Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . m, tongue and woodcock while thetrain was in motion! The prince and hissuite entered by the station in Longwood, weregreeted by Mayor Lincoln and then made theirway, attended by a large military escort,through Roxbury to his quarters in the RevereHouse. On the following day the young prince— he was then nineteen — attended amongother functions a musical festival in MusicHall at which twelve hundred children sangto the accompaniment of an orchestra led byCarl Zerrahn. This the prince pronounced
Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . m, tongue and woodcock while thetrain was in motion! The prince and hissuite entered by the station in Longwood, weregreeted by Mayor Lincoln and then made theirway, attended by a large military escort,through Roxbury to his quarters in the RevereHouse. On the following day the young prince— he was then nineteen — attended amongother functions a musical festival in MusicHall at which twelve hundred children sangto the accompaniment of an orchestra led byCarl Zerrahn. This the prince pronounced themost thoroughly enjoyable event of his visit. But it is upon the ball, held Thursday even-ing, October 18, that chroniclers of the visitare wont to dwell with most unction. The com-mittee in charge of invitations included suchimposing personages as Longfellow, EdwardEverett and Jared Sparks; but lesser peoplemight have been more efficient. The crowd wasso great that three ladies fainted on the wayto the ball room and one had a fit. Possibl,y,however, it was the flutter incident to meeting.
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