The Washington times., 1919-10-02

But the result M bound to BE-
failure, if you persist in wasting
youth grieFing for somthiuE YOU
haven't got, something very nEelr
you would be miserable lf you ola
set
In our mothers day. 0npormnl-
ties for girls were fewer than heF
are today Tn your gfandmuthcr's
day. opportunities for women were
restricted TO getting married And
8Ht had 60 take whatever came
along, poor thing There was very
Attle choice apen Co her. she mar
fled the Wldowcr with eight chI-
qfeni she married the gnuffv oid
pacheior who needed a nurse, o. che
married the scaDegrocc whose Wild
cat crop bad become 8 prorcrh.
of A she missed any 81 these
doubtful blessings she went lo i've
as an unpaid helper o. fnn house
of some married relative. Ana 50
matter how hard she worked ana
how much good she accomnlfefra.
she was regarded - failure be-
cause she had not married 3 nan.
But today any girl who ianE TOO
impatient % Ealher an thc hlara-
ings ol life By the time she -
seventeen OF eighteen has very
good chance of making euccess-
ful career fer herself and marrinr
ven On The bargain. Young Women
who are willing Co dt themselves
for positioI ~ importance nav
easily earn 81 800 DO e3.00o year.
Some time Ego told in this
column of q a3rres spondelt 81 mlnc
"a telephone operator--Whc gcrar-
ed together enough French 30 take
a position overseas during the
war. And who later went 20 south
America. after the armistice was
signed. for big Importing hfm.
She sent me her Wedding card from
Buenoa Aires the other day. Llt-
tie Cinderella had just married q
junior partner Of the arm.
she was twenty eight years old
and was born in q tenement house
not far from Norfolk street. New
york; very unattractive t8ne-
ment house, 700.
Had Plenty of AuiblfIoa.
But this East Side Cndereil1
who has found her prince had am-
bition. and know how 10 make
every edge cut 70 her advantage.
She ala not fritter away her time
that brought her nothing mere
profitable than heartaches and
wasted tine.
She hdd only two years n the
high schooA then had 90 90 70
work to help support the family
But she was far-slghted enough %
60 20 nlght school 70 dnieh the
course, and she took every ad-
vantage that the girls clubs and
settlement houses had To oner
She became a telephone operator
and picked up enough French 90
get a Government appointments
overseas, and then came the big
chance-the job with the Important
firm On South America AT last
Cinderella Of the East Side has
met and married her prince.
i'But what can I do2' q hundred
fncompetents viii wall and thea
follow -innumerable reasons why
they can't continue their education
to the point of commanding q real
ly first-rate JOB. they do not ac-
tually fail On life, yet they DO not
succeed; they drift with eircum-
stances.
They never learn the great lesson
that success consists IN turning
obstacles into advantages. OF
course, 90 IS easier 20 60 20 the
movies after a days work than SO
Is to 20 to night school EVeu
though the night classes offer dis
tinct advantages in the way of
making desirable friends.
Excuses Not Lacklug.
For night schools and night
classes are places 20 meet worth
while peopIe-drones. idleF8 and
coffee coolers do not frequent
them. Line-of-Ieast-resista gen
try are consDicuously absent lt
takes Worthwhile people % study
after a day's work. people VINO haVo
backbone and normal muscle.
But the excuse artist always has
some good reason FOR not going
ahead with the game. She o. tired,
or she must have diversion or there
is some silly Filtration on hand that
must be led with hearts blood and
,vatered with tears. or the money
must be spent for a new blue hat,
or a pair OF high-heeled shoes, or
there are a dozen other reasons
whv she can't settle down ana
genuinely improve herself and her
chances in life.
very wen. the big JOB. the fairy
prince and real success IN lie are
not for her.
These exCuse-makers are the girls
who walk through the valley Or
rubies and iamOnds-T outh-and
come away without one precious
stone. They take what fate has 20
offer. and fate's gratuitOus oLIer-
ing is frequently a young man as
ambitionIess as themselV cs.
They will never know the "li9
10y Of ''hitching their wagon 70
star"-no. they hitch 30 20 the
nearest hokey-poEey cart or the
first cheap movie house That gilt
ters down the block. Them after
one or two discouraging experiences
tbe,- write me. Dear Miss Fairfax,
I have nothing 20 live for
Turn over a new leaf, find some
thing to live for, make up your
mind TO succeed
A Recommendation.