Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

THE AMARANTHiNE LITERARY SOCIETY
The closing exercises ct this society. com
posed OF young ladies connected with the
Delaware Institute. took place IN the large
dining HAL of the clayton House Mon
day. The spacious room was crowded by
highly intelligent audience which listened
atteutivcly throughout lifelong programme.
a stage was erected In the north end Of
the hall with drop curtain aud other aPpur-
tenAnces necessary for the effective pre-
sentation Of the entertainment. The cur
tain was rung up shortly alters o'clock, and
the President and Secretary Of the Society,
Misses Louisa Jordan and Laura lcteris,
entered on the stage. Miss Jordan made a
few opening remarks, In the course nf
which she remarked that the society IL
much smaller In numbers this year than
last
Miss Lizzie Hurst then recited Mona
Water" which was followed by colloquy.
"Gaffer grev's Legacy" very dramatically
rendered, with the following east
Mrs. Green, Carrie King; Mrs. Smith,
Sallie Mendinhall, Mrs. brown, Carrie
| Marshall; Wiuiircd White, suite Comfy
/ Iemima ZONES, Maggie Comfy Lydia Rob.
inson. Laura Jeiieria Mary Gray, Kate q.
! Garrett Bridget, Anna West
Then followed a thoughtful and really
/ able essay on 1.-THE Co-eduoAtion Of the
| sexes, hy Miss Arvella Preston, in which
| an earnest approval Of the.action OF Mich
gan University and the probable action oi
! Cornell WIS Expressed, hut, Hingulariy
! enough, considering the school for which
she spoke 10 mention was made OF Swath
| more.
This essay was followed by recitation
o. The Ideal is the Real" nv Miss Laura
| Jcrcrls, very pleasantly rendered, indeed.
Then came number Of scenes from
" Widow kedOtt 80 rather eNtrayasautly ren
dered, n seemed 10 us, followed by thu
reading Of very sad poem by Miss Louisa
Jordan.
Miss Emma Burn read M essay. Til,
closing cNefciscs oi Miss Beautifully
school" which satari1ed the usual cNCr
rigcs in refreshing sort of way and showct
nu taty command of language and excel
tent powers ui description, which rntiilct
II 10 rank NJ prc-cminently the fines
literary performance Of the evening.
The recitation which followed. Prayc
and Potatoes" WAS also chArmingly ren
dcred. The scenes from the "GoldeI
Legend which u turn followed this. Werl
decidedly the hest nj the dramatic portion
Of the exercises. Miss Carrie King threw
a great deal of feeling into the character o
trsnia, while Miss Laura Jeticris lookei
aud acted the part OF Elsie most admirably
Allie Phillips as Bertha and Anna Darling
ton rs Ma did cScellently, aud 50 also, con
sidcring The difficulties 10 he surmounted
did Iura Jackson as G0Hicib.
, Then followed n recitation "Oriska," b,
Miss Louisa Iourdnn. and mn essay by Mis-
! Sallie Rogers aud then came another ' col
lUuuy 40 they call it, entitled . no Cur
No Pay which afforded the audience
. great deal Of enjoyment If we may judg
from the hearty laughter which grcete
: their ctOrts.
: The performance was ruccessful in it
aim Of entertaining the audience eNecp
that there was "a little too much Of II. hu
: for Oursclf, we regretted that II WAS so it'll
adapted to giving us an idea uf the thought
opinions and attachments Of the pupils.
would not he iair however, L. hold I'll
= AmarHnthine responsible for this, as 4
J. cndcaN oring simply 10 amuse they but 70
4 lowed Ia the siei. Of most II not all ou