The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-13
THE MAY FESTIVAL.
Preparations for the Great Masiens
Event Of the Year.

Festival week dawns most auspiciousiy.
and there is now every indication of thai
brilliant success for which we all have 10
long and so anxiously looked. Already
people from distance are tiocking to tfs
city, and by tomorrow night the throng et
strangers will exceed that on any preyi0ns
occasion of this kind.
Everywhere are to be seen indications OF
general decoration of the business part Of
the city. The flags and ever-greem
are being put up, and Cincinnati. in
gayest attire, will extend hearty welcome
to the thousands who come here to unita
with her people in paying tribute to masis
of the highest order, rendered by the lead
ing artists of the world.
Five steamers will arrive daily loaded
with passengers during the Festival, and
every train on the numerous railroads wi1
add to the crowd.
The first night will unite two great ocra-
sions, the opening of the Musical Festivaa
and the dedication of the new Music Had.
We have briefly published the programme
of the opening night several times, but heN
it is again.
Mime. Pappenheim, Miss C:anch, Miss HeckIe.
Messrs Adams, Fritsch, Tagliapietra,
Whitney and Remmertz.
Chorus and Orchestra
Dedication Ceremonies.
FESTIVAL Ode" written expressly for this OccasiBn
by Otto Singer
Nine. Pappenhcim, Mcssrs. Adams and Whitney.
Intermisson.
symphony, No. g. Eroica, Op. 55..... Beethoyea
Allegro con brio, Marcia Funebre
Scherzo, Allegro Vivace.
Finale Allegro Motto
Orchestra.
THE QUESTION OF DRESS.
Il ,sT w ,yNIrT uJryc Mov 80
To the Editor OF the Star
Is there any regulation on the subject OF
ladies' dress on the opening night of thp
Musical Festival, or is it merely request
that ladies go without hats? And if it IN
merely request, will it be so generally
complied with as to make persons cOnspicH-
Gus who do not find it tconvenient to 70
without hats and in the full dress which
that necessarily implies? A satisfactory
answer to this will greatly oblige not only
myself, but many others, who, on accouat
of this difficulty, hesitate about preparing 10
attend. A LADY READER
Ladies who pay for their tickets will dreas
as they please. AS rule snobs and ladies
who haven't new spring bonnets will 20
with bare heads and make a mild attempt
at full dress Ladies of taste and good jude
ment will wear their bonnets, and dress AZ
Wnen attending any OiIler entertainments
Of course there will be exceptions TO this.
Very many excellent ladies of good scnsn
will be deluded into the full-dress fallacy.
but they will regret it, and not be likely 10
try it second time. The rule is, dress as
your own taste and Judgment dictates.
A most attractive and valuable addition
to the Musical Festival literature is the lii
tie book on "The Cincinnati Organ" cd
tied by George Ward Nichols and published
by Robert Clarke & Co. The book contains
short history of organ building, compre-
hensive description of the musical mechan-
ism of the Cincinnati organ, an interesting
account of the organ screen, with sixteen
illustrations of the various panels, parts Of
the dado and the frieze. and list of names
of the ladies who designed and executed r.
work. A short history of the Music Hail
and list of subscribers to the fund is also
given. The quaint, suggestive frontispiece.
designed by NJ. L. W. The illustrations ana
the large size engraving of the organ adds
an artistic charm to the valuable informa-
ton contained in the book, which will rec
ommend itself to all interested in the Musi
cal Festival of 1873