The evening world. Newspaper, June 27, 1919, Page 24

wiebe acted bieaialas FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1919 How Would You Pick | } A HUSBAND 9 A WIFE. ¢ | | How They Would Choose Life Partners ae Told by More Evening World Readers | ciever Young Woman’s Contribution Gives Four- | teen Points for Picking a Husband—Young Man y Says Wife Should Have Faith in Husband, Be ; Able to Cook, Be Up-to-Date, Avoid Paint and j Slang and Not Want to Be “ Boss.” By Marguerite Mooers Marshall Copyright, 1918, by The Prime Publishing On (The New York Brening Worf). Pre thoes re eupptea to-day by a er And ‘Those are supplied to-day by a clever young woman contributor to this discussion. What do Evening World readers think of them? what young man will give us fourteen points as a basis for picking a wife? Marriage, to be successful, must be the signing of &@ peace treaty between two egos whose interests, tem- peramenta, sympathies are naturally at war. The mere fact of sex, while it does not mean that either man or ‘woman is necessarily inferior to the other, does imply & difference that is far more inclusive than the physical. And the natural instinct of any individual is toward combat with that which is strange and different. “I do not believe,” a cynical but unusually intelli- ll gent woman once told me, “that any woman can ever Mve happily tn the same house with any man. I know it would be impos- @ible for me. Yet I have at least half a dozen woman friends with any one we can got y@long with each other so much more ‘peacefully than we can get along ‘with men.” * There ts an underlying truth in my friend's philosophy, although I do not flow her the whole way, Because & Woman look at life of such diffcrent ‘yf Therefore it seems to me such dis- | @pasions as this one in The Evening | #World are of real help to young men ) ¢ think out the points, or principles, or ‘ideals, to which a future partner Must measure up before the peace treaty of marriage is signed, sealed ‘end delivered. . FOURTEEN POINTS FOR * PICKING A HUSBAND. + How many New York young men nineenla qualify according to the ideals ot the following writer? Dear Madam—Do you think ‘the credentials I desire my hus- band to possess are too numer- ous? ‘They are the following fourteen points: 1. He must be a lover of coun- a , PARIS BEAUTIES Go oh Ae ORE adidas try life, 2. He must love children. 3. He must enjoy outdoor eporta, 4. He must have a fairly good education. 6. He must be able to use com- mon sense. 6. He must treat me as a pal and companion. 7.1 do not want a husband who will eliminate me from bis secrets. 8 I do not want a husband who never seeks enjoyment with- out me He must have all the friends he wants. (Men friends.) 9.1 should desire that he be taller than L 10. I do mot want a husband who plays the races. 11, I should desire that he be three years older than I—or more. 12, He must pass a physical examination. 13, He must be of the same de- nomination as L 14, He must not be a spend- trite. J. B.C. M. WIFE “SHOULD KNOW HER PLACE AND ACT ACCORDINGLY.” Dear Madam: In regard to your article on “How Would You Pick a Wife,” allow me to say that: First of all I Would find the one who has faith in me and be- Ueves in moe and my possibilities and ability. Bhe ehould be capable of cook- ing and doing general housework if circumstances demanded it and do it willingly. She should be modern, up-to- date, not lacking life, sociable. till whe should know her place and act, accordingly. I absofutely have no use what- socver for a girl who paints, &c, Powder for the face is excusable. Paint never helped a complexion nor reputation of any girl. Ghe should avoid “slang” which seoms to be on the increase every day’ now. She should be willing to get along on $10 @ week as well as $110—in luxury or in poverty just the same—just as time and fate decrees, Netther she nor husband should be boss of the house, but both @bey each other and love each other, to make marriage sucoess- ful. JACK & DEFENDS NEW YORK GIRLS— “BEST PALS IN U. &.” Dear Madam: Just a line in answer to the New York girl her- etios ; ‘The New York girla, of whom I know many and with whom I am proud to class myself, are the best all-round good pals in the States, ‘The New York girlie has knitted and canteened her way through the war more completely than any other, and this after long business hours. (I speak from experience), Now that the war is over she ia kept busy entertaining and dano- ing with the newly returned ser- vice men, and I am sure that any eervice man who has gone to the right kind of a place for his Pleasure will say a word in favor of the New York girl. Uniike most girls the world over, the type of New York girl with whom I am acquainted docs not take a man seriously unleas he gives her cause and #0 cannot | be accused of roping him into Getting married, 1 delieve this at- titude is what makes some men think she is only out for a good ume, If some of these critics loved themselves lems and their fellow men more I am sure that ing and chic beauties hesi~ @ moment to pose prettily 3 \ while the June breeze shows her i ‘kingiess limbs, (Deletion of Pts le & new fad in feshion's I capita, @. Re Ce eae eta LN POPC AR RTE POCO RFR aS ies ERIC Winston, Tee. Mas. gamon” Ve 4 ILLETS. BSintcy Suave? = Brazil’s President-Elect and His Family aL Dr. Epitacio Pessoa With His Wife and Daughter, Now Visiting ™\* %|& the United States, Will Tour Larger Cities Before Sailing forHome | FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1919 Be a Better Stenographer And Earn Bigger Pay . HOW TO SPEED UP YOUR SHORTHAND, INSURE ACCURACY, INCREASE EFFICIENCY Fifth of @ series of twelve articles written expeciaty for etenap- Topher readers of The Evening World by Herman J. Stich, wort&e champion high speed shorthand writer and international euthority om the subject, Mr. Bttoh, who is @ court reporter, ts the first shorthand writer to odtain a speed of 800 words a minute, twenty words more thas the best previous record. By Herman J. Stich Comrright, 1919, ty The Press Publishing On, (The Mew Tock Brentng Week. How to Secure Legibility—Part 2 MENTAL CONCENTRATION WHILE WRITING, EHP your mind on what you are writing. Follow the speaker's argo K ments and bis line of thought and reasoning. Besides being on his lingual heels shorthandly, be right up to him mentally. If you are taking dificult or technical matter, try to follow the trend of the discourse It is extremely hard to transcribe matter whose sense you do not fathom. This in a measure accounts for the difficulty of some matter as compared with other matter of leas syllabic intensity. Whenever you write shorthand, focus your mind on the context. While you should not rely on your memory or on eacy context, there is every Teason why you should take advantage of the fact that by concentrating your mental powers on what you are writing transcription is made easier and more accurate, There are many stories told—and I ‘keenly on the sense of what they are | whatever you are writing. have no doubt they are true—of shorthand reporters whose steno- graphic ability is not what it should be. When reporting a fast speaker they take down a digest of what is being said. But throughout the re- porting session they concentrate #0 supposed to report that they are able to produce a full and. frequently sat- isfactory transcript. Of course, no such vicious practice ig intended or recommended for the student, RDLY. ABSOLUTELY ON YOUR INTRINSIQ,,.6HORTHAND ABLLITY. But give yourself the benefit of the adventitious ald fur- nished by mental concentration on VOGALIZATI Vocalidation ‘should\ bh Appiiea‘aa a habit, as @ resource, and ag a means of preveriting clashes and thereby in- suring greater legibiuty. Most shorthand writers have the mistaken idea that vocalization is not only a confession of inability, but that it is also a deterrent to speed, The fact of the matter is that proper vocalization ig absolutely necessary, A vowel ts often just as important as a consonant. Very fre- quently a vowel will make the out- line legible even though the short- hand form is shattered, When VOCALIZING becomes a fixed habit you have acquired one of the greatest assets of the shorthand writer. The following are general rules for proper and essential vocalization: Insert inftial and final vowels ex- cept in very common words or in words where the consonantal struc- ture of the outline indicates the pres- ence or absence of a vowel. Vocalize all diphthongs, all triph- thongs, the “wah,” “way,” “we” series and the “yah” “yay,” “yee” series. Make ft @ part of your shorthand religion to insert the vowels in words which are ‘vocalized to clashes. Vocalize freely in matter where the context is unfamiliar or vague, Vo- calize heavily all unfamiliar or an- usual words, all names, places, titles and 60 on. ere possible join the vowel to thé outline either initially or finally. ‘When in doubt, VOCALIZE. POSITIONAL WRITING. The professional shorthand writer more or less dispenses with position. At least, positional writing becomes &@ subconscious process. But the wit of writing certain words in their propér position must be acquired or your Whorthand will become danger- ously indefinite and illegible. ‘The following are general rules for positional writing: Write all “word-signs” in position. ‘Write all one and two-stroke words in position. As a general rule it is unneccessary to write in position words containing more than two strokes, Write them on the line Make it @ part of your shorthand religion to write in position words which are 80 written in order to pre- vent a clash. ‘When in doubt, POSITIONALIZE. Later on you will be given a time apportionment for your different methods of shorthand practice. But it may be repeated here that at least two hours daily of intelligently di- rected practice is indispensable to insure speedy and satisfactory re- sults. Work every day. Don’t negtect one day and try to make it up the next, You can't. Utilize every spare moment. You will soon be given a variety of efMf- cacious methods for practice under AUTO-DICTATION, These methods will be available even if you have but @ five-minute leisure period. Then there will be no reason for your not being on the shorthand go continu- ally. If you do the right thing by your shorthand practice it will do more than the right thing by you. prevent Ignorant Essays By J. P. McEvoy Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Rvening World.) BISC UITS TSCUITS are the depth bombs tha: beve sunk many @ boat on the seas of matrimony. When chauffered with an expert hand they are succulent comestibles of esculent delight, but when they are assembled by one who brings to the operation a technic acquired in the manipulation of fudge, then, indeed, are they dark messengers of evil tidings. However, nature, with her usual boundless generosity and tm scrutable wisdom, has provided two tests whereby you may know which are biscuits that may be gathered into one’s bosom with impunity and which ones are cruel and unusual. The first test is that of gravity. You raise the biscuit off the plate on which it reposes and hold it over the floor at a height of about four feet. You then drop it. If the biscuit continues through the floor into the basement it is not a good risk, as the insurance men would say. If, however, it flattens out with luscious “caw-fusssh” you may eat it. The second test is the surest because of its conclusiveness. You take one of the biscuits of whose merits you are undecided and eat it. If you do not regain consciousness it wasn’t a good one. Some people can make biscuits that taste like fried angel, while, on the other hand, others turn out deadly insults that look like ne man’s land and taste like Dante’s best seller. The real biscuit is a culinary canticle, a symphony of succulence, a benediction and a balm. The manna that fell in the desert was light brown, flaky biscuits baked in the ethereal effulgence of the roseate dawn, The ambrosia of the gods was soda biscuits. What did Prometheus steal the fire from heaven for? To bake biscuits. Why did Moses lead his people to the Promised Land? Because it flowed with milk and honey. What did they want honey for? To spread gn their biscuits. Why did Wash- tmgton cross the Delaware? For biscuits, How old was Ann? Ol4 enough to make pjacul ts a