The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-13
FLOWERS AND GORGEOUS
COSTUMES At MASK BALL
Maennerchor' Annual Function
Never Merrier Than Fridays
Golden Jubilee Gathering.
SURPRISE FOR GUESTS
Combination Wedding Procession
and Cake Walk Precedes the
Grand March.

fairies, very bright and good, indeed, big,
bold policemen and the gentlest OF demure
nuns joined hands last night to make the
golden jubilee ball OF the indianapolis
Maennerchor the merriest the most beauti-
ful and the most successful in the history
of the society.
The balls, which are annual events, are
unique In the social life OF the city-they
are always beautiful and always interest
ing: but the one given last night in cele-
bration. of the hftieth anniversary Of the
society eclipsed all its predecessors.
The big dancing hall in the Maennerchor
building was IN it's brightest dress last
night and was the appropriate setting for
the medley Of lovely and wonderful COS
TUNES. The entire west wall of the hall was
covered with scenery painted especially
for the ball. The lower part represented
a conservatory and the illusion of masses
of flowers and shrubs was helped out by
clusters of real ones placed before the
painted blossoms.
The scenes were Illuminated from behind
with charming effect. Above, the canvas
was painted in stained glass effect, with
panels Of graceful figures, and the same
light effects were used The stage was set
as a summer garden and brilliant lamps
swung among the painted trees and masses
OF real palms and vines. The many win
dows In the hall both lower and upper were
masses of spring bloom-primroses, tulips,
cinerrarias and other flowers, set in the
midst of ferns and trailing vines.
FLORAL DISPLAY IN BALCONY.
The balcony was hung with great gar
lands of green and strands Of red and
white blossoms were hung at intervals. The
g
the beauty above and the masses of flow
ers and the green plants made the first
glimpse OF the rooms a delight. Single
azalea plants. white OF rose-colored, set in
fancy baskets and tied with silk cords to
match the flowers were placed about the
hall and the piano was covered with
bank of spring flowers OF brilliant unts In
setting OF green.
There IS always a surprise in store for the
Maeanerchor dancers, and this year ii was
an especially clever one. After all the
guests had assembled in the dancing hall,
instead OF the usual forming for the grand
march, the familiar strains of the "Lohen-
grin" wedding march were played, and
down the hall came a wedding party of re-
markable beauty and grace. The party
came from DarktOwn, and the black faces
showed strikingly against the snowy cos
tunes. Mrs Ed Gausepohl was the bride,
Mr.: John Weiman the bridegroom, Mrs.
Reinie Miller the maid of honor. and Mr..
William Gardner the best man. The brides
maids were Mrs. Ed Neumeyer, Mrs. John
Weiman Mrs Theo Weiss Mrs Peter
Rails Miss Edith Daniels ana Miss IilIy
Langsenkamp; the flower girls, Mrs Will
liam Gardner and Miss Pearl Howard; the
ushers. Messrs. Ed Neumeyer. Peter Balls
and Emory Crawford; the ringbeaTer, Miss
Helen Hickman; the ribbon bearers. Messrs.
Ed Gausepohl, Henry Langsenkamp, Theo
Weiss and Fritz Schmidt. The parson was
1872 r0nic Miller, and the service was a
tumble which never came out Of any ritual
known TO any church.
GROTESQUE COSTUMES SEEN.
After the close of the ceremony and the
consequent kisses and congratulations, lines
were formed for grand march and after
the Darktown wedding party had paraded
the room a motley collection Of ''pO white
trash" eel in line to cakewalk and frolic
about the hall. Cinnamon and Indian braves
jostled Fiorodora maidens and golf girls.
John p. Frenzel, as Orpheus, wore a cos
tune cut on becomingly classic lines and
warbled sweetly TO the accompanying
strains of his violin. Two bad babies es-
capped from the nursery in their nighties,
galloped on broomstock horses about the
hall, and got into the way OF as many peo-
pie as possible. a group of health food
babies IN infant gowns. big bibs and cars
and with rattles. bottles and packages OF
their favorite food eluded their nurses and
made things lively with their scraps :"
rested and fined everybody who looked or
acted frable. One of the features of the
evening was the engagement of a Russian
and japanese warship, which owned UP
when not under weigh to the names OF
Frank Baden and George Steinkuehler. The
dancing floor was cleared for action
during the fierce fighS, and the excitement
was intense until the Russian boat went
under 10 The sound of much cheering and
hilarity.
One OF the cleverest costumes worn was
that OF Mr.. c. J. Bennerscheidt who was
baker man with a loaf OF rye bread for q
tons and tiny bretzels for general decora
ton
MANY FAIR DANCERS.
Among the dancers were Mrs. John +
Frenzel who wore a student costume Mrs
Philip GOetz. japanese lady; Miss Winter
OF Chicago, German peasant; Mrs. Charlie.
A Pfafflin, colonial dame; Mrs. Edward
Churchman, Little Miss Muffet; Mrs Jo
seph Bell, japanese lady; Mrs. Edward Der
terrnann. bretzeI girl; Miss Agnes and Mis-
Emma Yeagle, babies; Miss Ieonia Temple
ton. Priscilla: Miss Leonora Templeton
girl of 1774; Miss Ethel Healing gypsy; Mis-
Augusta Rentsch and Miss Josephine Hauss
Spanish girls; Miss Kathleen Martin an,
Miss McCurdy, milixmaids; Miss Ann;
Moehle, queen OF clubs; Miss May EhrgOt
Japanese girl; AIrs. Adolf Scherrer. six
feenth century lady; Mrs T. NJ Fletcher
little girl: Miss Emma Minter. eighteenth
century lady; Miss Frieda Minter, Cinder
ella.
The four seasons were represented h,
Miss Cora Goetz in a SNOWFALL wintei
gown; Mrs. 5. NJ Armstrong In a summe
rose gown Miss Lena Fertig i'm sprins
frock, with violets. and Miss Anna Creme
In an autumn gown, covered with leaves
The Mellin's food babies We're Miss Tickle
Miss Schackel, Miss Emma I.izius Mis-
Clara Bother, Miss Minnie Bother Mrs
II. Oberlander, Mrs. j. GOrger, Mrs. T.. Cox
Miss Emma Clinton. Miss Frieda Sander
Miss Schackel, and their nurses were Mrs
Hart. Mrs. Hindle and Miss Remisner
The Good Old Summer Time repre-
scented by a group OF girls in dainty whit
frocks and rose-cOvered hats and men ii
shirtwaists and duck trousers, were Mis-
Trina and Miss Elsa Bertermann Mis-
Bertha Keller, Miss Freda HappersbergeI
Miss Emma Sitzland. Alfred Brant Emi
Keller, Harley RhOdehameI Harry Hon
man and Irwin Happersburger.
ALLEGORICAL COSTUMES WORN.
Mrs. Paul KraUss was very scarlet bu
very ladylike Mephsto: Mrs j. H. Lairt
a Jap lady. wore real Japanes
kimona; Mrs. Franz Bellinger was Span
ish princess; Miss Hansen. of New Yorl
wore a dainty spring costume; Mrs Ed
ward Hawkins, in black and scarlet. wa
THE Red Feather" Mrs s. NJ. Armstrons
summer girl; Mrs. 3. II. Herman wa
NAH San Domingo Maid" with a war;
recommendation from Mrs Roosevelt
Mrs. Andrew Trieb. a black and gold cir
Mrs. .. G. Forbes, little girl; Mrs Edwi
Il. Hendrfckson, a short golf course: Mr.
NJ j. Mannix, daybreak In blue and gols
Miss Gretchen Prick was "A peasant cir
T,tTfs at.