The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
new YORK WOMAN
DELIGHTS AUDIENCE

DELIGHTS AUUltNCt
Miss Dorothy Fox Appears Before
Crowded House NJ Wouan's tanb.
program Hight, Interesting.
Filled 10 its capaci;y, the Woman
Club welcomed Miss Dorthy FOX, OF
New York. yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. Miss Fox. in a beautiful lyric
soprano. rendered q well-seiected
program OF Italian. German. French
Russian and. English music James
womble. of Richmond, accompanied
Miss Fox with splendid interpreta-
ton
Ness Dorothy Fox possessed her
audience after her frst seiection'
Caro- Mic Ben" by Glordani. and
held them enthralied until the last
notes of a beautiful Southern lullaby
she gave as an encore. A rare soft
ness ciearness and thoughtful eX-
presslveness. q wide range or grace
fut notes and clear enunciauon.
added TO personal charm and SIM
pltcity. characterized Miss FoXs per
Torrance Her voice was sort ana
smooth. each note rang clear eaeh
word was audible, an unusual attFl-
butte. and her high notes. held long
were as steady and sweet as the low
Each selection seemed especially
adapted to Miss F'ON's voice. Her
program. divided IN three parts Inc
lrst devoted 10 Italian aud German
music. the second To French anu
Russian. the third to English. includ-
ed:
ta) Caro- Mo Ben ,-......,., .GloruAh
tb) F'eldeinsamkeN .-,...,. bTahrfS
fc) waldesein samkeit .,... brahms
Id Stilie Nacht, Heilige Naeht.
Gruher
encore lay Brahmsl
Ia Contemplation .......,..- Widor
fh) Calinerte ....-.-,.. Leon Moreau
tc9 Chant Juif lin Russian)
MonssotEsky
{d) God Took From Me All Things
Gin Rnssian) ..... Rachmanlnoh
III.
fae The Wind Speaks Grant-Scha efeT
th) The Bird ........ Dwight F1ske
fcl little Boy Blue D.. Dwight FislSe
Id Nighttime Daytime,
Dwight Fiskf
1ft open open --.=r+-' l'WikltA = '9Nt
tEucore- Southern Lullahy1
Each selection was so beautifully
rendered that it would be- hard 4
choose any ono az her bc8t "Stillt
Nscht Heilge Nacht" the Wine
Speaks" and Little BOY Blue" prob
ably expressed deeper feeling.
Miss Fox has studied IN New Y orb
only, and she may be classed as truly
American. according to the standards
set forth by John G. Freund. the
noted advocate Of America for Ameri-
cans. IN musical art. She won hel
place in Richmond hearts last winter
and she but added To her circle Of
friends and admirers yesterday. Miss
Fox Is a great niece OF Mrs. Willie
shepherd n niece Of Mrs. christopher
Tompkins and Mrs Charles Daven-
port and the guest OF Mrs. W. II
Adams
Aside from her musical accom-
pl3shmcnts. Miss Fox is said to be a
1inguist. speaking German. French
and Italian fueutly. and now study
ing Russian She appeared mere
girl quite young 70 possess so many
excellent qualities
James Womhlc known in Rich
tnond for ycsrs as the youthful
pianistc and orsauist. accompanied
Miss Fox with that touch OF sym
pathy and harmony that only an arts
can use 1t was undoubtedly a per
formance fresh with youthful en-
thusiaNn.
Mrs Alexander ffuigon was chair
fnan Of the afternoon. A number o
delIrhtfal hostesses served tea nj tn
lose cf the program.
sfacy--~aicponald,
Mr. Mrs. " M,Ilantl1 a.
berryviIle. Va, announce tho mar
flage 81 theIr daughter. Allce Marie
IA Alvin Bertram stacy. Of Amelia
Va. the ceremony having beer
snlemnizcd on Wednesday, January 3
Invitations for Younger Set,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Robert Norment. o
Grove Avenue, and Mr.. and Mrs
claude Patrick of the Westcheste
Apartmcuts have issued invitation
Cor tea ana small dance to he givoi
IN honor OF their young daughters
Miss Miriam Norment and Mis-
Claudia PatrlCk The affair will b.
given at Miss Moments home. 1871
Grove Avenue, Friday. January 2
Tea viii be served from 80 to
o'clock. and the dance VIII be giyei
from $50 TO II o'clock. Invitation
Include the younger set Of boys an,
girls
al
Nils Louise Virginia Crump, who's
marriage To William Surber takes
place Wednesday, was guest 81 homo
a. an auction bridge party yesterda
afternoon from 10 6 O'Clock. Mis-
Floyd Taylor. daughter OF Mr.. an,
Afs II. seldom Tavlur was hostess II
ser home. 1922 West Franklin Stree;
Five tables were engaged, Tea wa
4 served at O'Clock
Richmond Gutst Entertained
Miss Rueben Burton. of Richmond
NJ agsd Mrs Tom Cunningham, CT Magyar
Falls. were guests OF honor at auction
Il bridge I'VE afternoons last week
I "Wednesday and Friday. in Lynchburg
ga. Mrs Walker F., Mays was hostes,
Al both charming affairs Ten to bile,
were Engaged each afternoon
Most-lcy--Tramnsii
A marriage Of interest, both II
& Florida and Virginia, was soiemnizeC
! In the First Methodist Church. Lake
. land. Fla, Wednesday January 3, a
high noon. when Miss irma Loui
! Trammell became the bride Of Mr.
John Herci Moseley,. son or the lat
u Mr. and Mrs w. =. Moseley. OF Win
4 ton. Va.