The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-13
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS

people that they are doing right 10
lead a fast life, then ia about
lime you should receive a blue
ticket. n. j. 5.
A Not long ago CHANGED to De
In the reception room of a down.
town business office. and my eyes
foll on tho following framed motto.
TO pvoid criticism Say nothing
10 nothing. be nothi0R.' and IN
my position I can surely appre.
rlate the fun weight ~ rs truth
n you. -. j s.. viii take the
trouble 10 read that letter and my
answer again. and read 20 with In
lolligence. you Will discover that
there was no occasion for your
letter above who are your And
who am /? Are We Gods that We
may Judge otherB?
You do me q rank Injustice
when YOU insinuate that ! advise
Or encourage man woman or child
TO violate the Hecrcd code of NOR
illty. What I have cndeavorsd 10
10 ~ 20 awaken a few Rip Van
who dream that they are
living IN the 18th century
For ages past man has been
master and teacher lI"
has moulded her into what she ia
And II seems to me he g. nightly
with his work. BUT
NOT MORE DlSPLEASED Is HE
THAN snE The tide has turned
This H. woman's day and hour
As fast aH she can break th
thnckleH. one by one. she will ere
ate bigger. better. broader ind
yiduallty -one that Is not cramped
and restrained by the double stand.
ard OF man.
You know as well as do that
there are any number OF respect.
ablei7l married men who hare
done and are doing the same
things III J's" wife has done. but
are they held up 10 the public for
example and then cast out? NO.
They are received into the best
clubs. and churches. and exclusive
circles OF society
| didn't say that II j." was
wrong. or that his wife was right
| merely asked him what he had
done to keep the love she gave him
at the altar
when quiet. home.loying men
stop marrying social butterflies
and marry women OF their type.
then and only then will cases Ike
that OF II Us" be eliminated. By
his own admission. his wife Graves
excitement"
lie knew. or should have known.
her disposition before he married
her Sensible men marry friy.
olous girls. and expect that the
miracle marriage ceremony will
convert them into ideal housekeep.
crr and mothers. But IL simply
cannot be done. aH Is proved in the
ease OF III. j." and that OF many
others.
o.-Whs, DO you think about a
girl who comes TO the city where
the man she keeps company with
works. and Iets him pay for her
board and room when she could GET
work 7 Do you think people have
right 10 talk about her az long
as the fellow thinks u 10 all right
a GIRL.
A girl should never place
herself under a serious obligation
10 man This puts her In the
wrong position. The girl should
have taken the work and paid her
own board and room. IT isn't a
question OF what the man thinks
about the matter. It's the question
OF what the giri thinks about her
own good name.
You may say that you do no,
care what the world thinks. But
no man lives TO himself. and public
opinion is one of the strongest
agents for good that exists.
o.--Can you please find out for
me the distance between Paris anc
Fontsinebleu, Franee7 L. r. /.
A.-The distance between IN,
two cities is 81 miles.
o.--can you tell me II a 5o-een,
piece dated 1867 has more than fac,
value7 MYRTLE NJ.
A.-The coin has no value othei
than it's own.
o.-WiIl you kindly print a gooc
recipe for sage dressing for a tur
key and greatly assist
A YOUNG WIFE.
A--One cup cracker or Drowned
bread crumbs. one-third cup butter
one-third cup boiling water. sal
and pepper and powdered sage Il
taste. = Melt butter in water ant
pour over crackers. TO which sea
sonings have been added.
o.-What on earth 90 you Dc
with all OF the letters you get In 4
day7 Do you read the mail on ar
equal basis and try TO answer then
or do you ditch a bunch Of letter,
over a certain number that you re
ceive in day and publish the bal
anee7 pity you when II comes &c
satisfying all Of US, and there ought
to be a whole page for you.
r. q.
AIT last | have reached YOU
communication and will give It du,
consideration. As you have sen
such Wholesale amount, very
likely some OF II Will get "ditched'
as you suggest What think I,
of sufficient general interest | vii
use Thanks for your suggestion
that | have page of Cynthia Grey
letters. But find enough to dc
with tho space allotted me.
Q.-Can you or any OF your read
ers tell me why you can't get int
any OF the local theatrical com
panies without "pulr"2