New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
BOSTON,.
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IRON 4 REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBuNE'l
BosroH, March 20.-The engagement Is an
nouucoI of Miss Lillian Willis, OF Now Bedford, daughter
OF the late Nathaniel r. willis and Mr. Robert Apthorp
Bolt OF Boston. tho well known insurance agent.
on Monday the lgement of Miss Grace Mihot' VINO
was one Of the bellies at LenoX last summer ana Is wei
kno wn in New York city and Mr. Francis T. Amory oi
Common wellth-avo., v4 announced.
Readings and musIcalos with small dinners Iuhchoo9
and afternoon receptions, bave been tho mia CsSpa
tons of this week Professor l.. d. Ventura, the prom
iacnt Italian and French instructor. gave on Monday
afternoon a French and Italian reading at Chcferins
Hall in aid Of tho Associated Charities, AMI under tue
patronase of Mrs. James T. Fields, Mrs James Lodge
and other society ladies' Mrs ErylnG Winslow formerly
Miss Kate RegnOds, OF the Boston Museup gave tnat
evening the first of her OF -FOUR rcauhSS ~ ho
Hawthorne Rooms under society patronage thaV
insured the be possible audience. Mrs. Wnsow read
,rrlss Reade's Art aud Christie Johnstone." Her
manner which is natural and rohncl, shows her carly
dramatic training to great advantage aud her voice Is
very charming. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs "lnsiOw
rca to another fashionable audience Charles Dickens
" Chimes" Mr. Arthur Howard Pickering, who has
established his reputation this wluier ~ tho uc't cr
prcter OF Browning since Levi Thaxter is giving
second drawlng.room course with great acceptance
Mr. T. L. Ames entertained tho Thursday Evening Club
ot his house in Common wealth ave. this week. Tho
Eound Table Club with Colonel T. W IIiSsn5On III inc
chair hold March meeting at tho house ot MIS- OK
Governor william Clanin i'll Mt Nernon-st. MI hohry
4. Capp dramatic critic OF me Da"y idr'TtS"' ro"u
nm essay ON The Theatre in Modern Life" MI George
W Cable tho Roy. Henry Ward Becchcr, Miss Louisa
AIcott. Mr. ami Mrs T. b. Adrch, tho Eev T. h.
Hale Mr and Mrs Henry Cabot Io lse, Professor l.. y
Uorsiord and Mr.. Martin Brimmer were among those
present.
In tho Wav OF lecture, the War Course at the Lowell
Institute is attracting the most interest a5 eNlnced n
overio wing audiences. General smiths on Hlohlay
night was followed by John e. RopoSs on lhLT,99aS;
whose subject the Campaign OF I9oi III NHElItn
Mr. franklin H. Sargeut's address upon the necessity
at least Il lyisdby-of me uttnS ,,"to
dramatic education aS an Slntl lheHI III S'
currlcull is set Monday evening aI oah"e's hedo
in Cambridge Mr.. Sargent has been Du3y Etth5rns iI
an nexcisable neglect OF even rudinentsTy study IN
this department IN American coHeSGI. lr Pt" PIi u
fowar IS also to address the Harvard Df'a'c O4uo oH
Friday evening r, =. ,t,. ro,.,
Mr. William II. Rtlens Editor OF Ihe I2"ms az -, nt C2% n
pa,oH gave pleasant supper pai " tn "cl @ ,o. ~ NJ
honor of Mr. Julian Hiwth0rno at which were Pesrmt
pn.seU sullivan Nj Alexander Young, Mr.. Cupples
Mr. EiIcines publisher AMI othcr literary men
Ghapies p curtis Mrs Martin Brlmmer, MIS-. william
: Appleton and Mrs HOratiU u. Gurus. -
GoTT snIfh Ia. been one OF tho lions Of the week
lie iccturcl hr,n:e the Lowell lnsttitc MONDAY hSht 20
ne"n iyen in nis honor by Mr. George o. shatuCl tho
Hon John c. Ropes. Mrs George , llaIe' h9, Hc1iS
WIN man tie artist. and other prominent neOpIo Mr
and Mrs Frank r. stockton have also been the reciP
icns oi much attention DARN; their Visit III bu,ton @ 3
IL. III. l.
dinner in their honor Tuesday night Among MT
Alrrh4 guest, were James Eussoll LoWe!l, Dr W.
toines sIiss sarah Ornc Jowct General +. ~ walker
thc Rev James Freeman Clarke and many other prom
nent people
Tho week has been q very quiet enc 50 iar ~ all7e
,u,ni arc concerned and no attraction oi any pArucur
rou.ruruce has beon presented although some HOFel
ties ar3 in tho list. In honor ot "eoh "hiCh @
,tb st patric's Day, perhaps, the Irl-h drama mas
bseu promuent In theatres. the G.Obe HaNhS nNd
Mr. Mummy and his Kerry Cow iho fArk ,II
pnwpr,'5 IVY Loaf" and tho windsor ~ luc tOI'Ccn
n,,ru AZ lie Museum Diplomacy has been revived
fnr ortni lht Al the end Of which time tie MlAauo
viii bc Withdrawn from the Hollis street sa59, '1ya ~ iI
Richard Nansi,d viii cease 10 be an c!asllc h'-hO anu
come 10 this lonse repeat his remarkable lnNIaonA-
ton oi the wicked Old eIilcpuc III A FAtiSah
RnIulnce" Ne-srs. Miles & Barton arc giving GItoorJ
AMI Claws Princess Toto To tar houses ~ the bou,
ami at the Boston Theatre The Black HlsSM As
%i,en hv Colonel McCaulls Company Is drawing mod
crate audiences. About tho only n0Ney pfoHl'GI lo
next week l. the appearance OF Iavery new I9t.e!
shnW which has hecn approaching Boston ~ easy SNoS
along the New England circuit. , a.,
There are still host OF concerts anho'nc'u anu ,I
p-c,,ra,ion although many OF these are moreIy
r rctis Thr fashionable amateur Orchestral
Clun will give third and ast regular concert ON
dav following II later with an extra perform IN W
,rIirh the Harvard Glee Club Will take pirt no OIeS
dlupd on Wednesday nt Nerctlhs lttlAu res'"!Etn'
which l. now becoming quite fashnhHD'e Hlu.e h' ,
novel into handsome quarters IN Boylston ST ADott
,irhfv proie ,slonal musicians and diletthhu we're
niespnt and Dr. :. W. Laugmald WAS thc maStoi,
fellow mCmbCrs az thor huSlc' tuVr V71
rrsut s,up selections by the kncisel quartet wLo arc
,u raukod "A. probably the best local chamber prayers
"f t, rty Professor Carl Baermann, who very rafe.y
"uo'ys Himself to he heard In public, preteTring 10
note him self TO tea ,hing and his study plays at
the symphony concert night In Brahms se'ohu Plao
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