WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 229, 2 November 1909, Page 1

WOMAN'S WORLD.

THE WOMAN WHO LAUfJI-IS. Many women have an irritating laugn, which is often tlie result of pure nervousness. A musical laugh is delightful, nnd a hearty one is infectious, Imt If u>u posses neither suppress the laugh thai simply means nuid.ng. The woman who really laughs is a joy to those around her. k may not pusses* a pitch that delights « musical ear; it may have infectious little notes that do not stand for harmony; but if it is real and joyous it will make aU those who hear it smile,

The laugh that is annoying is tie on 1 ; without meaning. It is a nervous ripple that is often used as a period or an exclamation point. It is placed at t!v; ending of every sentence, and takes l!

irom thi spoken word any meaning or emphasis it might have, Many women who do it arc not conscious of it. They arc far from willy j vomen. They have poise and sense, and are not as easily confused as one wouli judge by the futile laughter they give after their sentences.

If this idea impresses you at all, ffatch your awn style of talking when ! outside the family circle and intimate friends. You may not be given to laughter, but again you may find you unconsciously punctuate your commonplace sentences with a laugh that is absolutely artificial.

If you do this, stop it. Watch yourself as carefully as though Uie fault were a serious one. After trial for a week you will go far, Your impulse will still be there, but your quickened perceptions will make you grappV with the impulse and throttle it at th* f.rst fals;» note.

In a month you will "hear yourself as others I)en x you, and wonder how they stood you. Yau will perceive for yourcelf the senselessness of the nervous J»iugh. You will begin to watch for it in others, and shudder as you think how constantly you sounded just as they do.