All had been carefully arranged, and Vera Vane was to announce each performer.
Dorothy had chosen a light-blue dress, her pumps and hose of the same shade. The dress was charming, because of its lovely coloring, and its graceful lines.
Very clearly Vera announced:
"The first number to-night will be a waltz song by Dorothy Dainty."
Dorothy's voice had been carefully trained, and very sweetly she sang, one especial charm being that every word could be clearly heard, which is more than can be said of many singers who have studied for years.
She had chosen "Asphodel's Song."
How sweet was the voice, how happy her smile as she sang:
| "Oh, how lovely are my flowers |
| In the morning wet with dew, |
| Ah, they courtesy to the morning |
| Off'ring gifts of fragrance new. |
| Then the sound of bird wings whirring |
| Wake again the drowsy trees, |
| And the tiny brooks are stirring, |
| Running onward to the sea. |
| Oh, how lovely are my flowers |
| When the twilight shadows creep, |
| Hosts of fairy folks come trooping, |
| Where my flowers lie asleep." |
Surely no singer was ever more graciously received.
There were to be no encores because of limited time.