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An Afterglow

It is a matter of surprise to me that no copies of Dr. Slipher's article in the Scientific American nor of mine in the Astronomical Journal appear.

The prints just come of the 1914 globe of mine are on the whole very good, but in the 0° meridian one the whole top (south), i. e., the seas are too light especially the Sæbasus Sinus and ditto for the 90° meridian one. Perhaps it is not in the globe but a question of negative or printing.

During my last days in Paris I went to the Palais Royal Theatre to see "Jóse pas," a timid young man who in consequence gets into many scrapes. Exceedingly funny and unnecessarily coarse. It could easily be made less vulgar and would then delight the American stage. I hope some playwright will undertake it. I take it I told you I saw "La Belle Aventure" some weeks ago. A very pretty play where the girl elopes from marrying an uncongenial man and then from a set of chances gets into most peculiar situations, all of which is duly explained away. An old grandmother still young at heart is the occasion of much of the complication and plays very well. Here I went to see "The Marriage Market" last Wednesday and it was so dull I was glad to make my escape. 119