
Waltz, "IIe never Eats as ne goes by" Boley
/ LaEft tree. To our Guest, .---...---. Geck5
/ Quadrille. 1.-THE Genuine Metal"
/ Waltz. ~ HIGH Kicker" S. A. Enstein
! I.aaciers Guide, "Oh! Ida" -.....M NJ. Il. Cohen
Polka Just in 9 Time o 'b old R A. r 9G deep
/ Waltz, Our Alderman" .--.-.---.-.. Myers
/ Lsnciers. Watch Them" Harmonic Club
I SchOttsche. ''Alles Kosher 5. Herman
| Uuadrille. Charity .--.--..-.1. l.. h. Il. >
Waltz, lie Neyer Drinks Behind the Bar
Mendel
Lanclers. 'sSchnorrer,' ..--...-. a. ;. Cohen
! Polka. Our President" .-.-.---.- Cleveland
Y OIalIrire. ..Tuestav Morn Der Drummer
/ The costumes exceeded IN grOtesque-
Z ness and novelty any that have ever been
/ seen i'm Savannah. Among the most strik-
| ing were those of the broom brigade,
I company OF ten young ladies, cOmprlsin
I Misses r. Steinfeld. VI. LangsdOrf, b. NJ.
/ Lovenstein, Frances LOewenthal, Carrie
. Lilienthal, Daisie ROsenbaum, Ida Elm
. stein, Gertrude Berg, and Mrs. Samuel
/ Davis, Mrs. Lee Roy Myers, Mrs. Joseph
LOvenstein and Mrs. Isaac g. Haas,
, with Miss Eleanor SOlOmOns drummer,
! ard commanded by Capt. Isaac G. Haas.
I The company performed the evOlutjOns Of
I squad and manual OF arms drill with
I creditable precision and was one of the
I most attractive features of the evening.
I On the southern side of the hall Schlemeda
: Nenawelka a CO.'S bier garden with
; Munchyier, Budeweis, BurghaslOek and
Lambheimer bier on draught was an at
tractive feature of the early evening, but
later on a sign pasted over the bar an
. nounced IS, VI. 81 Co. have assigned.
/ Couldn't stand Savannah schmug."
BelYa LOckwOOd's shaving palace, pre-
sided over By Miss Ida We'll, was the
. ladies' headquarters. The fruit stand,
. with fresh roasted peanuts, apples and
/ oranges, with Clarence Lilienthal as the
/ presiding genius, occupied the north side
Of the hall. In front Of the stage was the
/ BaVarian band, with Drum Major David
] Robinson in full costume, with bearskin
and baton. Messrs. L. and b. KaytOn, as
/ The Convict aud His Guard" were
/ among the best on the floor, and the com
/ mittee so decided II their award
The baby carriage affair, by
Mr.. j. Berg and ''The Little Pig that
I Went to Market" drawn in vegetable
/ wagon by live goats, assumed by Mrs
1 Rosa Roth, We're continually beSleged.
/ There were few duplicates in characters,
except in Indians and negroes, who were
| there IN numbers. mingled with Chinese,
/ Japanese. Arabs, and every known race
| and tribe. The ''NegrO Hunter" with
I his two dogs, by NJ. A. Gerst; N'The Min
strel," by Mr.. Leonard Lippmau; "The
Photographers" by Mrs. J. Belsinger
| and Mrs. j. Einstem; The Police SER
! geant," by Mr.. 4. z. SOlOmOns; "Blaine
/ TatoOed from Head to Foot" by A. Z.
/ Drevfus; 1.-The Blind Negro Beggar
/ and His Child" by NJ. l.. Lilienthal;
! ..O'DOnOvan ROssa," with his dynamite
bombs, by Mr.. Max Robinson;
the "RailrOad Conductor" by
/ Miss G.. Berg; the "Emigrant,"
| with her two children, by Mrs. ID. Hecht,
! her daughter and Miss Dub, and scores
/ OF Counts and COuntesses, MarQuises and
! MerchiOnesses, Princes and Princesses,
/ Fairies and Witches. and every profession
and trade and business, made up the vast
/ throng that mingled IL the mazes OF the
| dance and marched in the promenade.
| Altogether the ball was the most sue
/ cessful ever given under the auspices of
/ tue society. The committees having the
| ARRANGEMENTS in charge were as follows:
Floor COmmittee-H. NJ. BOley, L. Il.
/ Robinson, A. :. Cohen, Il. II. Haym.
Honorary Committee. 4. Well, NJ.
j. SOlOmOns, ;. A. Einstein, Herman
/ Myers, A. Z. Solomon, $. Herman.
! Floor ManageT-Mr. Henry Appel.
/ 'Tbc dance was kept up until u O'Clock,
I when the buEle sounded the signal that
| the committees were prepared to an
nOunce the prizes. There was a crush
around the stage where the committees
/ stOCd. and the Chairman of the honorary
/ committee. Mr.. N. J. SOlOmOns, held in
/ mis- hand a handsome ebony gold headed
cane and a pair OF handsome opera glasses,
! which were awarded. the first to the gen.
I tIemen representing the convict and
/ guard" who proved to be Messrs. l.. and
I b. KavtOn. and the second (the
ladies' priZe) TO the lady
and the two Misses representing the
emigFant and her children-Mrs. ID.
Hecht. her little daughter and Miss Dub.
After the prizes were announced, dancing
was again resumed and continued until
supper was served. The supper rooms
! We're in charge of Mr.. Hodges, of the Sa-
yannah. Florida and Western depot res
taurant, and the handsome tables, ele-
/ gantly spread, were high compliment to
the skill OF that experienced caterer.
After supper, dancing was again re-
sumed. and continued till the guests dis
persed.
Among the guests of the society who
were present were the officers of a num-
her Of the military commands of the city
in full uniform and number OF visitors
from other cities.
The arrangements were perfect and the
appointments complete. One OF the most
unioue attractions was the order of dane
ing printed on paper tags with pencils
bearing the mark Of the Youths HlstOrl-
cal Society attached with linen cord.
Everything was in keeping with the
mirthful feast which the ball was IN
tended to commemorate
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