The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-26
TAUGHT TO PRONOUNCE.
For 500 q Month a Woman's Blum
ders Are Written on Cards.

For 500 q Month a Woman's Blum
ders Are Written on Cards.
From the NeU York Herald
There is no longer any reason why the
women in New York society should go
around making mistakes in the pronuncia-
ton of the English language. Nor is there
any excuse for preachers, lecturers or actors
laundering through their performances aud
speaking incorrectly. A bureau has been
started that will teach every one exactly
how to speak-that is, every one who cares
to pay the modest fee Of 500 month.
Miss Anna Alward is the starter OF a re-
markable system Of teaching Fifth avenue
women !" az she calls them, how to converse.
Having secured her Fifth avenue woman,
she plumps her down i'll chair oppc site to
her. Then Miss Ward arms herself with a
bushel Of cards and prods the Fifth avenue
woman into talking. She may talk about
everything she likes, but talk she must.
Every time she makes blunder in pro-
nunciation Miss Ward chances fercely at
her. writes the word incorrectly pronounced
on one OF the cards and puts it in a little
pile. After half an hour of this sort of
thing the first lesson is ended. The Fifth
avenue woman picks up the cards. and goes
homo feeling like whipped child to learn
her lessons. Twice a week this ordeal is
gone through with, and very soon the pupil
Knows as much as her teacher.
This information about her new system of
education is communicated TO the
Herald by Miss Award herself. She
wants to trump the good news OF her ex-
perience to the millions of people in the
world who sometimes makes mistakes in
speech.
THE correct pronunciation Of English
words is most important" her prospectus
states. Miss Anna Award has carefully
studied the best existing authorities upon
the subject, and is able to correct mispro-
nounced words that are frequently heard in
the pulpit, lecture room. theater or in daily
conversation. The Fifth avenue women
who realize the great disadvantage of speak
ing incorrectly upon all occasions can now
receive instructions twice a week at their
homes simply by engaging in conversation
for thirty minutes with Miss Award. who
writes upon a card every mispronounced
word, with the marks indicating the cor
rect pronunciation.
ANY one who possesses a good memory
can make rapid Improvement in this direc-
ton. When the pronunciation given by a
pupil cannot be found in the latest edition
of any dictionary, Miss Award calls it in
correct. The expense of instruction is 800
a month"; Then follows the name and ad :
dress, and this frightful example of the
ignorance of pupil with whom the in
structor talked:
Ignorant First Avenue Woman-I will
continue to receive instruction on Tuesday
afternoons at $3.50 o'clock, if the condition
of my fy-nances will permit.
After few doses Of the new treatment
the talk would be changed to this:
Educated Fifth Avenue Woman-I will
continue to receive instruction on Tuesday
awfternoons at hawf-pawst 3, If the condi-
ton of my fee~nances will permit.
Now, then, Fifth avenue women, step I'D
with your 500 bills aud learn how to talk
SMILEY las a hearse passes)-There goes q car
riage that no one wants to ride In.
Cooley-Did you ever know any one who rode
in it TO make any complaint?-Smith, Grav Dc
Co.'S Monthly.