The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-30
BOSTON IN SPRING TIME
AS DESCRIBED BYA NEW ENGLAND
CONSERVATORY GIRL.

Her First Sleigh Ride and Her
Impressions OF It-What She Thinks
Of Sarah Bern hardt, After Having
Seen Her in Two Characters-Other
Boston Matters of Interest.
BosroN, March ch27.-Spring-tim in Boston
is no joke. Pos,s who sing, "Hail to thee,
Spring in these latitudes are apt to be
answered by hail from the spring. It has
been damp and warm and 10y and snowy
and very rainy for a week or more, and re-
quired much courage and rubber boots to
venture out all. No wonder the strong
minded and emancipated are agitatiug the
ques tion Of "What shall we wear when it
rainsf' If other women would consent.
am sure for one would be charmed to
wear knickerbockers. suede leggings and a
felt hat II l am ever in the country
again, will, anyhow. Did not Amslie
Rives wear corduroy skirts and kanRaroos
hoes2 Then so can II
A week ago we had a term reception ~
in the New England conservatory, to which
about 400 invitations were issued.
The long drawing-rooms, the cosy
library, the museum, the art rooms, the
open to the guests who were presented by
the reception committee to Mrs. Adams
the preceptresS) and to Mr.. and Mira. Fael-
ten, and other members Of the faculty and
the Home"
There we're several distinguished people
among the guests: Mr.. Hezekiah Butter
worth, Of the Youths Companion; ex-Gov.
Smith of New Hampshire, who is vice presi-
dent OF the conservatory, and several others.
The cYirla all in THAR hast ernx nd
many Of them were quite small. indeed.
AT o'clock-at least that was the hour
set forth in the invitation, tho in reality
it was later-a concert was given in Sleeper
hall and the lower Il lor aud balcony were
filed. 1t is only on rare occasions like this
one that any fortunates Of the masculine
gender are permitted TO occupy the "bliss-
tul seats" in the balcony, and fear those
present Thursday evening did not fully
realize their situation.
After the concert, which was short and
sweet, everybody went to the big dining
hall and was served with cream and cake
After that, more promenadtng in the halls
and museum, conversations, doubtless, on
the elevated subjects of art and music, then
farewells and donning of overshoes and top.
coats and furs, for it was bitterly cold, and
the tired girls crowded into the elevator,
said sleepy good nights to each other. and
an hour later than usual the electric lights
al went ont, and we were left In the
dark, " as Moses was But we were In bed
aud asleep, and didn't care.
A few days ago Miss. R. and went to
Belmont, little place about six miles from
the city The weather for once was ideal
| was dream Of day, in spite of the
te rrible blizzard of Wednesday, We took
a Norfolk house, street car at the consei
ntory corner, and after a long and wind
ing way finally reached the Northern and
Eastern depo. Such crooked strse s. and
such mud and slush and dirty snow. The
depot was big, black and uninviting.
Fortunately we did not have to stay in the
waiting room in company with tired women
| carrying the usual complement OF
bundles, boxes aud babies;
not to mention bananas that the aforesaid
| tables were devoucing. We climbed into
| our coach, and in few moments had left
the dreary freight yards and interminable
depot far behind. Tho open country was
| beautiful-covered as far as eye could reach
with pure, clustering snow Ito borrow
Charles Egbert Craddock-ism), dot
ted with villages softly shining under the
| bright afternoon sun.
We reached Belmont, pretty little place,
| all too soon, and made our way to where
we saw the sleighs standing. Public
vehicles we thought them and stopped to
| engage one to take us to Belmont school
| While pArleying with the driver, who
| looked quite puzzled, a lady ran down the
| steps and got in. 1t was her sleigh, and
| her husband was waiting for our permission
| to enteI. We were told that there we're no
public vehicles in the town, that Belmont
| school was mile or two away on tho snow
| covered hills. We felt blank and probably
looked blanker. What in the world were
we to dol
Go back we could not. To 60 on was
| impossible. Madame kindly solved the
puzzle by inviting US to take sents in her
| sleigh Monsieur was taken In by friend,
| and, feeling that our lives were saved, in
We got, thankfully enough, and had my
| first sleigh ride. Up to that time had
always imagined sleigh ride a la Ouida.
| Buried in sables, whirled over cleaning
miles Of snow and ice by two, three or four
| splendid horses always black Orloffs).
conscious Of nothing but the smooth
| rush of the runners and the keen
| whip-like wind. But | enjoyed the quiet
| pleasant jog-trot over the gentle slopes Of
! Belmont, for the day was warm and spring
| like and was buried, not in sables, but in
a big fur collar and had large muff.
| Indeed, / was so warm could scarcely per-
| suade m yself that IL was snow all about us,
looking so blue in its icy shadows. The
| horse seemed to be walking through sherbet.
| | was heartily sorry when our journey came
| to an end.
have only two very small and extremely
| youthful nieces but Miss R had a
| nephew in whose behalf she interviewed
| the head master Of Belmont school. went
| with her, "for the fun of the thing.n The
situation of the school is charming, and
everything was 20 well kept and homelike.
| A great park, where the boys frolic to their
hearts content, lies ali about the two col
lege buildings, and there was a noble line Of
purple beeches back of the main house. We
| spent fully two hours looking over the vari-
Gus rooms, and two of the boys went
| to Wetertown, about two miles away,
| to get sleigh for US. So bad two sleigh
rides in one afternoon. 1t was too much
| felicity. Il hope the pun is apparently |
/ got back to the conservatory with a fierce
| and raging headache and woke up the next
day feeling that life was snare and de-
| lusion, Belmont a dream OF a disordered
digestion and that nothing was real except
| the remains OF a large and murderous
mustard plaster, wherewith the back of my
neck had been adorned. Such is life.
was quite we'll enough in day or so to
| go to see the ''divine Sarahn at the fremont
theater. She was here only one week, and
| she gave New York a whole month. What
| is the matter with Bostou2 The receipts for
the one week amounted to $44,000, and
don't suppose any of the conservatory girls
would have seen the inside of fremont
| except that Mr.. Anderson, the business
manager, bought tickets for them. Nine.