Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-07-02
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CONCERT!
THE FESTIVAL OF THE ROSE.

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THE FESTIVAL OF THE ROSE.
Mr.. H. B Coz will give another Floral Con-
cert, with about 200 scholars from the Public
School in Dist. No. / assisted by Mr.. Miller,
who will preside at the Piano The concert
will be given in the Public School House, dist
No. - on Friday evening, July 9th, at O'Clock.
Admission Fee, l21 cts. The proceeds of this
concert will be put into the School Fund, for the
purchase of more books for the School Library.
Two of Mr.. Millers younger pupils will per-
form q Duette upon the piano, and each will al
so play Solo, in the course of the evening.
The room will be trimmed with festoons of
evergreen, and the young ladies', as far as posi-
BILE, will be dressed in white with wreaths of
flowers upon their heads
1t will be remembered that we gave concert
OF this kind about year ago. The one this sea-
son is much more beautiful in representing a
custom, said to prevail in Arcadia, of selecting
on certain day, the young lady who had been
| found TO be the most virtuous and dutiful to her
parents during the year, and GROWING her with
wreath OF pure white roses. Making Purity
and Obedience, cardinal virtues; which is the
moral that the Festival of the Rose designs to
teach.
That it may be better understood by those who
shall choose to attend, will describe it in full
First, is heard the fairy spirits, singing fare
well song in their native abode being about TO 90
and witness this ceremony next Recitation
by class OF boys, announcing the dawn of day
next is heard the Sheperds, commng down the
mountain, singing 'Gorious Morning" Then
comes full chorus by the Sheperds and Shep-
erdesses, singing:
Welcome fair morning
Bthely returning
Our FcSal Day.
The wood nymphs and naiads of the water
fall, then make their appearance. The wood
nymphs dressed in various coOrs, bearing green
branches with flowers the water nymphs, dres-
sed in pure white, bearing little stats with white
paper at the top, representing a fountain; and
after being welcomed by the company, the wood
nymphs sing their song, and are then answered
by the naiads of the waterfall. Then comes the
song of Good Morning, in which various sing
ers call to each other from different parts of the
room singing GOOD Morning" Next is the
chorus:
sob what joy and pleasure
As We sing in cheerful measure,
Meadows bright and skies of azure,
Join 10 bless our festival"
The next is the song of the Plough Boy, as
he follows his plough ami whistles TO his team:
"The sun shines the mountains brow"
Then they sing a round, representing the chin
vi tlltI. SllidSe OcllS. ne next SuDDOSeS
them to be listening to the tolng of the con-
vent bell at distance, and they sing:
"Far fur DER ILL and dell,
On the winds stealing
List TO the Convent Bell,
Mournfuly peains"
This recalls their thoughts of home and they
close the First Part of the festival by singing
one verse of 'Sweet Home" full chorus.
The Second Pa1 opens with Gypsy Chorus
Now comes the ceremony of Growing the
Queen.
First four little girls advance as heralds and
sing:
SNAKE way for the Queen
As She JOY Ously comes
From her wales so green"
Then the Command:
See The lovely Qaccn advancing"
During the singing Of this piece, four young
ladies' step out and form line across the passway
to prevent the Queen from advancing to the
throne, until she has been proved to be worthy Of
the crown of Roses. Those who are to present
the Croaon and Sceptre, take their places one
each side OF the Throne. Then the choir sing
the Invitation:
Come dearest maiden, impatienily wait thee"
The Queens procession then advances first
The Fairy Queen, with four little girls dressed to
INC lUuI StdSOllS Oh lIlp wear. next Tie
Queen with her maids of Honor and last, sew
era young ladies' As attendants The process
sion advances to within eight or ten feet of the
Throne, when those who are guarding the pas
sage, call out Hold! and sing
"None may pass this portal,
But those who are most worthy,
Who've stunned temptations mortal,
And lost the stain of Earth"
The procession stops; and the question is ask
ed by those around the throne:
"IIath heart OF guile or ranking envy
Ever obscurcd yon .po;less brow :"
They are answered by the attendants in the
procession:
"Aye, comrads dear, the maid we've chosen
Ever hash shown heart sincere.
Then the Choir sings again, the Invitation:
"Come dearest maiden, mpatieny we wait thee"
and those who guard the portal open to the right
and left so as to let the procession pass to the
Throne. The Crown and Sceptre are then pre-
scented, and the Qneen takes her seat upon the
Throne. Then comes the chorus:
"Far Queen, the crown thy beautiful brow,
Shall gladden. thy subjects;
And bliss shall betoken,
Not to thee would we bow,
But to truth and purity"
A young lady then throws a garland over the
Queens shoulder and repeats an appropriate
verse.
The Fairy Queen now steps out and sings
Ye sprites that mark the circlng year,
From out your merry dells appear"
The little girls representing the four seasons,
obey the call, and advance singing:
1--WE come, We come from messy dell
We know we know Thy summons we'll"
After singing, each one presents gift appro-
pirate TO the season which she represents.
The Fairy Queen then commands the DAYS
of the Month to appear, when class of boys
commence to sing
1.-THE days of the month
Ye morals should well remember"
They are interrupted in the song by lad rep
resenting the Twenty ninth of February, who
asks for place in their circle, this being leap
year, they will admit him into their ring, and then
GO on with their song. Then comes the song
of Flora giving the company permission to gath
er her sweetest flowers for an offering to their