Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23

Is loquacitv an inborn quality or is
il acquired? We are inclined to think
that talkatiye women are born with
an irreprcssihle tendency to talk but
that in men determination Of words
20 the mouth" is sometimes merely
the result OF environment. The greater
number of talkative women belong to
one single t,pe. but taIkative men be-
long to- a hundred different types
There can be no doubt that taCiturnity
was considered at one time to be some
thing of "A virtue. especially in women.
To be sparing in words was "A side aim
of the ascetic, ideal Talking was reg
ulatcd in all mOnasterics and nunnorieS
and ideals change slowly. Indeed
until quite lately much talking was not
considered to become a woman. All
sorts of rough old jokes testify to the
fact that silent women were admired
Children were to be seen and not
heard and women were to be heard
less than men. We wonder why this
notion about the virtue of silence
lasted longer in the case of women
than men; in fact, why 1t has never
wholly died out Is it because women
gossip? They do not gossip more
than men, or, If they do, 1t is only be
cause they have more time TO do II.
Their talk taken i'm quantity must lack
some agreeable quality which is found
i'm the talk Of men. Is 1t perhaps less
varied? Is there any truth in the
rooted idea that talkatiNe woman is
Inclined to nag? We think there may
be. All women who talk much are
detailed takers, and inclined to be
reiterative. Their talk tends to mar
rative and to contention. When they
bore their listeners 1t is by detail or
by contradiction. When men bore
their listeners it is by egotism.
But there are plenty Of valuable and
even Ceaseless takers Of both sexes
who never bore their listeners at all.
The long string OF ill-arranged detail
which a duh talkative woman will
pour forth may be well-nigh unen-
durable to her listeners; but give her
a keen sense Of humOr and some
measure of the dramatic sense, and
she may be the most entertaining per
son in the world, especially if she has
the good sense to avoid Miniature and
to regulate her gift for mimicry. The
odd thing Is that she and her dun
sister have something in common,
though the talk Of the one may be
sparkling and the talk Of the other
indescribably flat. They set about
talking on the same plan. The talk Of
these entertaining women holds an
audience even now, when long CON
versational innings are allowed to
few; but to hold is not precisely the
same thing as to charm. The really
charming woman does not talk so very
much Filtration Is QuenChcd by
soliloquy, and though age and cir
cumstance constantly Danish that Gle
ment from conversation, 1t probably lies
ut the root Of the fact that women are
most charming in crisp talk or as
listeners They excel in perc ption
and in the expression of intuition
ANY man can be logical but few men
have the sympathy or the insight Of
a quiet intelligent woman Never
theless, the loquaclous woman often
appears to cast a wider spell, always
believes herself pleasing, and has the
success which comes Of assurance. Yet
people go away and speak against the
talkative woman. 1t is difficult to say
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