The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-08
PRISCILLA NOW
IN CLUB. LIFE !. :.
Attends a Meeting for the Study Of
Psychology.
THE DISCUSSION DRIFTS.
from the Man with : Big Nose TO tho
SuJoce or6crvants,ss When the Meet
ing is Adjourned ia Despair
by the Teacher.

: ( 80 SO
ing is Adjourned in Despair
by the Teacher.
@ Priscilla has Joined woman's club. 1t
Is her first offence. She grew tired OF
explaining why she had never been a
club woman, and now that she no longer
dts In utter darkness she wonders that
she held out so long. The club OF her
choice As studying psychology, with ex-
3cursions into Browning to relieve the
tension. Even club that, last season.
grappled with political economy and
George Meredith and did them both up
On twelve rounds, must allow itself some
slight mental relaxation
There was good deal Of discussion
about q topic for the seasons work, but
the president settled the question.
Psychology, she said. SIS big enough TO
cover ali lines OF thought. 1t offers un-
limited field for discussion, and we can
talk about anything We want to talk
about, and leave all the other things
cut You know, nobody could really ex-
pect us to do psychology thoroughly, On
- !
three months.
The argument was convincing. Tho
women, in a body. went over to psychol-
ccy. and the meetings have been AMI
mated In fact. a discussion OF the re-
Taxation between nerve and motor CEN
tres led to row about cocktail drink
ing that made two women withdraw from
the club. There's delightful element
Of uncertainty about women's psyche
knows
1t is going to bring up.
An adept, to whom the mysteries OF
psychical man arc as an open book. was
engaged to lead the discussions Last
week, when Priscilla made her debut
Sensation was discussed. There's SO
much to be said about sensations.
Everybody has them, and. after wrest-
ling with subjective intelligence. 1t was
refreshing to come down to smelling and
tasting. The adept had been explain
ing the way in which nerve expressions
are communicated to the brain. but Mrs
Smith, the intellectual giant OF the club,
objected.
How is it, she asked conbatively,
..tf,at the same set of nerves can give
sensations both of heat and cold? If
excitement of certain nerves produces
cold, why doesn't excitement OF those
same nerves always produce cold?
"But they aren't the same nerves, ex-
planned the adept mildly. You have
heat spots and cold spots, all over your
body, and you can't tell which is which :,
ALL OVER IN SPOTS.
Now know why I sometimes feel
-all over In Spots - said the widow.
II suppose that's the way that phrase
arose
well" the beauty of the club an
nounced saely, my nose Is one OF my
cold spots. can't think what to do
with 1t. 1t gets positively purple. I
don't see why I couldn't have had all
my cold spots from the collar down,
where they wouldn't SHOW.
did you ever try massaSe?" asked
the banker's wife, synpath eucally.
Eyes. 1t didn't do bit of good. took
for my blood. too; more cir
culatton needed. you know. Then, some
body told me IL there were more flesh
on my face the blood would circulate
Better, so tried {, milk diet and gained
Hfteen pounds, all at my waist line. but
shy nose was as red as ever.
There was a man up on the coast last
summer whose nose used to turn to the
most awful color said the artist.
There was a good deal of the nose.
anyway: and when the poor fellow came
In from a days fishing, he looked as If
Che had a brick chimney built on his face.
He was dreadfu!ly sensitive about it, too.
There was to be a big cotillon at the
lodge one night, and he promised to lead
st, but he had an engagement to go blue
fishing that day. When the boat had
sailed out Of sight OF the dock. he pulled
out a little pocket made from kid glove
and tied 1t over his nose-said he wasn't
going to be holy show that night The
H., a. CHI ali
on all day. The sun was broiling. and
every one burned to crisp. When the
man took off his nose muf that night
lie almost tainted. His nose looked like
chalk mark on tomato. The rest CT his
face was scarlet, and the effect of that
prominent waxen feature was the most
CHASTITY thing / ever saw.
z.I DON'T mind the burning, but this
cool weather worries me, sighed the
beauty .'Ycu can't think what trouble
4 have choosing hats that will not be
1rightful with the color of my nose when
] go out into the cold"
The adept broke into the conversation
desperately: THE question of color is
most interesting In its psychological as
pect.' she said Have you ever con-
sidered the relation between color and
sound? All musical tones have their cor
responding colors. lAll musical instru-
rnents produce music of distinct color.
Now. what color is violin music to you?''
Blue
Violet
Yellow. .
{ The women would have chased violin
Causic through the spectrum. but the
artist VINO ought to be an authority on
color. settled the question.
BRIGHT RED MUSIC
.'It seems TO me- she remarked. that
st would depend altogether upon the per-
son who PLAYED the violin. There's
young musical student who has studio
next Ito mine. and her violin music is
bright red. with orange polka dots.''
That's because its vibrations are all
wrong" insisted the adept. ITS all
matter of vibrations. Color moves in
rhythmic waves. SO does sound. The
color whose wave vibrations agree with
the wave vibrations OF a certain sound
corresponds to that sound. Isn't that in
.'vcry.'' assented the club. much Inn
pressed.