Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

voices Some are harsh and rough, Others
are nasal; some are muffied and croaking;
few are pure and siivery. Shakespeare,
who was an acute observer, in speaking of
one of his heroines, said Her voice was
ever soft, gentle and low; an excellent
thing in woman. First and last you ma
a good many illusions to voices in Shake
speare. There are families In which each
seems to try whether or not he or she can
be heard by speaking so loudly as to drown
the rest. This is always mark of very
ill-breeding. No well-bred person screams
or shouts in the family or anywhere else.
low voice may be heard quite as effect
lively as one that Is loud and shrill, III Its
possessor has learned the art of managing
it properly. Even in large building per-
son who speaks slowly. giving every word
it's full value, and throwing the voice from
the chest instead of from the head, VIII
be heard distinctly. In order 10 have
full, agreeable voice, girl should practice
deep breathing several times a day in the
open air. The voice is the expression of
health strength, character and personality.
The lips, the teeth. the roof of the mouth,
the palate the vocal cords and the lungs
are all involved in this voice of ours, which
is our peculiar endowment and lifts us
up to the highest plane in creation.
I will suppose that some girl for whom /
am writing has contracted 4 slovenly way
of talking, that her voice is not pleasant,
and that her enunciation Is Iridistnct. How
shall she break herself Of bad habitsF~ Just
as she would break herself of bad habit
In any other direction, she must set her
self to work about this and be In down
right earnest If she is to accomplish any
thing worth while. She must remind her
self constantly IL she is accustomed to
Shrek that people around her are not dear,
and that If they were they would near her
as easily If she spoke low as IL she spoke
loudly Every time she begins speaking as
If she were a soldier on the warpath, let
her call halt, and drop her voice tone
or two. If she has the needless method or
emitting the final g and saying mornn for
morning and evenin' for evening let her
remedy that. If she run her words to-
gether, as too many of US do under the inn
preston that there is no time to spare. and
that words must tumble over each other as
water tumbles over rocks, let her pause and
go more slowly.
Two girls the other day were discussing
third who was student in New England
college but was native of India; high
caste girl who had been taught English in
her babyhood. "You should hear her per-
feet English" one said to the other. She
speaks more slowly than we do. and her
voice is like music She is never the least
in hurry and there is the prettiest little
accent like fragrance" We often notice
this crystalline perfection in foreigners who
have ACQUIRED English and speak ii less
recklessly and with more precision than
we who are to the manner born. Dear
uirIs. take your time There is plenty OF
it, Neither rush nor shout, nor cackle. nor
make shriIl Glamour when you are talk
ing but remember Shakespeares low and
gentle voice which is an excellent thing In
woman.
OF course. no girl who respects herself
ever fumes frets or scolds. There is a
scolding voice and there is a fretting voice.
and both are most repeliant. Fancy COM
ing suddenly into the presence of girl
whom you have always thought lovely and
attractive. and finding her storming and
using invectives and finding fault In a
coarse. hateful way; that would show you
that her character had a very seamy SIDE
You could never have the same opinion of
such girl again. It would be - IL under