Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-02

We, naturally. are concerned only with the
polite company in another part OF tho
house. Mr.. Bullock lived with his aunt.
who was also his financial hacker and
Il matter OF fact, though not OF record. was
the head of the brokerage house Mr. Bull
lock represented on the floor OF the stock
exchange. Mr. Pearley had heard much OF
this lady during Bullock = undergraduate
days; he knew that she was wealthy and Il
shrewd business woman: and for some rea-
son he had pictured her as old stern, and
UMPIRE possessing. She none of these
things: and To find her In the morning OF
middle age, sunny In disposition and dover
ed with such loveliness that Mr. Rowsar
fell in love with her before dinner was an
nounced-to find her thus, | say was such
a surprise to the professor that for "A mo-
ment ne lost his habitual serenity. In
truth, he was far afield for some moments
while she was graciouSly saying that she
had heard much of HIS learning and other
commendable qualities from her nephew.
and felt toward him like an old friend. The
usually gallant professor having prepared
some proper speeches for very different
sort of person showed of so poorly at the
start that Mrs. AinsWorth-that was the
lady name-turned 10 Mr.. B0wScr. who
Instead Of being at loss for words
never SO eloquent. There WAS only one
other guest al dinner. young lady from
Boston. named Miss Penelope Curtonstall.
visiting Mrs. Ainsworth. and who now en-
gagged the professor IN discussion of tie
psS chology of lhsen in n manner So deter
mined 10 extract his views of the exciting
deEneSs and feroCity Of the assault, he WAS
again at loss FOR ready response and she.
too, turned from him with sigh as one
disappointed.
But It Is not IN the tempera ment Of Mi.
Pearlcy long TO be silent. aud MOI 81 ness
is foreign to his nature Soon after thu
still wine had given place to sparkling he
was easily induced by Mrs. Alnsworth Ia
impart his observations on the differences
he had noted between New York and west
ern communities with which he was ia
mIliar.
The most notable difference I have OBJ
served" he said. rs that brought about by
the fact that in the west there is no leisure
class. while here there is a large one. But
IL Is the symptoms OF this condition, the
effect, not the cause. of your leisure class
which arouses my most lively interest. For
example, this class warrants the upkceping
in one of your parks Of restaurants better
in respect to the qualities n gourmet would
look for than any restaurants to be found
anywhere In the west. This may appear TO
you an unscientific viewpoint of purely
scientific matter but | claim that any
study which can be associated in the mind
of the student with the more agreeable
aspects of life gains in interest. Thus. II
| point out to my students that one effect
of a leisure class is that which have just
mentioned he Is more Interested than II L
should call his attention, say, to eco-
nomiC cond!tion-here eXlSting-whch
suits in sweat shop workers being paid but
four cents gross for covering buttons. He
would still be but bildy interested if l de
duced from the latter premises that wo-
men wear far too many buttons on their
various garments"
My dear SIR" exclaimed Mrs. A'nsworth
delightedly Il had no idea that economies
could be SO charmingly treated. / supposed
ii was confined TO magazine articles on why
people didn't have places to sleep when.
goodness knows. there are ridiculous
number of hotels going up all the time. with
ever many bed rooms
My dear aunt" said Mr.. Bullock II am
glad that you find Professor Pearley all
that / have pictured him in the matter OF
treating dry subjects interestingly. Well
I remember when l first introduced
into his intellectual circle that having
a bone, he would then proceed to show how
to null ale or compound a punch. He al
ways claimed that those who fail to recog-
niZe the Importance Of the effect upon So
ciety of the proper preparation of It's food
overlook the controlling cause which de-
termines the savagery or civilization of ma
TONS
1t was sweet TO see the beaming smile OF
assent with which the professor listened to
this Endorsement of his methods of teach
ing. Strictly scientific he was. the pro-
fessor was aware that he had been Criti-
csed for teaching more about the chatting
dish than the principles which determine
caste qualifications. He knew that 1t had
been said that If he were not one Of the
most liberal gverS to the college funds-it
being well known that he taught for the
love of teaching and the desire for scholar
ly companionship, his private means being