The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-21

| CHILDREN's EXHIBITION BALL.-Our read
/ ers who visited Hale's Gallery some time ago
and saw the painting "Truth unwilling False
hood, may remember with what sensation
of exquisite pleasure the eye turning from the
contemplation of the grinning monster False
hood-whose horrid deformity was visible be-
hind his smiling mask-dwelt upon the beau
tiful figure and features of Truth surrounded
as they were by halo of purity. 1t was with
sensation akin to this that the spectator
turned from tie exhibition of semi-nude forms
and coarse illusions together with the glare
and suffocating atmosphere of the Theatre last
night and gazed upon the beautiful scene pre-
scented at City Hall. The elegant apartment
with its chastely decorated walls and its SUBJ
dued light was filed with an audience of ladies
and gentlemen that occupied every seat in the
galleries and on the floor, and these the par
ents and friends of the children who constitute
the dancing school of Messrs. Gee & Harnden
The centre of the hall was devoted to the chill
dren whose grand entree was one of the most
beautiful spectacles ever seen in this city,
There were some fifty-six couples on the floor
from the little miss and master of four years
whose tiny steps were instinct with infantile
S'"Oo W ehO OuSthAib JouutS SiIl JuSO
into womanhood and the young lad of some
thirteen summers, all dressed in perfect taste
and with all the style that the dressmaker and
tailor imparts to the customers of the bellies
and beaux OF society. The dancing disp11yed
a high degree of excellence and showed that
the instructors tuition had not been in vain-
Some beautiful fancy dancing was executed by
several cunning little children, and we must
say that we have never attended a more de-
lightful entertainment. The music by Gee &
Harnden's band left nothing to be desired and,
after the exhibition, the children of larger
growth Joined in the dance.
MAINE SAVINGS BANK.-The Trustees of
this Institution held meeting on Wednesday
and declared their 22d semi-annual dividend
at the rate of seven per cent, free CT Govern
ment tax. The amount of deposits on the
4th inst. was 81 696 618; reserve, $500; profits,
from which comes the dividend just declared
(about $460O0), $S1 ,837; total 81 ,782, 255. The
gain in deposits since the last yearly exhibit is
the large sum Of $5sOOOO; in the last six
months, $3.50, OOO The number of depositors
year since was GIG; on the 4th, 1878; gain in
the year, 1162. The deposits are invested as
lolIoWS.-O. %. JULIUS, @olS,UOU, JULIUS VI COuu-
ties, cities, towns, &C., 1874, 600; mortgages on
real estate, $3.50 217; loans on colla:erals, $751;
600; Portland bank stocks, $751; s5; railroad
bonds $47 200; banking room, s2494, and cash
to balance.
The BLoNDEs.-Last evening was a repeti-
ton in point of audience at the Portland Thea
ire of the evening previous, and the same no.
tice that we wrote of the performance in yes
terday's impression will do for this mornings
as we'll. We understand that the management
having discovered "placer," will remain to-
night, when ''Faust, or the vicissitndes of
girl of the PERIOD will form the principal fea-
ture of the evenings entertainment.
CRYSTAL WEDDING.-Mr. and Mrs. E. +.
Rowe, 30 Waterville street,were surprised with
visit from quite number of their friends
Monday evening, which was the fifteenth an
niversary of their wedding. They received a
large number of beautiful presents which were
gratefully received. A very nice supper was
served and the evening hours were delightfully."-
spent
THE NURSERY is received, a capital little Pc
riodical for the boys and girls who have got in
to two sylables and are mastering the long
words. John L. Shorey, 10 Washington street,
Boston, is publisher.