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Gounod's Stabat Mater at St Eustache—  
Miss Bayford and I went together and afterwards picked up Constance and Adèle. 
It is a big church like a cathedral, lofty greyness, and stained glass - the latter however not beautiful at all.  There was a great crowd. We had to pay two francs apiece to get in - but this was cheap of course for a fine concert.  There was an orchestra from the opera and a quartet. Sop. Alt etc  also from the O.  The two ladies, however, in the usual pointed bonnets, were not in the holy of holies but just outside looking over the 

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railing—  We had to go nearly one hour before the time. The organ began with a tremendous boom and rolled around among the arches, and made me quiver.  Uncle Will will remind you of some of the airs- I never enjoyed anything more.  The Soprano [[strikethrough]] Alt [[/strikethrough]] Tenor and bass were delicious; The Alto not so good.
Having caught all the cowd there; there was a sermon right in the middle of the Mass.    I wish you had heard it—    May has a cold and I did'nt think she ought to go into the damp church, and after all it was'nt cold at all— 

Transcription Notes:
* Stabat Mater- 13th c. Christian hymn * Stabat Mater composer at St. Eustache: Charles Gounod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Gounod#Religious_music https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/dJZGAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=stabat%20mater%20St%20Eustache