The evening world. Newspaper, June 17, 1921, Page 29

New York Speaks English _ After Its Own Fashion; “Take It From Me, Kiddo!” Chopped Off Words With a Mixture of Up-to-Date Slang Heard From the Lips of the Manicure Girl to the College Graduate—Miss Dagmar Per- kins Has a Society to Change It All. Will She Succeed? By Fay Stevenson. r Conrgat, 1971, by The Prose Publishing Oo, (The New York Mrenint World) 0 YORK has its own way of talking. N Tessie, the telephone operator, screeches “S'line’s busy, yea, call ‘em agin.” ’ Billy, the elevator boy, dbawls, “Gonup! Wotscher floor 4 The subway guard hollers “Watcha step, s'next station one hundred an’ Wroia” Fannie, the shop girt, tells Tilia, he factory girl, “He's a regia feller.” LAttle Willie tells his mother to “Gimme a coupla lollypops,” insisting, 10, Idawanna eat nawthing.” And yet, the English language te a beau-TI-ful language tf you don't ery “yea, nope, Noo York, Ammurrican, Jamaiker, fotst, thoid, git yer,” omit pour “ings” and think that slovenly, slipshod speech is smart and original. “And it isn't just the subway vards and the factory girls who are talking that way,” says Miss Dag- (mar Perkins, President and founder of he National Association for the Im- provement of American Speech, with Beadquarters at her home, No. 946 West End Avenue. “We ought to have as much respect for our lan- fruage as our flag, but we are mur- Bering it daily. “College graduates, professors, after Binner speakers, the pulpit, the stage, business men, society women, debu- fantes, the man on the street and the man in the taxi, all seem to think it is ‘smart to be democratic, to use popu- Jar phrases and snap their words off mhop-suey fashion.” “But are New Yorkers any more in- ielined to murder the ‘King’s Egiish’ than people of other cities?” [ asked ‘Miss Perkins, who bas just returned from ‘Chicager,) where she has been fecturing to women’s elubs, spread- tmz her gospel of better English. “No, I don’t think New Yorkers are @my more careless than people in ther cities,” repHed Miss Perkins. It seems to be the trend of the times, nd even good old Boston has a nasal twang and a way of chopping of its words. “Bven the pulpit and public tec- turers like to talk down to the peo ple instead of elevating their vocabu- lary and omitting popular phrases,” continued Miss Perkins. Have you MISS CAGMAR, PE Son raerey Neither of the youngsters was over ten, but they both imitated the quick gruff snap of a busy man talking over a newspaper as took his grapefruit No doubt about it, they ever listened to college graduates talking? ‘Hello, Bell, how're the eats? Gonna attend the dance? What’cha get in trig?” “And the debutantes, those sweet, y@ung things in frilly frocks, ape a Sanguage which is almost as bad. if not worse than the factory girl's,” Mmughbed Miss Perkins. “Between puffs of a cigarette or nibbles of a bonbon they tell you to ‘quit you kiddin’ ‘wit the same accent as some of their poorer sisters who have never heard anything else. They think it's smart. “Many people think they are care- ful of their speech,” continued Miss Perkins, “but 1 don’t think we realize just how careless we have grown bout cutting our words short. For instance, I met a very well educated woman in the dining car coming ack from Chicago, She was a Wellesley graduate, and after she found out my pet hobby, informed me that she was most careful about her small son's speech, Just then ber husband askéd this email son a guestion and he immediately re- sponded ‘yea,’ much to the blushes of his mother.” On my way to Miss Perkins’s apart- ment, in one of the residential sec- tions of the city, I overheard two small boys, clad in the latest clothes, talking, and if I had been bliindfold- ed I should have said they came from “Thoid Avenue.” “You're off your subject; get wise!” said the first youngster. “Me eye, [a@m! You can't put that over on me,” wag the answe: were imitating dad! ‘The night before I dinner speaker say, coupta times." T cited these two ineid Perkins, who as she said:, “More and more carrying on big transactions over Phone. The voice and the way t say thnes represent them. 1 mother who gays, Cut out that noise!’ to little, Willie ying to i immed ‘I won't!" ful mother who making quite so much noise, rect, well pronounced English, gentle intonation, t¢ going obeyed, “There is a real melody of epeech that soothes tirea nerves," con- cluded Miss Perkins, "Abroad, ele- gance of speech, fracefulness of ux- pression and richness of voice considered the primary requisites of the refined and cultured man or wom- an, Here the art of correct speech may be included amo ! heard an after “T went with ‘um sadly sto Wusiness men are te where the tact- “Please "in cor- with a to be says are x the undevel- oped resources of our Nation. It fs an art which is not limited to a select few, but one which may be acquired by everyone who will give thought and effort to its attainment.” Put the Park Row newsboys are still selling the “Wolld” and the “Joinal,” the voys on the trains are and we imagine aduates are st'l] still selling “can. that the sweet girl asking: “What'cha have for eats?" Now, what'cha gonna do about that? Ellabelle Mae Doolittle By Bide Copyright, 1921, by the Press Publishing Co., A leaf dropped from a tree, Jt dang near dropped on me, Pinklespeare. LLABELIG® MAB DOOLITTI the noted poetess, Is a great d- mirer of the Kansas poe n- kispeare. She used to read his ies in the Cohen Cen- after horse- them. Even ne penitentiary dmired his works, Gresser tn her boudoir is a curd touch of — sentin Miss Doolittle a source of om. the for ng. she On mont mmafont Saturday the Delhi a rhyme to & Bettern was catled on to write the to Women’ cast about f the litte Pink shed it rom. the Word that Miss Dooilttl ree ¢ was y members,” she “we are to be highly honored to-day WMabelle Mae Doolittle, whose fame nd many an inspiration she keeps inspiration poetess said, Dudley. (Me New York Ening World) S far-reachi nd never swerving, is lo read us an original poem about euves, on with a wave to Miss Doolittle to to it, Hille ‘The noted portess doin a skilly-kee-wathle silk own and with her hair done a la Princess front to. the th hen she read the following poem A leaf from the tree of life, It falls down at our feet, Telling a sad tale of sorrow, Or maybe happiness sweet. The sky scemsa very cloudy, The wind moans —r0o0i0 A leat from the tree of life ails to encourage yours truly woowe, My sister's child, Wout to see ed? You Teeney, don't he such small ga A leof nthe tree of life— "Tis only a thoupht obtuse, minding ws we are but mortal; What's tle use, dear—what's use? Teency Ricketts, umpire; reall n and ws heurd forth and plauded with great gusto All were pleased. awed at for 4 moment Then Uweir they death of the * but it the the ap. EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1921, DO YOu KNOW A MAN BY THE NAME OF PIFFLE RIFFLE ? YEs, HE USED BG HANG AROUND HERE \ | DIVORCED HIM. ) HE WOuULDN T \ STAY IN NIGHTS OS What to Do Until The Doctor Comes By Charlotte C. West, M. D. Copyright, 1921, by the Press Publishing Co. (Tee New York brening Work). Felon. WELL developed felon is one of the most excruciatingly painful lesions to which human flesh is heir, therefore it is an excellent thing to remember how to abort a felont A commencing felon will always be aborted by the local application of ‘cohol under perfect air-exclusion. Take a thin layer of absorbent cotton, saturate completely with al echol, piace it about the affected part all slip a thin rubber finger eniy-two hours will usually e relief or even to effect Now if you should chance to be ur able to consult a surgeun for a con- dition of developed felon, do net waste time with poultices, but open the felon under local thesia. Take a hypodermic syringe and find ensitive point, or take a leat and press the felon until you can Ir ensilive point. Now in lize ort your hypodermic needle and inject cocaine at this point, then employ a prob: zo down intaythe pocket, In bolic acid or aleoho! sensibility of w remedy microbe parts, : acid is the to and to check its ravage has a tendency to cause necros if closely cove cautioned to which oned Ussue therefore, on a loose the air. ‘The of brown sug: and rosin ficacious ad unything to draw a head, and to abstract the entails a amount suffering, with sometimes deforn of the finger. you are dressi old fas! core Useless In the syringe bility absence of a and cocaine, deaden the with pure carbolic plunge a sterilized needle of good into the part—the pain ig n as ci npared to the long drawn ou agon) of a developing {clon sens oment point down over the and t car- Both deaden the best destroy the poultice as of- a felon of That he expects ly hypodermic and MAY | HAVE A Few WorRDS WITH YOu 2 How LONG DID HE STAY IN YOUR HOUSE WHAT ISIND OF A REFERENCE GAN YO GINE HiM 2 ——— HE HAS ASKED ME To MARRY HIM PLEASE BE SEATED TEN YEARS FOUR MONTHS HE 'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS MY PRESENT yee Fables for the Fair The Married Woman’s Credo By Marguerite Mooers Marshall * Moral: Believe Anything OF a Husband, For It’s Probably True—but Don’t Believe IN Him! Copyrient, 1921 I, by the Pross Publishing Co THE MARRIED WUMAN, believe- (With apologies to H. L. Mencken and his American Credo) — That a husband is a man who marries the girl he loves . (The New York Bvening World ) In order that he need no longer bother to love her, or at least need not bother to TELL her so; ‘That he checks bis manners at the altar nd parks his romantic devotion outside his home; That he cherishes a grand passion—its object is FOOD; Yoat he considers himself a compendium of useful knowledge on the makes of cars, the records of league baseball and the tariff; That he sneers at poetry, Wagner, feminism and the friendship of women; That he works almost half as hard as he thinks he works, And almost a third as hard wife; That he believes all laundries are in a conspiracy to ruin his shirts, as his And that the domestic laundress and his wife are in a secret pact to tear his handkerchiasa; That he never picks up auyrbing or puts away anything; That he never can FIND anything which his wife has picked up and put awny for aim; That he is cross before breakfast, tired after dinner and torpid on nday; That he enjoys dosing bis physical ailments And talking 7 about them; at he will not go to chareh; the children to go to Sunday school; That he rages about American mis- government, yearly, to fegisies as a voter That he loves to keep a do Provided his wife will feed, bathe and exercise the animal; That he believes in cold baths—and refuses to enter the ocean until it registers summer heat; That he deriounces profiteers but considers the man a “crumb” who will not pay the first price asked in the first shop he visits; That he has to be told to get his hair cut and to go to the dentist; ‘That he never does anything to-day which he can possibly put off till to-morrow—or next week; That he believes in economy, pro- vided it doesn't interfere with steak and ice cream for dinner; That he never gives bi or @ compliment, But keeps her well supplied with candy—he himself is fond of cendy— Especially since Prohibition! That his kisses are faintly flavored with tobacco—and duty; That be admires other women for wearing clothes which he would burn if they belonged to his wife; That he is a bundle of inconsisten: cies, evasions, prejudices and ego- tisms, Of whom his wife may believe any thing and find it or) the truth Ikut IN whom she doesn't believe. If she's wise, no more than s wife a flower | Delicious Sauces Easily Made By Emilie Hoffman Copyright, 1921, by the Pres Publishing Oa (be New York Hvening World), CREAM SAUCE. UT two level tablespoonfuls of P butter in saucepan, let melt and cupfuls of flour, be- stir in two ing careful not to let it brown, Stir until you have a firm hot paste, then stir in one cup of milk, or part milk and part water, to form a smooth sauce. Simmer fifteen minutes, sea son with salt and red pepper and strain, BROWN SAUCE. tablespoon Place in a saucepan ¢ butter or the skimmed fat from soup or beet vy. Add a tew carrot, onion and turnip and @ st ull bit of bay leaf, beown well and gradually add one tablespoontul of flour and one cup of liquid. Good beef stock is best. If there is no stock on hand ¢ up some of the left- over beef dd the grav "i If these unobtainat water, to tust untll taste is satis factory, thet TOMATO SAUCE. Roll together one quart tomatoes nd one quart of Block, one slic onion, one small carrot, one bity one clove and two all or a sinail pinch of e f the powdered spices ue used yi) until Vegetables: ure sott, then rub through w sieve at one on butter or gravy fat and stir in one tabrespoon flow, then gradually add the tomate and stir until smooth sult and pepper and a Simmer five minut n canned tomatoe { n of the tomatues and omit the ae NEW INVENTIONS A NW on cap implement for ne English invents widking stick that ca verted into a gol! elub by 8 in f various types —on—- Health and Beauty . Nervous Exhaustion and Depression Due to Causes Which Swimming Can Be Made to Relieve. Doris Doscher, the noted Heaith and Figure Improvement Bzpers, { has been specially engaged by The Evening World to write for dte | women readers. She will answer questions relating to her articles. Miss Doscher, adjudged by erperta to have a perfect figure, posed for the figure on the new quarter and for many noted pieces of sculp- ture. She is also a lecturer for the Board of Education on subjects re- lating to exercise and health. By Doris Doscher. tr the Prem Publishing Co. (The New York Sreaming World.) HE CRAWL stroke in swimming, the first we learned, strengthens the arms and lungs, while the movements of the feet give exercise te the abdominal muscles and stimulate circulation through the di- gestive organs. The breast stroke, subject of our second lesson, gives a beautiful, even development to shoulders, chest and toro, neck and back muscles are kept strong and supple by such exercises as the back stroke in swimming You know the position the body assumes when you float. Take this pesitton as a preliminary to practisi the back stroke, remembering to Moon your head well back in the potent’ Place the hands ae in Mlustration No. 1. You will note that the bands are drawn up the shoulders, fingers pointing down, and the elbows are kept as the body as possible. ‘© both feet as shown n illustration No. 1; that ts, the eoles must be together and the knees wide apart, so that each thigh and shin forms # V, of which the base Is the knee. In taking the stroke you must bring the arms from their position in illus- tration No. 1, upward to the position jn illustration No. 2, and finally down to the sides ax in illustration No. 3. At the same time kick the water with thrusting them outward. as you draw the arms t upward in the first move- of the stroke, Breathe OUT ought downward out and down. 11 not to use too jerky @ motion, because th fatigues you and ming the craw! or breast stroke. Therefore, it is a eplendid stroke when you become fatigued using the others. Also, it is a yee stroke for life saving, and, by perfecting yourse! va in it, you may rescue one of the ti or untrained swimmers, so many whom perish needlessly in our cB mer waters. The more strokes of which you are master the more all-around devel- opment you give your bedy. And ¥ cinnm call too forelbly to your atten- tion the mental benefits to be gained by the mastery of one’s body in the water. The sensation of gliding rap- idly along, with @ strong, sure back stroke, makes you feel able to cope You must p and ment impedes your progress. Saturday I will describe the under- ‘The tendency of your body, in tak- arm side stroke and explain the phys ing the back stroke, is to assume @ jcal advantage it offers. position in the water. ihis temptation by keeping the body in perfect pose and holding the head well back. Nituraily, with the back stroke, the swimmer progresses backward. It brings into play muscles entirely dif- ferent from those omployed in swim- half-sitting —-- You must avoid To-morrow Miss Doscher through this column will reply to several cor- respondents who have written to her a king questions bearing on these articles and presenting preblems of their own that they desire her to solve for them. The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardell & Lopyrigni, 1921, by the Preas Publishing Co., ITTLE Emma Jarr stood look- ing through the window pane 4p, at the rain that fell outside the other morning. rain, go (Teo New York Brening World.) dain; “you're talking about e wed- Veren't you?” asked Mrs. Jarr. I was talking about the ball game!" snorted Mr, Jarr "Oh, THAT silly thing!" cried the sunprised lady. "Do you think I'd go out in the rain for THAT?” away. ts to play!” Emma, don't window!" ex- or goodness sake, drone that way at the claimed her mother, who came into the room to look out and observe the meteorological conditions. You shouldn't repress the child's spirits that way on a day like this," Court. 1921. by the, Prom Publighing Oo, wid Mr, Jarr. “I'd jike the rain lo go (Due New York Evening We away, #0 J could play too.” aueslions, 4 speak to me as though L 1, What ie the State flower of wanted the rain! 1 Mra. Jarr. Oregon? And! wish you wouldn’t inter- 2 What creature, fabled to weep fere w I'm correcting the children. as it devoured its victim, ha ite : . tears referred to an expression of Emma kept repeating that verse tll hypocritical grief? it «iinpiy Rot on my nerves.” 1 didn’t say anything till the child said Mr. Jarr, “but L re- it would stop rain- 3. What part of a figure te its ver tex? 4. In what year was the Battle of Gettysburg fought? 5. What is the meaning of the Latin ti that Lt wish You don’t wish it more than I do," Phrase “Deus ex machina said Mrs. darr ‘or, rain hine, 6, In which of the arte was Phidiae Tn going out 1 9 « and that's all 20 proficient as to win great fame? hardly bn mada Pee 7. What gle word vases for weeks! Yes, I'm going out whether raha of time, place or relation- t clears up or not, ll wear my old 8 In what New York city is Cornel! \ University located? y 1 Well,” cinly tron the ettiee tocday, but tthe g,9 IR What country was The Manin ground is wet it will on y be pout- the Iron Mask a famous sta pris eat oner? De ee ut eevdia gull 10. What is the amallest liquid with ist aie bart measure? come in ¢ un ANSWERS. and there'll be a awning: across the 1, Oregon grape. 2. Crocodile, 3, pavement Kut I didn’t think you Top, 4. 1863. 5. A god from the cared for such affairs.” machine, 6, Sculpture. 7, Propin- “Awl sniffed Mr, Jars, with dis- quity. 8 Ithaca ® Frange, 10, Mining, oer nee erage nes: eae canals