Show cord and chord dame ethel smyth famous corn poser and conductor Is noted for her ready wit on one occasion she was giving an afternoon lecture to a distinguished gathering and being troubled with the suns rays falling just across her line of vision she asked a male col league seated beside her on the plat lorin and who like herself was en titled to add mus doc to his name to lower the window shade in bis endeavor to do so he had much difficulty with the cord and aa he continued to struggle with it dame cthel smilingly remarked strange that a doctor of music should unable to a a common cord |