The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
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slrl whose idea Of a good time was 10
all INTO tho ravening Jaws Of danger
and then mako miraculous getaway
,-s those laws closed upon her? 4 girl
,bose trick II was to perform gym
,sstirs 1T the very brink Of the moral
rrecipice. describe a loop the loop figure
,,er The abyss yawn!ng beneath. only to
land back again on her two little feet
-,fe. sound and absolutely unscathed?
And who IN the face of all this knowl-
,dge on your part regarding her au-
ja,,ous and scandalous conduct never
allied to confront YOU with "A wide
c,sd How dare you think such "a thing
OF ME" attitude?
Have YOU ever known such girl?
no vou know such a girl?
Yes? Then you know the Salaman-
s.r. the nature and habits Of which in
,.-estlng. curious and altogether baf-
ding female species has been set forth
dl.coverer For. like Moliere's man
who had been speaking prose all his
ne without knowing It. you In your
equally unsophisticated ignorance have
been sustaining the acquaintance Of a
,ype Of lady you didn't even know
existed. Nor perhaps would ever have
known had not Mr.. johnson, deaf TO the
envious cry of Mature Faker." and haz-
,rding Clysseslike all the pitfalls and
temptations OF Salamanderland. VEN
tured into it's domain, charting its
curing much valuable data regarding
IL interesting and altogether fascinat-
ing inhabitants.
Now that he has returned from Sala-
Wonderland MIR. Johnson can be found
at the Hotel Vanderbilt. where in u
Mite of rooms far above the babel of
rhrty-fourth street hc has set up his
laboratory and where one day last week
n. rested from his scientific lsbors long
enough to talk little about the young
Woman whom his research has made
no Lobster
THE Salamander." said Mr.. johnson,
10 the girl who comes to New York
With no capital save her youth. her
rood looks aud a certain facility which
may or may not enable her TO earn a
livelihood. She goes into journalism
stenography or the office of "A magazine
Sometimes she becomes a trained nurse
IT again she may lie ablc tn draw or
paint a little. Perhaps sho finds iol
posing for artists. Frequently she finds
employment on the stage or in some
activity related to the stage. occa-
sicnally she goes in for interior deco
rating or art photography.
1T makes little difference what she
does 50 long as II IL gentee. Her voca-
ton s important to her not because
~ any special adaptability or fitness
for II on her part but merely because
Il gives her the defence of wage
money she needs.
For the Salamundcr is not a worker
No indeed Work is for working
women. she will tell you. and a work
lng woman, frankly. she is not. Her
\ ioh, the Salamander's, Is to get on IN
The world aud to have a mighty good
time of 1t while she IL doing so.
ITO accomplish her ends the first
thing the Saamander has got to do Is
10 get acquainted with desirable men
That is men with plenty of money and
willing 10 spend it. Such men she soon
establishes cordial relations with. TIC
la sure the methods she adopts to meet
them ar, not those of the we'll bred youns
woman of society or of the self-respect.
Nevertheless they are innocent enough
II measured by the test of any real i'm
propriety.
Thanks to tho generosity and good
nature Of these men the Salamandei
lives in automobiles and taSicabs, dimes
IN new restaurant every night. IL
s4ted with baskets of expensive orchids
aud confectionery. Every night finds
her at the theatre or opera or a gay
supper party money is lavished upor
Ter and all about her-snd yet IL is with
4 difficulty each week that she scrapes NJ
he necessary dollars to pay her board
1And this because she il respectable,
declared Mr.. johnson. ooh, believe me
he Saldmander is most respectable. II
10 sure, m order to enjoy all the lux
res her taste demands she Is frequently
confronted with the necessity of match
ing her wits against the men who suppl!
these Injuries. In this game she Is al
adept, for she has no fear of such men
paying them back cruelty in snare AM
dislusion.
Dangerous men fascinate her. ant
me bane Of her young life IL the molly
'oddle. even though he be studded will
diamonds, She adores perilous adven
lures but somehow or other, miracu
lousy, she never fails in saving he
skirts from the flames"
Where then, are the villains of yes
tryeaT? Where are the designinl
beasts Of prey who In drama and II
notion We have been taught TO believ
NY IN wait for Innocence and who al