The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-28
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
Interesting Exhibitien-A Noble In
stitulton.
WHEELING, February 20, 1867.

stitust0n.
" WHEELING, February 20, 1867.
The Academy Of the Visitation at Mount
de Chantal, near this city, was few days
since the scene Of very pretty exhibit
! tiou for tho entertainment OF the State
ofscers, judge, legislators, and distin-
cuished psrsons. On the occasion, very
Sleasins operetta entitled the Miracle OF
the Roses was performed BY the pnPiis
of the school In . most succcssiui s,y,s,
greatly TO the delight OF the audience. Tue
intervals Of the play wore n.eo wa" . eo ING
of the very choicest seiections 'roin tue
most sterling operas. In no scnooi In the
JJnion a the art Of music, vocal ana lnstru-
mental. taught with more thoroughness
and advantage. It has in this respect
hardly its equal. Sister Mary Agnes, who
presides over the vocal department, is one
Of the most gifted singers and one Of the
most accomplished musicians OF her day
and some of the most enchanting yocalists,
who are the delight Of private life in this
country, were taught by her. 80
On the occasion of this exhibition, NOR
ceaux from Verdi, Rossini, Heller, Satter,
and others, were rendered with surprising
effect by the young ladies Of the institu-
ton. In the operetta, two young ladies,
formerly of Richmond, Misses Laura and
Emily Chiffon, figured most creditably-
the former as "Mistress Of the School"
which she played, says critic, "with
charming dignity; the latter as the " Land
grave of Thuringia," which the same critic
saws was personated "with splendid sue
cess. - the "dashing and imperious Land
grave" being most faithfully presented by
the charming aud spirited counterfeit.
Sister Mary Agnes sung Happy Bird
l;ngn and "Home, Sweet Home," very
much TO the delight Of the audience, and
the exhibition closed with few admirable
tableaux.
AT the conclusion, Judge Brown arose,
and on behalf Of the members OF the Lee
pislature, Supreme Court, and other State
authorities present, rendered to the Sisters
in charge OF the Academy their warmest
thanks for the entertainment with which
they had been favored. The Judge alluded
in q happy manner to the handsome style
in which the guests had been received, and
assured the managers Of the institution OF
the grateful remembrance in which their
Kindness would ever be held both by him.
self and by those for whom ne spoke. !.
Bishop Whelan responded on behalf OF
the Sisters. 49, 80 L
Your southern readers will be the more
interested in this paragraph when they
learn that the humane Sisters who conduct
this institution have exerted all their en-
erries to raise funds for the education Of
southern children whose parents, by the
loss of everything, are unable to complete
the educations that were begun on liberal
scale before the war. In their eloquent
appeal for aid in this generous object they
saw: Hardly week elapses that we do
not hear of some highly respectable family
graphing with the notifications Of pepury
and altered fortunes, and without means to
educate their Children" Being unable to
respond to even half the applications to
take children at "greatly reduced prices
they are appealing to the wealthy ana
liberal in all directions to contribute some
thing to the object of endowing certain
number of scholarships 'stOr teto gears
till the South shall have recovered some
what from its present prostration." ex-
tract the following sentences from TINS
touching appeal:
"You who are now perusing our earnest
appeal, turn not deaf ear to it, we pray
Won. Think of the countless blessings
kind Providence has layished upon you.
Wealth, perhaps, or if not wealth at least
a competency-success in busness-a
comfortable home-young and loving hearts
surrounding your cheerful fireside, and
ample means to provide for them timely
education. Reflect upon oil these advan-
taces, and refuse not a triaing aid to our
good southern children, Graded, as were
yours, perhaps, in ease and comfort, but
now-from no fault of theirs--in want and
misery. sg.t :
"In the name of God lin the name OF
humanity-give us for them the crumbs
that fall from your table,, and Heavens
benediction be upon you to your third ana
fourth generation"
The efforts of these noble ladies have
met with very considerable success; and
still they are devoting themselves TO the
prosecution of their undertaking with he-
roic energy. Certainly such zeal merits
the gratitude of society and the blessings
of Heaven! MoNoNdAHhLA'