The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-03

and our friends Hon. j. II. George with
his charming wife, lovely daughter and
gallant son added no little to the pleas
ure Of the party. To Hon. w. @. Blan-
chard, Representative from Louisiana,
are We peculiarly indebted. Everything
that could be done for our pleasure and
enjoyment his kindness prompted,
and TO him we owe the greater part Of
our exceedingly pleasant stay in Wash
i1gton. He it was who pointed out the
celebrities 10 us, and, after having al
ready incurred the lasting gratitude Of
the party, conducted US to the Repre-
sentatives' lunch. room, where was ready
a most elegant and refreshing repast.
After drive to the Smithsonian In
stitute and Museum, and over the city,
we arrived at the depot just as the 1880
train for Baltimore was called, and,
hastily thanking and saying bood-bye TO
our friends, we boarded the train which
conveyed us to Baltimore Just in time
10 dress for the event Of the season, that
Is, that Of hearing
PATTI LA DIvISA,
in Lucia di Lammermoor Every seat
in the academy was filed at 7:30 T.. NJ,
and hundreds of disappointed ones
haunted the lobby, hoping, though they
could not see her, to catch one sound OF
her voice. He shall not attempt 10 de.
describe the voice of this most
gifted song-bird. We can only say
that the world has done well
TO kneel and lay its homage
at her feet. As to her personal appear
ance, it is as beautiful Us should be the
possessor of that voice. A perfect pc
lite figure, beautifully moulded hand
and arm, splendidly cut face, dark eyes
that speak all the depth Of soul and
intensity of love of her Hoble, impul-
sivc race, and perfect mouth, from
which flows the sweetest music ever
heard by mortal man. While she was
singing, not breath seemed to stir the
air, and the silence of the multitude
was unbroken, until her voice ceased.
Then perfect thunder of applause
broke forth. and again and again was
she called before the foot-lights. In
one Of her irresistible acknowledge
ments she stepped forth, looked up at
our box, and deliberately threw US the
dearest, cutest kiss imaginable. We
will say nothing of her support, for
when Patti sings she needs no support.
The people hear only Patti.
Saturday morning we spent in shop
ping excursion on Lexington and
Charles streets. The sum total of our
purchases upon reaching the hotel
amounted to few Irish point collars,
one pair Of buttoned boots, and seventy
seven pounds of French candy.
At 1880 P. NJ. we started for the
matinee, where we
REARD GERSTER
in Eliser VAmore, which must be her
role, as she could not be better in any
thing. Rather small, possessed of mimi
table grace, and a marvellous voice, she
is altogether, in school girl parlance, the
cutest creature imaginable. The audi
ence evinced their appreciation by round
after round OF applause, which in face
of the fact that she had 80 greatly dis
appointed them few nights before, was
valued very highly. Nothing could have
been sweeter or more graceful than the
manner in which she came out after an
almost divine effort, to receive the ap-
plause and congratulations OF her audi.
ence. After having acknowledged her
thanks by dozens of bows, she threw
them a dainty kiss with her right hand,
then with her left, and then, as the ap-
plause in no sense abated, she raised her
little hands, looked appealingly at the
audience, and, with a pathetically sweet
gesture, kissed them both to the infatu.
ated multitude, and vanished amid
storms of applause.
Little did We feel like returning to the
"Eutaw," packing up and saying fare
we'll TO it and all its pleasant associa-
tons in time to catch the 1880 train for
Staunton, Latin grammars, French exer-
cises, and four months of hard work,
after such round of pleasure, and me-
thinks there were those of the party
who mighthave accidentally y managed
to miss the train had it not been for our
thorough respect and love for our more
than kind chaperone, and for her. who.
always looking to the pleasure and good
of those intrusted to her care, had al.
lowed us this great privilege. As was,
We reached the depot inst in time, and
after pleasure ride, the monotony Of
which was broken by constant change
of passengers, frequent annihilations Of
candy, fruit and other packages, half
minute maps, and half hours Of waking
pleasure, We reached Staunton at 4 pm.
Fearing that you could not have recog-
nized the individuals composing the
party of freezing, shivering girls
on their way from the B. & o.
depot, by reason of their complete i'm.
mersiou in packages bearing the impress
of Baltimore, we will tell you that it was
composed of Miss Fanny Douglas. of
New York, chaperone; Misses Annie
Sloan, of South Carolina; Marguerite
Spence, Of Texas; Jessie Minis, Of Geor-
gia; Ada Hollingsworth, Of Louisiana;
Laura lowering, Of Maryland; Cora
Jarvis, of Kentucky; Kate Power of
Mississippi; Toinette Ford, of Louisiana,
and Genevieve Gray, of Louisiana.
some OF THH TRy.n
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