New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-18
FRENCH A SIMPLE STUDY.
soROSIs TOLD WONDERFUL THINGS by
THE YERsIN sIsTERS
AMERICANS ARE DULL BECAUSE THEY DO MOI
HEAR" SAYS THESE INSTRUCTORS OF
FOREIGN LANGUAGE.


FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
eorosis held its regular monthly business meeting
yesterday morning at the Waldorf. and in the
afternoon listened 10 lecture the art OF French
pronunciation by Mile Marie Yersn. Mile Yersin
explained the phono-rhythmic method which she
and her sister have invented. and began with the
astonishing assertion that French is the simplest
study IN the world.
There only fifteen sounds in the language. 3
che said 'and all that Necessary is 10 hear these
sounds and speak them"
Up I'LL the present time" continued Mile. Yersin
~ has been supposed that the difficulty OF learning
foreign tongue was in the organs Of speech. but
my sister and have discovered that It IS not there
ali. but IN the ear. II is because foreigners do
not hear our language that they do not speak II
The foundation of system is the opening OF the
ear"
Nile. Yersin then went on to say that Americans
seemed to have weakness for sir gine or acting In
French. A German might be content TO sing in
French a German in German. but an American
is always rushing forward and Offering you his
French. There was no harm in this She added. II
only they did IL well, but they didn't II was az II
Frencanan should try to sing Home. Sweet
Home" and should pronounce the words Hum
Swe Hum"
Some people think" she said that It doesn't
matter q they do speak language with a for
.gn accent. out that depends what kind Of an
accent 20 is. When q Ha-ive of a Southern coun-
Try speaks French with foreign accent. II Is
amusing. but It loes not make US suffer. When
Hortherner docs so ne not only cannot understand
him. but ne pains very much
When Nile. Marie had finished her talk he- SIS
ter. Nile. Jeanne. gave couple OF French recita-
tons. with piano accomplishments by Albert Gerard
Theirs. TIE selections La F1ancee du Tim
halter by Nic.or Hugo. with music ny Thome
and Vague Trstesse." by Gabriel Martin. with
music by VIDAL
Among members ana guests noticed at the lecture
Mrs. James r Hunter. Mrs. james Cary Mrs
Herbert Lincoln A.drich. MIS-. A. @. GOODWIN, MIS-
William : Walker. Mrs William Tod Helmuth.
Mrs Milward Adams. Of Chicago: Miss Emma
Tlursby. Mrs. Edward Addison Greeley. Mrs. VIII
lam Curtis D-morest Mrs. +. l.. Demoresi, MIS-.
Margaret X. Bates. Mrs. Eugene Clarke and Mrs.
Jacob Hess.
BEAUTIFUL GOWNS.
Mrs. Helmuth was handsomely gowned in dark
green and wore a bonnet OF shaded heliotrope vel
vet Mrs Walker wore a Paris Of ligat gray
cloth. combined with orange velvet. Her hat was
Of gray we've: trimmed with gray tips. Mrs MI
ward Adams a gown Of grayish- green. with a
houss front o. Persian velvet. The Niles. Yersin
were dressed exactly alike in princess gowns Of
Ceep red we've. trimmed with fur, and wore BACK
velvet homes with whi,e aigreties .
The president. Mrs. Mary Dame Han, was pres
cnt al the business meeting in the morning, DIX
was una le 70 rema.n FOR the afternoon session.
Mrs T. l.. DemOrest. the vice president took her
place. - =, a.. $500
future at MIS-. Frederick Nanderbits; In the sum-
Iner they vii continue their work AZ Newport