Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
BRILLIANT SCENE.
Masquerade Hall of the Washington
SnenEerbund Last Night.

SaenEerbund Last Night.
Rarely, II ever. has the Washington
Light Infantry Armory presented the scene
| which 1t did at the annual masquerade
ball of the Washington Saengerbund last
evening. Myriads of lights studded the CELL
ing, which was already snow white, in an
ticipation of the Ice carnival, and flags
were plentifully used In draping the pillars
and walls of the big room. At one end Of
the room were the tables for the use of
those who desired to patronize the truly
German supper. which was served after 10
o'clock. Promptly at o'clock the grand
march began, and the floor was filed with
conglomerate mass Of color, which lasted
until the time for unmasking, which took
place at IL o'clock.
The prizes aggregated 500, and there
were great many with the expressed de-
termination of getting a lump Of the prize
money. The costumes were varied, and
some of them decidedly characteristic, and
great deal of expense and pains was man.
ifest in the get-up of q large number of
those on the floor. Four young ladies' rep.
resenting the press Of the city, presented
being made entirely out of the four leading
Washington newspapers. Miss Belle Me-
theny. of course the prettiest of these, rep
resented The Star, Mrs L. Babcock the
Times. Miss Wood the News and MISS
Nellie Smith the Post. Another group
which was quite conspicuous was that rep
resenting the four seasons. and was made
up of Spring. Emma Heinr1chs; Summer,
Anna Shoenborne; Autumn, Tricfa Shoen-
borne, and Winter, Mrs. Rudolph Schneider.
as was also that of six snow girls. Besides
e ehese were hs. indians; flower girls imps
peddlers. sailors. soldiers. stately courtiers
and danes of the olden time and, in fact.
every conceivable shape and form that
ton on the floor.
In one corner Of the room an immense
cage had been erected. and in this as Mr..
y. F, Schubert informed the audience in
an eloquent speech, were to be seen some
of the most comical things which 1t had
ever been their good fortune to witness.
His statement was borne out by the antics
Of the group which succeeded his speech
This group consisted of Paul Heilmann
Henry Dolda, Fred. Grieb John Steinmetz
Alexander George, John Hanft Dr. Cara
and Rudolph Thiele, while a large mastiff
also played an important part in the sub
sequent proceedings AS the lecturer an
nounced, Hagenback's circus had been
brought from Paris at an immense amount
OF trouble and expense. and for fifteen min
utes the group kept the spectators in a
perfect roar of laughter.
The judges were Mr.. H. H. Bergman, Mr.
Louis Faber and Mr.. B. F. Schubert, and.
to the prizes: Hagenback's Circus first
prize for groups: the polygiot petition, head
ed by Mr.. Schlotterbeck and followed by
the petition on two big wheels. and half a
dozen. girls bearing on their backs the
legends. Francis Willard, Mrs Grannis
Rev. Ida Hutton, Belva Lockwood, Clara
Barton and Mrs. Griffiths, second prize for
groups. First prize for lady's mask Miss
B. Lutz, as the female colored bootblack:
first prize for male mask, Mr. Carl Gund.
ZACH, as the crybaby; second prize for
lady's mask. Miss A. Rhyner, as the
scarecrow; second prize for male mask.
Mr.. Friedlander and Mr.. Harper, as the
countryman and his mule: third prize for
lady's mask. Miss B. Bushman, represent
Ing the Washington Saengerbund, and third
prize for male mask, Mr.. William L. Burk-
hart. as the tramp.
The vergnuegungs committee was COM
posed Of VIM. Behrens. jr., Anton Lerch
Karl Nander Ernst Kuebel A. Joers, Chas
Dismer. Frank Claudy. r. Schneider, Otto
Borcharding and Herman Wolf, while the
tanz committee consisted of F. Altrup r.
C. Tuinman, F. Eckstein. ]. W. Thomas, A.
Pitt. TIL. Hanft. J. Duehring, A. w. Felka
and Chas. Hosch.