The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
DESK STUDIES FOR GIRLS.
I. NEW WORDS AND HOW TO USE
THEM.

Keep a common writing pad on your
desk. When you hear a new word which
interests you or when you come across
one in your reading jot it down rake tIne
to look up its meaning. Frame sentences
in which this word is used correctiE' IN
corporate il into your own vocabulary pN
using il in your conversation the very
first chance YOU get, not in an affecteu
way but as part of your everyday speech.
You must learn to distinguish between
words suitable for conversation ana Words
which are better adapted TO the prlnted
page. Conversational speech has soul ana
feeling. Written speech may be technlcal;
scientific, exact; the meaning is conveyed
wholly by the words, while in conversation
the meaning is conveyed in part by the
gesture, the voice and the personality OF
the speaker. Take the following twelve
words for your first lesson and ada
dozen more of your own choosing during
the. week:
Resume-This is a French word which has
zsu-may. with accent upon first and last syl-
labes: 1t means a summary, summing up
a condensed account. We may say that par
ticular magazine or paper gives good resume
OF current events.
Connoisseur-Pronounced con-i-seur. with the
accent upon the last syllable. A connoisseur
is a critical Judge, or rather n person who IS
competent pass critical Judgment upon any
thing The word IS most commonly used IN
speaking of a person thoroughly competent TO
pass judgment upon the work Of some par
ticular department of art. A man who IS max
ing a speciality of collecting rare water colors
and who is considered from long experience
competent TO pass upon picture offered Is
said TO be a connoisseur in water colors.
Altruistic-This word is now very commonly
used. The noun is atruism. It is opposed to
seIfshness Any movement having for its chief
end the good of others may be termed al
truistic. Note this word in your newspaper
and magazine reading. You are sure to meet
it.
Ghetto-The name Ghetto is given to the par,
Of city or town formerly set apart for til
Jews. in Rome or Frankfort-on-the- Rninf
At present this is a synonym for Jew
ish quarter
Measures are radical when they az
extreme directly opposed 10 conventional
or commonplace methods. A man is radical
when he is the opposite OF conservative in
his ideas and methods in political religious
and social affairs. The radical breaks away
from all traditions and established customs
Salon-Pronounced sah-long, with the second
syllable accented An apartment in which
company is TO receive; hence a fashionable
reception or gathering. The name salon is
specifically applied to periodic social reunions
In Paris The name is also applied to the an
nual exhibition in Paris OF works of living
artists.
Bohemian-A person, especially artist or
literary man. who leads free life, having
little regard to what society he freQuents and
despsing the conventional. One who prefers
adventure and speculation to settled industry
and who does work well in the harness Of
ordinary life. This word is pretty generally
used in America the opposite of conven-
tional The bohemian's dress and habits and
dinners and pleasures are not always in har-
mony with the rules or customs OF society.
PERSONAL---VERY. mans personality is that