The comet., 1880-04-17

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Concert and Festivities at Clinton.
To the Editor of The Comet.
In response to Il special invitation, | was
one of few Jacksonians who last Friday
evening VISITED Clinton, otherwise known
as the Chill of Science" to attend the
Annual Concert given by the young ladies
of Central Female Institute. Thinking the
incidents of the occasion may be of some
interest to your readers, 1 hereby submit
Il short report.
Ordinarily, the announcement of Il Con-
cert by the young ladies of above the named
institution means u great deal, and l had
before attended enough to find this out;
but this one, l thought, outstripped all
others, both in excellent music and atten-
dant circumstances.
On entering the "Upper Chapel' of the
College Il little before O'Clock, four pianos
occupied the rostrum and large and i'll
teligent audience already nearly filed the
spacious hall.
The exercises were opened with an APP
propriate song and chorus by the young
ladies composing the music class, followed
in succession by vocal solos, trios, quar-
tettes, and instrumental pieces. As my
memory serves me, the programme was as
follows:
Opening song, by the class; vocal solo,
by Miss Florence Harrison; "Jockey Hat
and Feather"-song-by Miss Emma
Wolfe; Instrumental solo, by Miss Minnie
Harrison; 'Do you Remember?'-Duet by
Misses Susie Eager and Lena Menger;
''Dare / Tell?''-Solo-by Miss Susie Eager;
Piano Solo, by Miss Lena Menger; Koo-
Koo"-yocal Trio-by Misses Susie Eager,
Lena Menger and CaIie George; "Come
While the Lilies Bloom'-vocal quartette
by Misses Emma Wolfe, Lena Menger,
Susie Eager and Katie Lacey; "Wonderful
Musician song-by Miss Florence
Harrison; and several fine instrumental
pieces, executed by six, twelve or sixteen
hands, among them a splendid composition
of "Nearer, My Cod to Thee" executed
by Misses Susie Eager, Lena Menger and
CaIlie George. Showers of bouquets
from the audience attested the apprecia-
tion with which the music was received. |
"Where all did so well, it seems invidi-
GUS to discriminate" as the reporter is |
usually wont to say, yet it is not unfair to
state that Miss Emma Wolfe, in singing
"Jockey Hat and Feather Miss Susie
Eager, in duet and solo; Miss Florence |
Harrison, in Wonderful Musician;' and
Miss Lena Menger in ''Do you Remember"
and long and difficult instrumental piece,
won especial distinction.
Prof E. Menger, known wherever the
Institute is known, and to whom the sue
cess Of the Concert was Immediately due,
accompanied each piece with his inimitable
violin, and, if such a thing be possible,
added new laurels to his brow as Il mu-
sician.
Just before the 18th and last piece of
music, DR.. IIillman, who had presided
during the evening, announced to all pres
ent that the young ladies of the Lesbian
Society, desiring to make some improye-
ments in their library, had prepared an ice
cream and strawberry festival in the
Lower Chapel" as a means to secure this
end, and that all were invited to go down
and, at amoderate price, partake. Also, that
in consideration of the occasion, the Insti-
tute rules would be suspended for the time,
and that school-boys and girls, their sisters,
and their cousins and their aunts, and all
we'll behaved outsiders, freely allowed to
walk, talk and eat together. The latter
was greeted with general
applause, when Prof. Pace, of the College,
gracefully arose, and begged to make an
on behalf of the college
,oys." lie had been requested by them to !
SIX the young ladies of the Institute to {
,ear in mind tnat this is leap year; that all I
he privileges and rights thereby accruing !
0 the young ladies would therefore be /
cknowledged and conceded; and, further |
lOre, the young ladies aforsaid need have
0 fears of overwhelming them (the Col q
,gc boys with substantial courtesies when t
ley reached the hall below. ;
1t was regarded as timely joke, and the
,ud applause that followed was at the ex- i
ense Of the Lesbians.
When quiet reigned again, DIR. Hillman, \
Il behalf of the young ladies, proposed
hat seemed to be feasible compromise. Y
I'D after the last piece of music, as above
entioned, all repaired to the "Lower n
hapel' to settle it. Of course the girls n
me off victorious down there. They not n
NY got all Of the boys money, but their \,
.arts as well. There was no resisting n
Ich edibles and such walters. Straw e
.rries, ice-cream, cakes, cOnfectioneries. m
was sold, and the Lesbians left n
possession Of a nice sum for their lauda- Il,
e object. III
II was during this enchanting part of the
ening's enjoyment that your reporter G,
me how-may be one way, and may be en-
Other-lOst the notes which be had taken Il
the Concert, and which must be his p.
ology for such an imperfect report. a,
The festival lasted until u. when the =,
ruel'' rules Of the Institute were again
.umed, the Lesbians called to order. and Il,
E spell Of the evening broken. ~.
After the festival, quite a number Of the ar
and their frieds from RAYMOND.
wards, Bolton and Jackson, repaired 70 ",