The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-06

Grey's
Answers

DSeA NhSys
written to you several times,
but have not received any an
swer. / will try once more.
Now, how can | become a
writer? l am 20 and have a
high school education, and
have decided that would
much rather follow this line
of work than any other, but
don't know how to break in"
P. r.
When you know that there arc
q number Of letters ahead OF
yours to he answered, 1 am quite
sure lou will pardon my seeming
neglect.
Someone has said that unless
you like to write so well that you
cannot keep from writing, you
have no business to try to enter
the journalistic field.
Aside from this qualification
you must know life and the big,
broad principles underlying 1t,
and master the English language
in order to write. Far be it from
me to discourage an embryo
genius, but it's a pretty good plan
for one desiring to write to have
something else by which he can
earn a living until his name
means something in dollars and
cents. The writer of a book may
submit it to publishers who pub
lish il, on a royalty basis, or buy
it outright, or refuse to do any
thing. Or he can publish it at his
own expense. Unless you are well
known the latter course is full
of disappointments and hard
ships il not failure.
Dear Miss Grey: Well. now
comes the limit! Is there no
end to human imbecility?
"a Mother" desires mans
opinion of what she thinks is
"problem" in her letter COM
planning of men forcing their
attentions upon her in thea
tiers and elsewhere.
NO man, Oh course, is SoiuS
to offer her any such opinion.
But here is one that begs to
offer her a wee bit of advice.
1t is the habit these days for
women and girls to believe that
what is good for the goose is
good for the gander." | know
you believe that, "A Mother"
so why should you complain OF
that type of man when you
know, or should know, at your
age, that for every such a man
there Is just such a woman.
Why don't you use the eyes
that God gave you and look
about you.
II you were not so self
centered and blind to actuali-
ties, you would quickly per-
ceive that men receive from
women the same attentions that
you complain of receiving from
men. Twice since your letter
was published, | have had wo-
men try to make my acquain-
lance in theaters. They were
home" women, l took plans to
find out.
am q motion picture oper-
ator in a down town theater.
Daily, thru my peep holes. I
see things that would open
your eyes, chief of them is that
there are three women to one
man that takes the initiative
in "forcing attentions.
Our handsome doorkeeper Is
kept busy all day repulsing ad-
vances of feminine patrons.
Hand squeezes, notes and tele-
phone numbers he receives ga
lore as he takes their tickets.
In almost every case he was
curious enough to investigates;
the women were mostly mar
ried ones.
"A Mother" and Another
Mother in all graciousness I
advise you to take your eyes
off yourselves for a change
and when you are down town,
stop in front of any of the
leading drug stores on the cor
ner and watch the passing
throngs. You will find that
there are as many women
flirts as men, so please have a
heart. and sheathe the foolish
hat pin.
/. T. s. E. A.