The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23
MABEL'S CH|TCAA7
The Self Satisfied Woman AND
Her Long Suffering Public.
TOO MUCH EGO BAD DISEASE

A Real Live Poet and a Word About
I His Charming PersonaIity-The Fas-
eination That Lies In a Low Pitched
Musical Speaking Voice.
Dear Elsa--I have just been talking
to one of the los self satisfied. wo-
men it has ever been my misfortune
to meet. This visitor Of mine is 80
perfectly delighted with everything
she does and says and has and IL 81
sure of herself that one feels like Civ
ing her a good shake to get some OF
the smugness out Of her system.
Always to feel cOntented with one
self must indeed be a pleasant sensa-
ton for the person concerned. but 1t
surely is an affection for the rest Of
mankind.
Now. dear. don't misunderstood me
and jump to the conclusion that l con-
slider all self assured people to be suf.
fering from an enlargement Of the
Uranium. But you will admit that this
exaggerated complacency is n very
common form Of the diseased ego.
Not long ago l read somewhere that
education would broaden a narrow
mind. but there was no remedy for a
swelled head. Certainly some philoso-
pher said that. 1t sounds like one Of
Pudd'nhead Wilson's sage remarks.
but possibly I read it on the calendar
you sem me Christmas. How | do
love the calendar that doles out wis
dom by the day, just enough for one to
digest well!
To come back to my text. the man
who makes himself heard. whether one
wants to listen to him or not. may be a
bore. but zone the less one admires in
an irritated way his very persistence
and bis ability to gain ones attention.
But we women don't feel the same tol-
erance for one of our own sex who
Quits in" on every occasion. in and
out Of season. We dub her just plain
rude or "nervy." and very often both
epithets are used.
But l do think a certain amount of
worldly assurance the best asset in
this life. 1t makes a person more
oSAVNOOsNs "clC COuShl UANCl IN uIOlt
appreciated. Any one who can act we'll
his part in the give and take of social
affairs Is bound to be more popular
than the shy. self effacing person. The
beautiful. 6owerlike. modest type born
to blush unseen"-where ia she nova
days? Surely she's not in evidence in
this most rushing Of all rushing cen
turtles.
But. talking of people. l saw a real
person yesterday. Alfred Noyes. the
English poet. My ideas of the physical
appearance of a bard were all knocked
In the head by this short haired. mus.
cular. wholesome. outdoors looking
young man who was as genuine and
true in his outlook upon life as in ap-
pearance. And this is one of the rea-
sons why his verse and personality
are so popular in this country among
young persons, especially men.
Margaret DIS son. u senior at Yale.
told me when he was home for the hol.
idays that ALFRED Noyes and his
poetry" was the theme for the prize
essay in English this year at the uni
versity.
He-Alfred Noyes. | mean-reads ex-
Quisitely. and Al l heard him talk
about ''Tennyson" he had a fine op-
portunity in the verse Of this great
master to exercise his talent. After be
had recited Crossing the Bar there
was hardly a dry eye in the room. But
i must stop making such a noise about
A1fpoH 1khnrryico xyo,pSl1 hhSrl, M n
bore.
Speaking of voices. how seldom one
hears the sweet. low affair Of fiction!
The other day several women and
myself were talking about a certain
debutante who despite her lack of
good looks was carrying all before her
in the social world.
what l like about her, said q man
who Joined US. us her voice. 1t re.
minds me of the purring of a cat"
His simile was correct. The girls
voice was very low pitched and anne
from the back of her throat in q soft.
husky sound. and its fascination was
undeniable.
am going to be very learned and
tell you what Rochefoucauld says
about the voice: There is more elo-
quence in the tones Of the voice than
In the choice of words" And. ! do
think he proclaims a real truth.
A delightful story of a speaking voice
was told to me recently. a voice that
could not be bought for gold. 1t be-
longed to a hardworking little servant.
. chambermaid in a great house. whose
speaking voice was SO wonderfully
sweet as to provoke comment by all
who heard her talk.
Her mistress particularly admired
It's quality and one day sent for the
girl to come and speak to the teacher
who was giving her daughter elocution
lessons.
There" she said. II want you to
teach my daughter to speak like that"
"Alas. madam" the teacher responded
sadly. shat is impossible. No man
can teach that. Those are neither
chest nor throat notes. They come
from the heart"
Now. ! am firing you. Elsa. dear. In