Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-10
PRINCE CARNIVAL
WITH ALL HIS FOLLOWERS PAYS THE
ARION A VISIT,
And a Most Enjoyable Season Of Amusement
POllOws-fhs Carnival a Big
Success.

The annual carnival Of the Anon was
held, last evening, at the club house OF the
Society, and it was a gland success III
every particular. At an early hour the
Mosques began to assemble at the ball.
and at $50 when the grand march tool
place, there was a variety of masqueraders
that quite dazzled ones eyes. The gallery
WAS packed with spectators and a great
deal of the hall room down stairs was occu-
pied in like manner.
The Opera House orchestra made the
music and when an e%nlivening march was
struck up all eyes were turned upon tne
entrance. First came members OF the
Committee of Arrangements, followed by
Prince and Princess de Carnival, who were
attired in resplendent costumes Of siik'
satin. lace and other rich and dazzling ma
terials. They were attended by LORDS, Ia
dies and other courtiers; then other mem
beers of the committee, and an elephant
came numbering along, with attendants.
Then followed q most in~describable con
glomeration of fancy and comic masquers.
There were a pair of real devils, Valentine
girls, a lovely Marguerite, MephistoPheies,
the Two Johns, big, fat and funny; dudes,
Uncle Sans, tennis girls, a beyy OF six
charming sailor girls, clowns, German emil
grants, Princess from Erminie, bag Mary,
colored individuals, flower girls, a saliva
ton army, Italian maidens, a pair OF mig
yer babies" walters, soldiers, sailors,
lords, ladies, a charming Goddess
of Liberty Enlightening the World, nurse
girls, fshermen's wives, card girls, school
boys and girls, flower girls, a most dis
reputable ragged looking tramp labelled
'Vanderbilt"-in fact, almost every phase
of humanity that can be thought OF was
represented, and after the grand march was
finished the Prince and Princess, PROT.
Charlie Killmeyer and Miss Schemp)
mounted the stage and occupied seats pre-
pured for them, aud when silence had been
secured, the Prince made a speech i'll u dis
guised and squeaky voice in which he for
mally opened the carnival. Then followed
a series of dances and as the characters went
through the evOlutiOns of the dance the
sight was a most pleasingly ~bswildering
one.
And right here it may be stated that II
the hall had been twice its present size
last evening, the scene would have been
doubly attractive. AS it was, the specta-
tois were unable to see each character with
any degree of satisfaction, and the Mosques
themselves were crowded in so close that
they were unable to move about to any
advantage
At 1890 o'clock a grand Tucker was
called and during Its progress masks were
suddenly called of. Then an indescriba-
BILE scene ensu,d. Princes who had been
making love to peasants, Mephistopheles
who had been counting Marguerite, devils
who had said sweet things to demure
maidens, ETC., etc, all wanted to discov-
er their identity, aud they did, in
many cases much to their surprise, it is
needless to say. After all bad made them
selves known another grand march fol-
lowed. Dancing then began again and
was kept up until midnight, when supper
was served in the dining room, and the car
nivsl of 'S5 did not break up until an early
hour this morning. 1t was one OF the
largest and most successful affairs of the
kind ever given in the city, and the COM
mittee in charge nave cause to teel proud
of the result OF its work.
The last Katfeevisite OF the season will
be held by the ladies Oh the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday next.