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December 23, 1909
The Mena Weekly Star
Mena, Polk County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Article on cultivating small talk as an art, especially among women, including employment of expert conversationalists who provide light, topical chatter during social routines like hairdressing sessions.
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Small Talk as an Art.
The art of small talk is one that many women try to cultivate, and there are instances of clever talkers who find employment as exponents of the art of light conversation. Their method is to read the newspapers daily, to keep in touch with the latest books, to know something special about all the new plays, and to invent small scraps of information just bordering on the scandalous. While the society woman is undergoing treatment at the hands of the hairdresser her expert conversationalist sits by her side and chats, as it were casually, on the subjects of the moment, so that her bon mots may be remembered for repetition.
The art of small talk is one that many women try to cultivate, and there are instances of clever talkers who find employment as exponents of the art of light conversation. Their method is to read the newspapers daily, to keep in touch with the latest books, to know something special about all the new plays, and to invent small scraps of information just bordering on the scandalous. While the society woman is undergoing treatment at the hands of the hairdresser her expert conversationalist sits by her side and chats, as it were casually, on the subjects of the moment, so that her bon mots may be remembered for repetition.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Small Talk
Art Of Conversation
Society Women
Hairdresser
Bon Mots
Where did it happen?
At The Hairdresser
Story Details
Location
At The Hairdresser
Story Details
The art of small talk cultivated by women, with employment of clever talkers who read newspapers, keep up with books and plays, and share borderline scandalous info; example of conversationalist chatting with society woman during hairdressing.