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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
Testimonial from Glass Members.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 2. 1885,

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2, 1890.
Having followed Professor Colliere's first six
weeks course of French conversation, we, the
undersigned members of his class, feel justified
in fully indorsing the Professors claim to orgi-
nality in his method OF imparting the power to
vocalize correctly in French, thereby giving
perfect accent and pronunciation. His method
is undoubtedly based upon scientific principles,
as we have had both the means and opportunity
of duly and thoroughly testing, and it is as cor
rectly effective as it is scientific, and therefore
true.
The result is that his instruction appeals to the
intellect, as well as to the imagination, lending
thereto a charm unknown to other methods 1t
captures aud retains enthralled the enthusiastic
support and unflagging interest of the pupils
throughout the entire course. AS a natural con-
sequence, the practical conversational results
are marked to an unprecedented degree for so
short course. Why? Because of the inward
consciousness of power and knowledge which the
Professor has the happy faculty of imparting to
each pupil through his exact scientific system. AS
very apty expressed by several of the pupils,
the study of French under this method is per-
fectly fascinating to the earnest pupil. Fasci-
mating because it gives faith in the possibility of
learning to speak French by it.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Bayne, Estelle Thomas,
James S. Morrill,. Elsie Girard Mckiggan,
Anna M. Cleary, F. ID. Shoemaker,
Mrs. E. L. Millet Hermine Tempeton,
virginia L. NJ. Ewing, John Templeton,
A. NJ. Renshaw, And Others.
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Can National Accent or Voice Be
Defined?

:. Assuredly So At least the French and the
English Voices can and are by this system The
principles that underle the FRENCH ACCENT OR
VOICE are dtdmetrtcdlLy the opposite of those un-
derlying the English Voice.
Unless therefore an American can scientifically
or otherwise dfferentiate these two voices
French and English-he must of necessity in
stinctively and unconsciously be influenced by
his own native accent since he cannot have the
taintest conception or suspicion that there can
be any other natural method of blending sounds
into language but that method which is natural
to his own idiom.
II he be not possessed of what is commonly
called a musical ear. together with wonderful
memory for sounds. he will utterly fail to
realize and catch the French accent with it's vary
ing infections, and he will learn to speak that
language with most pronounced American in
tonation or accent.
The blame for such defective accent in French
has never, until now. been laid at the door of
French teachers or the methods in vogue. but at
the poor pupils for his stupidity.
The FRENCH ACCENT OR VOICE, OR ANY SOUND
IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE FOREIGN TO ENG
LIsH, SHOULD BE so CLEARLY DEFINED THAT
THE MIND GRAsPs IT-sEEs IT, AS IT wERE-so
THAT THE PUPIL CAN PRODUCE IT CORRECTLY
BEFORE HAVING FIRST HEARD IT SOUND.
In this way the perfect gift of imitation is i'm
parted eren to the pupil little possessed of it.
Then let the pupil listen and he will surely
catch the pronunciation and accent In spite CT
any lack of talent.
for Languages, sharp of hearing, or aUith this
sense dulled by age or dccident-be taught to
speak French with perfect accent and pronunci-
alton?
No lin nine cases out of ten no I! / if left, as by
du previous methods they have always been
citation and accent by merely lisent,g dttentiuelU
to the teachers or Frenctmdn's voicc, and. hear
granting, however, the listener has, like the mock
ing-bird the magpie. or the poll-parrot, the won
analysts But. if he have not-what then Why,
then he is pronounced non-gifted for languages
having no edr-and incapable, therefore, of be-
ing taught property, though, of course, through
no fault of his or of the system-or, rather, lack
of system, but through natures fault. And the
poor pupils generally acquiesce in this judg-
ment.
ttfc Drtu in Voice Culture in the French Lam
g,tdge ANY ONE, possessing ordinary intelligence
rectly, both as to sounds and accent sOithout
FIRST ACTUALLY hdutng heard the FRENCH
VOICE, and, therefore, independently of ann de-
feet Of hearing, gift, or lack of gift on the
pupils part.
An American adult. made deaf by accident,
can, by this Neao Scientific Drill be made to
speak French with correct accent and pronun-
citation; because, as he has already knowledge in
his own language of what are sounds, through a
Sclentllc ana as erdct definition as nGthemdti-
cdlOne mental conception of q ne9O sound can be
conveyed to his brain independently of his hear
any other?
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Worthy ofNrention.

There is exhibited in Brentanos window
small oil painting executed by an unknown
artist. 1t represents cluster of pink morning
glories in glass of water. The spirit of Flora
has been breathed upon the canvas. ii bushes
with the light of summer seems to sparkle with
the dews of dawn, and mirrors nature. The
wild ideality of Rosa, the purity of Gerard, the
yigor of Daacroix, the softness of Murilo, and
the feeling of Yerhet all seen blended within
the compass of a little frame. This contribu-
tion from perhaps an obscure painter deserves
wreath of laurel in any gallery consecrated to
art Let it hang with the chefs d'Ouore of the
masters and comparison will enhance its beauty.
Paint on, oh gentle limner, for the eworld needs
but to know thy name to do it homage.
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he gave an invariable method of pronuncatlon
of the most difficult French vowel, and con-
tended that the study of language did not re-
quire extraordinary gifts.
He did not propose to give pupil an entirc
French UOcdbuldry in felD lessons, but he
tion in such way in a few lessons that all
French sounds would be distinctly recognizable
and perfectly familiar forever afterwards, ana
that subsequent education in French Wo9lu De
a simple and easy matter of practice ana pro-
gression. He gave several practical illustrations
of his method. His lecture was listened to with
close attention, and he was warmly applauded at
its close. s.sa
EDITORIAL NOTICE FROM THE '.CAPE MAY
DAILY WAVE. JULY %. $780,
Prof. Col1iere'S Lecture
On "The French Voice; or, How to Acquire
Perfect Accent and Pronunciation in FRENCH"
proved very great attraction at the Iron Pier
yesterday afternoon the audience being quite
large and including some of our most prominent
resident cottagers and q full complement from
the hotels. The novelty of the Professors claim,
which proved TO be thoroughly new idea in
of his mastery of the subject chosen by him,
further emphasized by his unmistakable earnest
ness and enthusiasm over his favorite theme,
carried conviction to the mind. His contention
that French accent pronunciation can be taught
and acquired as Systematically and precisely as
natural, true. and exactly represented
Indeed, the claim is reasonable.
The sustained interest OF his audience to the
very end clearly demonstrated that he was ad-
dressing most appreciatiye company. and will
result in the formation of classes, several
are already on the tapis.
The Professor, who is stopping at the Hotel
Lafayette, is very sanguine OF success, and antc-
pates that his conversational classes in French
will become quite the fad here among our people
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from his cane, and looks from over the top of
his collar as if he had white wall about him.
The so-called swell young woman still dis
plays her anatomy to the world at large, doesn't
get married, and wonders that Tom, Dick, and
Harry don't want to see more of her.
The matchmaking mamma guards her little
chickens very carefully SO that no ineligibles
will come near them, and the result is that as
the years go by they are seeking whom they
may devour and find none
The average business woman is wondering
how the financial affairs of the world went on
before she was born.
The newspaper writer is surprised that more
people don't recognize him or her when seen
on the street.
Aud the babies, God bless them are the
things nearest to angels left to u.s. Though,
by the by, il the stork hasn't brought baby
down your chimney a fox-terrier isn't such a
bad thing to possess-at least, that is the ex-
perience of BAB.
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The Copyright Bill.

After having adopted several amendments,
and thereby so altering the Copyright bill as to
prompt Mr.. Platt to say that he hardly knew
whether the bill was now in his charge or in the
charge of other gentlemen who had succeeded
in amending it, Ito its detriment, as he thought,
the Senate yesterday in a single vote wiped out
all of the amendments that had been adopted,
and the bill is now pending before the Senate
in exactly the form it was passed by the House.
The friends of the bill hope to prevent any
amendment whatever, SO as to avoid the neces-
House.
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Special Correspondence of SUNDAY HERALD.
NEW YORK, Feb. III have been told that
they were called 'nether limbs" 1t may be
true. For my own part was taught to speak
Saxon, and call them legs. The way they i'm
press themselves forcibly on my mind was be-
cause / saw Mr.. Lawrence Barrett elocute
blank verse tragedy. Understand that by
''blank" / just mean blank, though it deserves
to be called worse.
While I've watched the various people being
.stabbed all over until they were dead' and
saw the heroine put ''a cup of cold poison in
her inside," became fascinated by Mr.. Bar
rett's legs. They are not handsome legs even
with the addition of calves, but they have a
peculiarly fascinating way of their own that is
touching. And in more senses than one, too;
for one knee touches another in such pro-
nounced way that frivolous woman would
pronounce the learned tragedian knock-kneed!
When this result is reached at the knees, the
right foot has decided tendency to turn in,
and | defy any human being, especially any
woman being, to look at those legs and believe
that the man attached to them is passionate
Italian lover. To be slangy, it won't 90. An
Italian lover must have ''nether limbs' of the
shapeliest, and clothe them in silk of the gloss
lest so that the eyes and the heart of the lady
of his love are both gratided.
MASCULINE LEGS ON THE STAGE.
Apropos of legs, very few actors have good
ones their brains and the upper portions of
their bodies may be built for tragedy, but their
legs are intended for comedy, or indeed for
farce. MIR. Irving's legs have peculiar and
many-sided curves; these are brought out to the
best effect when long cloak enshrouds him
Mr.. James Owen O'Connor has undoubtedly the
most interesting histrionic legs; but they would
lose their charms if they were not the active
powers in making walk that is a combination
of a hop, skip, and jump. The only mani can
think of on the stage who has really handsome
legsis Dixey, and all New York got to know them
when he dressed so that be looked like bit of
Dresden, and sang that pretty little song, "I'm
such susceptible statuette." Now, l can't
understand why men shouldn't have handsome
legs. They walk more than women do they
are greater deVotees at the Russian bath, and
consequently they arc oitener rubbed down,
and SO they ought to be in good order, not
stringy nor muscular looking, but well shaped
and firm. The old men of the stage can very
much better afford to wear knee breeches than
can the young ones, while the average swell
looks as if his legs were pair OF lead pencils IN
divided skirt.
HOPE FOR OUR YOUNG MEN.
Simplicity is earnestly endeayoring to make
itself felt in New York. Pretty debutantes no
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
TO Repeal the MCKINLEY Act.

A bill to repeal the Mckinley Tariff act and
to reenaet all laws repealed by that act, was
introduced in the House yesterday by Repre-
sentative Dickerson, of Kentucky.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
IoII Conn. Ave.
ThG French Voice!
A New and Scientific Drill in
Voice Culture i'm the French
Language; or,
How 10 Acquire InfaIIibIy Perfect Ao-
cent and Pronunciation.
a NOVEL SYSTEM based on q
practical and scientific series of
logicdJty-c connected
FRENCH CONVERSATIONS.
Familiarity with SPOKEN French being thus
acquired by practice, and the NATURAL ASSO-
CITATION of ideas and CONNECTED thoughts.
No Grammar! No TheOrieS!!
No English SpOken!!!
No TheOrieS!!
No Grammar!
No English SpOken!!!

But plsin, common-sense, everyday, idiomatic
French Conversations on series of CONNECTED
topics, at once practical and interesting, and
only composed out of vocabulary of words
within the range of daily life, business, and
necessities.
Pupils learn to speak from the very first les
son, not only in long and connected sentences.
but in long and connected series of converse
tions which is not the case with other systems
Disconnected Words are not Language; neither
arc Disconnected Sentences Conversation.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
TALK ABOUT TALKING!
JUST LISTEN TO "BAB" AS SHE Cos
SIPS AND CHATTERS.

Lawrence Barrett's Legs-Masculine Limbs
on the Stage-Hope for Our Young Men
Girls Getting Simple in Their Dress
A Brief Essay on A11igators-The Col
lege-Bred Woman.
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AFTER ONLY A THREE-WEEKS' COURSE,
NEVER HAVING STUDIED
FRENCH BEFORE.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE,

(COpyD
UNITED STATES CONSULATE,
SAINT -ETIENNE, FRANCE.
Professor l.. E. C. Colliere:
The French lessons which you gave me have
been exceedingly useful. 1 found when 1
the accent and language of the country.
The more 1 study French the more deeply am
impressed with the excellence of your system of
teaching that language.
You have l may add most happy faculty of
imparting information and arouSing the interest
and enthusiasm of your pupils, so feel that the
hours spent in your class rooms were not only
hours of profit, but of pleasure as well. Sim
cerey yours.
Sept so, 1890. FRANCIS B. LOOMS.
EDITORIAL NOTICE FROM THE BALTIMORE
AMERICAN OF SUNDAY JUNE 15, 1890.
Professor Lucien E. G. Colere, of Washington,
a native of Paris. gave an Introductory lecture
to his course in French last night, at Lehmann'S
Hall. The audience, although not large, con-
sisted of the most educated people of the city,
including John Hopkins contingent and num-
ber of teachers of the French language.
The Professor delivered most instructive and
exhaustive lecture on his chosen topic, in which
he shows himself a master. He dssipated the
by being thrown among the people who speak
it. and showed conclusively that many foreigners
spend the most of their lives in America without
learning to pronounce English correctly, and
without being able to conceal the shibboleth
of their foreign pronunciation and accent.
He made the proposition clear that, as all peo-
pie have the same vocal organs, they can ac-
quire the same languages. If ordinarily IN
telligent and properly taught. AS specimen
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
AGE OR LACK OF TALENT FOR Lam
GUAGES NO OBSTACLE.

GUAGES NO OBSTACLE.
This system of VOICE CULTURE IN THE
FRENCH LANGUAGE" is THE only TRUE
SCIENTIFIC METHOD ever presented to the
public.
, II Is truIy scientlhc, because, oeiuR oaseu on
from them.
1t appeals to the intellect of the pupils, and
NOT merely to the imagination and the gift of
imitarion-iacking both of which one cannot
initiate.
The possibility of acquiring by this scientific
method the art of speaking French with pure
accent and perfect pronunciation is as certain
as that any science mastered must lnfallibly lead
to It's corresponding art, or rice UerSd.
1t makes the master absolutely independent
of the puOls age, or lack of talent for languages
intellect, understanding and common sense of
pupils that he is to rely.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15

The only expert SKIRT cutter in the city is at
Miller's, shirt makers and ladies' and gentle
mems outitters, Eighteenth street and Penn
sylVania avenue.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15

Neglige shirts, in flannel, cheViot, madras,
satee1. and cheYiotne, at Miller's, shirt makers
and ladies' and gentlemen's outhtters, Eish-
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15

Why do drink Tapnhauser beer2 Because
1t ls the best in the market.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
FRENCH CONVERSATIONS.

Familiarity with SPOKEN French being thus
acquired by practice, and the NATURAL ASSO-
CITATION of ideas and CONNECTED thoughts.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15

HOPE FOR OUR YOUNG MEN.
Simplicity is earnestly endeayoring to make
itself felt in New York. Pretty debutantes no
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ALlAs sLMMONs-IN THE DISTRICT
"A court of the First judicial district of the
state Of Montana, in and for the county Of Lewis

ALIAS ST. MONS-IN THE DISTRICT
- court OF the First, judicial district of the
state Of Montana, in and for the county of Lewis
and Clarke.
Joseph .semenac. plaintiff. VS.. Joseph ostry
and his wife, Helen Ostry, defendants. o'
The state of Montana sends greeting to tho
above named defendants. w ''
You are hereby required to. appear in an action
brought. against you by the above named plaintiff
Of the state Of Montana. in and for the oon n,
OF Lewis and Clarke, and to answer the com.
plant filed therein within ten days (exciuaiye or
the day o lseryice) after the service on you Of
this m II served within this county: or,
erict within twenty days; otherwise within forty
days, or Judgment by default will be taken
plant.
The said action is brought to foreclose a mort
g a maze ana executed II Lac 18th day of May.
1889, by the abnSe nsmad defendants to the above
named plaintiff. The eaid mortgage being given
on lots ~ and, 10 and the east three feet Of lot
numbered IL, block No. 10, original townsite of
Helena, Montana. and is for the sum of $500 and
interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum from
the 18th day of May, 1881, and reasonable attor-
n vs. fees ter the foreclosure of the same. Thu
sail plaintiff. will ask for other and proper relief
as Is set forth IN the complaint on file in all
district court.
And you, are hereby notified that if you fail to
appear and answer the said complaint, as above
required. the :. said Plaintiff will Apply to tina
conrt for the relief demsn',e, n the oomplai MT.
state of Montana, in and for the county Of Lewis
and Clarke, this eth day Of Jannpry. In tha
year Of our Lord one Thousand eight nandred
and ninety-cnc.
lseall JOHN BEAN,
BY H. j. CASSIDY. Deputy.
DuBosE d Penny, Attorneys for plaintiff.
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been made, but good enough to an
swer the purpose. All the mistakes 1
have made have been in cases VIE Q
have permitted my own Judgment to q
overruled by that of others. Last night l
saw my way clear to appoint you secretary
of the treasury. l do not think you have
any right to tell me you will not accept the
place: believe that the suppression Of the
rebellion has been decresd by a higher
power than any represented by us, and
that the Almighty is using His own
means to that End. You are n of them.
it is mine to appoint. Your nomina-
ton is now on the way from the state de-
partment, and in a few minutes it will be
here. 1t will be in the senate at noon, You
will be Immediately and unanimously con.
hrmed, n by O'Clock to-day you must
be signing warrants in the treasury"
Mr.. Fessenden was intellectually a strong
man, one of the last men to surrender his
own Judgment to the will of another. but
he made no effort to resist the Presidents
appeal. He cast his eyes upon the floor,
and murmured, "Well. perhaps l ought to
room.
NO" said the president; "this matter ia
settled here and now. I am told that it is
very necessary that a secretary should act
to-day. You must enter upon your duties
to-day. ] will assure you that if a change
oecoInoS uosifdDie netea1ser, l Will be ready
and willing to make it. But unless l mis-
understand the temper Of the public, your
appointment will be 80 satisfactory that We
shall have no occasion to deal with any
question of change for some time to come"
At this point the conversation terminated.
and all the persons present separated. The
result is we'll known. Mr.. F%essenden's ap-
pointment was entirely satisfactory, and
the affairs of the treasury went on 40
smoothly that no change in the financial
policy of Secretary Chase was attempted:
and from this time until the resignation of
Mr.. Fessenden there was no further friction
executive-From 1.-THE Faith of President
Lincoln" by L. Z. Chittenden, in Harper's
Magazine.
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