Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-10
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
Annual Masked Ball of the sengerbund-
Some Unique and Attractive Costumes.

Annual Masked Ball of the Sengerbund-
Some Unique and Attractive Costumes.
Last night at Concordia Hall the Sengerbund
Society gave their grand annual masquerade
ball. The ball was a brilliant success in every
particular and eclipsed by long odds all pre-
/ yious efforts Of this vell-known organization.
| The German element turned out en- masse and
| the beautiful costumes of the ladies and the
| iaughable dress of the gentlemen reminded one
of kaleidoscope, where the scene is ever chang
ing. Every conceivable parsonage was repre-
! sented, from the Chinese laundryman to Uncle
Sambo. The German peasants we're particu-
larry attractive, and the devil and his jmps
represented by score of charming damsels,
with Mr.. Gwynne White MephistO. An in
teresting group of old women bearing dummy
men on their backs came IN for o large share Of
attention. On placard pinned TO the back of one
OF the dummies were the words: Die Weber Won
Weinsberg," which properly translated means
The women of Weinsberg" But why did they
carry stuffed figures of men on their backs?
Thereby hangs a tale.
THE LOYAL FRArs OF wEINsBERa.
Away back there in Frederick lis time when
the different clans of Germans we're fighting
among themselves the strong fortress of
Ehringen was taken and all the soldiers cap
tured made prisoners and condemned to die
Iut WHICH WuOst uurDanuS were numbered
among the captured appealed to the victorious
general for permission TO remove some of their
goods. The general replied that they could
take whatever they could carry and like good
'.fraus' they babe their husbands clasp them
about the neck, while they carried them out on
their backs. The general objected, but re-
minded OF his words. ''You can take anything
you can carry" allowed them to pass. Since
that time whenever ono desires to speak of
loyalty in woman they say. ''Shes like the
good old women of Wplnsberp " dozen
men dressed as fakirs also created considers BILE
merriment. did the lone fisherman, who.
perched III the gallery, caught from among the
crowd bustles and other unmentionables of
ladies' apparel Some were dressed as police
men, others as Indians. Uncle Sam was there
with his starry and striped trousers-in fact
such fine and varied collection of maskers
has never been seen here before. 1t was just 10
o clock when Prof. Donch, with a selected corps
OF musicians, struck up the grand march. The
first to appear were the gipsies, and under the
guidance of Mr.. Gundlach, who designed and
furnished the costumes. gave fancy dance OF
considerable merit. A company of young
ladies from the Concordia Church, dressed in
natty uniforms. went through a drill like
veterans. general promenade, followed by
dancing, came next.
THE PRIZES AWARDED.
The committee on prizes, composed of
Messrs. Hockmeyer, Kirby and Reubsam, was
then ready to report and President Paul
Schulze called the merry makers about him as
he announced the prizes in German. The first
prize for the best group was captured by the
gypsy cluster, composed of Misses Mulheisen,
Helmus, Charon. Fuller. Donch. Uhlka. Heisley,
Lietz, Ruppert and Nesdames Lerch and Iep-
per, and Messrs- Gundlach, Beck, lseman,
BerenS, Mulheisen. Evart, Lepper. Altrup.
VOigt and Kolb. Masters Zall. Herrler. V. Mar
tin and o. Martin and little Misses Ewald, B;esh-
man and Maillet also participated in this
dam Tha for he hRot
fell to 1.-The Old Women of Weinsberg." de-
picted by Mesdames Donch. Klinge. q. Rup-
pert, Enders, Storm, Medolhas and Rosafy.
The third best group the judges decided was
the devil and his imps. MIR. Gwynno White
was Ibis fire and birthstone" while Misses
Latterner, Brown, aFinkman, Brinckmeyer.
Schneider Albrecht. Hess and Mrs. Jorss were
the imps. This concluded the prizes for groups.
The first ladies prize for the prettiest costume
was awarded to Mrs. George T. Katzel, who
sumed the character of the ''bat." The second
ladies' prize was captured by Miss Pauline
Block, who looked charming the Goddess of
Liberty The first prize for gentlemen fell to
3lr. George L. katzel The Lone Fisher
man." while the second prize was carried off
by DIR. III. Ii. F. Heath as the ''Chinese Laun-
dryman." After the prizes had been awarded
supper was served down stairs, after which
dancing resumed and carried on until long
after it was time to change the calendar to the
10th day.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Among the most prominent could be seen
Christian Heurieh, Paul Schulze. A. Lepper,
John waldmann, Louis Faber, Vim. Hagemann,
Vim. Waldecker, J. Steinem, A. Behrend. H.
Schminke, W. F. Lutz, J. S. vogt Simon Wolf,
A. Eberly, I. b. Kirby, H. Wolf F. Altrup, A.
yoers, Z. Kuebel, W. Berens, r. Schneider,
Chas. Schuerger and wife, Jacob Karr and
daughters. Edward Droop. 2. Latterner and
wife. DIR. Schoenecker, Robert Portner. s. J.
Block and wife, VIM. Whitening and wife,
Henry Sauters and wife. Miss Jeannett Barthel
Miss Baugerter, Misses Thomas, Miss Mills
Miss Pauline Block. Miss Lottie Block, aIessrs
Maus. Sellhausen, Waldmann, Koch, Brown
Denekas. Daetz. Gustav Hartreg, Khnge. Arm
druster. Fisher, Peterson, jacobson, Herbert
and DIR. Rubsam.