The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-10-13
New YoRk, Sept. 80. 1871

ti.n: Of young ladies. Mr.. James
Cambell, formerly Of Clearwater, Mime.
sofa, is Steward, and to himself and
Mrs. Cambell l am indebted for many
kind attentions. . Vassar College was
founded in 1861, by MI. Mathew Vas:
sar, now dead, who erected the buildings
and left liberal donations beside. The
main building is five hundred feet long,
with extensive wings while located At
a little distance is q large building for
q gymnasium and riding school, and an
other for an astronomical observatory. In
the main building are the ROOMS Of the
students and professors, the sehoolroom,,
. Cabinet Of Geology and Mineralogy,
Museum Of Natural History, the Col
lege Library, the stewatd's department,
. dining room capable Of accommodating
one thousand persons, 20. The ar
engagements for the education, training
and health Of The students seem to be
all that could DO desired. There is
quite a large artificial lake on. which
are row-boats for their use they have
croquet grounds, and can ride or walk
to their hearts content. Minnesota is
represented by two pupils Miss Alice
NJ. I. Smith, Of Red Wing, and Miss
Florence J. Potter, Of Ovatonua. Mr..
Cambell gave me many interesting de-
tails concerning his own department, in
which he has been engaged for three
years. He takes a thousand biscuit
and boils eight hundred eggs for the
youi s ladies'. breakfast; rolls in
for The little dears' dinner barrel of
sour and two barrels Of potatoes; freezes
their ice-cream by steam, and provides
other things on like scale. The in
stitutlon was originally called "Vassar
Female College, but the plucky dam
sells rose in rebellion against the special
desi gnation, and had the center block
on which the word "Femsle' had been.
carved, taken out and the space still
remains vacant, and the institution is
simply "Vassar College," as young
men have their Yale or Harvard. I
was promised that if I would stay I'M:
til six o'clock, T should have a sight Of
three hundred and eighty-two Young
young ladies gathered together in the
chapel! Shades of a revered ancestry!
-never!! Terrified by the very
thought, I fed to the depot, and took
the first train for Albany. I found
but little change there since last spring.
The new capitol is making slow pro-
gress. After spending very ayreeably
a rainy Sabbath, took the cars on
Monday for West Point. The clouds
had cleared away, and the morning
shone fair IS ever on rock and river,
only a light, broken misihanging abou,
the highest hill tops. Reached Yves,
Point shortly after nine o'clock, and
must say that never have I seen an.
other 50 beautiful = place, The lofty
'sHighlands" look down from all sides
on what is the "Point" proper which
is itself high above the river. The
Hudson sweeps gently between
these towering watch keepers, and you,
eye can follow it . long way up. The
water IL stirred by the breeze 'oul,
enough to mirror back the sunliig kt ii
dazzling, tremulous waves. I sail-booat:
and schooners slip by with their whit
wings. The woods have put on thei,
rich autumn tints, and 10 the distanc.
tie sloping surface 81 tree tops look
soft and yelvety' like carpet laid viii
careless folds. There is little to dis
turb the quiet-only platoon Of ii,
diets on cavalry drill, a few visitors i,
carriages Of % foot, and from furthei
down como The . sounds 81 w,,,orkmseinI IL .,
the new buildings. 1 wish 1 could Riv,,,
ytoa: i IN id.. Ii lie Ia many ,hingas vhio1
enteiff ito j. making this pl.eeI ii be.uti
ful as::it il, but il would 70 render Til
. long letter, aud even then / fear
should fail Of my purpose. ." !" '"' III"
The different places Of amusemen
ale now ID full blast. The season O
opera bouffe, opened at Fisk's Gran,
Opera House on Monday evening, Wit
The production Of die Petit II Faust
;. Tvo prlne. donnas; just f dsoan = :pari.
:mado Their apprenticeship lie
Sill -: as !, Msphii.,o,; aud Mile. csliiD
! Montaland," IS Mary4ier;te. q Neithe
Al. are remarkable = singers The f oor il !.
is the better actress and It'd throws sc onsid
cradle character INTO bsrr pitt, .t:oa III
/ latte, IS considered Wy beautiful :
She is not, it is 10 fault IF tbs ma e:a
and you know that covers ,tv ~ ! imiuk
tude Of shortcomings. Ths music astt
! The opera is light, and contains man
J very pretty .irs.. Tho last act clos.
:. With 4 gorgeoosness Of scenery seldo,
equaled. Tue opefR house vas literall
packed from gallery to orchestra; I,
tho lower right-hand box glittered i
immense diamond, to which was,pipne
the extensive Fforntof jim Fni, Nj
owns the OPERA house, as hs does prstt
much everything else in New 7 ok. /
!. Wallsct's iThe.trs also opebed III
: week With Sheridan's fine Old coined
IF 1.-THE Rivals" !. The piece iwas We y;