Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-28
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1T IL almost time for men to be GO
ing" said Mrs Blnxleys caller. for
George will be waiting Tor me aud
mademoiselle will be- there To give rs
our French lcsson
II didn't know you were studying
French" remarked Mrs. liinxley.
"Yes. we've been taking lesson for
the last month. We sail July !, you
know"
81 should hardly think two months
OF French would benefit you percept-
ibly," observed Mrs. Binxley.
But we are getting on beautifully
returned her friend. "Mademoiselle
is the dearest thing How does she
work with us! She will carry chair
out of the room, asking, in French Of
course, what am ! doing nowT And
we answer her, You take out the
chair Then she will bring II back,
inquiring, What am I doing now?
and we reply, You bring in the chair
and so on. George says she has ear
red out and brought back everything
in the room except the plano It's a
lovely way to learn language, for we
are not bothered with books"
You are not coins to engage in the
business OF moving furniture while
you are abroad, are Your asked Mrs.
Binxley.
"Of course not. but think of all the
words we are adding to our French
vocabulary"
If you are anxious to study French
in that way. II seems to me II would
be practical to have your teacher rep
resent Il dressmaker who has spoiled
garment for you to learn TO express
in few emphatic and inclslve words
your intention TO thrown the dress
back on her hands unless suitable
alterations are made
But French acknowledgements
I suppose ! should call them--neyer
make mistakes" suggested the caller.
Don't they?' exclaimed Mrs Blink
ley. III you could see princess
gown that | bought in Paris. with
back seam that started on the right
path. but was lured to one side, you
would think Frencb modIstes do MAY
misBts."
"Then shall ask mademoisalIa
what IN sov whom ono wants cb,ngas
made I'm n dress" saId Tie caller. INV
dear, II you had studied the language
before you sailed you would have
saved Yourself both money and yex-
alton"
eve bad tbrae mop,bs nj Frsnch
before we went over" repIied Mrs
: Binxley. "My husband had studied
Latin IN his youtb. which he said was
I great helm To him I'm speakins
French. and he was quite proud of his
ability I'm that line--before no went
TO France He hasn't mentIoned q
since"
'"Didn't he know how to make use
of his knowledge"
"He had perfect genius for saving
the wrong thing" declared Mrs Rinx-
lley. "IIe got us into troubIe mora
than once. One night when we were
travelling through the south of France
Mr.. Binxley went IN the ticket office
| to have our tickets yiaed when tbs
train stonned nj Marianne I beIiavs
II was. never did learn what he
said, but several OF the officials came
TO the window OF our compartment
as angry as so many hornets ana MI
talking nj once. thought of IN,
way the French people acted durinr
their revolution, and my blood rar
cold"
How did Il end?" asked the caller
There was a little American WON
an asleep In one corner of our com
partment, who, awakened by IN,
noise. spoke French so RAPIDLY for
few minutes that she must have mad,
even those natives dizzy. She seem
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