Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-12-26


town seems 70 be ready for its yearly jollltica-
ton. The streets have been crowded with plr-
chasers darling in and out of the stores the
stores have been brilliantly lighted UP for
several nights past, the shining payements
have oeen skatsd over nightly by brave Wo-
men and fair men going to Christ
mas concerts, the express Office has beentilled
with boxes of turkeys, the post office has
been filed with letters explaining to school
gas that your Pa doesn't think, on account
Of the panic he can tAss Christmas &C.,
and the town generally has been trying to
figure it out on a slate how to buy twenty
dollars worth of things for the children with
sizfy-iye cents. fits the most tremendous
Family conundrum of the season, and any
one who can solve it will receive beautiful
tract and prospectus Of ehromoA The
Episcopal and Catholic churches have been
beautifully decorated by Che ladies for to-day
AID asthe Isatheran church, which will be
npen this morning, a subscription wit be
made f,r paying for the parsonage. Below
i've give some account OF the Christmas sea-.
son Is far as il has gone.
Tfar1 s DIREE FRIDAY NIGHT.
The opening of Christmas festivities was
tie soiree at Mozart Institute Hall. Fri
DIV night. by the scholars Of the Virginia
eusaie institute, in Prof. Richard's class.
The programme was varied, and opened
with the little comedy in French, by Mad.
lie. Of The Bracelet. " in which some
sof the acting OF the young ladies was sur
prisingiy good, and the yivaeious persona.
zion of ElenoIe, by Miss e. Minnegerode,of
Richmond remarkable. Except the rapid
accommodation, WHICH is unavoidable With
sTrst appearances, and which was particular
ayda1nagfng to the morale WHIST is known
tx, theatres al the stag" Of the piece, the
pe 1orraaaase was admirable. The reading
AZ HE Death Of Jean Of Are, by Miss Min
aeeerode, III French, vas well done, the
young lady making the point about tne
English thronging to the execution, WIN
lis Judgment of a veteran. In the musl-
cat portion Of the programme the overture
ssskarce spada' wish Misses E. Hartman,
a ingsgerode, A. Hartman, M. Mans
GELD. b. Lesgis, q. Fowlkes, S. Crawford,
aud 3. Farrar, at The pianos, and Misses
King and 8. Trezegant at the organ, was
done without a fault The Return" by
Miss e. Winston, was sung in a voice OF
4sraat purity and sweetness the same quail
tiles being displayed IN the sole part OF
sFease Lag, BY the same young lady;
Richard G ziusapfal March" was well
uiyel.. though ii has beauties not apt to be
SfouzIst out 9y beginners j Extase, ''sung
Il, Miss II Clarke, III capital Eaezzo So
ssiafao voice, though little out Of time in
sBe 5;rs6 pages was sung admirably in the
{ sraasaaes, and Efit an ease and abandon
81 ex u9jon rarely met with of the lyric
IS. fn Ehe fantasia, including selec-
1 s.ia5a8 aaraor Is5eren. Freischutz ana Preci-
III, ;,iagssss 81 isfes B. TrezeYant and A.
4; Il IA: die bsTcarole in Oberon was
W Is Al yd(sl3e. .ass8 the waltz sgoyement III
III l,oagh rather shaEsy at che be-
Bis q: vi paG esly, The familiar oyeEs
S. +; 81 ,5et and Peasant, ? well played,
III iss<sls I'd a most delightful even
y i e N Hi eat which the audience
s2szlE Il K so 8easuYe and in which
81 Ay vel feel The pride Of
& nm n u GUsTA sEMINARY.
4 IS ugllsba Female Sens-
Il Int the concert for the
Ia 81 ,ilis orphans was per-
Fl S1s .Iss point of audience and
& E IS II Notwithstanding the snow