Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-07

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! Dorothy Dix. known and beloved by
/ literally millions of readers not only
lin the United States but in every land.
i is visiting III Honolulu.
Few people in the city knew until
1.-THE Star. Bulletin published the fact a
: few days ago that Mrs. Elizabeth Meri-
wetber Giimer, registered with Mr..
GilnIer at the Moana Hotel, is the IA
nous author, said to be the highest
ipaid woman newspaper writer in the
world, who a few weeks ago was Sc
.cured by the big Wheeler syndicate to
write for It and its clients exclusively.
For many years she has been iden-
titled with the Hearst papers. Her
pen-name, Dorothy Dix is known
wherever there are newspapers and
newspaper readers. With the change
! 70 the Wheeler syndicate came long
ed-for opportunity to travel and Mrs.
.EiIHleF VIII tonr part OF the Orient be-
| fore returning to the mainland United
states.
Very enthusiastic about Honolulu.
very cordial, very much delighted
with life itself is this keen-witted.
versatile. wiiole-hesrted newspaper
woman. She is enjoying her stay in
. Hawaii very much, and it Is safe to
say that her pen will add to the ap-
lpreciative adjectiyes now given in
verbal praise of the Paradise of the
Pacific
She began her newspaper work on
1.-THE New Orleans Times -Picayune and
| from recent issue of this noted
Southern paper is taken the following
sketch OF her career:
Just little more than 90 years
ago, fearful, nervous young woman
timidly rendered the literary editor OF
the old Picayune contribution. Her
heart in her mouth, !" so to speak, she
waited at the desk while the critical
editorial eye glanced down the closely
written pages. and gulped in astonish.
lment and delight when the editor
handed her over three dollars. II
meant acceptance: the pathway to 1T
erary fame was open 20 her,
That fearful nervous little woman
was Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer,
since known wherever great newspa-
pers and magazines are read as Dor
othy Dix" II was the beginning of
Dorothy Dix's brilliant career as a
writer of a quaint philosophy of the
human heart that has aswide and gen.
eral appeal, and force that compels
the appreciation of its basis in sound
logic.
Her triumphs have been great and
many. She has been "brow-bound
with the oak" of literary achievement,
in the hard lists of battle where only
true merit, the Outgrowth of certain
genius, wins, and in America and
throughout the world where the Eng
lish language is spoken Dorothy Dix
is known, and her philosophers and
humorous articles are read with an
interest that few great writer's have
been able to command from ihe public.
Twenty years ago last May Mrs
Giimer wrote her first article for the
Picayune. signed Dorothy Dix. After
working, four years for the Picayune.
her articles attracted the. attention Of
Mr. Hearst. who took her to New
York. where, with the Hearst papers.
she soon became one of the recogniz-
ed writers Of the country. Everybody
knows "Mirandy." the lovable old
darky character, that has added fame
and prestige to some of the leading
magazines "Mirandyr was only one
of Mrs. Gllmer's many triumphs. and
among Others might be mentioned
: Dorothy Dix Stuff as it is taught
in the School of Journalism in New
York. It all deals with human rela-
tionship. and gets right down to the
crux OF things, sending flashes of hope
and happiness to the tired heart. and
giving a new and brighter view of
dark and heavy problems.
When Mrs Gilmer came on the
Picayune she was young. green and
totally inexperienced. and had only
seen a big newspaper from the out
side. But she had pluck as we'll as
genius, and the two constituents walk
ing hand in hand served as ready ar
chitects to the young womsn's fortune.
When asked how she came to write
the Dorothy Dix articles. Mrs Gilmer ,