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Show A Fine Conversationalist. It was a much confusod debutante who, during hor tint Washington season, sea-son, suffered agonies of torture from self coneclotwnoBH One day she mot tho lato Secretary Hay at a reception. Hor ombnrraBsmcnt wns evldont and In striking contrast to the ease of tho Secretary and his two daughters. "Tell mo what to say and how to say It," alio whispered to tho Socretary as ho shook hands with hor. With ready wit ho responded: "Say tho samo things that poople say to you. Thou listen closely." Tho girl did us she was bidden. When peoplo 'said. "How do you do?" alio replied, "How do ou do?" When thoy said, "So glad to see you," she simply repeated tho formula, One after another of tho sontoncos she mannged to Btumblo through. And as sho 'vent along onsu began t como tn ho- nd sho noticed that peopio con voj id with hor. She said sr. little and listened so much. At tho closo ol tho evening sho had the satisfaction of hearing some ono buj : "What a brilliant girl Is MUs X. Sho Is bucIi a flno convorsatlonnllsL" |