Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
SUB ROSA
~ MINI.
Big Words Don't Mean Brains.

Poor Angela! Last year she had a
crrib,e breakage of the heart because
one Donald White, after giving her a
terrible rush for weeks. suddenly sailed
for Europe and got married in Paris to
a very intellectual Young thing who
wore glasses. and didn't know how to
dress at ALL
Angela is fair. exquisite and smart.
She loved Donald. In fact she was all
told her one evening the whole awful
truth
He said in substance: You know,
Angela. I've been on the verge of falling
in love with you ever since / got to New
York But i've never quite managed II
for the simple reason that l don't think
we have any mental companionship
You're not interested in the things
love best You aren't literary"
And later. he enthused about some
Young woman in Boston who was brainy,
That settled Angela She decided
that even If she couldn't have Donald
she was going after some one of
Donald'S type. And since that type re-
quired brains. she was going to develop
a store Of gray matter that would
astonish the civilized world.
So this Winter we have all had the
pleasure of seeing our little blonde
fashion-plate sitting before her fire,
deep in her books.
What she's read. heaven alone knows.
but the results seem to be terrible. At
least. there are few of us who can
understand the patter which the lovely
lady is now affecting. It's beyond us
poor ordinary human beings.
| Listen" said Jed TO me the other
night, Whats eating the lovely Angela.
/ She used to be perfectly normal Lately
she seems to think it's against all social
etiquette TO use words of less than three
Svllables In the most ordinary CONVEX
sation. Is this new pose or what?
Last night when I was talking to her
| about something or other I used a per-
| fectlv ordinary bit of slang othing
that every one in the world would un-
| tierstand. And Angela opened her eyes
very wide saying; My dear. I'm afraid
don't comprehend that obscure ter
| minology.' Well now she can't get
away with that stuff very much longer.
and not die violent death
JeG's complaint is not the only one.
| There have been dozens more. One is
always hearing the Lady Angela criti-
ciZcd rowodayS. People complain that
| she's affected. unnatural.
| The poor child is only doing her best
. b. intellectual She doesn't in the
! least want IN be- high-hat or afeCted,
She longs to talk so we'll that people
will think AT once she's brainy. And
because she has absolutely no founda-
| ton of knowledge she uses bic words
! to cover up her lamentah!e lack of
| real education
OF course. no one In the world with
! any INTELLIGENCE would be deceived by
| Angcla's elaborate style Of conversation
| into believing her intellectual.
Because as matter of fact intelligent
people don't insist on at least three
1 ey''ab'es 10 every word
Be words are often used 10 cover up
q lack of knowledge The person who
has interesting ideas expresses them
| 7imn'r and clearly, He has no need to
| cloak ignorance In too much verb!age
Don't got into the habit of using
thirtv-cent words. lust to show how
| h-ainf YOU are Until you have some
| hing interesting to say. no amount of
! aoWery language is e,i''" ~ help YOU
tCoryright. 1898
7 Mimi will he gsd 10 answer any Inquiries
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vii he glad ~ send food for rnnyrr ~atinr
| and How In Overcome Self Consciousness.