Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-26
COLLEGE CHARMS
AS VIEWED BY The LEGISLATURE
At the Wheeling Female College, Last
Evening-Ths Reception and En-.
tertainmeat in Full.

undertakes to accomplish an end it sell
dom fails to compass its desire. OF this
fact the reception and entertainment OF
last evening were striking illustrations.
AT home" at the College is not mean
inpless phrase, as our Legislature and
many others were made to realize fully,
for when its hospitable gates are opened
its inmates are there and the guest is
welcome.
Remarkable for several things was the
reception last evening. The attendance
was almost unprecedented, even for the
College openings. From early evening
10 far into the night, the throng came
and went, and new faces appeared aud
disappeared. The large hall and the
roomy corridors were filed, and when
the parlors were thrown open, even
their ample space was insufficient to ac-
commodate the throng.
1t was understood, before the evening
came, that the social banquet was to
consist of but one course, there was
therefore no little surprise and delight
when double extra course was offered
i'm the form OF a musical and literary
programme. We have no space to refer
TO the individual members, but will sim
ply print the enjoyable performance in
its entirety:
PROGRAMME.
Piano Duette-"Poet and Peasant" .........~M Misses
L-wis and Whitaker.
Piano Solo-"Web1 RS Last Idea" Miss Nellie
T. Warren Civ.
Contrslto solo-"watch ny, Miss Cook. Al
Piano Solo-"NocturDe'. ..:.....Niss Ella W. Del
tiers. Pleasant Valley, W. Va.
Ia Mort De Jeanne D'Arc. ... Miss Lide
Hughes. City.
Piano Duett-"rest Polsnaise" .......Miss ESen-
berg rnd ueyman.
Soprano SOo-...............Miss Sadie Logan, City
| Piano uuelte-"Qui We've" Misses Cook and
Mc6regor.
German Recitation Mis- Mary Heyman, ~.
Piano SolC-"Tsrantelle' ......... MEs sallie Whit
taker, city.
| India,
Piano solo-"Pajsgero". ...-..M IS Hannah Hey
man, City.
| Piann SOlO-"RecolleCtiOn OF Home" "".-Mfss
Ella b. Lewis City.
"where Did You Come from, Little One" The
| Misses Pollack, City.
Piano Sllo-"larantelle" ...... Miss Fannie Essen
| bers. GAINESVILLE, o.
Vocal solo. Madame sachse, City.
Piano solo Prof Carl Hermenp. city.
The reception proper began about ten
o'clock, at the close OF the performance.
The drawing rooms were thrown open
and the numerous guests paid their re
spects to Miss Taylor, who was ably
seconded in the duty OF receiving by
Miss Cook. A large majority OF both
Houses OF the Legislature Was present
and many OF them required no intro
duction to the well known institution
or to it's successful President.
In the pleasant duty of entertaining
her guests, Miss Taylor had no lack Of
assistants in the comedy persons OF her
scholars, the young ladies. In this
work, they were simply putting to use,
a portion of the education they receive
at the College. For it is wisely held
that easy, graceful and self possessed
manners are as important as any other
branch of a lady's education
and they are taught accordingly.
Under its present management, the
College is essentially finishing school,
and when lady leaves its halls with the
seal of the Faculty upon her attain.
ments, it is supposed she is fitted Ia
grace any social station she may be call.
ed upon to fill. That such is the case
the guests OF last evening were perfect.
ly willing to believe, after the evidence
| of their own senses.
A pleasant evening was spent by all
There was perfect freedom from re-
straint or formality OF any description
and all guests met upon social level
The reception over the company settled
down to the quiet enjoyment OF that
portion OF the evening which remained
and which was passed in merry conyer'
sa.ion.
A noticeable feature OF the occasion
was the brllianCy OF the toilettes, partic
ularly OF those young ladies' who come To
the College from abroad. Whether il
was from this fact or not, is an
open question, but certainly
they never appeared TO better
advantage and never did scholars give
more palpable evidence OF happy,
healthfui college life. Miss Taylor seem.
ed unusually proud OF her fair charges
and,the impressions they produced upon
sturdy law-maker.
1t was late when the evening drew 10
a close and still later when the last call
or tore himself away, leaving the college
to return to its good work, every one in
spired to new zeal by the success OF an
entertainment, the equal OF which comes
| but too seldom