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time all the motion of carriages, cars and
pedestrians, reproduced accurately. This
same experiment may be made from car
window. and one can stay home and st the
same time ENJOY the color, outline and mo-
tion of q raiIroad trip
The vitascope is not Mr.. Armat's first
invention. He has for several years been
devoting himself to scientific pursuits.
He obtained his first patent in 1887 and
has secured many since. The most notable
is on an underground electric rail way
system. l.. b. Bliss. president of the EleC
tricals School OF this city. examined the
plans and specifications of this invention.
and wrote to Mr.. nmat: Il believe it to
be the best system for practical purposes
that has ever been invented
Another use of the present wonder is
what is called the Edison Eitascope. II is
a drop a-nickef-in-tics slot" Vitascope.
But the pictures seen are two feet square,
and have all the appearance of being life
size, as if one were looking out Of the win
dow. and thet were twenty-five feet dis
tant
There are about 100 VitasCopeS in opera
tion at present IN all parts of the world.
Mr. Armat cannot keep track of the route
of each. but this week, besides In America,
they are being exhibited in England, Ger
many, France. Austria, Servia, Guata-
mala, Ecuador and Brazil
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EDUCATING SENSE OF TOUCH
Nerve Faculty That May he I'M
proved by Cultivation.
N1nr Nol.l. .InIti.,lnl

The question has been asked, Which of
our senses is most capable OF Improvement
An English scientist says probably the
sense of touch Strictly speaking, the senses
are capable rather of alteration and spe-
tIalization than of Improvement. For ln-
stance those who have much to 10 in the
open air become immensely long sighted,
but this is abnormal, and the increased
Superiority in one direction is conipen-
sated for by nferiority in another.
Rut there are many trades which afford
abundant evidence that the sense of touch,
at any rate in certain directions, can be
largely developed. For instance, the con
nuisseur of china relies much more ON an
almost imperceptible difference of feeling
in the texture than on his eyes TO discover
the gepuinencss of any piece.
The blind beggar can very soon discern
between different metals merely by the
sense of touch, ard, in fact, The education
of the blind affords a remarkable instance
of the development of this sense. In GER
tain manufactures the skilled workman
knows entirely by this sense when Il mix
ture has reached the proper degree of
solidity or a material is of the right
texture, ana he receives very high wages
by virtue OF this sense alone.
On the ether hand, che sense of smell and
The sense of taste are, each of them, blunt-
ed and lose their finer perception if the
same object is frequently presented TO
them. In every case, however, 1t is not
the general sense of touch that is improved,
but q special excellence Of the sense.
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coat. his high hat. and do the elegant.
II has decided to think again since Tues
DAYS storm.
The first American comic opera ever
produced in Germany is The Wizard of
the Nile" 1t was seen first as the Carl
Thcater, Vienna, Il week ago last night
There are 36T companies organized and
playing. Last year there Were but 324.
This is evidence that Presidential year has
fewer tcrrOrs for managers than hereto
fore.
The new Thcater des Westens. Berlin,
has green room arranged like the saloon
of u steamer. aud q room for the press
representatives. whore authors, managers
and players may meet
Flurcuce Gerard Abbey, wife of the
manager, from whom she rs separated, has
gone to Europe III order to secure play, in
which she proposes to star. She VIII be
gone about three weeks.
Salvini is really seriously ILL., He has
L disease which often terminates fatally
With his wife and his fathers family, he
is at Ma glioli, near Sienna. His father
nurses him with loving care.
On one occasion Booth played Iago in
English to a German Othello, and the
versatile Desdemona spoke her lines i'll
English or German accordingly as she
was addressing Othello or Iago.
Sol Smith Russell will try his luck in New
York city again this year He lost heavily
at Days several years ago. "A Rache-
Iur's Romance" will probably please Goth
amites, they are fond of Miss Morton's
plays.
Majajie, the queen OF the Woodhrush
tribes of South Africa, has died at the age
of one hundred and twenty years She is
said to have been the original of II. Rider
Haggard's She familiar to reader and
playgoer.
Maggie Cline ought to get a new play,
get il quick, and instruct the playwright
to make her character low comedy part,
down near zero. Maggie can act quite u
little bit, but She should wear calico and
| lose her diamonds.
| Nelia Bergen, Mr.. HOpper's soprano, is
Brooklyn girl, but now makes her home
| in MeHden, Conn. She sang in Hartford
| choir for two years, last year sang in The
| Fencing Master" and then joined her
| present ensa cement.
| Alice Hosmer of the Hopper Company is
| resident of Washington. Her parents are
| now living here. Her greatest successes
heretofore have been as Miss Hurricane in
THE Little Tycoon" and as Zenobia
| Tropics in DR. Syntax."
Miss Nina Boucicault, the youngest daugh-
| ter OF the late Dion. who toured with hun
In The Shaugraun,' and other plays, will
appear in Beerbohm Trees Company when
it comes to this country She is considered
very pretty.
Although Miss Georgia Cayvan makes her
metropolitan debut as a star in New York
tomorrow night, She has been "dogging it,
all week. She first acted on any stage
in Haveriill, Mass. and in the same town
She first appeared as star.
Miss Blanche Walsh has arrived in San
Francisco from Australia, where she has
been playing in Nat Goodwin's company
According TO her account, Mr.. Goodwin's
business. instead Of being as large as the
newspapers have represented, has been
very bad. She left the company on ac-
count OF Miss Maxine Elliott, with whom
she declined to share the leading parts.
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Dramatic Notes.
"Incog'' is 10 take the road again.
Even New Orleans reports good business.
: Ada Rehan arrived from Europe on Fri

'lncog Is 10 take the road again.
Even New Orleans reports good business
Ada Rehan arrived from Europe on Fri
day. .-.-...------.
j. X. Emmett is playing the vaudeville
circuit.
IAN Innocent Sinner played Brooklyn
last week.
J. II. stoddart is not acting since The
LIAR closed.
Ex-PrcsideutandM Mrs. Harrison saw Rose
mary recently.
Beile.A rcher is playing the Widow in the
MIX White Flag
DeWolf Hopper aud company comes over
from Baltimore today
Clay Clement is playing through the West
with the greatest success.
"a Lions Heart divided last week be.
tween Hobokcn and Jersey City.
Digby Bell is meeting with substantial
returns on his western campaign.
Lewis Morrison is Still pla yins Faust"
This is too much of d good thing.
Rose EytinGc has succeeded Nine Janau-
schcck in The Diamond Robbery"
Francis Wilson'S trade mark is now
q Half King a Whole Success
Wilson Barrett is writing novel based
on his play, The Sign of the Cross''
Cora Urquart Potter has inaugurated
new style OF hairdreSsing in Australia
Adelina Patti has received a royal COM
mand TO visit Bainioral next Saturday
The car and czarina will attend the
opera in Paris next Wednesday evening.
.'Catinni," an early drama by Ibscn.
never performed, is TO be done in German.
There is a strong probability that Wash
insson viii see the German, Metropolitan.
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and Imperial Grand Opera Companies this

and Imperial Grand Opera Companies this
season.
In Italy the favorite season for drama
is summer, and winter is devoted to opera.
San Francisco will see the "Prisoner of
ZcDda' for the first time tomorrow mght.
E. s. Willard Will sail from England Oc-
tOber 81. He opens his season III Boston.
Glen uMacDonough, the dramatist. wasmar-
ried recently to Joe Jecferson's granddaugfl-
ter.
The latest sensation Is an actress who
reports herself poisoned from the odor of
violets.
MatiIde Cotrclly was the first Fatinitza
in America. sanFranciscos sa the premier
in i S7S.
Sarah Bernhardt reopened the Paris
Renaissance Theater on Thursday last in
Camille"
1t would seem that Lillian Russell has
caught her breath gain with An Ameri-
can Beauty"
Marie Studholmc, the beauty of The
Artists Model" is playing in the London
Geisha Company.
Beerbohm Tree, in his production of
of Henry ", plays Hotspur and Falstaff
on alternate nights.
May Irwin follows Hopper at the La
fayette. She has recently completed a
six weeks run in Boston.
r. n. Stephenson draws royalties as au-
thor of An Enemy 10 the King and u
salary in advance Of Thoroughbred"
William aversham, leaainr man OF the
Empire Theater, is the youngest actor III
such position on the American stage.
Fire dancers whatever they are, have
caught the fancy of the Mexicans, aud
nearly every thcater is advertising one.
Walter Hale had his nose slashed in u
sword combat with James Hlckct in THE
Prisoner of Zcnda,'' III Chicago recently.
Margaret Mathcr does not lcgin her
season until after the New Year. She an
uounccs Il production of IA Winters Tale -
Tney call George Dam, who Woe The
shop Girl and other English musical
com edies, the English Hoyt. But Dam
is an American.
William Terriss, seen here as Irving $
leading man on his visit next before the
last, is preparing To come 10 America again
with Boys Together
Playwright Louis N Parker is at Horn
wald. AlSace, writing Il new play, '1ht
Mayilower." for Daniel Fruhman, i'll which
Felix Norris VIII be seen.
Bob Hlliard had a busy time The latter
part Of September. He was married on tile
22d in Jersey City ana produced TIE
| Mummy in Boston on the 2sth.
Emma Eames isl Paris preparing forheI
| American season. Her kueisc is in
Structing her in the Bayrcuth traditions
| concerning Elsa and Sicglinde.
Irvug's "Cymhclinc" production Seems
| 10 nave Lecn wurtn! OF LyCruIn pr.c,,Ieut
| He announces Sans Gene preceded by
| Il brief SeasoB of Richard H.
Denny. the active and efficient footmar
| at the National front door, has all along
entertained prejudice for cool, rainy
| evenings, because he can Wear his long
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If Jones were a rogue and were cviily-
dis posed, he could easily get Senator
Hill into no end of trouble, and couid
give rise to embarrassing political anu
personal complications with out limit.
Fortunately, he is not, but thoFeuHhiy
honest man, and SO the remarkable personal
resemblance between the two men OF uii-
ferent estate and station leads to nothing
more serious than innocent blunders and
humorous mistakes.
In this respect the apparent similarity
of identity furnishes a decided contrast
with that remarkable historic instance IN
France in the reign of Henri II. which the
elder Dumas utilized SO skillfully and won-
derfully in his romance. 1.-The Two Dianas. y
In that marvellous story. the rascally Ar
nauld du Thill. detective in the service Of
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for Inoment on the film would melt IL.
The .magset being In the,iway cuts off the
light. But when the electrical current Is
turned into the vitascope, and its wheels
carrying the film arc set. in motion, the
dynamo is also charged aud the magnet is
drawn tc'it rso-that the light can strike
The moving film and scndi its picture through
smaller lens Thus the light is not
.ocused on any part of the film for mo-
ment and the latter Is not melted. When
the current is cut off from the vitascope
the ma gnet fals. from the dynamo 10
iJs place in front Of the frame and its
mission of protecting the film from destruc-
ION is resumed.
OUR WIZARDS LABORATORY.
The laboratory OF the Washington Wiz
ard is remote and secretivc as are most ot
the wonder workers who wrest NATURES
secrets from her. 1t is unprosaic enough TO
approach, but once behind its sacred portal
in the sanctum saIctorum ii is quite us
strange and mysterious as the most ideals
tic might am bition.s- -
Mr.. Armat's workshop is approached
through his office rooms. At the rear END
one finds himself in The bright hsht oi Il
cheerful area. The descent of a proah s'air-
way is made aIm ost into theEround lhrn-
ing. a heavy solid wooden door swings open
and closes behind you
youarc in the wizaraistlen. 1t is dark as
Frebus. hcarsay and the encyclopaedia. as-
snctntiur that dwelling place with the en-
tire absence. of light. Flash! score of
incandasccnts sparkle and almost blind you.
The room is not large, but it is morhidly op
,r-ifI s,h
and black hangngs, which are not ror eff
feet. bot simply to make the place light
tight and deadcn reflections. No goblins
or Genii skipped in from the black folds.
bat they might have when the inca ndoscents
are all cclipsed and only one lamp in a far
corner shed dim, CHASTITY amber glow over
the place. making the shadows bigger AMI
blackness blacker. Inthat cornerand under
that lamp the photographer filmed and de
vcUped and made ready for exhibition.
Rows Of bottles of fluids suggest magic pu-
tions. and satanic demonstrations, but
nothing happens, except tie cxtinguishing
OF the amber light and the flashing up Of
the incandcsccnts again.
All about are strange black boxes. Mr..
Armat explained that they were cameras
i'll process of construction on new plans
he has for making ritascapc VIEWS. He
has perfected SIN different ways of achicv-
imC yRaacopiC effects, although the wof;l
has long been looking for one.
POSSIBILITIES OF THE VITASCoPE
Speaking OF the possibilities of the vita
scope, AIr Armat said: Il am perfecting an
almost endless film. which will take III
numerabIe reproductions. For instance, ii
VIII he possible 10 start at one corner OF +
street in carriage. with my camera, and
drive to the next, exposing the film. /
Will thus have n panorama of the whole
street moving by itself, and at the same
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the Constable Montmorcncy, plays the most
abunnable pranks at the expense oil ms
Innocent shadow Martin Gucrrc, the worthy
squire of the Count Montgomery even gong
to the length of taking possession or
uitierre's wife and property. and brazenly
resisting the true owner III Il law court at u
trial for their recovery.
In this case Senator iii is in no danger
whatever Of his cunnterparts S ever getting
hun into any uncomfortable scrapes. anu
reciprocally Jones cntertains no appre-
hensions or Senator HlfS ever involving
him i'll any serious entanglenients.
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a young Dutch girl in the native costume,
with whitccap, apron. kerchief. and wooden
shoes, with a half-fiuished stocking on
the needles. The face is very demur and
sweet. In tue corner of the room is q
large spinning wheel and distaff aud other
articles that are clearly suggested on the
impressionistic order.
This isiu water color and w as hi ghly COM
plimented by some foreign artists study
ing in the same locality. Another water
color is Dutch interior.
"a Coffee Party" 10 oil is larger pic
ture and contains three figures. 1t repre-
sents two women and man drinking the
usual mid AFTERNOON beverage-coffee. 1t
is the custom for the laborers to come iu
from the fields several times during the
day aud have cup OF very bad ceffee
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and slice Of bread. Tie windows IRE low
and broad. Tie Scant light falling across
the table, the close atmosphere. with the
smoke from the laloreI-s 5 pipe, the intense
shadows, and the bit Of bright Goals III the
fireplace are all well studied and painted
with effect
a butch Interior and another study
Of the knitting girl are two more canvases
equally worthy OF mcBtlon- ..r...-
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Art Notes..

At this time OF the year, when nature Is
neither summer nor autumn, or as Frank
stanton says OF Italian summer
THE year stands still in peace serene,
Halfway betwixt, halfway between, -
there is little activity either indoors or
out in Il II artists lie.
The suuimcr sketches may be unpacHc'i
and touched UP Il Bit but he wants to 20
out a gain after the frosts have put the gor-
geuus, glowing tints on nature and reVel
in rich browns and crimson and scarlet
October is here. but she hasn't unturieu
her cpIurs When she leaves us TO the
cold gray skies OF November. and there Is
nothing left for the brush but brown stubble
and snow and Il lonely highway, then we
shall see studio fires kindlcd brightly and
their occupants at work with Zcst-
Winter is the workday Of the painter, and
summer dreams are now only Il MEMORY
Both art schools open tomorrow. The
League begins with few changes, both i'll
curriculum and instructors.
The CorCorau remains the same, With
the possible exception of Mr.. Robert Hinck-
lev who is now on an extended visit in
New York on account Of MS heaith. Ills
health for some years has been SO poor that
he contemplates making change, but
whether he will lcav c the city or not Will not
be definitely decided until his return from
the East.
Prof. +. F. Andrews returned Tuesday
from Europe, and is looking quite well,
and much improved by the trip.
Nothing nothing but rain al the time
was gone: rain on the ocean, rain when
we arrived in New York, and thisi> the first
bright day I've seen in three months, he
remarked Thursday morning.
All the wet weather, however had not
seemed TO dampcn his artistic enthusiasm
and he says were going to have the finest
new school that you'll see any where"
Miss Lillian Cook returned Monday from
her three -muntEs' trip in Europe fubbling
over with good spirits and Jolly good
time spent among the schools and studios
and in outdoor ranblIngs.
In London she attended an exhibition
of the best work of all the schools OF
England, Scotland, and Ireland. The
schools exhibiting sent only the medal
pieces, which afforded an unusual oppor-
tuuity to Judge of the quality of tie
work aud suggest comparisons.
She is especially enthusiastic over the
work being done by the Corcoran school,
aud aside from some new ideas winch
she will use in the arrangement of the
classes this winter the school, she thinks,
needs no suggestions.
She had no thought of work. SO carried
neither colors nor brushes; but when she
arrived at Laren the picturesque subjects
afforded by the Dutch peasants and the
low thatched huts We're too much for her
artistic temperament, and she yielded to
the temptation, bought some materials
and went to work.
During her two-weeks stay she obtained
five charming sketches
"The Knitter'' is very graceful pose OF
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II the efforts of Others Connected with the
Water Color Club are as successful rs those
set tTorthby Mr. George Il ibis and Miss Cook,
the coming exhibition ought certainly he
a success.
In London Miss Cook met Mrs. bingham.
of I orUutu, Canada, who Is AT the head of all
art movements in Canada. especially active
iniiterary and art work with which women
are connected. and who has exhibited at
the New York Academy for ten years.
She promised TO send several examples OF
her brush and advertise the show TO others,
who may send work.
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She,sIacklnr There.

Unto Dame Autumn we would say:
Hail. queenliest OF the yeari"
II but her mines Of gold could pay
The grocery bills, my deari
The morning times., 1896-10-04

Mr.. L. S j. Dunbar. has begun portrait
bust OF Admiral stephens, and small
bas-reiiet of Mr.. Delaney Gill
The morning times., 1896-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Wells NJ. Sawyer have
rooms and a studio IN he Barbazon studios
as the corner of Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
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Miss Hattie Burdette,. who is working
in Macdonald's studio. is engaged on very
pleasing little study of two heads III pastel
The study has no title, but rather sug-
geSts autumn. 1t represents two girls
r,oiIde and brunette, with hair flo wlncabOut
n the wind and whose expressions a resweet
and ideal. The are holding grapevine, the
green leaves of which against back
ground of blue, add much color to the
scheme which Is already bright
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The Augusta Morning News is the latest.
and the Chronicle gives it the right hp'-A of
fellowship. Constitution.
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Mr.. j. Wells Champuey, the weil-known
pastel artist OF New York, VIII send Il pastel
10 the Water Color Club exhibition.
He is now III Paris, making several pastel
translations from the famous galleries.
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Mr.. Harold Macdonald is engaged on
portrait of the late Mrs. II. q. Claughtou,
which he is making entirely from the COM
position of old photographs. It Is one OF
dIsaGreeablc tasks occasionally falling To
an artist ,oftFying 10 evolv dn iGeal likeness
OF some one whom lie has never seen, and
III which lie must depend largely on COM
bIned ina aEiudtious for trutlifuluess in color
With this portrait, however. lie has sue
ceeded i'll pleasing those related to the
subject, winch is half, Ii not all, Tie battle.
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Mr.. s. Jerome Uhl has returned from At
lantic City and is just unracking canyases
and putting his studio in order preparatory
To another trip. This tine he eOcs To his
old home in Holmes county, Ohio. and Will
combine art with politics, as he will re-
main TO vote at tine November election.
His son, Jerome Uhl, jr., Will cast his
first vote this year.
During his summer trip Mr. Uhl made
fourteen sketches in oil. several OF which
he has finished and will show at the oCto-
her exhibition to be given at Veerhoff's.
Two marines, Evening ON the Ocean"
and Morning on the Ocean are very pret-
ty. soft studies in atmosphere and light.
Evening is especially pleasing in haZy
twilight effect. with TWO little tots still
playing Ia tie sand. They seem To be un-
mindful OF a big breaker in the fore
ground. which piles UP and sends a spray
and mist through the whole picture
Mr.. uhl will not return until November 6.
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coat. his high hat. and do the elegant.
He has decided to think again since Tues
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