The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-04

The Reception 20 Hembers Of the Iegis.
laiars at the Female College Last

The Reception 20 Members Of the Legis. |
latuFs nj the Female College Last
Night,
The fame Of the receptions and entertain.
msntS given by the Wheeling Female College
has already gone abroad in the land, but the
one rendered to the members Of the Legisla.
ture by the thoughtiul President, Mis- Tay.
Tor, which came of last night, added conSid.
erably 10 the repute Of the institution IN this |
respect The eommodious College Hall was |
crowded 70 its utmost capacity by the cult. |
yAted and appreciatiye audience and many
who were unable TO secure even standing
room In tue hall were thronged about the
doors In the corridor.
The number Of Senators and members OF
the HOuss OF Delegates present was notlcea.
bic, n large portion Of the assembly being
composed Of Them and their wives and dAugh.
ters, aud among the other part Of the audi.
ence, gentlemen who were not prominent In
some respect In the community were the ex.
ception.
The arst number on the programme was
piano solo, Shadows on the Water" very
pleasasing composition, and very credItably
rendered by Miss Emma Seybold, Of this
city
Miss Blanche Pollock delivered an "Ethi-
Oplan Sermon" In a most telling manner, and
received 4 round Of applause, which testl.
tied the appreciation Of her hearers.
Miss Carrie Brues, who read selection
entitled Running Ashore" evnced an In
telligent understanding Of her lines aud an
ability to convey tue same understanding TO
her hearers, which was refreshing To witness,
and evidences that this was the opinion OF
the audience were not wanting when she had
finished.
One OF the most pleasant performances OF
the evening was that which followed Miss
Brues', This was vocal solo, "still | Love
Thee" by Mrs. DIR. Grimes, OF Pittsburgh.
She has very sweet voice aud understands
the use Of II.
Miss Claire Hammond, Alittle miss oiseven
years, whose home Is In Brooklyn, New
York, delivered u recitation In French,
~ 0reiller 'une Petite Fille,n mos. admira.
bly, aud enthusiastically and persistently
encored In response TO which she sang q
pretty little thing, "What Shall We Name
tue Baby2 In manner 50 natural rs 10 bring
down the house.
"DaS Yagelnest,r recited in German by
Miss Leila Jingle, .evinCed most conclusiyely
the high character OF the German Instruction
afforded ut the College. The young lady's
accent and enunciatiOn were pronounced
marvellous by competent judges who were
present
A simple, but very pretty vocal solo, ZAP
pie Blossoms" by Miss Mary c. Way, Of
Graysyille, Ohio, also won Its share OF praise
from the audience
Miss Laura Lukens, Of the Island, recited,
The Kentucky Belle" very acCeptably. In
deed, her reading is much above that OF the
average young lady Of her age, and shows
the results not only OF careful and competent
/ fra Wt ktfa IL
scientiOus effort to excel on Miss Laura's
own part.
The class OF little girls from the prepare.
tory school, who went through their daily
calisthenics, to the accompaniment on the
piano by Mrs, Hammond, Of New York,
must be regarded as the favOrites Of the even
ing. The novelty and attractiyeness Of the
exercise, together with the earnestness with
which the pretty little ones went through 1t,
caught the audience at once, and the hall
echoed with the plaudits which greeted the
finish OF the drill. ~
1t Is one Of the most difficult things ID
world to deliver recitation In foreign hi
guage In a way to hold the attention and
awake the interest Of nm audience not iamil-
iar 70 any degree with the tongue. When we
say that Miss Lide Hughes did all this with
her French selection, we pay her a very high
1
all who heard her will endorse.
The Misses Kendall. OF Elizabeth, w. Va,
lent novelty to the programme, and gave
pleasure TO the audience, by singing several
Of the quaint darkey melodies which are so
popular as rendered by the colOred jubilee
singers.
Mary and Martha have Just gone along"
was first sung. The young ladies have sweet
voices which accord perfectly, and they sing
these peculiar airs quite as well as we are
accustomed to hear them. In answer to an
encore they sang
"Do you think I'll make soldIer!"
Tho last piece on the programme before
the farce with which 1t concluded, was dlso
Of this order,
Judgement day Is coming FAST"
and the Misses Kendall again won an encore
Miss Nettie Prather read a very pretty lit.
tie narrative poem, Tom which tells OF
the saving OF baby from the midst OF
burning barn by the hero, tom" The de-
nouement presents TON" asa dog. Miss
Prather read it in the most pleasing way.
Miss Carrie Cockayne rendered "Centen-
NAL March" on the piano. It was composed
Of strains from familiar patriotic airs, and
was performed in most creditable manner,
Master Henry Emsheiner, who read Lee
tie Yawcop Straus" so well, Is former pupil
OF Miss Hood the teacher OF elocution 1t The
College, and his performance last night
speaks loudly for her ability as a teacher OF
that brunch.
Miss Lulu Laughlin's piano solo was a
classical composition, and was rendered with
much correctness and expression, though a
very difficult one to master.
Miss Elite Roberts read "DeF Bauer und
der Brillsnhandler," a German fable the title
OF which translated would be "The Pheasant
and the Optician." The remarks made OF the
preceding German and the French recitation
apply here also. All three young ladies ex.
hiblted a thorough observation-disclosures
and the meaning Of their selections.
Miss Hood read in her well known supc-
rior style ]. I. TroWbridge's 1.-THE Emigrant's
Story" and in response TO an encore Fecited
Little Johnny's" essay on Bees This was
new TO most OF the audience, and was re-
ceiVed with much merimeBt, and followed
by another encore, which brought an anec-
dote OF Artemus Ward, by Mark Twain.
The concluding farce, "The train 10 Mau.
ro.' was most enjoyable little thing, and
the features Of the listeners were constantly
relaxed during its recital. Miss Halls pei.
sonatLOn Of the old country woman and al.
fred BOyd's behavior in the role Of Johnny
were very fair pieces OF character acting.
The reception which followed the enter
tainment was most enjoyable one and the
spacious parlors Of the College were tbronr-
ed with ladies aud gentlemen I'LL a late houT.
and all left with pleasant memories OF the
evening.