Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-02
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The worlds Peace Embellishments
Day-Israel I'm Egypt.
Correspondence of the Union and Am

Day-Tsrael I'm Egypt.
Correspondence of the Union and American.
Boston, June 25, 1872. My letter yes
terday was abruDtly terminated by the fore
ible abduction of the writer and sundry re-
Elections upon the sacred concert, with a
forecast Of this weeks programme lost, it
being impossible to keep one days ideas
over night so incessant is the whirl and con-
fusion of the restless multitudes that throng
every public place in Boston. Everybody
becomes infected with an indefnable desire
to see or hear something different from
what they DO, so off they go at quick pace
In every open direction. Even the press
room is not free from the contagion.e Among
the host of reporters from the editor OF a
''weakly" five column of some remote ham
let to the grey haired Bohemian Of great
city daily, there are many who have never
before seen, much less written up, larger
meeting than a county or State Fair, and
who oppressed with immensity futter
hither aud thither in bewildered buzz
Of excitement and anticipation. Still,
our quarters seem conducive to scriblbing
and at any hour of the day the busy pens
are flying at the long pine tables. Just be-
fore and after the concerts, the old hands
may be seen at work ''throwing Off rapidly
whatever the moment suggests or they
happen to remember, while younger ones
look wistfully on or stare at the blank paper
and scratch their unruly heads. Among
the most industrious of the press gang, are
the lady reporters, of whom there are sew
eral very piquant ones. They generally
appear as oblivious to the Tumbling of
thousands walking in the building, the
,D0;soo hot raonh from hn
hearsa and the noises innumerable and
loud from the outside, as the distraction
proof veteran.
Under the chorus gallery and around
the auditorium are the rooms of the various
departments, and the dining halls, between
whiehthere are long corridors, always dark
ened. Into these open the passages froms
the outside and the entrances to the chorus
and through them at all hours of
rehearsal and concert, whirl throng,
of choristers, flirting, chatting
eating, or going just for the fun of it. Back
from the long lunch tables and their rows
of pretty waiting girls, stands long coun-
ter behind which there is line of hard
worked Teutons serving King Gambrinus,
who holds high carnival here when there is
a recess of any kind. Never did the mon
arch of beer find more devoted or more con-
stantly thirsty disciples. S3ngerfests are
not to be compared. So great is the rush
that many hundreds of good New England
ers, soundly opposed to the demoralizing,
unorthodox lager, are iresistibly swept up
to the counter, and the good natured Ger
man, who cannot understand why man is
there unless for beer, has foaming glass in
his hands, and down the Puritanic throat
goes the contents tickling the palate and
shocking his principles before he knows it.
Surprised he rushes out, only to be returned
in due season by the same means. Mean
while at the opposite counters sandwiches
and coffee are being assimilated in forms
divine and not exactly so, while reckless
youths squander their greenbacks for all
manner of indigestable compounds under
the fascinating power of the charming girls
behind the tables.
AS to the concert yesterday, it cannot be
said to have excited much enthusiasm
such thing could hardly be expected under
the circumstances. The noble oratorio,
'Israel in Egypt" while it commands high
admin alton and respect, is too Intricate and
too difficult TO be appreciated in an enthu-
siastic manner by an audience of $4,000 or
10000, even though rendered as excellently
as it was yesterday. The chorus In the
first place was too small for the building
having been limited to some of the older
and better drilled societies, including only
about 1,20O in all, which proved too small
a number to reach the whole audience small
as that was. The celebrated Handel and
Haydn society constituted the first chorus
and the societies of Lynn, West RoXbury
and Salem the other, allof the first order Of
musical culture and the precision with
which they made the grand composition
ring out = the delicacy, promptnesS
and force of their expression, and the per
fiction of their time, and richness of their
melody, told of the most careful prepare
ton and closest study, all of which | fear
was sadly diminished before it reached the
farther half of the audience.
The splendid Rotations with which the
oratorio abounds, were most creditably given
by Mr. Winch, while "Fhe Lord is Man
of War;" by Messrs. Winch and Rudolph
son was very effective aud properly encOr-
ed. Madame Rudersdorf, too, made a'suc-
cess in the aria, ''I'hou did'st blow" and al
so eSing ye to the Lord"
Occasionally the momentary quiet in the
house permitted the whole audience TO en-
joy the really artistic singing; then there
were moments when the chorus untFam-
meled by numbers, could give a vivid ex-
preston to their efforts; then they compelled
the admiration of all as they rose to the
sublimer strains of the oratorio. "And
with the breath of thy nostrils," was gwen
in a way that revealed the grandeur OF the
chorus and solemDly impressed the audience.
Last night the Coliseum was lighted with
gas and opened for the first promenade con-
cert, which are to be given each night this
week by the foreign bands.
The band of the Garde Republicaile, of
Paris, gave the conceri last night, and of
course it was delightful: but not having
been present, can't partiCularize. j left
| the city early last evening for the suburban
village of Newton Centre, one of, the many
| pleasant collections of fine residences thai
cncircle Boston. No one unacquaiDted per-
sonally with them can imagine the elegance,
| comfort and convenience of these sEbur-
ban residences. Everything seems &c be
complete for making the business man for
get his cares and give him all the pleasure
Of home. Even the stranger cannot go
among them without experiencing the
presence of refinement and ehgant
ease. This accounts for the prodisious
| dOOkflb1 VA LOoIOh NOl1LAC1Oiat ASttN-
| ing the city and business at o'clock il the
afternoon, quarter of an hours ride on
steam or horse cars takes them to heir
homes when not breath of care is ADMIT
ted and after partaking of q sociable dinner
they take a ride over some of the nuner-
Gus beautiful drives that occur i'll every di-
rection, returning they spend a pleasant
evening with family or friends, sleep sound
and the morning finds them entirely renew
ed physically and mentally. Manly SORTS
and recreation are very popular aIpong
them, such as base ball, gymnasiums owl
ing alley and billiards, all of which ar car
ried on by clubs and into which all inter
heartily. Pardon this DEPRESSION bu GER
tainly was most refreshing trip after JenG-
ing a few days amid the constant I0a and
hustle of the city. -tr.
As l write the incoming null nde
beats over the pine floor of the collissum
like the coming tide, for this is the
International day, and President rant
and Secretary Fish are to be present. Om
mex: President was here last week. ZACH
day finds collection of notables sere
among which l noticed Ben. Butler the
Don Quixote of American fisherman hut
whose lance fails to prick his man CAM
into protecting the New Englaher!
from Canadian insult. About the best