Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
AT THE MASQUERADE
PRETTY AND FANTASTIC COSTUMES
WORN LAST NIGHT.
GESANGYEREIN VIRGINIA'S BALL.
IL Was n Very Successful Event
The Cotilion Club Gives n Success
fui Dance Mt Belvidere HaII-Chris-
TOPPER Column us Band Entertains.

The annual masquerade ball OF thl
Gesangverein Virginia attracted a good
~ throng at Sanger Hall last night
Whatever the famous old society under
takes to do is well done. so II is almos
superfiuous to add that the event wa,
eminently successful from all points Of
view.
Whether considered as a spectacle. {
social function. or a diversion. the bal
answered every expectation that haC
been formed Of It, and when, at o'clock
the last rhythm had vanished into space
there were many who would have lin
gered on within that charmed anC
charming circle.
distinctive feature Of the occasion
was the originality Of many OF the masks
worn. Some, indeed, were very hand.
some, and others quite grotesque. The
eternal fitness OF things was duly OBJ
served by the gentlemen who formed
the Committee Of Arrangements, each
Of whom appeared as George Washing
ton. They were: Messrs. c. II. Philips,
Arthur Mattern, Oscar Spott, Charles
Dietrich, and Charles Kohler.
HANDSOME PRIZES AWARDED.
Handsome prizes were awarded for the
most original and the handsomest cos
tunes worn by both sexes.
Miss Tina Siegel carried off the lady's
prize for the most original costume, APP
pearing as Tobacco, with a dress covered
with the leaves Of the plant, and trimmed
with cigars and cigarettes.
Miss Marie Brill, I'm a striking dress OF
pale-blue satin, and representing the
Gesangverein Virginia, was awarded the
prize for the handsomest costume.
Mr.. Carl Boschen. as a cannibal, car
ried off the honors for originality among
the men, and Mr.. w. Boschen, as Robin
Hood, carried off the other prize
The Forget Me-Not Coffee Club. a very
popular organization, came I'm a body, in
gaudy attire with black masks, and were
dressed so exactly alike that the first
line Of a familiar song was at once sug-
gested. and the club received honorable
mention, as also did the Hans and His
sci quartette, and a peculiarly cacopho-
nous German band. which insisted on
parading the hall during the intervals
between the dances, and giving ear
splitting exhibitions Of their exceeding
energy.
YELLED IN DOMlNOES.
Among the masqueraders were: Mrs.
Charles Phillips, the press; Mrs. w. Hlm-
norman. Jr.. a baby; Mrs. A. Sauerwald,
Germania; Mrs. A. Luebert, French pea
SAINT; Mrs. George Frank, Easter Mrs. -
Fred. KOhler Spanish donna; Mrs. w. y.
Klein, coon: Mrs. S. 3. Dunstan, coon;
Mrs. william Ebel, coon; Mrs: Henry
Rick. cigarette girl; Mrs. Dan. Weinbrun,
Liberty; Mrs. oscar Spott. coon; Mrs. A.
Hartung, old negress; Mrs. ii. c. Rueger
coon; Mrs. VIII. coon; Mrs. John Il. An
derson. coon; Mrs. G. f. Sauer, domnoe;
Mrs. V. T.. o. Spott, music; Miss Marie
Briel. Gesangverein Virginia. Miss Annie
Schaaf. tambourine girl; Miss Marie Eu-
ker, Maraquita; Miss Seelinger, a market
cart; Miss Helen Werner, Virginia; MISS
Cora Hassel dominoe; Miss X. Schu-
macher, pretzels Miss Eleanora STEM
brecker, gipsy queen; Miss May Greener,
coon; Miss Helen Brauer, shepherdess;
Miss Marie Schaaf Columbia; Miss Sit
terding, shepherdess; Miss Josie Henning-
hansen, riches; Miss Louisa Henninghau-
sen. gypsy; Miss Gussie Belle, weather
vane; Miss Minnie Behle, fisher maiden;
Miss Nora Siegel ladye Of olden time;
Miss Lilly Mattern, pink dominoe; MISS
Rosa Mattern, rainbow; Miss Lula Zlm-
astrologer; Miss Pauline Bromm. justice;
Miss Mamie Boshen. rainbow; Miss Tina
Siegel, tobacco girl; Miss Katie Reinhardt,
Virginia Football Club; Miss Josephine
Miss A. l.. Bergheimer. dominoe; MISS
Emma Schuman, Father Time; Miss NJ.
Boschen. rainbow; Miss Kate Ebel coon;
Miss Nina Grimmell. coon; Miss Annie
Grimmell, Liberty Bell; Mr.. w. thinner
man. Jr.. German farmer; Mr.. A. Sauer-
wald old German inn-keeper; Mr.. II.
Welle, countryman Mr.. A. Luebert, coun-
tryman; Master Otto Brauer. two-face;
Mr.. c. Fred: Kohler,. Mark Hanna; Mr..
Fred Wenzel. rag-picker; Mr.. H. F. Mil
Ter, tramp, Mr.. S. h. Dunstan. peasant;
Mr.. William Boschen, Robin Hood; Mr..
Henry Haase. d'Artagnan; Mr.. Charles
Haase. Napoleon; Mr. Charles Miller, ci-
gazette girl; Mr. Emil Miller, bandman;
Mr.. William Schumann, dominoe; Mr..
Carl Boschen, cannibal; Mr.. G. II. Nc
Allister, bandman; Mr.. Fred. b. Schaaf,
bandman; Mr.. Frank Belle. politician;
Mr. Charles Behle. hunter; Mr.. +. Well,
countryman; Mr.. Eddie Schaaf, bandman;
Mr.. j. S. Leebert, peasant; Mr. IL. a.
Dietrich, senator; Mr.. T.. f. Grimmell,
senator: Mr.. Walter Schaaf, leader of the
band: Mr.. A. Pohlg. tramp; Mr.. Charles
Phillips, George Washington.
OTHERS WHO WERE PRESENT.
Those present in evening dress were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Won Rosenegk, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Rueger, Mr.. and Mrs. G. f..
Alutter Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Sitterding,
Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Kohler, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. c. Ebel. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
fttU0lEIlductIt -
fer Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Brauer, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Schaaf, Mr. and Mrs. Chris.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Steinbrecker,
DR.. and Mrs. +. w. Hagemann, Mr. and
Mrs Louis Werner. Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Enders Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Greener,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Briel, DR.. and Mrs. q.
A. Book. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. schumacher,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Volkmann, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Ruehrmund. Mr. and Mrs. G.. c. Die
trich, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ebel, Mr..
and Mrs. William Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
g. Hassell Mr.. and Mrs. G. Metzger, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. +. Richter, Mr.. and Mrs. u.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tobien,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Mol, Mr.. and Mrs. G. l..
Miller; Mesdames A. Pohlig, A. Seelinger,
H. Holtzhauer, Hauff, Harra, l.. Bromm,
IT., and Robert StoltZ; Misses Holzhauer,
Annie Kohler, Lena Ebel. Sophie MOL,
xel, Berthe We'll, NJ. Ruggles, Mary Firth,
Marie Schmidt. and Katie Hughes;
Messrs. II. G.. Miller, Louis Bromm. w.
Il. Herbig, Eddie Schmidt, M. +. Lindner.
J. c. Runge, Daniel Weinbrun. James
;eifert Dan Bergheimer. Sam Steinlein,
I. ]. Mattern, Henry schott. II. c. Rue
ger. O. Ostergren, Theo. keck, III. {.
,Yunsch. OTTO Morgenstern. William Ebel,
n. Lerch, George Franck, and w. &.
Schmidt.
The CotiIIon Clubs Ball.
The dance given at Belvidere Hall last
,vening by the Cotillon Club. and led by
.ir. Tyler Brock, was a brilliant success.
MANY beautiful maidens gathered in the
laIl to enjoy the final bit Of gayety before
he staid occupations of Lent must begin.
Among the dancers might be seen Misses
;ippie DeSaussure, white organdy over
,erise silk, satin ribbons; Rebekah Bell
White organdy. pink Liberty silk SASH
Hiss Cook, of Charlestown, w. Va, blue
,rgandy. white ribbons; Mamie Cook,
White organdy over blue satin; Marie Ar