New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-01-29
It was a Success.

That in short is the story of the mas
querade at Turner Hall last Saturday
evenings success in every respect.
Added to the unusual efforts put forth
by the Ladies Society to make the ball
an exceptional one, the weather was
fine and the evening pleasant one, so
that but few were disappointed in not
being able to attend. Fully one hundred
couples, in mask or in costume, circled
around the halls and with their CAV ap.
pearance OF ridiculous capers made
merry laugh and sport for all present.
From eight to nine o'clock the merry
maskers continued to arrive, and as fast
as they put in their appearance entered
into promenade, which to locker ON
was an amusing sight. To give des-.
cription in detail would be wearisome
and we have not the space. A general
glance showed all manner of characters.
IL clowns, testers, gypsy fortune tellers
and negro curiosities men and ladies
OF rank, courtiers, and warriors in arms,
dudes and dudesses, representations OF
life in high and low degree, and of all
types and classes of men. These and
many others. comical and laughable to
say the least.
At the close of the ninth hour Prince
Carnival made his entrance and was
welcomed with much demonstration.
Unfolding two-yard scroll he delivered
his speech and babe his subjects enjoy
pleasant evening. A grand march then
followed, headed by the Prince and
Princess with their attendants. and af-
ter a short time the music turned into
waltz which was INDUCED in by the
general assemblage. At intervals
we'll arranged program was carried out
with an exactness and nicely that elicit
ed much applause. The first of the
series was vocal rendering by group
dressed in the costumes of the Swedish
Nightingales, and it formed a pleasing
intermission between the first and Sec
| ond dances. Another feature of the
program consisted i'll scenes from gypsy
camp.llfe, with the songs and tam our-
inc music of those wild and wandering
fortune tellers. It was realistic indeed.
and looked almost natural to life.
dressed as the actors were in the pecu
liar costumes of this strange people.
The appearance of the five sonesters.
spreading rumor, was also we'll re-.
celVed. Following this again was an
other scene from one hundred years
ago. 1t was borrowed from the time of
Washington and represented sixteen
dancers, in the act of enjoying the ia.
vorite old Virginia Reel.'' They
danced to quick music and the ease and
grace with which they moved about
showed much practice and careful
training. This closed with tab.
leau OF Columbia, which was very pref
ty, and ended the program. There were
other humorous groups throughout the
hall, among them being the milk wag-
gon' drawn by a dog and which was
deserving OF special mention, the negro
troupe, intended as burlesque on the
Prussian drills in Kameroon and the
"schuster Hans corps, which excited
unusual fun, Taking it all in, there
was much to see and those who atten-
ded are to be commended on the care
shown in the preparation of their suits.
After the program, the evening was
given over to dancing and the floor pres
en:ed a beautiful appearance with the
p1ettily costumed maskers winding in
and out through the maze of the waltz,
polka and cotillion. The floor mana
gers in their fine dresses did their
service well and all passed of pleasant.
~. 1t was the best masquerade in TWEEN
ty years and the Ladies Society deserve
credit at least for their push.