The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

The Bazaar held by the ladies of Cumber-
! land Presbyterian Church on Thursday, FIJI
| day and Saturday nights of last week, was a
| very elegant affair and a complete success.
| Hammer Hall was SO handsomely decorated
! with festoons, curtains, pictures ana fancy
| tables, with their articles, as TO De haruIy
| recognizable, and the crowds which were
! in aJtenda &c every night seemed TO enjoy
4 the occasion very much. The Jour fancy
| tables were managed by Mrs. Chapman, Mrs.
] Jones' Mrs. Chaffin and Mrs. LatJa, assisted
| by young ladies beautifully and tastefully
dressed, and everything presented very
brilliant appearance. These ladies deserve
great credit for the taste displayed in the
arrangement OF their tables, and especially
from the fact that they did it without much
expense as we are told. The Fish Pond and
Post Office were conducted by beautiful
young ladies who added greatly to the APP
pearance and pleasure OF the affair; and
Mrs. Joe Russell, in her general supervision
contributed much to its success She i'll
sureS success in any thing that she takes
hand in. We will not say anything about
Inc beautiful pOStmiStrCsS, who =. as also no.
tel waiter and bell ringer, Besides the fan
CN tables with their huluDerlcSs DeaujliuI
articles and their happy arrangement, the
/ eating table, managed by Mrs. CANT bic, was
Al great feature, and the supper prepared was
pronounced by everyone TO be the best ever
prepared in Columbia. The variety of eata-
Ules was great and all were prepared in a
manner to tempt the most taStidiOuS taste.
Also the concert of Friday and saturday
nights was a rare treat. The troupe was
composed OF Mr.. John Ashford and wife,
Miss Addie Brown, Miss Bette ScOVel, Miss
Amelia Metz, MeSSrS. Geo. w. StOckel ana
II. Thomas, some OF SashviIle's best singers,
uui they well sustained, III the two con-
certS given here, the good reputation which
they had already gained. Misses Brown
and ScOVcl were the sopranos OF the party.
The former in 1.-THE Last Rose of summer"
when called back upOn the stage, showed
well the birdlike clearneSS and sweetness OF
her voice and the wonderful control over il
which she possessed. The latter in "SilNer
Threads and the other pieces which she
sang, exhibited a strength and beauty OF
tone that was very pleasing. Miss Metz is
possessed of a rich alto, which in the ChO-
Tuses, blended sweetly with. the others. Mr..
Geo. Stocked has pure and melOdiOuS
baritone which is good either in choruseS
or alone. Many regrets were expressed that
ne did not sing Rocked in the Cradle of the
Deep" which was assigned 10 him on Satur- /
day nights programme, but owing TO Il cold |
he had to substitute something else. NJ essrS. |
Ashford and Thomas are both gifted with
clear sweet tenor voices. Mr.. Ashford had |
such cold that his voice did not show its |
full beauty and clearness. We understand |
that he is also a very successful instructor |
and leader. Last but not by any means |
least. was the instrumental music by Nv. |
and Mrs. Ashford, and particularly the !
duet from TrOVatOTe between her and Miss /
Brown. Mrs. y. is a thorough judge OF |
music and an excellent performer, and her |
ACCOMPANYING nt9urcre beautiful and added |
greatly to the entertain menI OF the evening. |
These sweet singers made quite an impress |
sion or orr Community and We trust that |
they will soon come amQng as again
The Bazaar and Concert together we un- |
derStanG, has proven profitable atS we'll as !
pleasant, and the church Will realize 500 |
z L. = 49,