Washington telegraph., 1862-02-19

A.. The EXHIBITION.-The ladies' volun-
teer aid concert and tableaux came off last
night at the large hall of the Male Aca-
DENY. 1t was a decided success, and
richly repaid our fair friends for ali their
trouble in its preparation. There were
F. over 400 in attendance. The tableaux
being composed of our young ladies with
some of the rougher sex thrown in for
efect) could not have been otherwise thar
beautiful; but got up, as they were, with
most excellent taste in costumery, and
represented with spirit, they were unsur.
passed by anything we have heretofore
seen. The Fancy Dances performed by
the little girls of Prof. Tapana's school
were absolutely lovely. No one could fail
= to be char med by the sweet and graceful
movements of those fairy like creatures
SO pure and so joyous. --.
Our Texas friends, Messrs. Erwin,
Storm, and Brown (of Crump's battalion)
contributed muc to the interest of the
evening, by several songs and Ducts We
were Paul Prying around and heard the
ladies say that their music was very fine,
and showed high cultivation. A gentle
= man of musical taste (more musical taste
than gallantry re think from remark he
made) told US this morning that he cop.
sidered their songs " the best part of the
whole performance" The ladies may
guess " till crack of DOOM" We don't
mean to tell, for we like him, and he may
want to marry some day.
The orchestra was perhaps the best vo-
luntary onsthat could be raised anywhere
1t was composed of our own home baud
and the gentlemen of the band with
Crump's Battalion whose patriotic CO
operation is noticed in another place.
The whole exhibition was much en-
haneed by the presence of large number
of the soldiers of Crump's Battalion
"None but the brave deserve the fair
and it always happens, somehow, that the
brave put themselves to extra trouble to
go to see them That's good taste any
way. We must remark that the orderly
and decorous attention of these gentlemen
to the modest efforts of the ladies' (mauy
of whom were timid aud shrinking) was
fully appreciated and the subject of re-
mark. Their hearty good-natured cheer
ing, after each scene was anything but
offensive.
When the boys saw the last scene--an
allegorical representation of the Southern
'Confederacy, each State represented by
young lady, aud the whole pyramid over
topped by the Goddess of Liberty-well,
they wouldn't stand that long. After
minute of breathless silence, cheer after
cheer seemed to explode like volcano.
The curtain closed, ut it still kept on.
The Goddess of Liberty (who had gone
to the dressing room and was putting on
her shawl and thick shoes like mortaD
was called back and courtesied to the
soldiers compliment. That did not sat.
isfy them. The States by turu did the
same, and then all retired in the utmost
harmony, and every body we'll pleased
Those boys will do. .s -. -.
A, volunteer song by some of the
Texans, after the performances was much
admired.
- Weather permitting, the, performance
:xill berepeated again tonight, by request,
with some change of programme, and the
proceeds donated-to Crump's battalion as
hospital fund. ...'.-...- -.-
IWr The federals have $4,000 men in
Western Virginia. Five regiments are
near Gailey Bridge. two at Charlestou,
one at Point Pleasant, one at the Red
House, onesat Clifton, one as Be7srly, one
at Buckhannan, two at ElEwater, one at
cPhilippi one at Clarksburg. Kelly and
Reynolds had four or Eve regiments at
Ronaney, ard there are several regi men is
guarding the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
aPoints between Wheeling and Cumber-
land. rtS.iYa