The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-15

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olent 10 give oppression 10 Ia oo,n.
plscaeed conception Of Aapplnoua. Wa
happiness continuous state or The en-
loymsnt Of a passing scstatic momentg
opaakers cited personal experisncsa 10
support the OSWALD theory: the hleh
feeling Of happiness at the overcoming
o. diihcultiea, al he attainment Of Tho
hing Willed for. His opponents argued
that the state expressed IN Outwald'a
formula was not happihsss bus content
ment
A long discussion was Raced by the
question whether OSWALD had not chosen
hia formula arbitrarily 10 "a IN with hls
preconoeivcd theory. Despite several
mathematical demonstration the meeting
was not aatishsd with any Of the solu-
tlOne. Some Of the most vocifsrOus Of
the disputants maintained that a practical
application Oi the formula was neither
possible nor desirable. for Il would thwart
ell dlrectneas Of sensation and Of action.
The rumor that the popularity Of bridge
e on the wans IN London aoeisty comes a.
the lfest Ofnsws 20 ladies' mn lels Ia England.
hinoe the game became the rage they
have lost one Of their most valued Per
quisltes. their mlstrvsssa' cast OF gowns
A woman who has lose money az bridge
sOen has 20 srarch Tor means 10 pay her
debts and one Of her firse resources h
70 ell her discarded dresses instead Of
handing them 10 over her maid.
Il has bcen Rscertained that in the
last eight years. slnce the bPidgs fever
has been at Its height. model gown -
attachments where second hand dresses
are bought from fashionable women and
sold 70 addresses OF middle class women
have trobled in number.
CO course there are many who declare
that the rumoF that bridge 10 to be given
up has no foundation Bridge cluhs
seem to be Ia hOuriahing condition and
stakes get higher and higher. hut the
smart set are undoubtedly seeking . new
diversion
Several h0stessss have told their friends
that al their weekend parties no bridge
IL TO BE- played ard that they intend 10
make billiards the successor 10 bridge,
They say they are tired Of having half
their guests on bad terms with the other
half because Of squabblss over carda.
and are even more tired Of the diflcultiss
Of getting up dances or theatrioas excspt
among the very youngest set,
DressmakeFs. seeiRg which way the
wind IL blowing. are already advertising
billiard wraps. dainty silh Affairs 10 throw |
over the shoulders Nhilh at play. last 1
season they were announcing the latest |
thing In bridge blouass.
Another sign 81 the times II that az the 1
London wOmen's clubs the billiard IN
structoru are now busy wOmen who
have not played Tor years are practising /
and thoss who had never lsarned 70
handle cue are working hard 10 master /
the game.
A feet Of balloons will 10 lowering over
Europe between Nay 70 and 70. thS time
Of the nearest approach Of HAlley'e
comet 10 the earth. Prof Hsrgcsail q
SsrasbuEg. in his capacity Of preaidant 90
the International Aeronautlcal Soeisty.
has eNhorted all ita members to send up
AZ many balloons a. possible IN order 10
collect data on the SOCIOLOGICAL conditions
al the time Of the earth's pasaage through I
the comets tail The necessary Inatru-
ments will be- lent free by the society's 4
com mittee
The latest calculations an the time
N az the comet Is due 10 pass the solar
disk al 7s1 A. N. mean 0reenwieh j
time on May 10 The French soisntist
Teisssrenc De Bort. who Ia an authority
on n,eeeorolOgy. hss issued q sst Of IN
structions for tho benefit Of aerOnauts
whose chief duty will b 70 collect air
samples from different attitudes. which
are 20 b. analysed later with the Obieot
Of studying the cosmic dust Of which q
comets tail may b. composed.
The famous old inn known a. the Rem
devious Of tho Gehiusss' AZ Barbizon.
France. N about 10 be torn down.
Fifty or SIXTY years ago q French
man named Came. who had an eye for
a good picture. oOncsivod tho idsa Of
starting at BarbizOn. thsn q small village,
an inn AZ which artists could enjoy liberal.
Il limited. credit. BarbiNOn quickly be-
came the centre Of what was then q nav
school Of aFt; COrot. Millst and other well
known artists oongregAted a. Cannes
tavern daily. Father Came was guide. 4
and friend 20 all thsss young
men: he knew how 10 subdus them judi
ci0Ulsly when they became uhFuly and
acted a. their general trustee in selling
their pictures 10 customers In Paris and
Blsswhere.
Having great patience and disCrimina-
lion. he was often successful In Interest,"
ing wealthy people in his prot6Ges. A
Keen business man. he fired and collected
Inc price of every picture. deducted what
Was aon the slate and handed the bal
moe. with many q paternal counsel. 20
ihs artist. A. those times Corot did not I
IstOh more than a25O. Father Came died
! rich man several years ago and the old /
iavsrn became ths object Of pilgrimage ,
n the artistic world. Now the property
aas fallen into the hands Of real estate
'peculaaOrs.
The devil exists by a majority OF two.
This prOnOunoemsnt has been made