length and breadth and sweep of the heavens are ours." This can truly be said of the blind Milton, who brought the heavens down to our very feet.

CHAPTER XIII.
Actresses.

A certain type of horoscope and certain physical qualifications are required for the successful actress. The physical make-up we regard as coming by way of heredity, as some of the prettiest faces we have seen belong to girls who have naught but bad planets in their 1st and 2nd Signs, governing the face. If bad planets in the 1st Sign develop disease, they may mar the beauty of the face, or good planets may enable the subject to dress becomingly and thus enhance the beauty of the face, but beauty is primarily a matter of birth.

If an actress is fitted for her position she knows it as soon as she appears upon the stage; her audience will be likely to know it too. Here is the experience of one of our leading actresses who had tried various vocations: "The very first night I knew that acting Iwas the art for me. It seemed as if I had come home after being away a long time. I felt that I had come into my own." After the first night's performance she took a position as leading lady, and held it. The same may be said of every profession, if it is that for which we are especially fitted we should feel at home in it from the first. The most essential point in the horoscope of an actress, singer, or any one who is to appear before the public is a strong 11th Sign. The 11th Sign governs friends among strangers, and if it is strong we will appear at our best before them, and be happy and at home among them.

Did you ever go to spend the evening at the home of a friend where the lady met you at the door and was so delighted to see you,-she was just wishing for some one to come in-didn't know how she was going to pass the evening in the monotony of home life? Her husband, however, feels quite the reverse; he was planning to spend the evening at home with his family or his books, and regards the visitor as an intruder; he withdraws to a quiet corner until he overcomes his disappointment, and then with a struggle proceeds to the reception room to entertain the unwelcome company. She has a strong 11th Sign while her husband has not. Couples frequently mate this way; opposites attract, and one who is very fond of society is liable to get a person who is of a retiring nature. It is absolutely necessary however that an actress, or anyone desiring to make a success of the stage, should have this delighted to see you feeling.

A person with a retiring disposition makes a close student and deep thinker; he may become a great writer, painter, sculptor, scientist, or inventor, but should shun the public platform.

The 11th Sign governs the heart, and when it is strong produces a highly emotional nature, particularly if coupled with a strong 1st Sign. These are the leading Signs in the horoscope of a successful actor or actress. The 5th and 11th Signs also govern children, of which actresses are usually very fond. Ethel Barrymore, who has two children of her own, knows. nothing on earth comparable to the joys of motherhood; she even hints that all American women should feel as she does on the subject, but Ethel Barrymore must remember that all American women have not her horoscope, and could not all appreciate children. as she does, neither might they be so successful with them.

The 1st and 11th Signs running strong as we have said before give a highly emotional nature, great fondness for the opposite sex and great power over them as well. Actresses of the present day are waking up to a realization of their powers along that line, and as a result they are no longer satisfied with anything less than the capture of a multimillionaire. In many cases, however, their love affairs do not terminate happily, many of them do not terminate in marriage at all. Those who have a strong marriage Sign usually have one or more bad planets in it. We have heard it asserted by more than one person in a position to know something of the question, that an actress could not be found who was strictly moral, and that many of them developed into monsters of immorality. We would be sorry to believe such an assertion, but one thing is certain; their temptations are far greater than those of the average man or woman for various reasons, the principal being the location of the planets in their horoscopes. The 1st and 11th are the Signs which tend toward love-making, and you will notice that they are strong in the charts which will be presented.

Chart No. 56 represents one of the world's greatest actresses, now 70 years of age. Taken at birth she gives us these two Signs almost equally strong, all the planets at that time being placed in the 1st and 11th Signs. Venus passes through the 12th and 1st Signs. In 1913 it leaves the 2nd Sign and Mercury is in the 11th. Mercury has passed nearly twice around her horoscope, so you will see that Mercury is the only planet to leave the conjunction during her life time; Venus is only leaving the 2nd in 1913. We consider this the strongest possible position for an emotional actress. A strong 1st Sign not only gives. depth of feeling, but it imparts the power to grasp

great thoughts, and to assume for the time being the tumultuous passions of another man's soul, and to interpret these in such a manner as to strike deep into the heart and intellect of the hearers. A strong 11th Sign brings her into rapport with her audience, and insures for her that appreciation which is essential to success. Even at seventy years of age this remarkable woman cannot be robbed of the glory due her. Planetary conditions are coupled with a remarkable physique. She still plays every day, and this shows that acting is a real craze with her. Any profession to become a great success must assume the form of a mania with the subject; she must become buried in

it to such an extent that nothing can take its place.

Mlle. Genee, the famous dancer, tells us that unless we are willing to sacrifice everything else in order to perfect the art of dancing it would be better not to begin. She says in part: "I went to live with my uncle and aunt, who were Danish dancers, when I was eight years old, and I was immediately placed in the school. We had dancing all day long, and talked it at our meals." Genee is also said to be a delightful comedian, but this talent she subdues to what she considers to be her own peculiar art, that of dancing. If you would reach the top of the ladder you must decide upon your one special talent and subduing all