St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-30
Archbishop Ireland Presides
at the Conservation of a :
New Academy.
Nuns Of the Visitation En-
couraged in a Substan-
tial Manner.
Talented Scholars Appear in
Musical and Dramatic
Entertainment. =
A Prince of the Church Pro-
tests Against the Deeol-
lete in Dress.

| In the calendar OF the Roman Catho-
lie church, the 29th of January is
| marked by the celebration of the feast
of st. Francis de Sales, who was the
| founder of the order OF Nuns VI the Wis
| itation. 1t was especially fitting, then,
| that this day should be selected for the
| ceremony of blessing, the new convent
| with which the Nuns of the Visitation
! in this city have replaced the
| old frame building that formerly
| occupied the block between University
| and Central avenues and Robert and
| Jackson streets. Necessity is not more
| the mother of invention than are the
nuns. Work was begun on the new
building last May, the old convent
| being divided into sections. which were
put on wheels and trundled out of the
| way as the new structure pushed Oh to-
ward completion. During the while
| the regularity of life in the convent was
uninterrupted, and preparations for the
grand event of yesterday were made in
the -
CONFUSION OF BUILDING
with all the systematic serenity nuns
circumstances. Not until II O'Clock the
night previous did the sound of the
workman'S hammer cease in the hall
which yesterday morning presented a
picture of order and lovelinesS to those
who assembled to witness the ceremony
of conservation. The building just COM
pleted is but the wing of that which has
been designed for erection, and includes
only the students quarters. A large
chapel and the monastery, with a
grand entrance at the corner
of Robert street and University
avenue where five streets converge. is
to be added to the part that already
forms a beautiful and imposing struct.
ure. The study hall was converted
into temporary chapel, where the
solemn exercises OF yesterday were con-
Quoted. The stage. richly set with
flowers. formed the altar. AT the right
of the altar was the
THRONE OF ARCHBISHOP IRELAND,
who was supported by Rev. l.. +. Call
let and Rev. A. Plut, and at the left
was the throne occupied by Bishop
Grace The ceremony of blessing the
house was performed by Arch
bishop Ireland, who leading process
sion of the clergy, Rev. John Stanley,
Rev. l.. f. Cail!et, Rev. T. }. Gibbons,
Rev. Walteg Raleigh. Rev. A. Plut, Rev.
l.. CesgrOve, Rev. j. j. LAWYER and Rev.
Bigot. passed from room to room with
holy water, incense and prayers. High
mass was then celebrated in the chapel,
sung by Rev. John Stanley. The choir
of st. Mary's church rendered GounOd'S
s.Messe Solenelle," MIR. Maclachlan pre-
siding at the organ and Frank Woods at
the piano. The solo of the offertory,
"O'Salutaris," was eXquiSitely sung by
Miss Elsie Shave. Following the
mass an address on education was
made by Archbishop Ireland. He
spoke with gratitude of the prog
| ress of education and con-
graduate the nuns of the visitation on
| the success with which they have per-
| formed the noble task allotted to them.
! He called attention to the Importance
which the cha. oh attaches to education
| in making a school room sacred place,
! and urged parents to be no less mindful
| of its Importance and to be accordingly
| careful in the selection of aschool for
! their children. If adistiuction is to be
made. the archbishop declared that the
| education Of girls should take preced-
ence Of that of boys, because of the
| greater influence which women socially
| haveupon the world. He warned young
women against the Intellectual frivolity
| too MANY of them indulge and be-
| sought them to
| LIVE SERIOUSLY AND MODESTLY.
| He protested against the decollete
| dress and advocated the cultivation Of
| charitable spirit, asserting that as
| men are prone to leave praying to the
monks, women are apt to leave charity
| for the nuns.
On the conclusion of the ceremonies
| attendant upon the blessing, dinner was
served to the clergymen and few
| guests at the convent, and at 5 O'Clock
! the hall was again filed, in event of a
recital given by the pupils of the acad
envy in honor of the occasion. All Sug
gestion of the chapel had been removed
from the hail, and it was the bright,
pretty auditorium that was specially
| designed for the satisfaction of
| the school girl and the delight of her
friends. The stage, which was ar
ranged by Mr.. Olivier, as were the
tasteful decorations of the morning too.
had for a background and some Orien-
tai draperies with Towering white lilies
and eXotiGs screened the footlig hts from
| the audience, and at either end two inn
mense brass candelabra added the light
| of a hundred taperS to the soft brilliancy
of the pictures. The programme opened
| with chorus of welcome, the bright
gowns and brighter faces of the singers
doubling the charms of
THEIR FRESH YOUNG VOICES.
A harp duet, Martha" rendered by
| Misses Darrogh and Lamprey, won for
! thoSelwo natural musicians new laurels,
| and in the sacred chorus which fol-
| lowed little Miss Marie Keogh dis
tinguished herself with sweetly sung
solo. Miss Katharine Kelly recited
1.-The Colonel's Horse" in a way that
| gave evidence of hi6trionic ability and
| was recalled by the audience to receive
the fitting tribute to her success, a
| basket of beautiful flowers conveyed.
| next, appeared typical convent
girl. Graceful, pretty. modest without
| reserve, her girlish form clad
in gown of soft, white clinging crepe,
| she would have captivated her audience
| had she done nothing but face them,
| and with her artistic recitation of a Sc
| lection from the christmas Carol'' she
had them completely under her sway.
Adelaide" performed on the pianos
| by Misses Kelly, Hill, Egan and Fitz-
| gerald, and on the harps by Misses OAR
ragh and Lamprey, and the piano duet
by Misses Brennan, Prendergast,
O'Brien and Eagan bore pleasing testi-
mony to the talent of pupils and ability
of their instructors, as did each musical
number the programme contained. In
| terest conferred chiefly upon the scene
from 1.-The Winters Tale" presented
in costume, by Miss Katharine Kelly,
Leontes: King of Stella, Miss Ag-
| mes Kelly, Polixenes, King of Be-
hernia, Miss Blanche Holland. FlorizeI,
his son, Miss Alice Armstrong, Hermit
one, queen to Leontes; Miss Clara Hill,
| Perdita, daughter to Leontes and Her
mione, and Miss Stella Freeman, Paul
ina, friend to Queen Hermione. The
| makeup of the two young ladies who
ASSUMED MALES CHARACTERS,
Misses Katharine and Agnes Kelly, was
| extremely good, and Miss Katharine'S