New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
THE ANNUAL PURIM BALL.
GAY THRONGS AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
HANDSOME DEcORATIoNs-A LARGE SUN REAL
IZED FOR CHARITY.

HANDSOME DECORATIONS-A LARGE SUN REAL
lied FOR CHARITY.
"Thrice welcome. all who come tonight in Charity's
name. Tonight. as Of old. sweet Charity i King
That was the way in which the Purim ASSOCIATION
prefaced its greeting 10 the guests whom IL nan
hidden to assemble at the Metropolitan opera House
for IFS thirteth annual ball last night. The guests
came. four thousand strong, and in coming they con-
tributed their quota to the cause Of charity. II was
brilliant ball. as the Purim balls always are, and those
who had attended others in former years estimated
that at least SO 900 would be realized. The proceeds
will he turned over TO the United Hebrew Charities and
the Hebrew women's societies.
The decorations Of the opera House were simple bit
handsome. In front Of each Of the lower tier boxes
was fixed a large basket Of pink and white roses, whiIe
i'm front Of those on the second tier were baskets
Of roses and festoons of eversreens. on each side
Of the main entrance was a bank Of evergreens ana
ferns. on the right the solid green being relieved BY
the word Charity made Of pink roses. and on the
left by the words " Merry Purim.' formed Of White
roses. The ball was opened with a waltz at ii O'CLOCK
the first couples on the floor being the officers Of tho
association and their wives. Others quickly followed,
and the dancing after that was continuous until the
early morning hours, Meyers orchestra furnishing
excellent music.
Among those present in boxes were X. Kraus. George
Kd>,ler. Max Nathan, j. b. BloominGdale. James H.
Hoffman. &. A.. Goldsmith, Isaac stern. NJ. IL. Moses
/. ROSeaWald, y. Eecr, j. EOtn>chllu, NFH' : 'IPcH
Mrs. \. II. Levy, Mrs. :. Kohn, simon schafer
Samuel VI. Schafer, j. II. schif, l.. &. Schiller, "
-cheftel. L. Lewi,oin. Charles Calm. Robert Dunlap
J. \. Cantor. Mrs. J. Metzgar. ID. Frankcnburg. Charlei
Lewis, Jacob Calm, Henry Rice, j. II. llerts' D. J.
Lindc. Henry Hart. L. VI. IiOrnthal. Mrs. ;. u. Jacobs
LYMAN Blum. Charles Minzesheimcr. ;. Borg, LewIs
Nav. J. II. solomon. Il. Limburgcr. Adolph Bern'
hcimer. \. ;. RO,enbaum, ;. Ranger, d. Bo>ho"lA'
/ Mclnhard. /. wormscr. l.. Kohn, solomon b. solomon,
, -. n.,fJ A.rnn v IpVV- Mrs. l~iar
Bllm. q. \. Cohen. \. Lewisohn, T.. MeHus ana
Max Moses. In other parts Of the house
werc Mrs. simon B0rs. Mrs. Eugene Benjamin, Miss
Hamburger. Mrs. NJ. Dittenh0efer, Mrs. y. NJ Dry
foos. Mr.. William Einstein. Mrs. ii. EckStein. Miss
Enrcl. Mrs. VI. :. Fcchheimer. Mrs. >. W.. "lahler'
Mrs. II. Go0dkind. Mrs. II. Gomez, MIS- !" H. her's'
Mr., !. Uammcr,lough, Mrs. J. Heller. Mr.. and Mrs
1,coh Hess. Miss y. IIerzog, Miss I,aacs, Mrs. solomon
Loeb. Mrs. l.. Kohns. Mrs. X. KOhler. Elias .tNei.
Charles Adler. IL. Berolzheimer. \. W. Drummer JACOB
COIN. Abram COIN, q. n Cohen. cAJudge ~ y nv
tenhoefcr. Max Drcy. Julius Ehrmann. :. VI. Ehrilch'
NJ. Ehrenrclch. ;. l.. Fatman. n. Friedlander' MARKS
rishel. Jacob H. Fleisch, W. Fisher, q. 4. Goldsmith.
VI. Gernshelm. Judge II. VI. GOldfoglc. ;. Goldenbers'
Henry Goldman. c. \. IIenriques. Max lIcrzos. Meyer
Holman. :. J. Held. Adolph Hermann. Meyer s.
Isaacs. Ralph J. Jacobs, :. p. Kurzman. ;. VI. Lehman,
Il. J. Ludwig. 5. NJ. Lederer, ID. ii. Llchten'tein'
Theodore ". Myers, NJ. ". Mendel. Julian Nathan,
Oppenheimer, Marx Ottlnger, V. Henry Rothschild,
ID. Richter. ;. ROsenwald, jesse Scilghlah, LOUIS H"A'
Nathan strauss, Henry s%idenberg. Isidor straus,
Jullus Sands, Solomon Seilas, ID. Untcrmeyer.
Thlman. and Leopold We'll. The officers OF
the association are: NJ. II. Moses, president; simon
schater. vice president; 5. u. solomon. treasurer; j.
;. Isaacs, secretary. The reception committee last
night was as follows Henry Rice, Myer ;. lsaafs,
LYMAN Blum. J. II. Holman, {. J.. Bernhcim, Lewis
NAV. solomon WE'LL. samuel NJ. Schafer. Theodore W.
MYERS. J. +. Hamburger. Charles G. Allen, j. III. schif,
/. Lewisohn, Jesse Seligman, Joseph \. Blum and
Joseph Koch.