The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-25
AT NIT. DE CHANTAL.
REVIEW OF the SESSION TnERE
It's Pleasures and Acknowledgment.
shown at the EiusioAl,s of the Year.
Some Especially Attractive New
Features of Recent Concerts.

In the archives of Mt. de ohantal nj
brighter season than the one Just passet
has ever been recorded. Peace and ordel
have reignsd throughout, but have no
excluded fun and frolic, as will be seer
from the following resume:
There was, first Of all, the Thanksgiving
dinner, which be It remembered, was nj
small item to Echool girls to whom RooC
cheer never comes amiBs, and 10 whom
turkey I'D ibitum Is the ne plus ultra Of de
Birable blessings. There was the play OF
the 9Th Of December, translated from thu
French for the occasion and universally
pronounced the best for several years
There was the Christmas bazaar with IL
many attractive articles, some Of them tht
exquisite work OF the nunB; Others brough
from Wheeling, from Philadelphia ant
New York for the occasion. And Their
was the glorious "Homeward-bound,
which echoed through the halls that early
winter morning when all was hustle ant
excitement and impatieDGe for the opening
Of the convent doors. Opened they Wert
at last and amid chorus Of good.byes thu
happy throng departed. A few tears, {
few regrets from those who were left be
hind and with the elasticity Of youth
these less fortunate onesturned to consider
their Owl Christmas prospects,.
Theee, 1t soon appeared, were by nj
means gloomy. To begin with, SAINTS
Claus did not forget them. On Christina
eve, long before the charmed hour Wher
"All through the house
Not creature was stirring, not even mouse"
there was merry Jingle Of bells, and the
old gentleman himself-his jolly red face
contrasting with his anow.covered wig and
gsrmente, was discovered, now peeplng In
Of a window, now careeriDg about the
houses. Never was such opening Of win
doWs, such Crowding Of heads together
such shouting, such clspping Of hands-
the excitement increasing when 1t was
discovered that great part OF the old fell
lows bulk consisted Of attractive looking
bundles. Never mind what those bun.
dies contained. Il is sufficient for the
public to know that their jolly bearer,
smiling from ear to ear, brought them in
at last to the young people eagerly await.
ing him, that they were q source OF great
fan and enjoyment to all concerned, and
that nobody was forgotten. The children
were still smiling over the unusual excite
ment when their little heads sank bliEs'
fully to rest.
Sweet and solemn was the awakening.
Midnight was at hand and all hearts were
filed with tina motif OF the beautiful an.
them: whilst deep silence dwelt on all
things below and the night was In the
midst Of its course, the Almighty Word
came down from His throne. Alleluia n
The midnight mass, the chapel adorned
with unWonted magnifcence, the beaui.
full music, the many liRhts-all spoke oil
'glsd tidings Of great joys" and in hymns
OF praise and Thanksgiving the everyday
world seemed for away.
With morning light came great out
cry for Christmas boxes, and then began
the fun in earnest,
Imsgines wild confusion Of sweet meats,
finest CONNECTIONS, and choicest fruits, and
you have but faint idea OF the delicscies
Astounding In that MISUNDERSTANDING
in other parts Of house, too, for generosity
is not absent on such occasions, and wait
era laden with goodies find their way in
every direction.
The young ladies being allowed on the
week days Of the vacation to fix their
rising hour themselves, generally Choee to
Combine breakfast with dinner. With the
inexhaustible boxes, the almost equally
inexhaustible correspondence, and with
coasting when the weather would permit,
they managed to pas the remaining day.
Light hours, while games, lmpromptu
plays, music, dancing, etc., filed up the
evenings. One very fashionable event
created 8 sensation. Dainty "At Homes"
we're Issued one day, and all found them.
selves invited TO they knew not exactly
what, except that 1t meant some kind at
tention on the part Of the hostess. The
little entertainment wa1 great success.
Tho beginning Of the New Year brought
back the wanderers. The Twelfth night
party with It's queen, its pageant, iLs band
and dancing passed Delightfully."-. The
subject Of the pageant was the Alteration
OF the Thai, and the tableux formed by
the Holy Family and the Kings with their
attendants and gifts, was very beautiful,
and the singing Of the Psn;te Adorenus
most aEest and expressive. Twelfth night
was succeeded by o weeks hard study
preparatory to the dreaded examinations.
Theae, too, are now Of the past, and, hsv.
ing been satisfactorily accomplished, are
pleasanter, In recollection, than to those
who took part In them; they were in an.
ticipation. Pan cakes and a play for
Shrove Tuesday concluded the list Of pre-.
Lsnten doings. It only repGiD5 now to
speak OF the musiGal reGltRls Of 'SS. To
do them justice would require more space
than Is left Us, go We must content our
selves with q hasty notice. Two pro.
grammes Of medt have been rendered
within month and both were eminsntly
successful. OF those who distinguished
themselves In the first OF these, the follow
ing are deserving Of special mention:
Misses Mary Donohue, Teresa Maser,
Mary HagAn and Emma Lyons, yooalists,
and Misses Nellie Flynn, Nellie Sunstein
and Teresa Maser, pianists. This recital
ended with fRe instrumental quartette.
This weeks programme was IS follows:
PARTL
l, SouE-The Mother.