The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-03
MOUNT DE cHANTAL.
GRAND ANNUAL Commencement.
Distribation ofPrIzts at the Academy
Visitation, B-V.H.

According 70 announcement the
grand annual commencement and dis
tribution of prizes took place at Mount
de ChantaI yesterday afternoon. Spe-
eiAl trains were run over the HsmPheid
road to accommodate those whodesired
TO be present. Hundreds svailed them
selves of this arrangement forgetting 10
and fro, and we may say there never
was q finer audience in the music room
of the seminary than yesterday. Il Was
literally filled 70 OVERLOOKING, and had
not the room been so well adapted for
the purposes to which it was put, the
inconvenience to 20 many assembled
must have been insupportable. as A
was. however, We were unable to hDd
a cooler locality duriDg the day. TINS
music hall occupies the whole Of one
floor Of the east wing Of the bnildiug'
the ceiling Is high, the seats eomfortA,-
bic, and perfect ventilation Is secured
There WAS nothing therefore of which
20 complain, in the arrangements ioT
the comfort Of visitors.
1t was understood that the exercises
would commence At p. M, ana on me
the arrival Of the trains al! proceede1
10 assemble in the main hall Inc en-
trance of Right Rev. Bishop W hetan,
WIS the signal for ibe exhibition 10
commence. The Bishop having taken
mis- seat in the centre OF the hall mime
diateiy in front of the stage, and IN Inc
rear OF a number OF benches contain
ing scholars OF the Academy VINO were
not 10 participate in the afternoon
programme. The siiSery notes Of
piano. touched Dy n master hand, were
heard behind the scenes, and the cur
tain slowly receded displaying TWO
lovely groups Of sleeping girls ured
with gathering flowers in The WOODS.
Others Immediately entered and the
play The Miracle Of the Roses" was
com menced. For upwards of an hour
a constantly shifting scene Of youthful
grace and beauty WAS presented TO the
com plets delight OF an aPPEeciztiTs au-
dienee. The young ladies engaged
were dressed most becomluElyp Wnlle,
pink and blue colorS prevailing, ana
IN the execution oil thSIT ar
d Uous duties remarkable tsleni- We are
unwilling to besto " praise upon any par
t.culaI one where ali were 50 e1celisht'
but We must be permitted 10 say that,
in the characters OF Lady Clare ana
Landgravs of ThuriDgtA, Miss Emily
Chiffon dlsplsyed grace and spiIh
thAt would do honor to any stage
in the latter character particularly, rs
a husband full Of wrath At the conduct
Of his wife, who from the too great
goodness Of her heart persisted IN
wasting his subsistence upon peggaTsI
she Was splendid. With her SlitterinS
sword, her fierce mouEtache, her mass
of hair, and full CLOAK Of crimson fall
ing from her shoulders, she looked the
very benz de ttof cavalier. Did such
cavaliers exist, young ladies must
needs break their hearts about them
Nor can we refrain from mentioning
thar the solo, '.Smilss and Tears, sung I
6y Miss Bessie Hsnshaw was eXcsed- I
ingIy sweet and pretty. II was e1teoTed, I
and Miss Bessie sang 1t again with an
aItless grace that quiet made captive
The hearts of her hearers.
The following is the programme OF
that part of the exercises which pre-
coded the distribution of prizes:
The Miracle OF Ihe Roses, an OPerstta-