New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10

The Student 7-so s;adies eleven hours a dag &c a
rrrrL SO lar. al least. as Cornell University goes
From statistics gathered az that institution q
learning relative - the manner in viii ID ire
and women students respectively spend the tweE-
ty-cour hours of the college day. It appears that
neither ap-ro1inates 10 eleven hours. the average
number Of hours spent by the over their books
being eight and one-half. ana the girls seven and
tE-ee-q quarters. The men spend Two and three
quarters hours 81 amusement, the F!rls quarter
OF hour less a day. Both sexes spend the same
length o. Tine n physical eXorcTe-ons and three
quarters hoUrs-but the girls take half an hour
longer over their meals than the men. and sleep
th-ee-quarters OF an hour less. and three
quarter hours. Critics OF the feminine sex Will
perhaps find material FOR tLcc slurs IN the fact
that while the women rise three-q quarters OF an
hour earlier COZ sit up threee-qua-ters = an ho1-
.ater). thev co not seem able 20 account Tor The
time thus gained. but lump IL under unclass.hc--
Gsa las7'''l ''"' Oh "-' --''l' '''' '' man '-
Correspondence schools are employed ,or the Tn
parting Of almost every kind OF Information ia
these days. from reporting 70 nlIlinery. sut from
dentistry to The Bible. out o. the Cuceres. APP
plcauons Of the CORES ondeucs schoo! idea Is that
which has been made 81 tie State prlsoa AT
CLarIestonn Mass Not only are the pupils lu this
school prisoners. bat the Instructors are a'eo re-
cruited from the ranks u the prisoners. General
matters which concern al the members q the
paper called The Mentor" Saturday Is the day
Tor assigning Individual letters and for collecting
TIE completed papers. Both pupils and teachers
arc known by their numbers. and a teacher may
have p pupil under his tuition Cor months or even
years without knowing who lie is. The English
branches are those most commonly taught. but
man men are 90 he found behind prison bars 10
are possessed Or c1f.Nllttd..e know t'lsc o. &c
higher branches. such - the languages, mstne-
u5tics history and philosophy. 50 that courses IN
X
those who are i1 position tc know what lhey
now middle AGED men. IS sid 90 have been a
free u accept such place
"Cultivat. simplicity. live vl;hln your means. fol
low your tastes. and act like sane. human he
srgs instead Of the crazy. faded overworlc5 over
played. oyerdresse5 set Ne IRE" Is the text Of Ga
sermon which the Rev. r. A. White prea -fes
against the complexities OF modern ne I'm
Tneshed n complication Of wants. necessities and
COMMISSIONS, Ike d ~ IN g TebF-that is where the
modern tendency leads Us. according 20 Mr.. White
The mere struggle for existence has become wo-
fully complicated Business has taken such
complexities to rob IL or pleasure aud threaten
Il with constant uncertainty. Our pleasures are
complex. Simple entertainment no longer salts
hes Tie stage the press. art. fiction and music
al IN a mad rush 10 create or find new sersa-
tons for restless dissatisfied patronage. burdened
with many cares and oppressed by an indescrisahe
tnnUi
Simple tasteful dress scarcely exists: We are an
overdressed people ruled by the latest convention
Of clothes makers
I'VE are mad over super1uous wants TIE people
worry most over non-essential things No one IS
any happier under these conditions Every one
has q look o. Our women are not Iosl ~ !
conteuted looking our young men breed Wrinkles
early d.
the question. IF the millluer saws hats up. t-t
AVERAGE woman turns hats II the nlilAner ay
hats down down they so. II our tailor says 4oI-s
coat is the thing. wear a long coat. thoush -
heavens fan ard vice versa a dress sun peioIc
& o'clock "a scandal. anything else after O. - a
cri-1c Men and women who dress 10 SUIT thelh-
selves and be comfortable are IreaNs. - ,-.r.,
ITO beeo I'D appearances, people wear ciStlesS
which fhey have paid for and cannot aIioso q.
- .-arcb -Uifh The procession. people eat tood IoT
SSsL 49, ta[e rot raid the grocer. live in houses
ii ret In arrears AFFECT style OF life they hane
20 ,-isibls means OF supporting Llhln9 az on
race Is responsible FOR most OF our nosI 7
Ltir-o r,~o-7 TIE snare OF small debts. brought o.
nv expers.re living many man seeks 70 esystf ,
80 certain specula lions and finally by certain peS1
lations."
r,.t-,,,-v sees The Afirror. which Alfred Harms
,-ortb started few months ago as a daily paper
,or women appearing an illustrated daily price
. ,,slsre,--- Il started out as q penny paper
The alterations in the paper are marked hey aG
- 49,. readers OF 1.-The Mirror' for the best
s1erestiors as to what they would IKE ne pApeT
- IL number Of well known people tooh Istt ~ ~
HHNr II. -