Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-30
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence of The Star


| GEORGETOWN Nav 40. 1850
another Of those interesting ceremonies. &c
common TO our celebrated institutions of learn.
lug. took place on Friday evening last, at the
seminary which SO long grew and aourisbsd nm.
yer Miss English, and which still prospers under
MISS Narrower and her corps of excellent assist
anS. Inc occasion was the coronation Of the
Queen OF Flowers, and notwithstanding the very
| severe thunder storm, a large COMPANY was pres.
ent, aud partook heartily of the pleasures of The
occasion. The sound of sweet music from Keit's
band, was the signal for the appearance of the
gorgeous train, headed by little Miss Sallie A
narrower, the crown-bearer, who looked so very
IKE AIRY that we almost imagined ourself in
,atE ,and; then came the Queen Miss Sue Tyler,
with two Maids of Honor, Miss Reside and Miss
piater, with six attendants; following these was
| the chief Flora, Miss 8. A. p Narrower Of vonr
| city, with six assistant Floras; these were sue
| representing the different nations, i'm appronri,ts
costume Miss Lizzie Brewer German; Miss Kate
hent, French; Miss Shirley, Spanish; Miss Annie
| TYLER, Italian; Miss Hessfe Birnie scotch. and
| Miss Susan Davis. English ~
After an interesting promenade the train halted
when the Queen was addressed from near the
lnfone oy MISS Nate Boggs, the Herald, who
and the pathway to the throne was strewn with
hOwers, over which the Queen passed while her
Maid: 80: Of Honor bore over her head the trumphal
arch I'LL she reached the throne when she was
addressed by Miss Reside one Of the Maids Of
Hohor at whose command the Crown Rearer nre
sented the chaplet In a short but neat address ard
Mss riaIe, The First Maid Of Honor, receiving it
t hsf hands, gracefully placed it on the brow of
the kneeling monarch, accompanied by an appro-
pirate address. and then welcomed her tp tho
throne, where she was presented with the scpptre
the emblem of her power by Miss Mary rh6mn
son, In a neat and well-delivrred address ftsr
The Queen was established in her throne she was
addressed by the different foreign Representative
~ lnelI native tongue. with admirably delivered
congratulations and the Queen eraciously ac-
knowledged the homage in a very appropriate
speech Another promenade ended the corona
tlon, ana the Queen received the congratulations
After short interval of pleasant intercourse the
COMPANY retlred To the supper room, where q ueen
ana Maids OF Honor and every one else enioyed
she good cheer there provided in rich abundance
Ior the occasion. The company then returned
again to the coronation room where the younp
foiks enjoyed the dance to Il late hour and every
one retired highly delighted with the entire ar
rahgement The addresses with two exceptions
were original. and reflected great credit on the
authors, and the whole affair spoke we'll for the
order and discipline of the establishment
Another very interesting floral exhibition came
on Yesterday afternoon at Trinity (Catholic)
Church: which was participated in by some two
hundred Of the children Of the church, all clad
appropriate to the occasion and nresentiny
scene highly interesting to the lovers of these
little moral exhibitions. The occasion was the.
annual offering of flowers, and was highly en-
ance.
Another exemplifcation of the folly and danger
OF the improper Of firearms occurred in our
city one day last week. A pistol, heavily loaded
WIN powder and balls. was accidentally fired off
while in the hands Of youth named D1nster; the
pals passed through the palm of his hand shatter-
my some OF the bones. and mangling ii i'm a very
dangerous manner.
hand on board Of one Of the canal boats v,as
arrested and held to bail Yesterday, charged with
having fired at and wounding with shot bow by
the name OF McCan. II appears that a parcel of
mischievous BOYS are i'm the regular habit OF going
to the line Of the canal, near the aqueduct and
stoning the boats. hands, and teams On this oc
caslon the individual arrested used every effort to
get them away, aud finding that all his entreaties
Were to no purpose, thoughtfully had recourse to
his gun to save himself and horses from injury
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