Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-02-06
HOME MERRIMENT.
GREAT FALLS ARION GIVES
MASK BALL.
Emperors, Kings, Soldiers and Anights
Assenble-Lots of Fun-GOOd
Music and an Excellent
M" supper.

The Dnnn hall presented brilliant
spectacle last night when at the call OF
the Arion society it was thronged with
kings, queens, knights, soldiers anu
sailors. When the bail began, everyone
was masked. Races orchestra played
the grand Tannhaeuser march, and under
the spell of that mastery composition al
formed in double file and walked round
the hall, Fantastic and historic costumes
were represented literally in the merry
throng which presented a brilliant ap-
perance. Good taste was apparent IN all
the. costumes which were provided by
Mrs. Woerth of Helena, who has made
the art a special study.
Quadrilles, lancers and values follow
ed in agreeable succession until mid
night, when the kings, queens anu
knights aforesaid, took off their masks,
and much to their surprise found now
greatly they had mistaken each other
and what condolences they had made un-
der the impression that the person ao'
dressed was some one else.
The company went IN costume to sup
per which was served by Mr.. krambeck
of the Delmonico, at the Arion hall. Iht
snpper was substantial and elicitee
hearty approval from the guests.
: Supper over, the sounds OF revelrl
were renewed and dancing continued un
til late hour.
1t Would be no easy matter to descrlb
all TIE costumes. The portly gentleman
whose brown velvet and gold coat REGAL
led the time of George Washington wa
Mr.. Tannhaeuser. Mrs. Tannhaeuse
was gracefully attired as an orienta
princess. Mr.. Wren as clown, was al
rayed like Joseph, in costume OF man
colors Mr.. Bells made an exceller
sailor. Judge Dyas with his pictures
que hat and long cloak, recalled the ia
land of Poland, while Mr.. Marston wol
with grace the costume of Russian hu
sar. His wife in green silk, looked ve1
attractive as an Alpine huntress. M
Koehl as Faust in black velvet and blu
silk was very prominent. So was NJ
Jensen, whose white satin coat an
trousers gave him very distinguish
appearance He was Louis XIV, til
monarch who said that he was himse
the state. Mr.. Pfetferly was gallal
British soldier. Mr.. McAllister locke
we'll in his Scotch costume OF tarta
plaid. Mr.. Kaufman was attired in th
picturesque costume of clown and VI
Stanton as Mephistopheles. A Frenf
marquis in red velvet coat and viii
silk vest was also among the guests. Tn
was Mr.. Montford.
Ernest A. Ringwald was conspicuo1
in green coat of the old continent
style. Mr.. Nalbach wore a handson
costume in which white satin wal
coat was conspicuous. Fancy costum
were also worn by Messrs. Olgardt, f.
Meyer, Hand, W. Albrecht.
The ladies were tastefully attired. Mi
Wheeler personitied the TRIBUNE in
unique costume composed of pap
fringes. Mrs. Brundige wore a gov
made skilfully of flour bags. There we
groups of peasant girls, gipsies al
huntresses which added much to t.
picturesqueness of the scene.
The committee OF arrangements viii
was unremitting in its efforts to rend
the entertainment agreeable, was CO.
posed Of Messrs. II. Olgardt, A. Jense
Charles Wegner, H. Nalbach and F.
Meyer Fl. Albrecht and A. Jensen act
as reception committee. In the tic
committee were Messrs. E. Ringwa
William Albrecht and j. Tannhaeus
Among those present, not in costun
We're Messrs. q. M. Webster, g. W. II
lor, Silverman, Leslie, Peter Macedonia
and Sheriff Downing.