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The New York herald., 1922-02-26

Mrs. Dexter Blagden. Mrs. Irving Bro
kaw, Mrs. Fred Feigl, Mrs. d. A. Cal
houn. Mrs. Donald Carr, Mrs. z. M. d.
Clark, Mrs. J. NJ. Golden, Mrs. Barton
Cuyler. Mrs. II. l.. Harrison. Mrs. w. p.
Harvey and Mrs. B. w. Holbrook.
The Government Club. Mrs. George e
Owens president, will have members
day on March 90 at the Hotel Astor. A
special musical program has been ar
rangei for the occasion by Mrs. w. +.
Hessel. The club had a successful card
party on February IA at the Hotel Penn
sylvania.
A meeting of the Society for Political
Study, Mrs. Otto Hahn, president. viii
be held at Hotel Astor Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Mortimer Menkin will be the
speaker of the day. Topic. PROBLEMS OF
the Day: the Women's Courts and Re-
formatories." Parliamentary drill as
usual. Current events will be given b.
Mrs. Louis Martin. Miss r. G.. Moses
chairman Of the nominating committee
will give her report.
A Washington's Birthday reception
and recital was given by the LIE Cercle
de Lafayette, Miss Josephine Mildred
Walton. founder and president. on
Thursday evening at the Waldorf-As-
toria. A most interesting program was
given by Miss Annette Wynne. who read
her poem Jeanne dare" which Is in
scribed on the statue of the French hero
inc in Washington; Richard Purdy, who
lande Villeneuve gave recitation on La
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
Round of EpentS
Brings Miami to
Peak of Season
Visiting Cuban Polo Players
Entertained by Members
Of Winter Colony.

Special Dispatch to The NEW York HERALD.
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 25.-With the be-
ginning of the Mid-Winter Motor Boat
Regatta, the finals Of the Cuban and
American sports contest, the women's
golf tourney at the Miami Country Club
and various other sports combined with
numerous entertainments. the peak Of
the season in Miami has been reached
The Yacht Clubs chowder picnic was
the thirty-fifth held by the club, which
was organized in 1857 when the southern
part Of Florida was wilderness. Then
the little band Of settlers formed them
social intercourse. The picnics were
held on Biscayne Key at historic Cape
Florida and the participants started at
daybreak In sailboats, rowboats and
canoes to reach the Cape by noon.
For the visiting Cuban polo players
and other sportsmen Mrs. Carl G.
Fisher entertained at her home. the
Shadows, at Miami Beach. The ball
room was decorated to represent a
Cuban cabin and native band OF
musicians played for the dancing. The
polo players from Camp Dix were honor
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman B.
Kendall Both companies afterward
went to the Casino St. John for dancing.
Mrs. Ralph Worthington entertained
r. large party Tuesday at bridge. The
prize was won by Mrs. Albert Cushing
Read, Of Washington. wife of Com
1nander Read. U. S. N. Mrs. Walter r.
Comfort of New York entertained with
a moonlight yachting party on their
yacht Nancy c.
A luncheon for forty was given in the
Royal Palm grill by Mrs. Theodore NJ.
Leonard Of New York. Mrs. ]. H.
Clark of Saratoga Springs entertained
at bridge Tuesday at the Halcyon Hotel.
In the sun room of the San Carlos
Mrs. William f. March entertained at
bridge Wednesday. Among the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Nye, Of
Narragansett Pier, who are stopping
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Fox at their
home.
Miss Daisy Jean. Belgian soprano and
cellist, gave concert in the Royal
Palm Tuesday evening in aid of the
Caruso Memorial fund. She was ac-
companied by Sigmond Spaeth, Of New
York.
Prof. Alexander Grahm Bell and Mrs.
Bell Of Washington, who have been
touring South and Central America and
the West Indies, came from Nassau
this week to visit their son-ia-law and
daughter. Prof. and Mrs David G. Fair
child, at their home in Cocoanut Grove.
Mrs. Newton Chaplin of Philadelphia
entertained twenty at the Miami Coun-
try Club Thursday. Other parties were
entertained there by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stearns, Mr.. and Mrs. Huston
Wyeth and DR.. and Mrs. Thornton Vail.
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Huge Birthday Cake
At Wooden Wedding

A unique affair In the club world was
the wooden wedding of Drama Com
edy Club. Of which Miss Edyth Totten
is founder and president, celebrated
last Sunday in the Hotel Astor. The
fifth anniversary of the club was in
keeping with the usual wooden wedding
celebration. the souvenirs being of
wood. wooden bowls were used as flower
receptacles and the president was the
recipient of a number Of souvenirs made
of wood, one of which was a gavel, tied
with the club colors. A reception pre-
ceded the luncheon. The guests of
honor. including Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer.
Mime. Won Klenner. Nine. Olga Petrova,
Mrs. Richard NJ. Chapman, Miss Kath-
crime Martin, Mrs Alex o. Ihlseng. Mrs.
Edward Allen Albright, DR.. Royal S.
Copeland and Mrs. Copeland. William A
Brady, Mrs. Belle de Rivera, Mrs. Clar-
ence Burns, Mrs. James J. Gormley.
Mrs. Thomas Slack, Mrs. William Rog-
ers Chapman, Irving Berlin, Mrs. George
II. Childs and Russell Moore Tanning.
receiving with the president.
A surprise feature of the luncheon
came just before the dessert course,
when the lights were lowered and a
spotlight thrown on an entrance of the
ballroom, from which emerged a huge
birthday cake. three feet In diameter.
built In three tiers and topped by five
lighted candles. This was carried by
four walters. while a procession of a
hundred more walters followed. each
bearing a smaller cake. with the inscrip-
ton Drama Comedy" After the cir
cult Of the ballroom was completed the
large cake was placed in front of Miss
Totten, who read the card, "Compli-
ments of Frederick A. Muschenheim, to
Drama Comedy on their fifth birthday"
After the luncheon there was an in
teresting program. In which Nine. Olga
Petrova and Miss Mildred Holland took
part. A special dance number was ar
ranged by William Pitt Rivers and an
amusing comedy skit, entitled Who's
Hootch?" A number of consratulatory
kilograms were read from distant mem.
bers and friends.
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Eclectic Club Pays
Washington Tribute

Washington's Birthday was celebrated
by the Eclectic Club. Mrs. Albert Can
field Bage president, on Wednesday at
the Waldorf-Astoria. An address was
made by Mr.. Alfred W. Martin en-
"America's Duty and the Coming Inter-
nationalisnl." Arias were sung by Miss
Rose Bachow. soprano. and groups of
songs by Duncan Robertson, barytone,
accompanied by Miss Alice Shaw. Guests
Of honor who gave short talks included
Mrs. Katherine A. Martin, Mrs. Thomas
A. Slack, Mrs. George Il. Owens. Miss
Mary Garrett Hay Mrs. Carlo Polifeme,
Mrs. w. w. Beals and Mrs. Henry II.
Russell Mrs Henry Kreuter was chair
man of luncheon and Mrs. William Dur
land had charge of the card party fol.
lowing the program. Mrs. Charles G.
Braxmar was chairman of music.
Minerva Club, Mrs. Howard MacNutt
president, will hold its annual election
tomorrow at the Waldorf-Astoria. A
luncht on and several speakers will also
be features OF the day. Mrs. John Fran
els Yawgcr will preside in the absence
of Mrs. MacNutt in Florida.
Wedding Bells" by Salisbury Fields,
which was seen on Broadway several
years ago. was presented by the Cutler
Comedy Club OF the Cutler School on
the evening OF February IL at the Hotel
Plaza. The cast was made up of stu
oents of the school and included Ed.
mund Alexander Grill, Allan Dowling
Mitchell Kennerly, Jr.; Gordon McKen-
zie Wander Beck. Preston McGoodwin,
Jr John Wiley Brownlee. Francis Ed
ward Bade, George lie Roy Hargrave
and Robert II. Kelsey. Tho program
was followed by dancing. The patron.
esses were Mrs. Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr.
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TIVITES WOMENS CLUBS WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS

illustrator. Is the son CT Capt James
G. Ballinger, United States Coas;
Guard. and Mrs Ballinger OF Elmhurs'.
L. 7. Owing 10 mourning In the brides
family only close relatives attended
the ceremony snd the breakfast fol
lowing IN the governors room OF ths
club.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren 1Gmes Taussis
will reside In New York city when they
return from their honeymoon Their
marriage took place on February ~
in the Chapel of ST. Ansgarius of the
Cathedral of St John the Divine. Dean
Howard C. Robbins officiating. This
bride was Miss Elsie Frances Wolfe
niece OF Mrs. George Rex Buchanan. 3ia
West Seventy-ninth street. where a re-
ception was held after the ceremony.
Miss Dorothy Morgan. daughter ot
the Postmaster Of New York and Mrs.
Edward NJ. Morgan. was married to
Mr.. David Roy Arundel Of Minneapolis,
Minn on Friday OF last week in the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION. No
formal announcement had been made
of the engagement, and the plans for
the wedding were hurriedly arranged
owing to the fact that the bridegroom
was obliged TO leave in a few days
for the West where he is in business.
The bride was given away by her
father. and she had only one attendant,
her sister. Miss Jane Morgan. Mr..
Frank a. Bross, a cousin of the bride,
was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs Arundel viii make
their home in Minneapolis.
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Charity Ball
At St. Augustine

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Feb. 25.-The event
of the week was the charity ball held
in the casino of the Alcazar Hotel on
Wednesday night. 1t was the largest
affair ever given for the Flagler Hos
pital and the most successful. both So
cially and financially. Many dinner
parties preceded the ball. those enter
tanning including Gen. Martin D. Har-
din and Mrs. Hardin, Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Lewis, Major Walter Moore and
Mrs. Moore, Col. Frederic H. Sargent
and Mrs. Sargent. Mr.. and Mrs. George
e. Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. w. jennings
Ormonde. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Ketterlinus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Barrett, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Hart, Gen. w. N. P. Dar-
row and Mrs. Darrow, Mrs. John Donald
Maclennan, Mrs. George M. Fletcher,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril Cox Spades. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin w. Woodcock, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward II. F1oyd-Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Malsey Peck, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Atha, Mr.. and Mrs John T.
Dismukes. Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey M.
Depew, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore NJ. Live
say, Mr. and Mrs. John III. Hewson, Mrs.
James Prescott Martin and Miss Dorothy
Helm Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Kirt-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Rainier, Mr..
and Mrs. e. Noble Calhoun. DR.. and Mrs.
J. N. Fogarty. Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. In
gram, the Rev. and Mrs. l.. Fitz-James
Hindrey, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Fuller, Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Kenan, Jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles @. Sanford, Dr. and Mrs.
Charles V. Palermo, Mr.. and Mrs Noel
Mier. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Howatt, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Lister Carlisle, Jr., and Mr..
and Mrs I. Reynolds Adriance.
Mr. and Mrs william H Lewis.
brother and sister-in-law of Mr.. and
Mra In
Angeles, Cal, last week to join a house
party at KirlSside, the winter home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis. Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis entertained at
fancy dress ball at the clubhouse of the
st. Augustine Golf Links last night for
her guests. Before the ball the entire
party attended the performance at the
Jefferson Theater given by the students
Of the University of GAINESVILLE. Fla. for
the bene1t of the St. Cecilia Society
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey NJ Depew will
remain at the Ponce de Leon until late
In March. Mr.. Depew Is the president
OF the st. Augustine Historical Society.
Gen. Hardin and Mrs. Hardin enter
tanned at a supper and bridge for their
house guest, Mrs. William Durrett Of
Louisville. Their guests included Mr..
and Mrs. Livesay. Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
hetteTllnuS, MI. anu hrs. Nidy, MTS. D.
d. Maclennan, Mrs. George NJ Fletcher.
Mrs. r. Il. Sumner, Mrs. j. r. Martin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
3. Hubbell, Mr.. G.. b. Lamar. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reginald White, Mrs. Thomas
Greene, Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller. Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel w. Tears. Mrs. Hep
burn Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
King. Mr.. and Mrs. Hewson, Mrs. Robert
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B. Barrett,
Miss Amey Macmillan. Miss Eckert and
Col. and Mrs. Sargent.
Mrs. John r. Dismukcs was hostess
Tuesday at a bridge and tea given for
her daughter. Mrs. Thomas Greene OF
New York, who Is her guest.
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fayette and the president OF the College
of Women's Literary Club read her
original poem on Washington. Members
Of the Holland Society. Daughters Of
the Revolution, New York Colonial
Danes. Southern Society. Virginia So
Getty and Bar Association belong to the
Cercle de Lafayette.
The New York Wellesley Club met
Saturday afternoon last at the home of
Mr.. Adolph Lewisohn. sS1 Fifth ave-
nue.. The clubs outside interests were
presented In five minute talks on the
International Institute for Girls In
Spain. the College Settlement, the Stu
dents Aid Society and the Wellesley
work in Pekin. The successful work
of the Book and Gift Shop conducted
during the holidays was reported.
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Fresh Air Fund
Meeting Tomorrow

The New York Fresh Air Fund for
Adults and Elderly People will hold
their first social meeting with the new
president. Mrs. Angelique V. Orr. presid-
ing, tomorrow afternoon at the Hotel
Astor Mrs. James A. Gausman will be
chairman of the day and the program
will include q group of songs by the
Italian soprano Mile. Zelie Russback (;
a reading by Miss Ruth Helen Davis,
songs by Mrs. Leila Troland-Gardner,
and by permission of William Fox a
monologist will entertain and Miss Cath
crime Spang. concert violinist. will rem
der selections.
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Smith College Club
Dance on March 2.3

The Smith College Club Of New York
will hold its annual dance on March 90
in the ballroom OF the Hotel Plaza.
Mrs. Seth Milliken is honorary chairman
OF the committee in charge and Mrs.
Thomas J. Goddard, executive chair
man. Their associates are Miss Eliza
beth Randall, Miss Lillian Twyeffort,
Miss Margaret Petterbridge, Miss Doro-
thy Seams, Miss Florence Bliss, Miss
Adele Adams and Mrs. Mark weisman.
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Mrs. Walter Hamer Gahagan. presi-
dent OF the Chicago Women's Club of
New York. entertained the board men,
bers Of the club at luncheon on Thurs
day at her home, 231 Lincoln place,
Brooklyn. A program of music and lit
erature was given, Mrs. Gahagan sing
ing some selections of her own compost
tion. Among those present were Mrs.
w. r. Carton, Mrs. D. w. Seeligsberg.
Mrs. C. A. Dresser, Mrs ]. w. Barnhart,
Mrs. G.. w. Spear Mrs. Edward Caldwell.
Mrs. Shepard Rareshide, Mrs. William
Mcmillan, Mrs. George Maynard Clyde
and Mrs John Joseph Macdonald.
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Entre-Nous Club to
Give Dance March IT

Mrs. Timothy Martin O'Connors En-
tre-Nous Dancing Club will meet on
Friday evening in the Hotel Plaza. The
next tea dance will be on March II.
Extra guests tickets may be obtained
from Mrs. O'Connor, 5f1 West 112th
street. or at the door on Friday evening.
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new supper dance club has just been
organized by committee of women.
with Mrs. r. 3. Wilson. 100 West Nine
ty-first street. as chairman. 1t Will
meet every Thursday night at the Hotel
Majestic.
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Under the auspices of the New Eng
land Society. another lecture on Cur
rent Events by Marion Gaylord Atwell
will be given on Tuesday morning at
the Hotel Pennsylvania.
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Notable Weddings
Are Arranged for
POSt-Lenten Season
Continued from First Page.


Brown, who gave a luncheon for her
recently at Pierre's. She will leave on
March to so to Asheville. N. c.. where
she will be Joined by her mother. They
will remain there two months. Mr.
Brown was an officer In the United
States Marine Corps. from which he
resigned last May. He is a member
of the Union League Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brown Gardner
of $50 Riverside Drive have announced
the engagement of their daughter. Miss
Estelle Allison Gardner. to Mr.. Harris
Llewellyn Wofford. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Torrey Wofford of Johnson City.
Tenn. Miss Gardner is a graduate OF
Smith College, class 1920. and made her
debut last winter. Mr.. Wofford was
graduated from Columbia in 1919. He
Is grandson OF Mrs. William Pond
Harris. formerly OF Brooklyn. The we'd
ding will take place in the summer
Formal announcement has been made
by Mr.. F. w. Willsea of this city of
the engagement of his daughter. Miss
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

Stage Lighting and Effects will be
the subject for discussion at the social
day meeting Of the Theater Club, Mrs.
George M. Clyde president, on Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Walter w. Griffith will
be chairman and there will be a num-
Der of prominent speakers. The club dis
cussed "Anna Christie" at It's last meet
ing on study day, February IA. 1t was
one of the most interesting and exhaus-
tive discussions of the season. and among
the members who took part were Mrs.
John w. Barnhart, Mrs. G. r. Copeland,
Mrs o. Englander. Mrs. George NJ
Clyde, Mrs. William ]. Gaudineer. Mrs.
John E. King. Mrs B. Frank Hays. Mrs.
B. X. Harlan, Mrs. John Palmer. Mrs.
B. F. Lownsbury, Mrs. Eva French
Phipps. Mrs. c. E. Simmons. Mrs. w. K.
Stewart, Mrs. Walter w! Griffith, Mrs.
William Hoffman, Mrs. Robert John
stone, Mrs. Helen Wells. Miss Minnie
B. Wade and Mrs. Albe. Mrs. Albert A.
snowden, chairman Of the day. gave a
detailed synopsis of the play.
Knickerbocker Chapter. Daughters Of
the American Revolution. Mrs. Charles
Ellis Taft regent. held It's February
meeting on Friday at the home of Miss
Clara Barger. 1925 Seventh avenue.
After the business session at which a
delegate and alternate were elected to
attend the Continental Congress in
Washington in April. tea was served.
An operate program Of Verdi's music
will be given by the Verdi Club, Mrs.
Florence Foster Jenkins. president. on
Wednesday morning at the Waldorf-As-
toria. The artists will be Robert Leon
hardt. baritone of the Metropolitan
Opera Company; Miss Josie Jones. So
prano, and Miss Florence A. Mulhol-
land, contralto. After the program
there will be a reception by the presi-
dent and officers Of the club upon the
stage. The guests Of honor will include
Miss Hilda Spong, Miss Beatrice Maude.
Miss Estelle Christie and Norman
Trevor.
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Sarah Catherine Willsea, to Mr.. James
McVittie of Chicago. Miss Willsea
served overseas as Red Cross nurse
with the United States Navy. The we'd
ding will take place in the autumn 1T
Proctoria. Central Valley. N. Y. the
summer home OF Miss Willsea's uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Proctor.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Seaman Comfy
of Port Chester, n. Y. announce the en-
gagement of their daughter. Miss Doro-
thea Birchell Comfy. to Mr.. Carroll S.
Harvey. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
c. Harvey of Wellesley Hills. Mass.
Mr.. Harvey served overseas as a First
Lieutenant with the A. e. f. Miss
Comfy is a senior at Wellesley.
Mrs. Ida Linda Deakins of Bay
Ridge. Brooklyn. announces the en-
gagement of her daughter. Miss Mabel
Randolph Deakins, to Mr.. Joseph
Jacques Wander Bouche OF New York
and Washington, d. c. Mr.. Wander
Bouche is a son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wander Bouche of Ant
werp. Belgium.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Russell Bal
linger, who were married last Sunday
In the Army and Navy Club, 112 Cen
trail Park South. by the Rev. DIR.
Percy Stickney Grant. have gone for
short trip to New England. Mrs
BalIinger was Miss Madeleine Grace
Waters, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
James j. Waters of jamestown. n. Y.
The bridegroom, who is well-known
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
Card Party Nets
$500 for Hospital

card party for the benefit Of Flower
Hospital was given at the Hotel Majestic
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Orlando Won
Bonneville. whose husband. DR.. Orlando
Won Bonneville. is vice-president of the
medical board of the hospital was chair
man of the committee in charge. One
hundred tables were taken and about
$500 were gained for the fund of $4,000
which members of the staff and others
interested in the hospital undertook to
raise last fall. An effort will be made
this spring to create an endowment fund
for the maintenance of tho free ambu-
lance service of Flower Hospital. the
cost of which has been increased to
$4,000 year as the result OF the aban-
donment of this department by a number
of other large hospitals in the city. DIR.
w. Fl. Dieffendach has been appointed
chairman of the endowment fund COM
mittee and DR.. Magnus 7. Hopper OF
Brooklyn, treasurer
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Varied Programs
Arranged by the
Women's Clubs
Concerts and Musicales Chief
Events for the Lenten
Season.
Continued from Page Two.

March 9. at o'clock at the Waldorf
Astoria. Mrs. Jamison died few days
ago suddenly. after brief illness. Rela-
tives. members and officers OF Euterpe
and friends Of sister clubs are invited to
be present. Mrs. Thomas w. c. Cook
Is acting president of Euterpe.
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Of poets, and oforators are needed in advcr-
tiscments. The dialogue in play must
come to you, the hearer, clear, understand
able, and unnistakablc When you arc at
a performance of Macbeth or Lightnn'
you cannot turn back and read the pre-
ceding sentence If you did not understand
it when it was spoken, you have lost it.
That suggests the way in which advertise
ments should be written. True, your
reader, if he miss the meaning of scn-
tence on the first reading, can 60 back and
read it again; but the chances arc that he
will not.
All this points to quality Number One
in the style of the advertisement writer
1t is clcarncss. Lacking that, our style is
bad Let me repeat, if We arc in the habit
of writing sentences that arc not Instantly
and luminously clear, VIC arc not good
writers Of advertisements.
Is simple clearness enough1 | think not.
This reader whose habits VIC arc reviewing
is not much interested in what you arc
telling; and unless your style has the quail
ity that pleascs readers, they will quit your
essay and go in search Of more alluring
paragraphs. This means that your style,
Il you would write good copy, must be
pleasing - must have what the rhetori~
clans call charm and vividncss. Here is
where the style and diction of poetry can
help. The good poet never has per-
functory or jaded vocabulary. A prose
writer may get along with the use Of few
words which are worked to death. Not SO
the poet. Rhyme and rhythm and meter
force upon him a flexible and varied vocab-
ulary. For example, he wanted to write
"love," but needed rhyme for burning"
SO he used the word "yearning." He needs
a word with a first short and next long
syllable, while the one in mind has hrss
long and second short. Hence he must
find term that will carry his meaning in
the meter, or he must recast his stanza, or
he must begin afresh. Whichever course
he may pursue, it remains that your good
poet, by the very nature Of his mftier, is
forced to be hunter and fancier Of words
Chesterton and Kipling and Poe and Mil
ton, even when they descend 20 prose, oifer
you q racier and more havcrous dictlon
than do most writer's that have remained
all their lives in the less exciting highways
Of prose.
/ advise you therefore 20 study nos only
the lucdity of Shakespeare che dranatist,
but also the diction Of Keats and Browning
ghe poets.
Obviously, there is more in charm Ct
seyle than mere diction or choice Of words.
say this to escape the possibility Of mis-
understanding. Nevertheless, the raw na-
serial OF sentence and paragraph is words.
We are in the word business. We n,usc
know words. We must know eheir raean-
ing, their obvious meaning, their secondary
meaning. We must know their ancestry
and their part in literary history. To know
even a rather small vocabulary as we need