The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-23
STUDENTS IN BOSTON.
GIRLS FROM EVERYWHERE IN THE
N. z. CONSERVATORY.

There-How They Pass Their Time
and What They Learn-A Sketch Ct
the Conservatory by One Of the
Girls.
BOSTON. Feb. 19.-I have three excellent
reasons for being glad I am in Boston
First. l saw the Verestschagin picture; sec
ond. l heard Mdlle. Marie Decca sing. and
third,I went to an exhibition of the pictures
oil NJ. Gaugeugigl at ST. Botolph Club.
Three Of US went to this last yesterday
afternoon. We are students ct the New
England Conservatory, which was one
bond between Us, and we hail from the
,aue southern state, which was another and
q stronger one.
1t was frightfully cold, with a strong,
raw east wind blowing. 1t gave US plenty
of color, but unluckily the brilliant carmine
did not confine itself TO our cheeks, but dyed
our tingling ears and noses deep rich
purple that was more suggestive than be-
coming.
We turned our collars up around our
ears, pressed our noses against our muffs.
while the wind wrapped our skirts about
cur legs and turned me around like a peg
TOD at every corner. The snow is piled up
eyeryWhere, and the public gardens and
fact, the world tbs winter has been big
iced cake, and l have felt like the little
figure On TOP.
THE CONSERVATORY
is SUNDERLAND itself. Every nook and
corner is thoroughly warmed and is as
comfortable as one could desire. No getting
I'D these icy mornings ana shivering while
1.-The fire is being made" although, must
confess, delightful as registers are, there is
nothing half so sweet in life as big open
freulace-provided you have plenty Of
lightwood and a darby to get down on
all fours and blow up de fab" while you
snuggle down against the warm pillows
until the breakfast bell breaks in upon Your
dreams.
Never will I forget my first appearance
in the conser vatory and the utter forlornness
of being alone aud a stranger in the crowd
of 800 girls from everywhere. How quick
ly the forlornness wore Off and how soon
A and began to make friends, and no "
we call on "the girl from Arizona,n hobnob
with one from Vermont or New Mexico or
Oregon, and find out all about those from
the Sunny South.
This big building was once the st. James
hotel, and was once inlthe most fashionable
part of the city. 1t is beautiful for situa-
tion, haveing so much space about it, and
fronts on Franklin square with its lovely
trees and fountains The descriptive ad-
jective applies only to the trees. Not even
Boston is athletic enough or artistic enough
TO spend years of time and much genius on
public fountains.
The next square adjoining Franklin is
also an open one with trees and fountain,
and behind the conservato is an old. old
r,yaxr vord full Of aud he ;n%
which am longing to get and 'speer
around, ~ for am sure there must be some
singular inscriptions on the tombstones and
half-buried vaults.
There is something positively fascinat-
ing" as the girls here say, In this life.
erything goes on wheels, very smoothly,
and yet you have so much latitude your
enjoyment need have no limit except the
end OF your purse. To those
soon reached, the conservatory itself offers
great deal RecitalS once a week by the
different teachers, all of whom are high
grade artists, ranking with those of for
elgn Conservatives. Lectures now and
q by eminent people, and nice library,
fsd OF magazines and books One can hive
as cheapIy here as anywhere, and probably
much better, or one may live as handsomely
as one chooses. You can have either a small.
or room with dressing room. II you do
not want to be limited by the dining-room
hours you can go to the cafe, pleasant.
well-kept restaurant below stairs In fact
you can do pretty much as you please. You
are only expected to be a gentlewoman.
Those who come TO the conservatory ex.
pecting to have certain kind of FUN
exc out very precarious existence indeed.
and find themselves under a surveillance
that eIrnFlGpe and diqrpnnarrc nL
either experience change of heart or a
change VI abode in remarkably brief
space OF time. Those Of their ill1 take
warning by them, while others who come
Tor study and legitimate enjoyment have a
Keeling OF security and friendly supervision
mat Is wonderfully sustaining and en-
couraging. 1t was in this latter
FRAME OF MIND
that we three started; out st. BotoInh-
ward, armed with an admission ticket from
Slgnor Juglaris of the artdepartment. The
cIub mouse is very handsome one. and the
interior decorations are beautiful, but there
was SUCH crowd coming and going, and
we we were SO anxious to see the pictures we
dld not stop to look about US. It is utterly
impossible to convey by description any
adequate idea OF the exquisite finish and
aellcacy, spirited drawing and wonderful
color OF the twenty-nine small canvases on
exhibition. Gaugeugigl may be a Boston
arClst IN the body, but in his soul he ia
french. Not only were the subjects chosen
qq1stlnctively French-Incroyable Sauspeur.
VI IN Patriotic Elegant, LIE Chapeau, LIE
rlaneur, and so on-but the whole mode of
treatment u and spirit of execution were
r,[encn. Sixteen of the pictures we're
areaoy sold, the most of them to
people living in Boston. William B.
Aeep OF Chicago owned one of the
gems OF the collection-if it could be called
q gem where all the rest we're jewels, They
we're the most exquisite bits of painting
maglnaole-so dainty, so brilliant, so abso-
lntely perfect in detail.
THE LITTLE FIGURES
were iifelike with the wonderful sheen of
their silk stockings, through which YOU
could see the flesh; the soft pile of their
VeIVet coats, their satin short-clothes and
push and ssbrocaded waistcoats. Then the
taultless painting Of the furniture and the
70 ipestrles; the exquisite light and shadows:
Sue perfection of the flesh tints. They
seemed 70 n more perfect than ever after going
70 DOH & Richards to see the Exhibition
aug on, private sale of oil paintings and water
ooIor and pastel drawings by Childe Has !
oam' After his Oriental Byronic name |
should have been written in large CAPT. |
tais, lmpressionist.
mad fallen down and worshiped so alb |
11oon5udlely at the shrine Of Gaugeugigl and |
100 That wanted none of these hideous |
oDlOCCheS and wild do he ~ o,,oraI5 c..az,.