Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-06
MERRY MAskERs.
The jolly Evening spent by the saen.
gcrbund and Their Friends.


King Carnival reigned supreme last night
and opened the forty-second annual masque-
rsde ball of the Saengerbund at the Ma
tional Rifles Hall with a scene of jollity
seldom equaled. The hall was crowded with
merrymakers Enthusiastically attired. and
every one had a royal good time. But that
is no innovation, for the Germans OF Wash
ington always enjoy themselves, and have
the happy faculty OF letting other people
in. so to speak. The costumes last night
were far richer and more elaborate than
on any other occasion, and some of the
DISCUSSES were highly original Round and
round the hall the gay maskers paraded,
their beaming faces hidden by masks. A
friend in the audience would be spied out.
and the Taskers would make a rush for
him. and sometimes going so far in the
case of a maiden of pressing a kiss. much
TO the surprise and confusement OF the
friend.
But throughout the evening there was not
circumstance that marred the pleasure
of the ball. and when, at midnight, the
trumpet sounded for unmasking, the inter
est was intense. Some time previous to un-
masking the prizes for the best costumed
and most original DISCUSSES were announc-
ed Heretofore IT has been customary to
give prizes in the shape of trinkets, but
in view OF the expense incident to COM
peting for the prizes, 1t was decided to
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popular move. The winners were: For the
best costumed groups, THE Honolulus'
and Gold, Silver and Greenbacks." The
ladies composing the second group, true to
the Characters they represented, disappear
ed quickly, and their lucky names could
rot be ascertained. The first prize, THE
Honolulus, was captured by Mrs. Lerch,
Mrs. Lepper and Misses Mamie and Lille
Thomas, Carrie Donch. Lizzie Zichke
Mary Shulz Bertha Arth. Miss Kaiser.
aid Messrs. Grosch. Hall and Thomas.
The nrst ladies' prize was Won by The
Windmill Miss Heinrich. and Miss Marie
Roberts, as The Cleaner" won the second
prize. Mr.. Henry Schminke, costumed as a
Hawaiian, and labeled Clevelands puzzle,
was easily first in the contest for original
ity. and Mr.. H. Holman, as Hercules. was
second.
Those Who Were There.
Among those present We're: Mrs. Leonard
Eckerdt, Mrs Muhleisen, Mrs. Fischer Mrs.
Thomas. Mrs. Sautter. Mrs. Charles Loeffler,
Mrs. Gustav Rupert, Mrs. Carl Hoffman,
Mrs. Eckstein, Mrs. Berklin, Mrs. Reynolds
Mrs. Enterich, Mrs. Gerhold, Mrs. J. II.
Buscher, Mrs. Gedts, Mrs. Ed Hevenner
Mrs. Baesgen, Misses Ludington, Kaiser,
Schneider. Annie Muhleisen, Helmig Strei-
berger. Hoffman. Annie and Lucy Loefiler,
Clara Desch. Rettig, Heinrichs, Annie and
Lizzie Graft, Block, Sickle, HartenStein.
like karr, Nellie Barthel Williger Mamie
iiesler Ewald, Enterich, Leslie, Emma
Schmidt, Carrie Xander, Maud Schmidt.
Minnie Comrades, Mamie Bergman, Peters,
Banderter. Lille and Katie Dunkhorst,
Lottie Burckhardt AMI Carrie Vonderheid
and Messrs. William Berens, F. Escherich
William Waldecker. Karl Xander, c. Her
bert y. Joers, Otto Wehner Otto Borch-
arding, Alex. Ebert, Paul Schulze, Charles
Walter, A. Garry. A. Eberly, John l.. Vogt,
r. Altrup, Otto Schilling H. Wolf w
Mehn. A. Pitt, Julius Duehring J.W. Thorn
as, j. H. Shine. Gustav Barthel.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Waliman, Mr. and
Mrs: William F. Meyers. Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Faber, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hocke-
| and Mrs. Gustav Hartig. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Schneider. Mr.. and Mrs Lepper
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Gerstenberg Mr.. and Mrs
Helmus, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Claudy, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Madisan. Mr. and Mrs
Burckhardt Mr.. and Mrs. Alschwee, Mr.
and Mrs: Rettig, DIR. and Mrs Ruebsa m
Mr.: and Mrs. f. Rinck, Mr.. and Mrs George
Ackermann Congressman Richard Barthold
ana iaules, Congressman r. A. Kiefer and
ladies', Col L. w. Habercom and ladies'
Misses Ottillie Haas, Tina Lutz, Misses
Mamie and Gussie Desch, Rosa Minnix and
Miss DietZ of Baltimore Miss Hamilton OF
New York, Miss Lizzie Zichlke of Amman.
oils. Mrs. Bose, Mrs. Ludngton Mrs. Len
per. Mrs. l.. Lerch, Mrs. Lederer Mrs
Schulteis, Mrs. Freund, Mrs. Joers. Mrs
Deutling, Mrs. Scott Powell, Mrs. FeIdhaus
| Mrs. Maedel, Mrs. Chris Dietrich Mrs
Dennison Mrs. VIM. Kleppinger, Mrs Spear
Mrs. Spelshouse. Mrs. George Voneiff. Mrs
Dorm, Mrs. Charles Jacobsen. Mrs Rettig
| Mrs. Heinrichs. Mrs. L. Schneider. Mrs
charles Kramer, Mrs. Henly Kramer, Mrs
;: Bloch. Mrs Louis Kettler, Mrs Iouis
Hartig' Mrs. Diddon, Mrs Henry Blumen.
! berg.