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| Convent of the Sisters of the Visitation—Daughter of General B—Presentation by the lady superior in the name of the scholars—Heller—Titiens, Negrini, and Ullman—Ristori—Rachel—Academy of Music at Philadelphia, one of the most beaiitiful in the world—Concert at Washington—Whole diplomatic corps present—Count Mercier, Mr. de Tassera, the Spanish minister, Baron Stockel, Mr. Blondel, Belgian minister, Chevalier Bertinati—Plays the national air of each country—President Lincoln—His person and character—Concert alone at Worcester—Amateur annoyance—Anglo-Saxon method of playing music wholly speculative—Horror of musical Puritans—Englishman before a picture—How he forms a judgment—Anglo-Saxon lacks the pensive element—Chickering's music hall—Success of aeronaut at battle of Richmond—Seventh regiment New York volunteers—Mr. B., a furrier, almost a theatrical monomaniac—Mr. B. forms an Italian opera company.—Miss B.'s marvellous toilet said to cost five thousand dollars—Second concert at Providence—Tillman—Monster representations—Hermann—Portsmouth a charming town—Pretty girls—Baby show by Barnum—Portland, Maine—Magnificent concert—Salem—'Madamina' of Don Juan—Susini—Mistake of the amateurs—Mason, the pianist—Springfield, Massachusetts—Matinée at Newark, New Jersey—Burlington, Vermont—Bishop Hopkins—On the way to Montreal—Horrid French of the Canadians—Montreal—La Chine—St. Lawrence River—Visit to Alvarge Island—Daughter of Trobriant—Madam Stevens, of Boston—Miss Reed—Captain Blair—Lord Dunmore—Quebec—'L'Ange déchu' of Kalkbrenner—Streets crowded with priests—Convents—Commerce of Quebec—Pronunciation of the Canadians—Interment of a sergeant of artillery—Singular music—Reviews on the Esplanade—Band plays 'Dixie'—Canadian vocabulary—Lord Dunmore tries to run the blockade—Ottawa—House of Parliament | 145 |
