Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23

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Alta QUIET BOARDING. HOUSE, THE
OLIVE ARMS, Aug. 17.-lt came about
in the natural course of events that We
should have what is known as
musicale. By the by, l have always
noticed that the less music there is the
more earnest are the promoters of such
schemes in calling it by the highest
sounding name possible. Ours it was
announced was to bring forth the talent
of the house, and quite incidentally to
to take up a collection to buy coral
beads and Bibles for the heather. The
promoter said that first of all we must
have something to amuse the children,
AS haYe old-fashioned ideas on the
subject of children, and believe that Z
O'Clock should see them in bed, didn't
altogether approve of this. But then
wasn't running the affair. All had to
do was form part of the audience and
give my donation.
SHADOW PICTURES, OF ALL THINGS.
/ On the night of the musicale-it is re-
\ quested that you give a prolonged sound
to the last syllable-it rainei. The
audience arrived in rubbers, III traps Of
various kinds, and under umbrellas
varying in age and size. They-the
listeners-were somewhat difficult to
seat, but after all of the children had
been put in front, the remainder dis
persed itself wherever its frocks would
show best, or its young man be within
nearest reach. We were informed that
We would be amused by some shadow
pictures. This was base fabrication
from way back. We weren't amused at
all. The children were all frightened a
looking-glass was broken, and think
the girl who is going TO get the seven
years bad luck, deserves it, because she
was the instigator of the aforesaid pic
i lures. never can understand why
women will go out of the way to make
monkeys of themselves. In many in.
stances the good Lord has saved them
the trouble. But that a presumably
sane person of the sex known as fair,
should indulge in horse-play, and make
a general donkey of herself, convinces
me more than ever that a limited suf-
frage is what we need.
After the pictures had done their
worst we were told that
LITTLE MARGUERITE MOROCCO
would play for us. Marguerite, may
AAChhAoht 10 . Aoh5 -ASESCu SpGGllucIl VI
about twelve years. In looking at her,
you are conscious of only two things
one is her mouth, and the other is her
legs. Her legs have fashion of run.
ming riot all over the place, and when.
ever child is missing, or there is a
search for lost dog, people look first
for these legs, and then trace up what,
ever is gone. 1t is said that large
mouth is an evidence of great affection
! II that is true, Marguerite will love al
her fellow creatures, and everything
that is alive, for her mouth, like clam
shell in shape, extends placidly from
one ear to tho other, and when she
yawns you wonder if she swallowed 4
baby. The children all applaud he
appearance, and the future female
Paderewski was heard in an undertont
to tell one of the boys to "Shut up =
Then she began. She gave us "Daisy
Bell" with many variations, and wheI
this was applauded, began to play some
thing that sounded like the scales; her,
she broke down, and had to be con
Quoted out in tears because boy wa
making faces at her We liked Mar
guerite, but only as memory.
THE TALE OF DUET.
The next on the list was on of thos
beautiful love songs, dedicated exclu
slVely to two people who are wrappet
up metaphorically, in each other. Ii
this case the young woman, vino wa
rather fair to look upon, was ioinin
her voice to that Of young man VIII
looked neither fair nor brave II
wasn't quite as tall as she, but what Ii
lacked in height he made up in mustach,
this was thick. stubby and creased wit
something that, even at distance
smelt like sassafras. His hair wa
parted on one side, and a curly lock II
posed or bis manly brow, and these tw
loved each other. They sang off ii
same sheet of music, and this was abot
the way the song went The plan
would go, "Tinkle, tinklc, tinkle,h an
then in very high voice she responde
to it by singing, "Love, love, love- an
he would come in very deep and answ,
with Heart, heart, heart" Sometim
it would be varied, and the piano won
be very deep, she would go low as
she were sobbing, he would 20 high
if he were yelling, Fire" and Inc
somebody in the audience would 81
"That is real music" Everybody /,
SO much interested in this perfornaH
that an encore resulted, and then
sang something alone about gallal
lover who died for her, and she came
on the chorus about noble ma
who lived for him. Whichever way VI
fix it, she got the better, because Il
could live and be widow, while
would be where he expressed such
desire to go-in the cold ground.
"voGNERn AND LEMONADE.
Then we had a selection on the VIC!
Il must mention that we have a gre
deal OF home talent. | haven't auyIhi,
against the young man that played t.
Hlolln-he was graduated at Princetc
and is stuying medlcine-but did ft
sorry for the fiddle itself He made
squeak and howl and bring ont fright
yells, and act altogether as if il we
possessed of various demons. Tn
when he got through, he said the pie
was by Wagner. lie called it "Eognel
which, of course, showed at once wi
great musician he was, and how lit
we knew.
After this there came lemonade.
was needed sadly. | never before KIN,
just how much small boy could tai
Que, To my certain knowledge. dra
seven tumolers empty, and never 5;
him return the glass, consequently |
forced to Dcheye that he swallowed
1t is dreadful thing to see magn
cent thirst like this wasted on sm
boy
The remainder Of the programme "
literary. A lady who doesn't believe
corsets, or anything that is fryolo
cheered us by reading poem cal
"The Hearse, calculated to harrow
feelings of any mothers present, and