A Low Voice in Woman.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 282, 29 November 1890, Page 3 (Supplement)

A Low Voice in Woman.

A great poet once said that a low, soft voice was an excellent thing in woman. Indeed, we are inclined to go much further than he did on this subject, and call it one of her crowning charms. No matter what other attraction she may have, she may be so fair as the Trojan Helen and us learned as the famous Bypatia of ancient times; she may have all the accomplishments considered requisite at the present day, and every advantage that wealth may procure, and yet, if she lack a low, sweet voico, she can never be really fascinating. How often the spell of beauty is broken by coarse, loud talking. How irresistibly you are drawn to a plain, unassuming woman, whose soft, silver tones render her positively attractive. In the social circle, how pleasant it is to hear a woman talk in that low key which always characterises the true lady. In the sanctuary of homo how such a voice soothes the fretful temper and cheers the weary husband. How sweetly such cadences float through the sick chamber and round the dying bod ; with what solemn melody do they breathe a prayer for a departing soul i