The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11

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Since all the womens clubs have sprung
into existence the experience of speaking
IN puoiic has come 20 many a woman
lot says the Chicago Tribune To most
OF the women it Is a painful experience,
but not half so discomforting as IL is to
their audiences. The club woman is a
queer species so a grabbed old bachelor
says. and some who boast possession OF the
ba-ses Of 40 fewer than eighteen organ
.zations must own that this Is true when
IL comes 10 speaking in public.
Few club women refuse to read paper
or speak when their time comes. Nearly
an Of them declare that they won't when
appointed TO do so for the first time, and
they all say that they can't stand the
nervous strain Of addressing a number Of
their sex, who are certain to be amused
at their awkWardncss in manner and in
ability TO make themselves heard. But
they always end by attempting it. NO
BODY could safely assert such a thing pos
iuVely, but since the era of woman's
cluodom it is possible that a great many
brilliant and original thoughts may have
peeH lost 70 public ever craving new
IDEAS Countless thousands have GER
lainIy been uttered that have never been
heard by anybody except the speaker her
self The trouble is that club women are
AFRAID TO speak to one another about their
oratorical shortcomings, and as a result
they 90 on like the brook. forever, with
Que improving in their delivery in the
slightest degree. After a woman breaks
the ice and reads a paper once that set
ties ii. She is always more than willing
10 do her share, as club women modes1ly
put It, after that. and goes on indefinitely
adding to the aggregate Of misery that
the audiences have to endure.
Not long since the wife Of a distinguish
ed engineer in this city was called on to
read "a paper in public. She accepted the
invitation and wrote an excellent article.
her friends We're enthusiastic over what
she wrote, but they had grave doubts
concerning how she would say il when the
proper time came.
You have a charming voice, dear" said
one. but you know 1t istut very strong
and your paper Is so good that the audi
ence would be cheated if. they missed a
word; so don't you think you had better
get some one else to read it for your"
shall read my own paper" answered
the wife Of the engineer firmly.
Really, your paper is so uncommonly
strong, if l were you l would get some man
to read it," suggested another friend
Il was able to write the paper and I am
going to read it," insisted the plucky wo-
man; and she did. But she did something
else first
Fortunately she had some time for prep
aration, and she determined to make her
SELF as expert a speaker in that time as
possible. She was as nervous over her
nrst appearance as the average woman,
put she had no notion Of forcing her aud
fence to strain their ears to catch what
she was saying or of giving them a chance
70 be secretly amused at her gestures.
therefore she went to the widow of a
well-known actor who recently took charge
OF the school Of acting founded by him and
tolu her what she wanted. The teacher
put her through a short course of prenar-
alton. and when the woman came to make
her speech she did 1t so well that she swept
her audience along with her and caused
even the women present to break into ex-
CARNATIONS of admiration.
That woman was my first pupil in the
art OF public speaking" said Mrs. AIDE
ialoe stanhope Wheatcroft, in response to
question, land there is absolutely no
reason why every club woman in the city
OF new York should not become n first
rate speaker. How would / go about teach
ING nervous, shrinking woman to read
or speak In public so that to hear her
would give genuine pleasure? am
great oehever In personal magnetism. and
me hrst thing that / do with such stu-
uehts Is to show them how to walk on the
SO
huch depends on that. Some peonla re
pei Others attract. A speaker can talra
III her entire audience with one loci, a.
she can DOW in one spot, so to sneak ara
Sno rest OF the audience will Immediately,
Ieel themselves neglected. In sinpine q
song great deal depends upon the wav
IN which the first bar is SUNG. So in MI,
lie reading or speaking lust as much Ne pI do
pehds on the first sentence"
-uis' IWltter wasn't the only waere-ar,-
LAT woman on that car. saws Glare roaIIl
IN the cincinnati Enquirer. There0w.s an
~, VINO had been put aboard the train
~. " NeiS attentive man person and she
was uetp IN novel most of the tiro e.,
the start of the train tin the oond,,,el.
COZ! rohted her. Then she looked nm lu,a
a startled fawn. Ticket" she ertao'1
IN dear!' the conductor turned 10 49,
VVllosite seats to give her time ana 10
rep ms lace as stern as a conductors
a. should be- She looked wildly IN the
NihooW-you know how women tuck their
urket between the window and the franz
put was not there, either. Then she mall
Up her mind that the conductor was 20
InS TO have pity on her and not asE ber
f1r the ticket, and went back to readinc
ne Lovers of Sweet Somebody-or-Otb.
Iicketsw There he vas again.
80" give IL 10 your she asked
weakly, at the same time fumbling again
az the window. Il think had the win
COW open, and, oh. dearl must Won bara
Il! on, | guess it's In my poeketbool ="
she FLUSHED, turned towards the yindoU
and tumbled at her dress. then turnsI
rack with frills a little disarranged an
a very large purse In her hand. The ,i,t-
et was not there Several tintypes tvvo
nat bands. little pocket mirror. a ron
oil newspaper clippings. a stick of .yt,m
case OF stamps and one of courtplaster
a handful of cOppers and a dollar lIi
We're all there, and so was a pack OF ola
theater coupons. but the ticket wash
the conductor stood grim. She was
breathing hard, now, and said. with a
T'htul catch In her voice. Have Won cor
% have it?' Tie said he had. Then sbe
ron arked obviously that maybe n Waq IA
her bag. The bag was a big one. she
had time springing the catch and vhsu
$40 OH the bag burst open with a lor1
nc Sc and a bundle OF samples. a mink
sit neck rufiie and a lemon an iianrJ
- She blushed, and stopped TO rescue
trem and the bag half overturned. embty-
INK half pound OF chocolates ana a RIM
or tooth powder on the floor. She seeern-
ru 10 give IN then nfasff4F fh.