The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04
PRISCILLA IN CLUB LIFE.
ATTENDS 4 MEETING ron n
STUD or PSYCHOLOGY.

Priscilla has Joined a woman's club, II Is her
frs, offence. She grew tired Of explaining why
sh, had never been a club woman, and nov that
she no longer sits In utter darkness she wonders
that she held out so long, The club Of ther choice
is studying psychology, with excursions into
Browning ~ relieve the tension. Even a club that,
last season, xrappled with political economy and
George Meredith and did them both up in twelve
rounds, must allow itself somc slight mental
relaxation.
There was a good deal Of discussion about a
topic for the seasons work, but the President set
tied The question. Psychology" she said, is
big enough to cover all lines Of thought 1t offers
unlimited field for discussion, and we can talk
about anything we want TO talk about. and leave
all the other things out. You know. nobody could
really expect us TO do psychology thoroughly,
in three months
The argument was convincing. The women,
In a body, went over 10 psychology, and The meet
ings have been animated. In fact, a discussion
Of the relation between nerve and motor centres
led TO a row about cocktail drinking tina, made two
women WITHDRAW from the club. There's a delight
ful lemento of uncertainty about women's psychic
logical research. one never knows where Il Is
going TO bring w.
Anndept, to whom the mysteries OF the psychical
man are as an open book, was engaged to lead
the discussions. last week. when Priscilla
made her debut. Sensation was discussed. There's
80 much 10 be said about sensations. Everybody
has them, and, after wrestling with subjective
intelligence II was refreshing to come down 10
smelling and tasting. The adept had been ex
planning the way In which nerve expressions
are communicated TO the brain, but Mrs. Smith,
the intellectual giant Of the club, objected.
How is II" she asked combatvely, that the
same set Of nerves can give sensations both Of
heat and cold? II excitement Of certain nerves
produces cold, why doesn't excitement Of those
same nerves always produce cold
But they aren't the same nerves. explained
the adept mildly. You have heat spots and cold
spots, all over your body and you can't tell which
is which"
Vow | know why | sometimes feel all over in
spots, said the widow. Il suppose that's the way
that phrase arose
We'll, the beauty Of the club announced sadly,
my nose is one Of my cold spots | can't think
what to do with II. 1t gets positively purple.
| don't see why | couldn't have had all my cold
spots from the collar down, where they wouldn't
show"
Did YOU ever try massage asked the bankers
wife, sympa,hetcally.
Yes. II didn't do a bit OF good took medi.
cine for my blood, too: NOR, circulation naadad.
You know. Then, somebody told mo il there
were more flesh on my face the blood would cir
Culate better, so tried a milk die, and gained
niteen pounds, all at my waist line, but my nose
was as red as ever,
There was a man up on the coast last summer
whose nose used 10 turn 10 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 II he had a brick
chimney built on his face. He was dreadmlly
sensitive about IT, too. There was 10 ba a biz
coullon al the lodge one night. and he promised
to lead 1t. but he had an engagement To go blue
fishing that day, When the boat had sailed
out ofsisht Of the dock. he pulled out a little pnrkai
made from a kid glove and tied It over his nose
said he wasn'tgoing to be a holy show tia night
The men guyed him, but he kept the shield on
burned TO a crisp When the man took of his nose
muf that night he almost tainted. Ills nose
Looked Ike a chalk mark on a tomato. The rest
inent waxen feature was the most ghastly thing
| ever saw" ~
4 don't mind the burning. bu, this cold weather
worries me-, sighed the beauty. you cant
think what trouble | have choosing hats that will
not be frlghttul with the color Of my nose when |
go out into the cold"
The adept broke into the conversation desper.
ately The question OF color is most interesting
in its psychological aspect" she said. "Hays
you ever Considered the. relation between color
and sound All musical tones have their cor.
responding colors. All musical instruments
produce music of distinct color. Now, what color
Is vlohn music 10 you
Violet
yellow
The women would have chased violin music
through the spectrum, but the artist, who ought
10 be an authority. on color, settled The question
1T seems TO me-, she remarked, that il would
depend altogether upon the person who played
the violin, There's a young musical student
who has a studio next TO mine, and her violin
Music Is bright red, with orange polka dots
That's because rs vibrations are all wrong
Insisted the Adpnt Il = all m ~ "a ttur al a -, =
Color moves In rhythmic waves. So does sound
The color whose wave vibrations agree with tLr
wave vibrations of a certain sound corresponds
Ia that sound, Isn't that interesting"
Very, ~assented the club, much impressed.
Il wonder what color corresponds 10 the barrel
organ on our block" unused the widow.
"Wouldn'tit be lovely i musician would ALWAYS
dress IN the color corresponding 10 their musical
vibrations the beauty suggested
~ would be q mighty good thing Mrs Wilson
would try 1t ld you ever 500 anything like Tint
gown she wore when She pie yad al The Carrier
musicale | felt as II Id have to jump up and
wrap the piano cover around her TO save INV
reason The artist groaned over the memory "'
"She does look like n trump, agreed the BEAUTY.
Gets her clothes at good places, too, but She
d~ressmaker. You've seen that gorgeous pink
gown Of Mrs. Porter's' DO ynu know that cost
her only one hundred and ffy' Imported for
Mrs. Astortllt aud she wouldn't take il because
the embroidery wasn't the design she wanted,
Mrs. Porter happened TO be Just the night size,
Wasn't that luck Did. YOU know Mrs. Astor.
Dlil DlyS sONis, NNiIS tltH once anu SpIlS Them
back 20 the drassmGker Al half prica' Then the
dressmaker sells them again for less than cost
you see. That's the way got my yellow crepe
I've decided yellow ; my color. Always did
wear pink, but I'm ured oft"
The adept had been making Intellectual efforts
10 stem the tide, aud lead her flock back To psy.
Geological pastures. There was her chance.
That shows spiritual Development IN you" she
sad hurriedly
oh, does IT, | Thought 1t Just meant Ian
getting too old for pink,
Not AZ all. Pink is the color for nateralS,n
II has been demonstrate that. inst az cuI,rs
correspond TO musical tom. =, So they CORRESPOND
your character radically by use Of tolurs. Don't
you know how restful green is"
why Of course, that's why the world is green"
said the artist did You ever stop 10 think how
ghostly it would have been II the Lord had made
the world bright red"
probably like II that way, II we were used to IT,
and II would have saved people q lot Of painting.
I'm afraid some Of the men | know wouldn't have
had any occupation at all. II the Creator had fore
stalled their efforts that way"
Several eyebrows expressed diSa pproN al, but
Priscilla edged her chair nearer The widows.
Green expresses spirituality and mentality
combined continued the adept. with her little
air Of r%ecitHtive, because II ~ composed Of yellow,
the color of spirituality, and blue, the color 81
mentality. \ taste for green speak rs very well
for a person. Pink shows NsShly instincts, and
red is downright carnal and disastrous 10 the
nerves and temper
Well, must say | don't take much stock I'm
that theory. said the beauty There's Lily
Hancock. She always wears yellow Of some
shade or other, has her drawing room and boudolr
all in yellow and every lamp and gas globe, in
her house, covered with yellow. | hope you
don call her spiritual divorced twice and leading
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