Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-01
DANCE INTW0 YEARS
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL EVENTS WHICH
TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT.
A Brilliant Entertainment by ina Sesa"s'
yerein vIrginis--A Quaint Masquerade
BpIi-Bowitzers Receive friendkr.

The New-Years ball of the Gesangyereln
Virginia given at Sanger Hall last night
was one of the most brilliant social events
that has occurred in German circles Tor
many months. Several hundred people
were present. and the affair was IN every
way great success.
The entertainment of the evening. AFTER
an overture. was opened with the singing
of the song. "Die Fruhlingszauber.' by
the Gesapgverein chorus
PRETTY COMEDY.
The one-act comedy Monsieur heI-
cnlesr was then rendered in a very creoit-
able manner by the following cast; q
Won Roseneck, director: Mailman, the
principal of a school. Dir. 9. schneider;
Ernestine. his daughter, Mss Lizzie Euher
Maus. a candidate. Dir +. W. q. hneen,,annl' :
Schraeer. circus director. Mr. ~. L.
Kerster: Caesar. Monsieur hercul,S, nsn,s
Rueger: August. waiter, Ineouure
Noeser. Hanna. a chambermaid. Miss r.
Thilow
After the singing Of " Five Songs by the
chorus OF the society q taOleau represent
ing tire decline of the old year ana ths III
coming OK the new was rendered py MITE
Louis Euker and MIR c. Schneider
THE NEW QUARTERS.
The KEYS of the new club-rooms OF the
organization. which have Just been M
ished. were then delivered over Dy tne
Building Committee, and MT. ). .. opii,-
ing. the president of the society, responu-
ed and invited the audience to inspect 'no
quarters. .,, -,
mepts Ind been inspected the main audi
forum of the hall was closed ana dancing
INDUCED in.
At midnight a magnificent supper was
served and then terpsichorean pleasures
were resumed until an advanced hour OF
the morning.
,ia.auerade at the Valentine House.
The gentlemen boardersat the Valentine
House gave brilliant masquerade Dali
last night and for several hours the spa,
cious house was alive with merriment ana
music. Nearly every one appeared IN COS
tune. and disguised as they were IN doInl-
nos. it was impossible to distinguish the
ladies from the gentlemen.
Dancing will be INDUCED in until near
ly midnight. when the mysterious guests
unmarked and revealed their identity. a
handsome supper was then served. and
after further social pleasures had been IN
obliged in the pleasant party withdrew Tor
the evening with pleasant recollections OF
the dying moments OF 1891.
SOME OF The GUESTS.
Among those present were: DIR. and
Mrs. A. Monteiro. Mr.. and Mrs. +. T.. lay
lor, Madame and ter.Rudolph Tensler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs.
LaBrou. Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Welsiger'
Mr.. and Mrs. g. B. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Waller Phillips. Misses, Rosa Anderson
St. George Tucker Jackson. Lille Mon
teiro, Pet Lee, Of Williamsburg. George
and Olive Taylor, Brownie Petit, Messrs.
John wilkins, of Petersburg: Harvey
Beasly, j. J. Dorsey, W. +. Doyle, Z. T..
Cardoza, II. W. Claiborne. II. 5. Smith, a.
J. Parrish, and T.. b. Sydnor.
Features of the Association Ball.
The feature of the ASSOCIATION Ball this
year will probably be scene representing
the presentation of Pocshontas Cor Prln-
cess MatOako ~ she was called IN Ing
land at the Court of King James. II Is
not vet known who will personate KING
James. Miss May Handy will be requested
10 take the part OF the Queen. MISS Mar
tina Bagby will personate Pocahontas.
There will be about forty ladies aud gen.
tlemen on the stage, and these Will take
the part O .courtiers, court ladies, pages
testers, and attendants. They will all be
dressed in costumes representing the dress
of the century in which the scene Will be
| laid. immediately after the rising of the
curtain this beautiful tableau will be
presented. II will only consume few
minutes and at its conclusion fifteen cou-
plies will Join in a dance which Is intro
| duced as one of the scenes IN the regal
| hall.
The court ladies' who will appear upon
the stage will be selected from the hand
| soonest society bellies III Richmond, while
| 4 mill no nbgcan from me most
attractive debWGnts of the city.
Probably a madrigal song Will be rem
| dered by male quartette.
The details for the bali have by nc
means been fully arranged as yet, and IT
was at first decided to withhold the ma
| ture of the spectacular feature from the
public for few days. bat the secret
leaked out. Possibly material changes N
the programme may yet be made but this
| is hardly probable.
The ball will take place at the Academy
of Music, and the supper Will be gwen II
| the basement of the building.
The Association for the Preservation OF
| Virginia Antiquities will hold its annual
meeting in few days. but the exact date
| has not yet been fixed upon.
Howitzers' SOciabie.
The Howitzers' Sociable last night was
quite a success, and large number OF
their lady friends were present. In conse-
quence of the great number of other en-
| tertaInments the attendance was not as
! large a. had been anticipated. The com
mittee had prepared for 200 or more guests
The music was excellent and dancing
was INDUCED III until late hour.
| Commissary- Sergeant Ammons sur
passed himself in his efforts to please the
| palate. and the entertainment as a whole
was greatly enjoyed by those present.
Some of the more enthusiastic members
| of the battery were very anxious to fire {
salute at midnight. but Captain Hutche
son would not give his consent. and thai
pleasure had TO be foregone.