The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-19
WHY WOMEN SHOULD SING.
Habit of Singing Makes Them Ro-
| bust. Cheerful and Admired,

There is little or no doubt that the wo-
man who Is even only tolerably good
looking, but who can sing well enough to
appear in public finds more ardent ad-
mirers among the opposite sex than the
merely pretty woman who has no similar
ability Even men who are not at all
musical feel attracted toward girl who
has a good voice and Is not too nervous
to use 1t.
Women who sing are generally robust
and cheerful. This is absolutely true,
sweeping as it may appear to be at first
glance. A woman who would sing well
must learn the art of filling her lungs
with air in one deep breath; she Is bound
to do this or she won't be able to sing.
When she has learned now to do this
she has learned one of the profoundest
secrets of physical fitness, and a cheerful
disposition follows perfect health as night
follows day. A woman who would sing
we'll must learn the art of putting her
mind wholly out of touch with worrying
details of everyday life for at least a
given time every twenty-four hours; she
can't possibly think about matters of
domestic nature while engaged in her
daily practice. Should she do SO she Is
but wasting her efforts and will never
become a singer in the true sense of
the word.
These two points are all important; they
in themselves will be enough to secure
attention from discerning young wife
seekers. yet when In addition to these
can any one have ground for asking
why women who sing succeed In getting
husbands quicker than the women who
don't? Women who sing go TO twice as
many house parties and picnics as their
sisters who do not sing. This being so.
it Is but natural that they should meet
twice as many eligible young men.
Again, the sonsstress who Is at a party
or picnic Is singled out and begged to
add an item to the entertainment pro-
gram. She accedes to the wish and for
time she rivets the attention of all
present.
Her good qualities are bound to be seen,
for the simple reason that she is criticised
as shs could not be were t not for the
fact that she stands alone for space
and is the goal of all eyes. Her own non
lovable a girl, but her most attractive
qualities are not discovered half so
quickly because she is dumped dow.a
among the crowd of visitors and is not
spection The girl who sings doesn't
know what indigestion is; she is making
her blood purer and richer as she sings,
every note being a blow at the torpid
known to spring. AS she is free from
this common ailment among girls she Is,
as a result, free from the dependency
and gloom that follows in its train. Her
happy face and laughing eyes do not fail
to rouse first the interest and then the
admiration of some nice young man who
is earning a good salary and who is be-
ginning to think that 1t is about time
he took unto himself a wife.
The girl who sings, having learned how
to put away lfe's little worries, during
the practice hour. learns also how to
put them away at other times. This en-
ables her to keep an eye open for the
pieasanter side issues of life. She sees
the beauty OF the sunset and the charm
of a noble action. These things put
light into her life that is reflected in all
her words, and deeds She is elevated
for no other reason than that she is Put
in possession of dreams that are I'M
known to the woman who does not sing.
Added to her gift OF voice is the BEN
eft that has come to her through strictly
training it-for no one will argue that
only a voice is necessary to a singer.
Art is needed almost as much as voice,
If singing worth the name is to be had.
The girl who sings is asked to became a
member of a choral society or perhaps
a choir Any mere man knows that di-
rectly a girl joins a choir she may be-
come an engaged young lady as if by
magic. Girls who become members of
choirs are never old maids unless they
are determined to be So