Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-05
TALES OF JOY.
TIE ANNUAL BAL MaSQUE OF TIE WHEEL
ING TURNVEREIE.
Tie Musicale Of tie Wheeling Conservatory
Sluie'ts at AriOn Hall-Childrens Easqusr-
ade at Mozart-0thtr Events

King Carnival held the fort at Tur-
ner Hall last night There We're min
tie possibilities for sheer clear fun and
lollity, and they were all improved. An
opportunity for witnessing how de-
| ligLtful true masquerade can be was
afforded last night by the annual ball
masQue of the Wheeling Tnrverein.
All of the unwritten traditional laws OF
the Lord of miSrule" were strictly
complied with. and the result was a
bewildering series of hours filled with
/ fun and frolic, dances, pantomimes,
surprises and mystery. The spacious
hall was nearly filled with people, but
everyone present was answered for by
some member of the society. Thus
they could, and did, freely bring their
wives and sweethearts, sure that moth
ing would occur TO mar the general Jol-
lily. They came early and the dancing
floor. which was strictly preserved for
the dancers, was rapidly filed.
The event OF the evening was the
grand march, which occurred shortly
after nine, and was executed TO the
music of the Opera House orchestra.
! This picturesque array was led by eight
genial, good-looking Turner's, in full
marine attire, and were represented by
Christ. j. Schambra, Ed. Brandfass,
! Neil McFadden, VIII Laue, Rudolph
Huebel, VIM. Sullivan, George Brand
fasS and Joseph May. All kinds of fan
ciful figures were enacted, and some OF
the more ingenious curves and turns
were loudly applauded. The march
was finely portrayed. There were
many magnificent costumes, many that
were faithful representations of pictur-
esque figures Of this and OF olden time.
and many quaint and happy conceits.
One OF the best of the last of these was
Il charming young girl, as IL turned out
when midnight DOTTED all masks, who
vas arrayed like withered SOur-visaged
old woman.
There was delicious little baby, who
was probably, under her mask, some
where near sweet 10. There were two
dainty maidens in classic robes. There
were monks and Scotch lasSieS. fitting
fairies. veritable peasants, clOSe-iisted
farmers, an occasional darkey, get-up
of old Bruin, little court page in wine
red, an ivory-armed Oriental houri in
gold satin, two sprightly girls in black
and gold as emiSSarieS OF Pluto, an ar
tistic young woman who wore quaint
combination of gray and black, there
was veritable human kaleidoscope Of
! flashing form and color now promenad-
ing, now dancing, but ever moving.
Laughing-eyed Sprites behind the safe
concealment Of the mask bewildered
their male friends by evidencing the
fullest knowledge of them while their
own identity was provokingly concealed
and forever in many cases, for before
midnight, the secret-Sover, arrived.
many to sustain the full fun left before
that hour.
The gentlemen on whose shoulders
rest the honors OF the jolieSt, maddest
and merriest Of masquerade balls are
w. c. Schambra, Chas. Amick, Neil
McFadden, Geo. Loos, Henry VaaS,
VIII Laue, Joseph WeiSgerber. II. L.
Schambra and Joseph May. VIII Laue
was master of ceremonies.
CONCERT IS CONSERVATORY PUPILS.
Aron Hall last evening" was filed
! WIFI INC HuNl' IL iONiuE
people to listen TO a concert that in
many respects was remarkable and
meritOriouS. 1t was the first recital by
the pupils of the Wheeling Conservatory
of Music, under the direction OF Prof.
ii. j. Arbenz, and Judging from the
! favorable comments that were Showercd
upon the initial performance, the new
Wheeling Conservatory has uuquestion-
ably come to stay. In many OF these
recitals from year TO year the
custom has not infrequently been to
place before the auditors advanced
pupils worked up to high tension es-
pecially for the occasion, without snow
ing the general average work OF the
school as a whole. Not 50 with the
pupils of the Conservatory Of Music
last evening. There were many who
took part last evening who had taken
/ few lessons. some one term, some two
terms, and of course number of quite
proficient pupils TO vary the pro-
gramme. The idea of Prof. Arbenz,
however, was not so much TO produce a
programme OF great musical eXcellency,
as TO illustrate what could be done with
pupil in limited time. Some OF the
pupils. who, rs you might say, chad
scarcely begun" showed up in the reel
tai TO the establishment of all, and in
both vocal and instrumental numbers,
one could scarcely believe them 50 new
In the service. As whole, there was q
noticeable compoSurc ease Of execution,
and marked control OF hands and voice.
The programme was cleyerly varied,
and with piano, cornet, violin, flute aud
vocal melody the audience was well en-
tertaned Throughout an unusually
long programme the listeners sat con-
tentedly and most willingly. The fol-
lowing were the pupils who appeared
in the programmed I'd. Cunningham,
Helen Mccoy, Gertie Stewart, Sue
Bradshaw, Ida Payton, Lizzie Bach
mann, Lawrence Wheat, Nellie Ebellng,
Carrie Stroehlein, Samuel Long, Abbie
Radcliffe, Jessie Turner, Alice Brady,
Jessie CaSwell, Flora Bradshaw, Lizzie
JuergenS, Alfred Spell, Lulu Carr, Rob
erI Gilchrist.
OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS.