Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-25
NO LONGER LIKED.
Athletic and Loud-Talking Girls
Tabooed.

It is strange fact that summer weather
seems to accentuate certain peculiarities Of
manner which in winter are not at all in
evidence. Perhaps 1t is the freedom engen-
dered by being much out Of DOORS but
whatever the reason none will deny that
more loud talking is heard at the beach and
in the country than in town during the
winter.
Loud talking is not, of course, sin.
but 1t Is one Of the worst habits that n
young girl can have, and one that in a
woman Is detestabie. 1t causes the posses
sor to be ciassed either as vulgar OF rude,
and it makes. her conspicuous wherever
she u.s. For that reason alone it is most
undesirable and extremely bad form.
1t is not the girl who laughs the loudest
nor swims the best who is most popular
during the vacation months. She will at
tract more attention at first, it is true. but
observing persons will notice that at the
end Of the season 1t is the quiet, we'll
hammered young woman with pretty voice
and ladyiike-but not prim-ways who has
made the most friends and received the
greater share Of attention. She does not
grow tireeoIne as the loud-voiced girl does,
and her good breeding is in itself attractive
Good manners are more than worth while.
Go into q hotel and II Is the girl who walks
quietly into the dining room or gracefully
up and down the piazza VINO seems 70 pe
the most worth knowing. II she swings TO
the extreme Of becoming Miss PrfssJ she
makes quite as much of a mistake as the
girl who overdoes the good-health pose and
raises the roof with her noisy walk and
strident voice.
tor free and easy in her manners In likely
to get herself into In summer Is that or De-
coming acquainted with undesirable peo-
pie. Strangers will take more noerues Win
olroc har
with one who has reserve OF manner. ana
while it may seem nice to know lot OF
people 1t is a great deal better to know
fewer and those of the right kind.
There Is decidedly such thing as max
ing friends too quickly. and a girl need not
be afraid that because she Is quiet ana does
not know men enough to dance through the
whole evening at the first ball she VIII be
sitting out the season. Quite to the con-
trary. She Is far more likely to be dancing.
after time more thar the conspicuous
girl with whom familiarity has bred con-
tempt. Making haste slowly was never
more wisely practiced than In forming sum-
mer acquafntances.
This will not be season in which the
athletic girl will carry all before her. MY
friend Margaret Mixter tells me that the
best-bred girls and women are taking care
Of the arms and complexion, and that
roIled-up sleeves and hatless heads viii not
flourish In the land This means the re-
newal OF coed manners, / am glad to say,
for girl is not likely. to be as hoydenish
! when she is dressed like lady as when
she looks as II about to begin a weeks
washing. and the sooner girls follow this
latest decree. Of not only being but acting
like ladies the better win they be. 6
| We are all more or less affected by our
manners becoming eventually what we pre-
tend to be. II girl acts sweetly quietly
and kindly she win unconsciouslys mold her
character on those lines. and the loud
voiced and conspicuous win equally develop
as they seem. There Is no question as to
which, in the end. win be more popular.