The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-30


from tho attendance, briIliancy or gen.
,eral success Of either.
Tho Arion's "carncvnl and masken-
BALI willprobnbly DO remembcreda rs one
OF tho most brilliant aud successful and
best attended OF any Of the many Affairs
Of n similar character given by this
prominent German social organization.
The costumes, brought from Baltimore
especially Tor tho occasion, were oven
unusually fine, aud attracted comment
on MI sidos. Tho attOnlonco was first
class, probably reaching number be-
yond any other ball under the auspices
oil tho society. The hall and parlors
were decorated taStcfully and TO good
elect. Lastly tho Opera House Orchos.
ira dlscoursed such music aI has made
the namo OF the organization famous
These were the concomitaut features
that made the evenings entertainment
one to be remembered.
At $3.50 o'clock the maskers, together
with the prince oil tho carnival, Mr..
Carl Goetz, and the committees on re-
ceptiou, arrangement and dancing,
formed in the parlora on. the lower
floor, and the opening march TO the
dance hill on thouppOr floor was started.
On arrival in tho latter apartment,
which was beautifully decorated with.
green and pink bunting on the walls,
the prince oil the carnival assembled to
the stage, alter which the president OF
tho society, Mr.. Louis c. Stifel, pre-
Eented to the prince the golden key Of
the Arion emitting the maskers to tho
freedom OF the hall for the evening. BY
the way, The Arizona have followed with
historical accuracy tho old carnival Gus
toms OF Italy OF three or tour centuries
ago, and DO not allow the prince tho
privilege OF having princess. This Is
an innovation which may or may not
be adopted by other societies. After
the key had been delivered the grand
march followed, and the scene was GER
tianly q ve|J brilliant one. After it had
conclude !, the first waltz opened and
the eve .ings terpishorcan programme
was fairly started.
The fun was fast and furious for sew
eral hours. At 1920 o'clock supper
was served, and at II o'clock, tho dan.
GERS laid aside their masks for tho
evening. At 1880 o'clock something
unusual tosuch occasions occurred-tho
taking Of 4 photograph OF those pres.
ens. OF course it was Of the flash-light
variety, and was done by Tappan &
Connel.
Tho costumes OF tho committee oil re-
ecption were especially brilliant and
gaudy, being Of the Charles the Second
style. Tho costumes Of tho committee
on dancing were OF the style worn BY
the court pages OF the sixteenth CEN
fury. The costumes worn by the com.
mittee OH arrangements were Of various
styles, including the striking one OF the
Scottish highlander.
The committee, to whom much OF
4the credit for the success OF the affair is
due were rs follows:
Reception committee, Louis G. Stifel,
]. A. Hose. Theo. Roller. G. W. Appcn-
zeller, F. Schwertiegcr, F. Riester, Ed
lmund Booking, T. G. Driehorst, Leopold
Rester, G. A. 'Schaeier. Prof. II. NJ.
! Schoclsey.
Committee on arrangements, Charles
Schmidt, Clement Hess. William @.
Stifel, II. T. Behrcns, DR.. thinner, AL
bert Hoehle. II. i. Grimm, Henry
Helmbrccht, Henry Bieberson, C. W.
Kteiter Chr. ViewIe, Charles Scham-
bra, Joe Hoffman, George Bremen,
Charles Amick, Charles Killneyer, F.
Diegmiller, Albert wilke.
Dancing committee, DR.. Oscar Bur-
! OATS, Herman Schambra, Edward Vaas,
Oswald Schneider, Jacques Front, Wilt
lam Laue.
1t was not until late hour-or an
early hour, when the last merry masker
departed, and the ball was thing OF
the past-to be remembered with
mingled regret and pleasure.