Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-22

prettiest little accent like fragrance"
 We often notice this crystalline per.
 lection in foreigners who have ac-
 quired English and speak 1t less reck-
 lessly and with more precision than
 we who are to the manner born. Dear
 girls, take your time There is plenty
 of it. Neither rush nor shout, nor
 cackle, nor make shrill clamor when
 you are talking, but remember
 Shakespeare's low and gentle voice
 which is an excellent thing in woman.
 Of course, no girl who respects her
 self ever fumes, frets or scolds.
 There is a scolding voice and there is a fre:ting voice, and both are most
 repellent. Fancy coming suddenly
 into the presence of a girl whom you
 have always thought lovely and at.
 tractive, 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 a girl
 again. It would be as if under the
 fair outside you had seen a glimpse of
 something dark. and repulsive within. Probably few girls offend by passion. ate vehemence of this kind, yet now and then one who has not learned self control may be betrayed by her tenn per and her voice may reveal state of things that, those who love her must deplore.
 Not only should you be careful about your voice in private, but do not overlook the fact that in public places a girls voice should not be so raised as to make her conspicuous. For. instance, if you go to matinee or a concert, have in mind the peo- pie about you who have bought tickets and wish to listen to the performers, and do not let your own conversation go on at a time when attention should be focused on the stage. If you are in cars or ferry boats make 1t rule neither to discuss your friends nor men, tion absent persons by name. This is little world, and you never know but somebody may be near you who l knows all about yourself and the per. I sons about whom you are talking. A ' girl may live in New York, Philadel- { phia, or Louisville, and she may be | talking in San Francisco or Calcutta | or Bombay with a. friend about an | other friend whose home is in Go. | lumbus or Tallahassee, and some un- | known passer or person standing or 1 sitting near, may hear secrets not l meant for outsiders and may know perfectly we'll the people who are mentioned. As you grow older you will more and more be amazed to dis cover what little world this is, and how likely people are to have met other people all around the globe.
 Refinement and intelligence are shown by the voice as quickly as by the face. Illiterate people sometimes have sweet voices, especially in some but in ours with our harsh ' climate, keen winds and frequent changes of weather, we shall not have the velvet voices of our English cousins unless we make it our, ambi- tion to obtain them. Climate, of course, has a marked effect upon the voice. The dweller in the mountain and the dweller by the sea speak in cadences.. but you girls, wherever you are, may have sweet voices if you want them. You will not have them, it may be, without an effort and without taking pains, but he effort is worth making. Don't be Affected. If you are taught to use the broad in school and if you have been accustomed to it at home, you Ire fortunate, for it is correct and pleasing, but is rather funny to hear ! girl attempt the broad if she mere y pins it on her speech like bow ,n dress. uses it sometimes and sometimes forgets it. Above all things ,e natural. Affectation, is badge of nsincerity and shows shallow char Icter. Be yourself, but make your elf in everything as delightful as you an. --. -