The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-06
TUE ANNUAL CARNIVAL
And halt Of tho Arion Society Last Night u
Zig Success.

|..#. Zig success.
The Arion Society has for many years
been justly noted for being always EN-.
minently successful in entertaining It's
and the fortunate friends who
have been hidden 10 It's ietes and other
entertainments, but probably II has
never achieved a success more gener.
ally satisfactory in every way, and
TO everyone present, than was
the annual masquerade carnival and
ball given at its pleasant club house on
tho South Side last night. The spacious
dancing hall was beautifully decorated
with parti.Colored ribbons draped in
profusion along the sides OF tho room
aud from the front OF the balcony, while
numerous broad Btreamers stretched
from the four corners 10 the big chande.
lier hanging from tho dome, where the
ends were gathered up in such man.
ner as to mako the chandelier an almost
solid mass Of color. The Opera
House orchestra, which furnished splen.
did music for the festive occasion, occu.
pied the stage, being partially hidden
behind bank Of potted plants arranged
along the ioot.lights, and which added
much to tho flno effect Of tho special
decorations. n =
Ats o'clock when the opening notes
announced the entrance Of tho mas.
quers, who had been assembling in the
parlors below, the balcony was
filled to OVERLOOKING with spectators
and the space on tho main floor not
roped of and reserved for the imas1uers
was filed with those who, by arriving
late, had not been able to find places up.
stairs.
Heading the procession OF tho devo.
tees OF Prince Carnival were the mem.
beers OF tho committee OF arrangements
consisting Of Messrs. Louis stifel, chair.
man, Theo. Roller, Fd. Riester, Leop.
siester, O. ". Appenzeller, F. Driehorst,
Il. Booking, Adam Hess, G. A. Schaeier
and Fred. Schwertiegcr, and the
lioor committee consisting OF
Messrs. Henry Hess, M. Mabis, George
Iruschel, John Lutz and W. Kirbach.
These gentlemen were gorgeously ar.
rayed in silks, velvets and laces, with
rich decorations flashing from their
breasts, and powdered wigs, representing
for the time Spanish grandees and gay
French cavaliers.
Following them was the Prince Car
nivai and his gracious consort, the two
characters being well sustained by Mr..
Joseph Hoffman aud Miss Mary Roett-
ger. After them. there followed mot
| Inv F(hnra D., Tai
gondoliers, gay Folly, fairies, goddesses,
Japanese maidens, devils and clowns
galore, bear, monkey, quartette OF
huge frogs, "McGinty" and several
OF bis brothers. dudes, pretty peasant
girls, little school maids, tennis players
and little tlsher.maidens" by the half
dozen, "Uncle SAM" Spanish students
and dark.eyed senoras, old ladies', fat
boys and almost every other conceivable
character was represented and well repre-
ented too, for it was a matter Of com.
nient that the costumes in point OF ele.
gance and general excellence of ge,-up
were far ahead OF anything seen at
any fancy dress carnival ever given in
this city. The comic characters were
all well carried out by the actions Of the
impcrsonatorsas well as by the costumes,
and there was an almost continual roar
OF laughter while the Prince and his
suite held sway. The Prince delivered
an address at the conclusion Of the grand
march that was well received.
A feature OF the merry making was n
five round set-to between those two
famous sluggers, Sullivan and kilrain,
who were impersonated by two little
toddlers, sons Of John Lutz. z regular
ring was pitched and the fight was con-
Quoted on the most scientific methods.
The little tads in their ring costumes,
wearing fierce mustaches and big gloves,
presented most comical appearance
while their seconds, who were touyhs OF
the most despicable stamp, were equally
amusing. Just at the conclusion Of the
fifth round, when Kilrain was getting it
in the neck, Officer Pat Scally, the big
foot inch giant Of the Market street
squad, rushed into the ring and picking
up both the principals walked Off with
one under each arm amid shouts OF
laughter. This fight was a great feature.
AT II o'clock the unmasking took
place and then there was fun and sur
prises by the score. The dancing was
kept up till late hour.