The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-10
AFrleadlY Criticism.
THE Interior. i

Conversation and manners, to be agree
.hla should alike be free from all artificial
restraints. To be free and easy IN Dosh
is absolutely essential to making pleas
ant impression on those around us. Notn-
inr Is more tedious and fatlgulng than 70
associate with persons who seem TO DO
constantly on the watch to observe every
rn1eof etiquette, or who are sef-consczous-
~ noEte: agreeable conversation Is I'M
: : nosc;hle with those who seem to watch
/ { ten3 strdy every sentence lest they MAKE
some ship Of the tongue.
Emerson says that person OF hne man
mars snake their own forms every mo-
nsans and speak or abstain, take VINE or
refnse Il. stay or go, SIT On chair or sprawl
,.itb the children on the -four or stand on
fhsir head. or what else soeVer, IN new
and oriipinal way" So In conversation new
and niouant and original forms OF express
sons are atways interesting, and the ut
most freedom from restraint Is one OF the
elements Of a fine and captivating address.
But all this does not prevent our noS1cang
unpleasant and larrlng ettects proouc-
ed By certain inappropriate and u nnmean,
inp expressions which are frequently heard
n conversation, especially among young
neonle. and which greatly mar an other.
wise riessant conversational gift. One OF
fhess is the constant use OF superlauyes.
no hear young lady describe bonnet
~ o walking suit makes one wonder where
she would hnd adiectives with which to
5escrihe sunset era storm. The bonnet,
fhe Suits described as perfectly splen-
I'D % .sinst Gorgeous ..too magnificent" "
s.the ioyeliest thing my eyes ever rested
Eon.n etc. whiId the apparent enthusiasm
With which these terms are used mlghs
,aad one to believe that the speaker
was In reai-earnest, and that never before
had fhe real emotions of her soul been
frliy aroused. If the thing described is
displeasing the adjechyes are Just as SUI
perlatiye. N is perfectly horrld, mon
ssrous. = aawfful, y 700 intolera5le: "aoom-
inable. angiiest,' and all other bad ad-
;;ecEyes that end in sfest." II young
iaIiy had occasion to express real anger.
sorrow. or terror, where would she. ind
language adequate inwhich to dc so.
Spain. some fail into habits Of using
ad;ectiyes such as beautiful, lovely, charm
mo and make use Of them SO constantly
and ;ndiscuminal7ly as to make them an
offanse to the ear. Il trends hospitality,
tender, children, slippers, library, paint
incs. cook, roast beef, cake, and flowers
aTe all alike emphatically declared to be
sebea autif1ili III. !. the impression the word con-
yeys is art to become slightly mixed.
The words mice and nicely are often
most inappopriasely used, as also the
word slikes and ssloge, st Just love roast
beef says the thoughtless young person,
and thereby betrays her lack OF genuine
culture in the use of language. But the
Xord most frequently missapplied, es-
pscrss,x in certain Western localities, Is
fbe word rflsunny. My father and moth
or died on thgsaned day Of the year, wasn't
it funny?' remarked q very pretty young
lady at party the o:hes evening. Every
time 7 take my children fos, the country
they are taken my sick; it is toofdnny;" was
The remark OF matron at the same com
pany. And yet both were really weii-ed-
ucafed and well bred people. 1t Is care.
lessress, pure carelessness, that permits
such awkward and inappropriate expires.
sions, and it would certainly be no dam.
age, but great Improvement, to general
conversation, IL sufficient attention were
paid TO the form and manner OF expression,
TO prevent such blemishes from fastening
themselves upon this delightful art.