Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-28


1 m Exr1F5I7y,or 4Lks Z NlohT1 9As had
been anticipated. Liberty Hall was crowded to
Is utmost eanacity last hight, many being un-
able to get standing room A little before :
O'Clock, the Queen aDd her attendants Rlalked
il nrocea sion from ST. Marys Hail. accompa-
MED BY large and prom5scuousi crowd Of eager
ssnactstors, and attracting universal admiration.
At eight the exercises commenced, the open
inc niece being a; humorous dialogue between
four boys as to the propriety Of having King
of May, spoken outside. the curtain. On:the
conclusion Of this, the curtain rose, and an in
voluntary murmur3 Of yastonished, admiration
instantly ran through the crowded Assem- lage.
It was, indeed, asight worth seeing: the girls,
beautifully attired in white, trimmed with va
!rious brilliant colors, and gorgeous with flow
ers, were seated on, raised seats, rising IN a
semi-eircular torn from the floor to within a.
few feet Of the roof of the stage, while dark
grove of cedars in the back ground, gave to the
scene a. beautiful rural air, and made 1t look
like fairy bower In the centre stood the
throne raised about three feet above the floor,
and approached by steps, from three sides, and
when this was occupied by the Queen and her
splendidly arrayed attendants, the tabeau pre-
sented to those in The back part OF the hall,
where BY far the better view was obtained, sur
passed anything ever before seen in Alexandria,
or, indeed, anywhere, except in those gorgeous
dramatic spectacles nowisn popular in the large
cities: of the North, which it costs hundreds Of
dollars to- produce. 4 Altpraa hymn by the
school, Miss Katie Harrison was duly crowaed
Queen, in a lengthy and appropriate crromo-
Mail and received the Congratulations OF the
ambassadors Of, many countries, including a
Turk, a,iChinese, and a Japanese, attired in.
the COSTUMES Of lhGir respective countries -
The last named, a very little fellow, with his
fan and his immense hat, e!iri'ed such shouts
of laughterdfrom the audience duringlhis pros
trations before the throne, that very little was
heard of the rest Of the coronation ceremonies.
The Queen being duly enthroned, an entertain
ment took place Tor the amusement Of her
CUuIl, CUuStStluS W IeClldUlOS, uiao5 uOo;couSo,
&c., most of them well performed, but of which
our space does not permit more than cursory
mention Miss Maggie McCarty, in CITY
Sights with Country Eyes, ~ proved herself an
admirable actress, and was universally &C
knowledged as the best speaker among the girls,
Master Henry McQuaide being generally
thought to merit that distinction among the
boys. At the conclusion OF The exercises, the
presented a beautiful gold cross
to Miss Annie Morrow, and a handsome silver
cup to Master Cornelius o Leary, as the
sellers respectively Of the greatest number Of
tickets among the girls and boys, and thanked
the audience for The admirable order they had
which had enabled everybody to hear
distinctly almost all the pieces. !
The curtain fell at half-past nine, and the
audience reluctantly retired, having but one
fault to find, the brevity Of the, exercises: We
are pleased to learn that though the expenses
incurred were much larger than usual, orr
young friends will probably realize over $50 as
he result of their labors; the entire receipts.i
we're nearly 5000. q agsa -1E