The Sphinx, Vol. 13, No. 188

              THE SPHINX
January 13th
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ACROSTIC COMPETITION.
RULES.
The Sphinx will give a prize of P.T. 200 to "the solver who shall h ive answered the greatest number of Acrostics during the month of January —of which there will be four.
If two or more correspondents tie for the prize ■special Acrostics will be given for guessing off the “tie”—or the prize money may be divided among the Competitors who have “tied”, as the Acrostic Editor may decide.
Solutions must be written on one side only of ■a sheet of paper and signed in the Solvers Pseudonym. They must be posted before the Thursday following the publication of the Acrostic and must without fail be accompanied by the Coupon which appears with each Acrostic.
The decision of the Acrostic Editor in all cases must be accepted as final. Correct solutions together with competitor’s pseudonym will be published each week.
Answers must be addressed to Acrostic Editor
The Sphinx :
Hotel du Nil Buildings, Cairo.
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‘SPHINX” I
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January 13th, 1906.
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SECOND ACROSTIC.
This we would wish you when you first arrive To this our fair land of blue sunny skies.
I.
Think not of this : it smacks of debt:
And still your letters must be this, you bet.
II.
A nymph of old whose voice would sound Like to the tongue of all around.
III.
This solitary is and oft is said
Of those whose spouses have for long been dead.
IY.
On the coast you may find it, and firm is it set: “ Beetling” is oft the poet’s epithet.
V-
So cried they in the towns of old,
And so today they cry :
But what we bore seek to be told The first half will supply.
VI.
A plan prepared by' which men know Much of the places wheie they wish to go.
VII.
A water creature this : in shape and style A miniature crocodile.
Solution to First Acrostic.
s	i	c.
p	plaste	R.
H	er	0.
I	brahi	M.
N	eif	E.
R	e	X.
Hero:—a Lady in Shakespeare’s “As you like it,” or Hero and Leander.
Ibrahim:—a Pole who invented Turkish printing. Neife:—Name given to wife of villein or serf in in early ages.
The last light is reversed.
Correct solutions have been received from Walad,Tourist Ted, Aly, Gamoose, and Baksheesh.
Roma:—We cannot accept Native as correct answer to fifth light.
Pianoforte Recital.
An exceedingly enjoyable pianoforte recital was given by Madame Bonucci-Carlesimo at the Savoy Hotel on Wednesday afternoon and it was attended by quite a large number of people, who were not slow to evince their appreciation of Mine. Carlesimo’s capabilities as a pianist. The first item on the programme was a Giyueensol byScar-latti-Cesi and though some nervousness was apparent at the commencement, which perhaps accounted for a slight coldness of expression, Mme. Carlesiiuo acquitted herself very web anti showed a great purity of execution and knowledge of technique. Mozart’s Thane cn Fa with variations was a great musical treat and was a good demonstration of the pianist’s delicacy of .touch and when Schubert Listz’s Le Roi da* Junes was reached Mme.Carlcsimo gave the audience an insight into her full capacities. It. was perhaps rather unfortunate that Mme. Carlesimo had chosen pieces for the next two items which M. Loredan had played during his recital in the same hotel last month, for one is inclined to draw comparisons, but her performance did not suffer and her rendering of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 2. Op. 27 was especially good. The third part of the programme was devoted to Chopin’s work, that composer’s prelude No. 15, with its echoing convent bells, being followed by No. 16 in which, M me. Carlesimo showed great power, though perhaps there was a slight want of firmness noticeable in the right hand. Indeed, the pianist seemed to be tiring somewhat, which was not surprising considering the length and strain of the programme. In the fourth part of the programme Mme. Car-lesimo played two short pieces by' Collela, the second one, an ayitato, being exceptionally well executed and in Schubert-Taussig’s grand military march, which was the last piece, she brought out the marked rhythm most strikingly and in the seebnd movement called forth all the grace of execution of which she is so able an exponent.
Mme. Bonucci-Carlesimo can certainly congratulate herself on having won the sympathy of her audience: her performance was on the whole faultless and she certainly ranks high among lady pianists. The chief qualities which were noticeable were her purity of touch and her excellent technique and though perhaps her expression was at times rather lacking in sympathy there was really very little fault to be found on that score.
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