New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
A BATTLE OF FLOWERS.
BEAUTIFUL SCENE AT CARNEGIE HALL
AT THE HEBREW CHARITY BALL.

BEAUTIFUL SCENE AT CARNEGIE HALL
AT THE HEBREW CHARITY BALL.
Carnegie Hall presented brilliant spectacle last
evening, the occasion being the annual Hebrew
Charity Ball. given under the auspices Of the Young
Ladies' and Gentlemen's League Of the Montefore
Home First on the programme OF the evening
cane a beautifI dance. the Battle OF the fiowers.
This was followed by a grand march, led by jacob
II. SchiT. with Mrs. Schn IN which about three
hundred couples took part II handsome women
brilliant costumes, sparkling jewels. sweet music.
sood things to eat and drink and large attendance
count for anything then the charity ball OF last
night was a great success. The amount reaiized, II
was said. would be about $4,000.
The feature OF the ball. the Battle Of Flowers was
given under the direction of Carl Marwig. IT was
copied as accurately possible from the scene
which made the carnival of Nice famous three years
ago. Seventeen young women dressed In gay COL
ors occupied the centre OF the raised floor They
We're conducted into the dance by Professor Mar
wig who with Mrs. Marwlg. led it off. The women
dancers carried with them baskets filed with roses
and small bouquets As they circled around the
floor they flowers at the occupants Of the boxes
who in turn threw flowers at the dancers. producing
a beautiful effect.
The names of young women Who took part in the
were Miss r. Kastor. M.ss l. Kastor. Miss NJ
Rosenbaum Miss r. Fox. Miss H. Lehman, MISS D
Flatte. Miss r. Blumenthal, Miss r. Blumenthal'
VI. SllNerSfein, IL.
enthal. Miss r. Frank. Miss NJ. Hamburger MISS
II. Bebro. Miss r. Phillips Miss B. Simon and MISS
Amelia Simon.
The officers Of the League are Lucien L. Bon
heur. president: Miss Gertrude Hess. vice-presdent
James Loeb, treasurer Miss Amelia Simon. hon-
orary secretary: Executive Committee, Leon Hirsh
chairman, Lucien l.. Bonheur, Miss Estele e.
Cohn. Miss Gertrude Hess. J. Major Ileyman. MISS
Mile e. Lesser James Loeb. Miss Nettle Mendel
Miss Amelia Simon, Miss Bertha Simon. lsidor
Iichtenauer Abe Wineburgh and Falk Younker
The box-holders were Mrs A. Forsilem. +. Su!z
burger NJ. Guggenheim Louis Stern. George A.
Kessler Leopold Stern. Louis Cans. r. J. Ludwig
Selmar Hess, Samuel Sachs. Eugene Arnstein. Mrs
Simon Borg S Burkhart. Charles Lewis. /. Bumen
thai G. Lewis s. Lustg, Mrs. L. Walau, l. Inter
myer. Mrs. Joseph Hrsch VI. Ottinger. w. n. Roths-
child, l.. Lewsohn. Michael Friedson. NJ Wine
burgh, Samuel Untermyer Jacob II. Schif s. Loeb,
|. Oppenhemer. Leon Hrsch s. NJ Schafe-. ". W.
Mendel, II. Barnard. Mayor William l.. Strong. c.
Simon. Mrs Kohut A. S. Rosentha and Freed
Brothers.
The Reception Committee made up OF Michael
Frledsam. chairman; s. Adler NJ. p. Ansorge, S.
Appel. Louis Auerbach Julius J. Bache, A. Bar
nett. I. Baumann. J. Benjamin, j. G. Bernhard,
". A. Bettman. Nathan Blur. /. Bumenthal, 5.
Borg W. Caspray Il. Cohen w. Demuth. Solomon
Dencer. L. E!sng, J. Flesh. Joseph Freeman, II.
Goodkni. Moses II. Grossman, X. Guggenhelm. S.
y. Hamburger. julius IIammerslough Henry Hess,
Selmar Hess. /. y. Heidelberg j.. A. Heinshemer,
J. VI. Heyman, Leon Hirsch. X. Isaacs. d. Kapan.
J. 4. Kohn l.. Horn. II. Kraus L. Lauerbach, +.
Lehman. Charles Lewis. A. LIebeskind, Theodore
Llthauer. y. J. Ludwig. julius J. Lyons. NJ Mas.
G. Mannhemer. Gus Marcus L. Marshall Louis
Nay. ID. Mayer c. Mnzesheimer. Theodore W.
Myers J. L. Newborg, A. l.. Newman Max OF
finger. Moses Ottnger. L. Pepper. L. ]. Reckon
do.fer. d. Richter. Max Rosenthal. II Rosenwald.
j. Rossbach. Jacob Rothschid, Sam Sachs, NJ.
co .hoTa A ffa1 laurar
ch'd. D. J. seligman. Henry sldenberg. $. Simon,
> s., sim r. Spingarn stein louis stern Leg
Si SIRIUS s's Toch u StSf e vsn co, II
Nogel. Charles Volt l.. Walach. j. Wen. Jesse
Weinberg. l.. Weisman. o. Wise. F. Younker and
The Floor Committee was as follows: Edward S.
Banner, h. Bayer. $. Beer. A. Bendix L. Bern
heimer, j. Bernstein. s s. Berry, S. Bloomlngdale.
e0rsa h coshs enD' s cracoN
c. De Lima, Maurice Denzer. t. Dittenhoeter, G.
horn a. NJ E!slg. l.. Elson. ]. Eppinger. e: w.
ra joseph mshe,r p z Eresdm1n Henry
Huos h Fl aaafS Kiss L.
4 ' i@aterDach, Il K Lesynskl joseph Levsnson.
Loeb. +. iIowenthaI. Edwin J. Lyons Paul Meyer
H. Meinhart, Dave Metzger. jesse Michaes. Marcel
S berg. ' b. Newman rSa Nathan otinssr
M Powers Mr. PI0nish. -, RANGE = So.. E.
field. Louis Rosenheim, b. Rosensteln. W, II.
Rosens,ein, c. Rosenwald. Joseph Rothschlld l..
Rothschild s. V. Rothschld. NJ 4. Ryttenberg.
Mr.. Saperstein c. Schafer +. Schafer. NJ. Schafer,
Mortimer Schin, Henry Smith. G. Seidenberg, oscar
Sesel. Or. G. simon. ". spegelberg; A. L. Stadler.
Samuel Steifel. DR.. Sternberger H. Sternberger.
h. l.. Strasburger. Jesse l. Strauss. o. Sulzbacher,
A. s. Trier and Il. Tuska
The officers OF the Monteiore Home for Chronic
Invltls are Jacob II. Schif president; Louis Cans.
vice president: sidor Straus. treasurer and Raphael
Ettinger. honorary secretary
Among some of the noticeable costumes We're Mrs.
Louis Cans black velvet and brilliants; Mrs. Joseph
IIlrsch, black velvet point lace and diamonds; Miss
Fl.'.hnan. blue satin. chiffon and pearls; Mrs.
Steiner pink satin and duchess lace; Mrs. Mary Ot-
finger Nle green satin and point lace. and Miss
Amelia Simon. pink chiffon.