Wilmington journal., 1870-07-01

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promised our readers full report of the
/ entertainment given at the Theatre on last
Friday night, and nothing but the pres
sure upon our columns has caused the
delay.
The performance was strictly amateur,
the practice having been such as is Incl
dental to the musical department of fe-
male seminary. The audience were invi-
ted guests, and were made up largely of
the friends aud patrons of the school, to-.
gether with several ministers, and other
prominent citizens and their families
The concert was highly creditable, both
to Mr.. Van Lser, the instructor, and to the
young ladies who performed Much mu-
sical taste, and considerable musical cul-
ture, were displayed and it was evident
that the pupils had received instruction
from one who understood his business.
We presume that the beating Of time, in a
| concert, is not one of the fine arts, and
hence we won't find fault but we did
tremble occasionally during the perform
ance, when we saw that stick flying wildly
about among so many lovely heads and
We regard it as a marvel OF skill or good
luck. that somebody's head did not get all
the music knocked ont of it by blow
from the said stick
The performance of the pupils was so
generally good that We feel some delicacy
in particularizing ; ana we suspect, too,
that We should be loo much influenced in
our judgment by the character Of the
pieces performed, and too itttLe by the style
of execution. We cannot help saying,
however, that we especially enjoyed the
Carnival OF Venice " (why 1cO,t the pro-
grammes say Of instead of de p that we
were delighted with the " WaItzes Ma.
talien," wasn't it really our old friend, the
"Italian Waltz?); that Miss Love is blessed
with voice of singular compass, power
and sweetness that she has il under very
extraordinary control, and that her whole
manner is about as good as We have ever
seen in any amateur, and great deal better
than that of most professional singers
There was point, grace and effectiveness
in the performance Of Miss Jones, too
and, with just a trif1e more of elf posses
sion, qchich roe rather hope SIZE Dnv mcppr
get. she will sing with more ease to her
self, though probably with less pleasure to
her audience. The slight embarrassment
under which she lahored, and the effect of
that embarrassment npon her performance
we've among the most pleasant things con
nected with the evenings entertainment.
We are not sntfisiently acquainted with
the names Of the other yonng ladies to be
able to go into farther particulars; but
there We're one Or two others who certainly
deserved special mention for the excellence
Of their performance. We think we did
not notice an ugly girl on the stage land
we profess to be judge of Heline5s, if not
of beauty; and, upon the whole. the en
tertainment was an extremely agreeable
one. We regretted that Gen. Ransom had
to be absent on account Of sickness, and
that one of the young ladies, who was to
have taken prominent part in the per
formanrf was kept away by the same
-..use.
Alter the musical programme ha! been
completed Rev. j. G, Hidden, Pastor Of
the First Baptist ChnIGi Of this city, came |
forward at the request of Mrs. Ransom,
follows.
Ladies and Gentlemen The magazines Of
Europe and America have OF late published
number OF articles about the ''Gr OF the
Period We gravely told that in ou1 mod
5rn schemes of female education too much
attention is paid to polish. why sh onId
30 much time and labor And money be |
spent On polishing our girls girls education
should be practical She sho1ld know enough of
to make soft soap; and enough of
arithmetic to calculate grocer's bill She may
De sort of locomotive multi pIica tion table or
rule Of three but Why trouble her
lead with SOU ire plus squara equal Il
square ?''
With this lntenseiy practical view OF female
education L confess that | have little sympathy.
Ne may be told that wOman's education is
complete when she knows the philosophy of frit-
era and the science OF the saucepan; but pre-
er MIitons view, that man was mads for
strength and woman for grace. Nay, go higher
IT'LL, aud endorse the scriptural view-that oar
daughters may be polished after Ie siniluude If
l palace.
And in this direction I claim that nothing is 8
nore potent than music. 1t rouses to action the {
better feelings OF our nature and we sing our S
FOULS nearer to God when we ltUe out the music
n our llVes, and make poetry Of those lives. / {
owe to pay tribute to music The God whose /
am, and whom serve, has always honcred it. t
When newborn universe burst npon the gaze
If admiring angels '' the morning stars sang to-
.ether. and all the sons of God shouted for ioy"
When the world had strGyed far away from God, Z
md had gone back ALMOST to Its original dark {
less and chaos. He determined to send His son = :.
o redeem it, and Jesus Was introduced with the y
ngeiic chorus, "GlGry to God in the ..ighaat, on "
rtfl 1UiIl h
lght is ended, and We lay armor down, the 4
,lorions courts of the Jerus alem shall ring !
With the song Of Moses and the Lamb. | :
| feel like expressing my gratitude to the in t
tructOr here, and especially to the young ladies 8
or the very pleasant entertainment which they | d
lave provided for us But even in tho midst of q
ur pleasures We need to take warEing. koung n
nen take care of your hearts, if not of your d
'ockets for these young ladies have shown this q