The Evening critic., 1881-12-14
THE CENTRAL DIsPENSARY.
Brilliant Drawing-room Concert for
Iia Haua0l nj Mra. nrIiale.a.

Tho drawing-room concert given last even
| Ing at tho residence of Mrs. james M. Carlisle
| for tho benefit OF tho Central Dispensary was
| n brilliant, social and pecunidry success. The
| spacious central hall and the double parlors
and dining.room OF the Carlisle mansion,
opening into each other, were moro than
filled, and tho overflow found hospitality In
the library. The hall was richly decorated
with flowers for the occasion, and the parlors
with trailing vines, which depended from the
magnificent chandeliers. Mr.. Caldcron Car.
Isle and Miss Waite received the guests
ut the door, who passed upstairs TO
| the dresslng.roonis 20 lay aside their wraps,
as MT private party, before entering the
parlors. Some OF the ladies' retained their
bonnets, while others wore full evening dress.
number carried exquisite bouquets. The
ushers, through whose polite attentions all
who desired were comfortably seated, were DR..
q. l.. Magruder, one OF the physicians In charge
Of the dispcnsary, DR.. Carroll Morgan and
Messrs John II. Magruder and John Il. Hanna.
The concert opened with Satter's "Danse Orien-
tale" n quartet on two pianos, played by
Mrs. button, Mrs. Garrick Mallory, Mrs. Pear
son and Miss Ida Miller. This, and also the
closing quartet, the "overture to Euryanthe,"
by the same ladies', was finely rendered. The
performers are accustomed to playing together
and their execution was smooth and brilliant.
All the instrumental playing OF the evening
would have done credit to professional artists.
MIR. ID. u. keyser, whose voice IL rich, mellow
DHrltOnc, sang "lnc OnlpWflpnl, by MOllOy,
and to an enthusiastic encore responded with
"Thc Knights OF Old" Miss Noguciras, daughter
OF tho Portuguese Mnister,a young and charm
ingly timid singer, with sweet, pure voice, gave
"Rosettina," n soprano solo I'm Italian. Tho con
certo on violin and plano, by Mendelssohn,
rendered by Mr.. Bernays and Mrs. Pearson,
the latter the accomplished organist OF Epiph.
any Church, was one OF the rarest gems OF the
evening. Mrs. Caldoron Carlisle sang the con.
tralto solo, space, Pace, MILO DID," OF Verde,
pleaslngly, but her voice appeared to still bet.
ter advantage In the duet OF DoniZettis that
followodl "L'Addio," In which she was assisted
by Mr.. Reed. "Theme and Variations" n
duet for two pianos, by Schumann, given by
Mrs. Mallory and Miss Miller, was fine treat
TO the many who specially enjoy the music of
that delightful composer. The "Romanza" of
Donizetti, a solo soprano, by Mrs. Buxton, was
to others the crown OF the evenings enjoyment
This lady's voice Is highly cultivated soprano,
and her execution was unusually fine. As an
encore she sang with taste and feeling sweet
ballad, "Good Night" ''Longing," n solo, was
given by Mr.. Reed well-known In musical cir
Giles, whose voice Is particularly satisfactory, q
rich, sympathetic baritone.
The entertainment OF the evening was excel.
lent throughout, and the vocal part was much
indebted to the graceful accomplishments OF
Mrs. Knox, wife of the Comptroller of the
Currency. Among the many In the audience
were w. w. Corcoran, esq, who remained until
the intermission at the middle OF the pro-
grammc, retiring then with gracefully ex-
pressed regrets Chief-Justice Waite, Gen. sher-
man, accompanied by Miss Lizzie sherman,
lllo uuuButtts WIN mlSS lIlly illu BLISS
Worden, daughters OF two well.known ad-
mirals; Hon. Montgomery Blair, Admiral
Almy, Gen., Mrs. and Miss McKeover, Gen.
and Mrs. Hazen, Gen. and Mrs. Parke, Prof.
and Mrs. Hilgard, President yelling, of Co
lumbia College; Dr. Hoffman, Law Librarian
of Congress-; Senator Bayard and daughters,
Senator and Mrs. Cockrell Representatives
Blackburn and King, Commissioner Dent,
Representative and Mrs. Bingham, Gen.
Beverly Robertson, who was accom-
panied by Miss Annie Byrd, charming
visitor Mt the Capital from New York
Miss Stevens, daughter OF the Admiral; Miss
Virginia Harrison and Miss Sophie Parks, of
virginia. Dr. Beansford, U. s. NJ; Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Baker, Mr.. Jesse b. Wilson, DR.. S. NJ.
Burnett, Dr. Ashford, DR.. j. T.. Morgan, Miss
Lowery, Mr.. John Poor, Col. and Mrs. Winthrop,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. b. Sands, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Mcclure, Mrs. Merrick, Mrs. Randall Gibson,
Mrs. Ricketts,, Miss Schenck, Lieut.. Stevens,
U. s. NJ; Mrs. Lybrand, Mrs. Fitzhugh Coyle,
Miss Sheriff., Miss McCarty, Mrs. Peters, Rev
DR.. Paret, Mits Pepin, Judge and Mrs. Phillips
Judge and Mrs. Hagner, Mr.. and Mrs. Glover,
Mr.. II. ]. Meigs, with Miss Meigs; Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Cox, Miss Strong, daughter of Mr.
Justice Strong; Mrs. Miller, wife OF Mr.. Justice
Miller; Col. Bliss, Col. Garrick Mallory, Mr..
and Mrs. d. II. Mckee, Mrs. and Miss Snead,
Mrs. Story, Miss Schenck, and Mr.. Robert Nc.
Pherson. Nearly all the board of lady patron.
esses, under whose auspices this noble charity
of the Free Dispensary Is maintained, were
present at the concert.
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