Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-30
LOCAL 1T E n 8.

Ell se"t'
Posrm1'a,1 curtain rose at clock, and display
airy scene, pleasant i'll the extreme.
{" s,o,tn was made TO represent grove,
nc T.. ,rees being tastefully arranged in the
t''a' .n,nn4 and on the SIDES, and series OF
o",1>,SS,melv carpeted steps rising among
1'"S' with the throne, elegantly adorned
. 1:,b canopy of flowers, IN the foreground;
VIII E,,.,n "When morning is breaking"
.,,s first sung by the entire school, ana a, an
Smrnnriate Introductory Address was deliV-
aEEj hr J. Samuel Wlmsatt Next came
r'sI l:,. then lttie dialogue The Queen OF
H,%,.,, he Emma Durand and Annie Bag
-4.. ,,ro very little girls and then song:
s.Wby don't the men propose, mamma, by
-, IInoter. Four more little girls, Ellen
htrnnnor, Alice K. Ly!cs, Susie Summers,
"A Mary Ann Ryan, next spoke "Chlldren's
T S.:a ) and Kate Smith followed with the
Il would not marry" after which
u'7r;cc \. Williams recited The Launch.
.Tba PAPER Of Pins being called for was
Han .pnp hy J. Alton Hunter and Ida
II,n,er 10 the. infinite amusement OF the au-
i,,n,.a and the young gentlemen OF Mem
Ilo.. t;}ee Club, gave another fine piece OF
music. .ho,,
song by the school, and was followed oy
}ss1tiul piece entitled The Mission OF the
Shirts" performed by Emma Guy, IN cos
,nme richly adorned with flowers, as the
n,a.p of Flowers; Jane O'Sulhyan In Il
,rbte dress. with azure trimming az the
Snirjt Of the Air; Mary Morrow, adorned
eth manycolored RIB as the SPIRIT OF
t5a Waters: Mary Moran, IN simple cos
,r,on beautiful Urnamented with green, as
,r~ Shirt of the Woods: and Ida Hunter IN
awhjte robe. trimmed with silver, and wear
jora beautiful silver head dress, as the
Spirit O.. Light. ~
LittIc Susie Summers then sung the Chl'd's
Wish. with rrent taste, and the young gen
,laneD of the Glec Club came toward, and
SAM piece.
After b.icf interval. Susie Carne attred
cs Nav, attended BIZ Fairies appeared at one
.ide Of the siege, while Emma Guy, repre-
seating Flora, attended by the Graces, was
seen at the Other and as they advanced to
sweet music, the ceremonial III The Corona
ton vas begun by Il dialogue between them
in the course of which the Queen, Mary
Hurdle, -; : introduced, attended by luSh
II. Dean. a Herald Kate Smyth, as Mis-
tress Of the Iiou>e, her Pages and Maids OF
Honor.
The crown, Il very elegant one, was borne
BIZ two little girls on Il crimson cushion,
and the entire royal party, was elegantly
alfred. the Herald in blue jacket and
white pants. with Il crimson sash spangled
with gold stars, and black hat and plumes.
With golden wand: and the pages IN velvet
Jackets, knee breeches, and crimson sashes.
The piece vas performed with great taste
and shirt, the Queen kueeling to receive the
crown, and ascending to the throne with the
song 'GJd save the Queen peal'ng from her
subjects The Ambassadors were thcH an
uouuccd by the Herald ami introduced by
The Mistress OF the Household, ~ follows:
Henry J. Nevrtt, from Great BRITAIN; Ihos.
Tuylor. from France; J. Alton Hunter, from
Russia: Caleb H. Hunt, from Spain: Maurice
/. Williams, from Naples; and Patrick Di-
vine from Turkey; these were all attlred III
uniforms and other appropriate costumes, ana
presented address Is OF congrutnaton, which
we're duly responded to by the Queen.
The Glee Club then sang another song;
and the exercises concluded with the hymn:
Strike the cymbal" in full chorus.
THE ALEXANDRIA LorDorN AND UAMF-
SHIRE RAILR0An.-Wc published samc weeks
since. tie ol,I which passed the Senate OF the
United States 10 authorize the extension
and use ut branch OF the Alexandra, Lon
doun. and HAMPSHIRE railroad within thu
city OF Georgetown. The House Of Repre-
sentaciyes referred the Senate Bill, TO the
Committee on the District of Columbia, who