The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28

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explain-the thcosophic section. and the
omnium- patherum section. i'm which the mia.
cellaneous branches OF spookIsh opinion will
be able TO range themselves without risk
20 their independence. Among the matter.
to be discussed are the Immortality OF
tho soul, the astral BODY. in~tcrcommunica
ton between terrestrial humanity and dis.
embodied humanity the latter expression
Icing presumably spirituaIistic for the dead
tho existence Of a divinity and metcmp-
sychosis. A special effort Is to be made
to reconcile two schools OF Spiritualists who
4 hold different opinions on the subject OF me-
tempsychosis. One school maintains thai men
havo successive lives on earth, the other that
their successive lives run their appointed sran
in other worlds. Strenuous cndcavors are to
be made to got to tho bottom of this matter
and to settle It once for all. The circular In
vites all competent persons to send in full and
particular accounts OF any "reminiscences they
may have Of n previous existence, OF any COM
munication from spirits who have declared
that they have lived several times on the earth,
especially II they can identity the spirits, and
| OF any realized predictions made by ~spirits'
to the effect that they meant returning to this
mundane globe and being recognized on their
| arrival.
What is by far the most interesting picture
exhibition of the year in London has been
thrown open to the public this week. The
international Society Of Artists. under whose
auspices the show is held. takes the position
here to-day that Il quarter OF a century ago tho
Grosvenor Gallery took. The international
Society was started ii not bv at least with the
cordial appreciation OF Mr.. Whistler. but in no
way. as was generally supposed. as a protest
against. or "a antagonistic to, the Royal
Academy. 1t was merely intended to form the
headquarters in London Ola body Of artists.
each distinguished In his way and without
distinction Of nationality. They are united in
aims rather than methods. and from the first
success has met their efforts. What the exhi-
hition offers them. az opposed to the otl e.
bodies. is simply this. that their pictures ap-
pear side 10y side with those Of men who havo
In varying degree attained distinction: that
they ar" not hu!llcd together In heterogeneous
fashion. each one hurting rather than help ng
It's ncighbor. but that time. care aud artistic
knowledge shall be displayed in the hanging.
which is recognized as an art in itself.
SO last year. when the first exhibition was
he'll. 1t attracted tho attention not only of
artists themselves but Of the cultured section
o' the general public. This wear from all over
the world and especially from the United
'"'' '"'i' y VI Nv l'Sl "'I Ms. lIfTt Is
nothing sensational. nothing outre. To 10 seen
on tho walls % the skating rink. which has
been clevcrly turned into a series Of well lit
and well proportional galleries.
As for the pictures sent from the United
states. most Of them were considered worthy
OF cordial recognition n the hands Of English
critics. William Merritt Chase especially scems
to have made n marked impression. and. in
deed. his figure study ontitle | e Dicudonnd =" is
delightful in sentiment M it is mastery in exc
cution. Miss Cecilia BcauS. whose portraits
last year were one Of tho features of the exhibit
tion. sends a very striking canvas. "Dorothca
and Francesca two sisters dancing hand in
hand. n canvas full Of movement and yet most
restful in its Tranquil simplicity. In an exhibit
ton which is above all things strong in land
scape II. Muhrman something more than
holds his own. one OF the several can
vases he sends. q scene on tho Thames.
being pSDpCiaily worthy of rnmorl. in tie