The sun., 1918-07-02
LOUIS ON LITERATURE.
He Considers the Cinderella Story
Baneful to Youngsters.


Baneful to Youngsters.
To THE lEprroR OF THE suN--Sir: Mr..
DuBois's interesting escapsde In the
domain OF fiction, &C. In recent
issue OF THE SUN fncites my pen to
gainsay his excessive praise Of the i'm
personal note in literature. To my idea
writer's own actual experiences re"
counted in any literary form serve hui
mainly moro than tho imaginary manu-
derings OF the simple fiction writer.
First, tho Cinderella type Is nothing
less than baneful to youngsters; espe-
cially to girls. I have one instance in
mind Of a miss In her teens who was
dreaming Of her prince to appear. She
haughtily snubbed any real su,tor-in
fact, any honest young man was too
far beneath her. She was waiting for
her prince--and princes grow only in a
foreign land-and In numbers far too
few 20 go around for all the untitled.
democratic damsels. To-day at forty
she Is still single. Had she not read
Cinderella In her childhood she would
have been eontented with o sturdy.
energetic. worthy man. I know Of
countless other instances.
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inexperience. At that age already he
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