The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-19
ARROWS BIG SUCCESS.
Tho Annual Masquo Carnival was
tho Most Successful Evont
EYER GIVEN UNDER ARION AUSPICES
Tho Niasqucrs Numbered Over Two
Hundred, aud Thrco Hundred
: Others Enjoyed tho Evenings
hmuscmont-A Description Of tho
brilliant sconc-somc of tho Nota.
bio Costumcs--Tho "Sl plunlsnrd"
Dnnd.

Last night tho Arion masquerade
carnival took place at tho society .
handsome club house on South Main
stroot, aud tho genera! expression Of
opinion was that 1t was tho most sue.
ccasiul aud enjoyable function over
given under Arion auspices, not oven
excluding tho opening ball OF tho
society several yoars ago. Tho attond.
ance was worry large, noarly every mem.
ber OF tho society being present. Tho
,masquers numbered about 200 and 300
others were interested spectators OF the
animated scono on tho dancing floor,
that for brllliancy aud amusing ica.
tures was q record breaker.
Tho members, en- musgue, began TO
arrive at tho hall about o'clock, but
tho first number on tho programme
that was OF general interest was the
grand march that took place at OPP. H.,
headed by,thc directors Of the: Arou In
Japanese aud Spanish costumes. Tho
other merry makers to tho number OF
about one hundred also took part in
tho march. At It's conclusion tho prince
OF tho carnival (Dr. Burdat,s) made
speech that was full OF happy hits ut
cnrrcnt events and evoked groat APP
plauso. Iio hold mp the legislature,
city council and wintry weather and
other current topics to tho ridicule OF
his listeners.
From tho conclusion OF tho grand
march to the hour OF discardng masks,
1880, the scene on the main floor was
ono of great brilliancy and interest.
Tho costumes, many OF them being
brought from Baltimore especially for
the occasion, were unusually fine and
handsome. Ono Of the principal feat.
ures, some say tho feature, was the Isl
Plunkard" band. Here was an aggre-
CATION oil alleged musicians with
wheezy instruments who wero equal to
the occasion in all respects. They al
ternated between the dancing floor and
tho parlors on the lower floor. and
wherever they went they had an over
whelming ompaniment-of noise.
These gentlemen held down parts in
the "ay" band with great ability:
George F. Diez. leader; Harry Ritter,
Charles Woebber. Andrew Seiiert,
Louis Juersans, Louis LJly, Henry
Meyer, j. Kuntz aud n. A. Kovelan.
Among tho other notable costumes
were those OF the fourteen poung ladies'
who posed rs .tars" OF Uncle Sans
navy. White frocks and blue caps
formed their uniform. John Lutz had
one OF the be,t; he was dressed as
Coxeyitc, and although he had no mask
was unrecognized by many intima,es
who were present. The Mikado OF
Japan. Queen ILL" the German Kaiser
and other digniiaries rubbed elbows
with Herr Most, John L Sullivan and
"Sockless Jerry Simpson, while a lew
feet away japanese belle was fraterniz-
ing with a Celestial Mandarin. unmind-
full Of the modern day duel their nations
are now indulgingin. Frances E. vii.
lard and Steve Brodie, OF bridge Jump
ing frame, were prominent figures on
the dancing floor and seemed to enjoy
each others society.
At 80 the masks were removed and
many were the surprises that resulted.
The discarding Of the masks did not end
the evenings amusement, however, as
the dancing continued until an early
hour this morning. The Arion can
well feel proud OF last nights success.