The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31

est child might grasp and understand
mony, and he held his audience in the
spell OF HIS music and the charm OF
his own magnetic personality
| Mr.. Powell said that music as a
means OF expressing what one means
was the technique of emotion. Music
J Is not noise any more than words.
and affects one directly not merely
through association. 1t is deeper than
an idea--it Is in close touch with the
very springs OF life itself. Once,
/ lohg time ago, music and language
were one: now the separation Is tho
result OF the division of labor. and
the further hack one goes In the his
tory of the race the more closely AL
lied are the two to be found. The
whole OF music is in the making of
interrals; II Is the music or the thing
not the sound of tit is that quail
ty In language that can take words
meaning one thing and make them
mean another. The mere speaking OF
| sentences In reading aloud Is the un-
conscious setting to music. and that is
the purpose OF music. 1t came OF la
gradual evolution and had It's begin
ming hrst in the sort OF chanting of
pagan priests and the folk songs OF
the race.
he drew illustration from the old
itailan operas, where the jollicst sort
OF little notes were set about the story
or distress and tragedy. as showing
the music separute from the Thought
Music is not meant to express to you
COOKE and potatoes and bullfrogs In
VIII; 1t is to expess feeling and moth
Ing else. All folk music Is a natural
expression OF emotion. and Beethoven
was the first person to set up the idea
mat music waB there to express feel
ihs takes Keen observation OF ones
IN
MOODS are not to be depended upon.
| The ability to play with feeling
comes only with absolute control of
| tone, and there is "A physical means OF
impfesslon on the piano II you are
logical ana analytical The only
{ means OF further enrichlng melody is
TO go back TO the infections of the hu
man voice. and as far as one is able
TO feel one lnds moaning, learning.
I from the Gypsies and folk sinecrs. for
! with al the warmth and color within
nopody can get 1t out. 1t depends on
VIII ana sef-control to Concentrate
until the thing is accomplished.
In the twilight Of the long drawing
/ room, Mr.. Powell Interpreted the mean
Ing of emotional expression and
brought the souls Of great composers
again into tho music that had dreamed
ITSELF into their minds; gay dances,
Hott footsteps and pale Mowers were
j woven into the music that he made.
House Party in June.
! The Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity has
issued invitations to a house party
al ."e University OF irginia from SAT-
I uroaS, June S. to Thursday June IL ON
mo morning of Tuesday. June IL, the
| fraternity Will give hop in Fayer
| weather Gymnasium The visitors who
! VIII attend the house party are: Miss
Joy Tomlinson. OF Birmingham. Ala.
MISS Carol. of New York; Miss Emory
Dabney. OF Richmond; Miss Harriet
Douglas. of kansas, Mo-: Miss peggy
starr OF Philadelphia: Miss Eliza
beth Brooks of Norfolk: Miss Light
| loot Scrnms. OF Baltimore; Miss Eltza-
neth Baker of Sweet Briar, and Miss
Elizabeth Davis, of Petersburg The
chaperons will be Mrs. II. e. Patter-
son. OF Richmond. and Mrs yirE,e
! Randolph. of Keswick
| The alumni visitors who will be
| present AT the house party are Messrs.
| Leroy Roberts. Richard Wilson, Thos
| McAdams, Robert Camp. Beall Davis.
Nelson Groome. Toy Savage. Dan
Roper Hugh Nelson. Hugh Vincent nd
| George Cooke
! Important Meeting.
The Shiloh Monument committee is
asked to meet Mrs. s W. Williams;
! who is chairman of that committee.
Tomorrow morning at II o'clock In
| Lee Camp Hall. 1t Is very important
meeting. and a full attendance Is de-
| sired.
At The Jefferson.
Miss CoweIl. of shawsboro. y. c.,
| and Mrs. Ola B. Calling. of Columbus.
MISS. are guests at the Jefferson
| Hotel for week Miss Cowell and
Mrs. Calling came to Richmond 20 at
| tend the commencement exercises OF
! the Womans College. and attended the
~ Lob,
this week. Mrs. Calling gave several
musical numbers on the program at
| the banquet on Wednesday, which took
| place in private dining room OF the
| Jefferson Hotel
Weddings of Interest.
Invitations are out to the wedding
of Miss Bessie Taylor Mccormick
Mccormick. to Herbert Beverly Whit
Ing. son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Whiting. OF Clarke county. Miss
| Mccormick is quite popular in society,
and Mr.. Whiting was formerly con-
nected with the Bank of Clarke coun-
ty. but now lives in Lexington. The
! wedding will take place on June IL
! in Grace Church at Berryville, and
| will be a brilliant society event.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
! and Mrs. George william Jones fer
| the marriage Of their daughter. Miss
| Emily Stevens. to William Daniel Ell
| lis. of Bluefeld. w. Va, on the even
Ing OF Wednesday. June ~. at 80
o'clock. in the Second Presbyterian
| Church, Petersburg.
| Mr. and Mrs. Otto Nidermaier, of
Popular Hill have announced the en-
| gagement of their daughter, Antoin-
cite. to DIR. II. L. Phipps, of Clint
wood. the ceremony to be solemnized
| June 49,
Interesting Play.
| Miss Atkinson's class OF expression
| will present the play. "A Leap Year
| Episode" at St. Mary's Hall, Marshall
| street. between Third and Fourth. this
evening at $3.50 o'clock. SThis play IS
| by Mrs. ]. l.. Wiltshire. and the re-
| hearsals give evidence OF finished
and artistic presentation. The enter
| tainment is for the Junior lakewood
| Memorial Association