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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 11

The present crusade in Germany against the coisjt is.not,a mere temporary explosion of hostility. Many: scientific men and womonaro ongagod in the onslaught,' and- queens 'and princesses hawgiren their opinions. ■ Carmen Sylvia- says:— The woman who wears corsets makes; a-martyr of, -herself,, and does- every, tmug to'hinder, her natural, development. All that is-unnatural ofrerid9'.'myjecnso v of'beauty ■ and .is. hateful. waist I resent as unaesthetic.'.' The Queen;.of. Italy, is also a strong- antagonist, of corset ■, wearing. On the other hand, tho pro-corset people have the German Empress on their side. ■ She not only ' w.ears a very stiff corset herself, but, it is said, has more than- oricra let her maids of honour understand that they must not appear in her presence'without.this garment. '. „The •granddaughter , of. Ge'orge : Sand,-Mme. : ■ . Sand, has bequeathed to the French ■■■ Aoademy..that--chateau-at Nohant,where tho ■ novelist. lived' during, her -later: years. With thir-bequest , goes, the-.'sum •of .=IOO,OOO francs . ' for l the. upkeep^of.tho.jjlt.ee.,..To. the Academy of faciencea.Mme.. Sand left,aiiothor property tho income from .which :i5: to: go to the founda- , non of on annual prize, to;be: awarded-to the ' ■ author of tho best, scientific .discoveryi J "The i Athenaeumj in which these ; .facts ore stated, i alsocalls attention,to tho recent placing of a : commemorative plaque on the.house in Paris .inwhioh'Georite .Sand wns born on July 1, IMM. -This tnbnte to-her memory'has been paid, by the municipality ' of Paris.' ,-. ..."• ~ ; : Amongst the ■ interesting, anecdotes -of tho early (lays, told; by pioneers at the gatherins • in Melbourne recently, was one of the terrible timo of ; "Black Thureday,", when bush fires rased : over the land.- The narrator, was a-lady who was about two years old at ; the time,', and she hail a baby sister. To protect those lit- 1 tie , children,-their poor mother carried 'them to a. , pool of- water and covered them ■ with blankets, whilst she went buck to help to save their home. The wild birds, iu' terror; crept under the children's covering in such numbess ithat the poor little creatures were <■ nearly wero found miconsciousi i> _"r would lay the world at ypdr feet," said tho extravagant youth. "My ; dear.'• sirj". janswered T t!ie haughty., girl,: "it 'is' there ' : already. I don't see why you should assume credit for tho lawlof; gravitation." ■•■'-. '••, ' ' bow; arc you getting on at . school,; Johnny?" : Boy-"6h, I have learned ,™. say ■ lhanlc/you' and 'If you please , in' ■Ircnch. ,, .;, Father—"That\is more than you ever learned ..in English."- ~. ■ ... .. ■ on mo last ■nignt. .-iies the most ongagtog talker I over listened to." Clara-''lndeed 1 What '■ did ho say?" Maudo-"He asked • me• to ■' marry nun," ■ -~.-...; •■ ,; ..-.■■ ■- • ■