The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-04
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VIII you kindly furnish me with the
following information?
l. Which is the proper finger for q per-
son who Is not engaged to wear a ring
upon?
@ Is 1t proper for a young lady after
her home to ask him to call on her, or
should she wait until lie asks If he may
call?
8. What should one say after forming
the acquaintance of another who has cx-
pressed joy at meeting one?
4. Can you tell of something that Is
good to use to clear tho voice from
hoarseness?
j. The third finger OF the left hand is
the ring finger whether one is en-
gagged or not
2. Wait until he expresses in some way
a wish to CALI
g. ut has been pleasure to me, al
so'-or some phrase to that effect.
4. Roast a lemon in the oven until
quite soft. Cut n hole in one end, nj
with all the sugar it will hold, and cat
pulp and sugar hot, just before going to
bed at night. It is also excellent for
breaking up a freshly-caught cold.
Will you kindly inform me If there is
such book as THE Man Who Dared?"
The play was being played in this city
for several weeks. | shall watch your
columns for an answer.
Referred.
!. desire upon your suggestion to In
antlra's and the Duchess Of Albany's
Surnames.
.. am much interested in the qucs-
tions and answers Of enclosed clipping
about the name ''lieutenant'-whichm my
self and most English people pronounce
as If it was spelt "leftenant." This
word IS called SO in England. 1 never
heard it called otherwise until l came to
this country. Most of your words over
here are seemingly pronounced as they
are spelt.
3. Another word. viz, patent" we
call In English as If spelt 'paytent."
No doubt YOU arc aware of this. 1t APP
pears strange to me why the "a" should
be pronounced differently on this side
as both countries speak the English Ian
guage--but You have different accent
here. I have often wished to meet an
eocutionist and Inquire why these diff
fcrences exist.
4. Another strange thing is the letter
~ which In English is ''zed"-here 1t
Is zee ! hope I am not wearylng you
in any way, but these are matters [ am
much interested in.
5. I don't think the dropping of the .'h'
is general las supposedly among English
people, only. the uneducated. II. Y. L.
]. If any reader knows what the maid
en- surnnmes of these two royal women
were, shall be glad to inform our Eng
fish friend to that effect Yet one might
think he would be better posted In this
mater than Americans.
2. Lieutenant" is an English provin-
cialism, copied for nearly two centuries
by Americans I we'll recollect hearing
it from old-fashioned people when I was
a child in Virginia. When we learned
the meaning of .'lleu-tenant," and that
"left-tenant" had none. we amended our
speech.
8. Our British cousins take many libcr-.
ties with the first letter Of the alphabet
shall never forget the sort Of shock
received when, on giving MS. to a
typewriter to copy, she asked DO you
want 1t to dye?" REFRESHING the instant
inclination to answer, II want it to
live!" / said politely interrogative, ~
beg pardonl" She repeated slowly, out
of consideration for Yankee stupidity,
5"Do you want it to-dye or will to-mor-
coachman patronizinsly Informed me ut
the end of wearisome journey. "rhere
Is nothing like wyting and pytience
when one is travelling a long wye
l am not prepared to adopt "paytent"
in place of patent" or to say "carn't"
very broadly instead of cant" with
moderate breadth of "a BY the way.
why not "partent" rs well as "carn't?"
4. The old-fashionod people aforemen-
toned said "zed.' Ono OF the first jokes
of my school days was to banter an old
gentleman visitor to the schoolroom to
spell ''sl2zard," using "zed' and not
zee Try It!
nounced idosyncrasy Of the British ver-
nacuar has taken any other ground than
that the practice of mlsplacng the "h''
Is n sure token of n lack of early educa-
ton and gentle breeding. 1t Is not
month since an Englsl-born author OF
some note on both Sides of the water
boosted of the ability to ''write hon and
and fell by the way.
Moral: BE careful that our children are
Taught from their cradles to speak cor.
rectly and toJshun provincalisms!
AS am constant reader of Your col
umns can refrain no longer from ex-
pressing an opinion (Which Is undoubt-
edly of Invaluable consideration on this
department, ] take great interest in the
queries and answers, which are very In
terest!ng and beneficial Constant read
Ing of tho chats in the greatest Amor
lean daily makes one feel at home In a
crowd Of friends and their worthy chap
eron Hence my letter. But alas Dol
understand these columns nre for the
fair sex only, and that the oppositi ton Is
barred outo 1t must not be I hereby
enter an emphatic protest. Herewith my
query. ] have no acquaintances IN tho
city and take meals at restaurants Until
I have an .abhorance OF them. Can you
suggest different methods? Salary suf-
liclent for moderate living.
Assuring you that II affords me much
relief to write to YOU and thanking you
in advance for suggestion, | remain
IAN FORTUNATE ] INDIVIDUAL"
print your letter entire, partly to
prove that the columns You are kind
enough to read with Interest do not bar
out our big Brother Man OF whom we
never think MS being IN the Opposition
"A second aud stronger reason for admit
ting you 10 the family Of queries Is that
would submit your well grounded COM