The Evening critic., 1882-04-04
DANCING BY THE POUND.
Professor sheldon and the Associ-
nfcst charities.

There Is no one who knows how to do n neat
thing better than Professor sheldon, ana when
he generously conceived the idea OF lending a
hand to Washlngtons most worthy eleemosy-
nary organization, its success was already au
accomplished fact. Every man, woman and
child came last night with n bundle, and tho
same was deposited on large table In the
drcssingroom TIL there was enough, ap-
parently, to set up n corner grocery. This
goes into the general fund of the Associated
Charities, and in such hands, It is needless to
say, that Il Will be distributed TO the worthy
poor, instead of being wasted upon idlcrs and
yagabonds. The evening Itself was also sue
cess, for the little oncs excellcd themselves
In their dancing and were ne happy as larl<s.
one little boy, whose mother desired to with
draw short time before the close, entered
his protest In this aside: ooh, golly, mamma,
don't want 70 go home" The programme
march to begin with was as
beautiful as golden dream, with the
rhythm both Of music and motion. The
gazelle by Lille Baker was grace itself; and
Zingarella, n beautiful dance, in which the
Professor gave some very, nne poetry In duet
with Ia pretty little girl, Florence Croghan;
LAriel by Mamie Pumphrey is always
pretty, ana enthusiastically received; and La.
the most graceful and pretty fairy that was
ever seen; also the Sylphide, by Florence
Croghan, was nne performance. But the
Pas Styrlan, by the Professor and little Mamie
pumphrey, was a tropical love-song, exquis-
itely rendered. They had the german horn
pipe, lawn tennis, Highland fling, Madrlllian,
Irish Jig and the minuet, as danced at Wind
sor Castle, so beautiful I'm Its sleepy graceful
ness. The funniest thing, however, was a
dance for twelve little oys-Chineemaneell-
kee dance-dressed in uniform OF Chinese
pattern, with pigtalls and bells. 1t was gro
tesque, but not the least ungraceful. Those
who took part in the fancy dances were Mamie
and Josie Pumphrey, Lille Baker, Laura Zeh,
Florence Croghan, George, Robert and
Nina Mauger, Lizzie Blasland, Nina Gunson,
Lula and little Minnie Appich, Lula
Twombly. Rena and Maud Sharp, Charles
Eddie and Georgie Conner, Nellie Friehus,
Harry and Dimple Noyes, Eddie Thornton,
Kitty Spalding, ]. L. Kelley, Willie Slincy,
Mabel Cooke, John Lee Chapman, W. H.
Thompson, Irene Rowland, Bessie, Alice and
Willie Hill, Borough Orendorf and Mary
Reeve Among those present were Mrs. Row
land. Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs. Buchanan, Mrs.
Orendorf, DR.. Lewis and family, Miss Dasie
Smith, Miss Maud Reynolds, Mrs. W. @. Hail.
Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Thompson, Mr.. II. L. Dan
forth, f. McDernlott and Miss Matte McDer
mott, Mr. A. Holton, Misses Larman Mrs
Cooke, Mrs. Moffett and family, Mrs. Zeh,
Miss A. j. Rounds, Misses Silver, Mr.. and Miss
Perlic, Miss Minnie Mcmillan Mrs. Burchard,
Mrs. Slincy, Homer Hepburn, Mrs. Charles
Smith, Miss Rosalie Bradford, Mrs. Harvey
Spalding, Master and Miss Rhinehart, Mrs.
Raab, Mrs. General Bacon and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Appich, Mrs. J. A. Butler, Mrs. Thornton,
Burke, Mrs. II. o. Noyes, Mrs. Friebus, Miss
ID. P. Darlington, Mrs. Charles o'Conner, Mrs.
Mauger, Mr.. and Mrs. Twombly, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sharpe, Mrs. Schaffer and daughter, Mrs.
Blasland, Mr.. and Mrs. Months, Mira. McCirew,
Mrs. Morrill,. MoUsE-IN.THE-CoRNER.