Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-02
SOiree at MOdelskuhl Seminary.

It was our good fortune to be among the in
vited guests at this charming Institution, on
the evening of the 4th of July, to be entranceo
and spell bound by the most perfect concerIeo
entertainment that was ever given on Ihls
planet We were (being an Editor invited Oh
the sole and solemnly fixed condition that a0e
not to make any public mention OF IL ouI
our delight was great. our qualification SO III
tense, our establishment SO bewilderlng ana
ecstatic that we have lost all sense OF the oon-
cation of secresy all feeling of regard Tor our
plighted word, and cry, "Oh, perish honor, per-
ish the sanctty of an oath, perish the plnolhs
force of sacred asseveration. before we keep
from our readers an account of this affair,
which ought to be borne on the breath OF every
breeze that blows through infinite space.
We humbly confess our inability 10 depict
the fairy scene that burst upon our penlghteo
vision as the man next behind propelled us
through "the enchanted doorway with knee
and elbow The lead-pencil OF local reporter
could never do 1t. The skilled painter might;
but his easel should be shaft of crystal, his
palette a japonca leaf, his brush CLEAN of
frosted starlight. Oh, the mellow slories OF
that stage setting; the incomparably beautiful
houris that Goated and lowered on and around
it, like a bevy of escaped angels; the low moan
ing symphonies OF the organ (Beedlers best
patent self-pumping bellows, all thrilled us,
as, when children, some rdconte, fresh from the
marvellous pen of Hans Andersen, drew us
closer together, and sparkled like tracery Of
golden fire through our dreams that night
The first piece on the elaborate and yet too
brief, programme, consisting of two parts and
four hundred and sixty-two selections.) was the
wild and beautiful Norwegian hymn, ''Alloo
OH a whay yo yaw-oo" by Miss Dolly Dalrym-
pie, of Doltown. She was eXquisitely attred in
rich MORE antique silk. overskirt trimmed with
point u Vdlence lace, satin slippers and fenes-
trated hose This difficult aria was sustained
by one of those voices that, we think, sometimes
escapes from angel bands to delight the ears of
mortals. Its compass was infinite, it's tin6re
matchless. There could be recognized in her
mastery rendition the grand tones of the Nor
weigian sagas, the laundering of the lce-bound
cataracts, the sough of the wind through rock
ribbed gorges Even the fair Swedish Nightin-
gale would have hung her diminished head in
this school-room chapel (the seats are of the
improved folding variety and cost three dol
lars q piece had she heard the tones Of this
untiedged "qirling"-(this word patented) A
bow, which an Empress could not have made,
closed the brilliant execution, and the work OF
excavation began. Fourteen ushers and four
piano filters, with hay forks and other imple-
plementsD who constituted corps de reserve
in the wings, moved rapidly out and removed
the bouquets, under which the fair young Vo-
calist was entombed. Amid thunders of APP
plause, she was removed by her music-teacher,
who was in tears-Qast quarter deflcient)
Next on the programme was 4 French recita-
ton from NJ. Hugo, the dying exhortation of
Partisan communist to his friends. "Je meurs
pour ma patrie,' by Miss Jennie Jawslinger, Of
Buckstown. The vivid and dramatic intensity
of this piece in the hands Tor mouth) of this
gifted and cherished child of Buckstown was
painful and apoplectic. The breath came hard.
and the eyes watered. The closing stanzas
were fatally effective. In burst of mimetic
genius she gave the closing line (The piece
lasted but an hour and half, and yet it
seemed like week or two, SO prolonged was
the strain, When the climax was reached. a
shrill yelp came from the back portion of the
audience and French cook at one Of the no.
tells who had gotten in unobserved, and who
had rioted around the Pont Neuf and the Boule-
wards, st. Antoine fell down in a fit, and was
borne home dead on shutter, and Partisan
remark ed that lie felt like n gun-cleaner had
been violently rasped across his back. This
fair young decaimer was regally attlred in the
blue and red tricolor Of France, and wore Wei
ler's slippers and her room mates hose. As she
bowed herself off the stage, four yards Of plas-
tering were contributed to the thunders OF APP
plause, and a large floral ship with colors was
presented by the French residents of the Quar-
tier de Vilie de Gdrohes.
An exquisite ballad, by Miss Tennie Tune
full, "Oh, the Old ear is feeing," and the re-
sponse. "Just let her rip" by Miss Sofie Silver
throat. and chorus of 500 unframed voices,
was the grandest triumph of musical arrange
n the nnjVerSa- The faith |
ers of the young ladies, who had been asleep in
the front seats, were aroused by several ushers,
and their undisguised evidences of parental
pride and joy constituted no unworthy part OF
the entertainment Sympathetic tears flowed
from many in the audience. and one lady was
removed in violent spasms. At the close q the
piece, two beautiful nickle-plated watches were
handed up by the doting parents, and delivered
by the Principal in a speech of some s. minutes
duration. The applause was deafening.
A few dozen more musical pieces. vocal and
instrumental, closed the first part OF this abb
sorbing soiree and at the opening OF tue SECOND
part the Vice. Principal, in one OF those briai
and captivating efforts. which has earned for
him the title of the "Great Universal Female
Educator" told, in an hour and halls re-
sumo, the Objects aims, past, present, and fu-
ture history of the iEstitntion, and closed with
a benign ana pareuGdld appear pf.e Sllls, W4iSh
deluged the stage in tears. and filled tna audi
ence with grief.
The second part was usheped in on a torrent
of melody from pianos, organs. harps, and
very effective and novel corps de jeWsharp,
composed of the youngest pupils of the school.
Twelve young ladies, exquisitely attired, as
sumed the difficult tBsk of music-turners, and
the promptness end skill exhibited in revers-
ing the pages, in response to the mods of the
gifted performers, evidenced. in the highest de-
gree the perfect method which the eesGom-
plished and unequalled Prof Baton has brought
to this phenomenal institution.
Twenty or thirty ether selections OF rare
| merit were performed, and the fitting OF the
| clothes of the young debutahtes showed the
pains-taking and jealous care that obtains In
everything connected with the curriculum Of!
this model educational establishment.
| We propose to attach supplement to our
paper and complete the imperfect notice of this
enchanting exhibition in serials running thrO
the next six months. For the time, therefore.
we are reluctantly confpeilaa to bid our fair
friends and their gifted corps of teachers tenn
porary adieu. *
Go and see Gladke's &c. Counter. may6-tf
HAY BURNT WHILsT BALING Ir.-rhe Lex
ington Gazette says that on Monday OF last
week. a lot of hay was lost on the farm of Cap
tain ]. P. Moore by fire. The fire originated