Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-18
BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE.

BOSTON AND CAMBRlDGE.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Boston, Aug. 15.-Atter half hours
run from Salem we arrived at the
"Hub," where we spent our first morn
ing in the famous Art Gallery and Pun.
lie Library. Both of these are foe
buildings and contain art treasures of
great value. In the library are found
Abbey's frescoes, illustrating q portion
of the Arthurian legends, and the cele-
brated SargeaDt mural decorations, de-
lineatiug the progress of religion. These
are not yet completed, but in what has
been done. is found Mr.. SargeaDt's no.
BILE conception OF Moses and the proph-
cts. One of these figures, that of Ho-
sea, is well-known from the numerous
reproductions which have been made
of it. We did not forget to enter Trim
ity Church, which is monument to
the great preso ler and bishop Phillips
Brooks. On one side of the chaucel
near the pulpit is foe marble full bust
of him. and on the other side is bust
of the late Dean Sanley, of Westmin-
ster Abbey, who was numbered among
Bishop Brooks's most intimate trans-At
lantic rlends. From beautiful Copley
SQUARE. adorntd as it is with the build
ings we have ju>t mentioned, we took
a car for old Cambridge, which has be-
come our home for few days. Ibis
place has all the beauty and repose OF
a university town, though it IS now
filed WITH fifteen hundred Cuban teach
ers who are passing their last week OF
residence and i struciOn here. They
add most interesting touch OF foreign
life to the venerable university. the
language of Spain on the lips of free
Cubans" being heard on every hand
II is evident that the Cuban la
dies take very kindly to the freedom
their American sisters hold by natural
right, and will, no doubt, be disposed
TO do all 10 their power to AmericanizH
the manners aud customs which have
hitherto acted as a restraint to their
sex. The whole body OF teachers, both
male and female, have made very ia
yorable impression on the people OF
Cambridge and the authorities OF the
University. They have been singular
lv well behaved, courteous and full OF
apprecialion Tor all tbat has been done
for them. President Eliot remained al
the university to do honor to the Gu
bans and entertain some of their nun
Der. Other professors did likewise and
the same consideration was extended
to them by citizens OF Cambridge
among these Miss Longfellow, returned
for the last Cuban week from her sum-
mer retreat to show her interest In the
cause and attend the final entertsip-
ment. The.splendid Harvard Memorial
Hail seemed to be the rendezvous for
all the teachers. The Cuban ladies
took their meals in it's great and 6eauti.
ful dining room. Upon them looked
down from the canvas the benefsctors
of the University and many renowned
sons of New England and their alma
mater. To these old gentlemen and
stately danes the sight must have been
unione and very much out OF the way,
could their spirits have resni-
mated the canvas. Whatever some
nav think of the great un'
d, rtak ng OF Mr.. Frye, the Superln'
tepdeut of Cuban schools, ably second.
ed as he was by President Eliot ana
| the citizens of Boston and Cambridge,
IL must be conceded by all that it is an
anoch making event for Cuba, itself and
a cnanter in the history Of both coun-
tries which can never be forgotten.
Last night, after spending the day IL
Bostop. we betook ourselves 10 Memo
riol Hall, where, throue b the courtesy
of one of the leading Cuban ladies, We
attended farewell concert given IN
Sanders Theatre by the teachers VINO
leave tomorrow for Philadelphia, ell
route to Washington. II was very
unioue and interesting occasion, thu
whole performance beng in Spanish
except the "Star SpaDglei Banner,
which was beautifully rendered In
rich contralto voice by an attractive
senorita. the whole company joining II
the chorus. The fan cong YVES mos
captivating part of the programme, To-
company OF senoritas, "a row OF plsck
haired. bewitching beauties with tnei
4 dark eyes twnkling over the ed!e o
their fans," illustrated the words OF IN
song by a fan play that brought dow
Ehe house. A very handsome lovln
cup was presented by the depariin
guests to the university and accepte'
with grace and dignity by Presiden
Eliot. whose remarks were rendere
into Spanish by one OF the Interpreters
Two or three addresses were made D
Cubsns, who expressed their thank
for the generous hospitality accorde
them on every hand. One of them sal
that however much they valued all tb
Americans had done for them 1t mad
them We Cuba more. The constsr
repetition Of "Cubs L'bre" lent touc
of pathos to the whole affair.
This morning we attended the isrt
- we'll service for the Cubsus held in ;
Paui's Roman Catholic Church, Can
bridge. There was a very large col
ht gregation and high mass was perform
ed with greet solemuity, Archbisho
Williams, OF Boston, giving the BEN
dictioD. The sermon was preached b
J" a Cuban priest. Its imprei sivene
Ia. was shown by the fact that few eyes
: the Cubans present we're without tear