The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-01
Great City
HasSir1ple
MaidAWed
Ind Proud Mother Is a Bit
Wistful and
Anxious
BY ZOE BECRLEy

UPua.fNAys~-sAnd NflN ttt"N"e'1t ANN@F
9. n. two visions little Edith MAY
s..snb~rg sees oftenest in her
s~nr Of New York. Tho Wild
ocvsr rlrl from Wisconsin. whose
sx,,.n~ss survived the innwmerabic
..rtinxs. r~-sortings, wccdingout and
.-,,,eal scrutinles OF hundreds OF
,hc,o<raphs by the ahlcst beauty
s,s~es in New York. leaves her
sane town in an April shower OF
auiss and tears.
.whcn realize" she says. that
! m having mother and father and
Haro,d. and the old house. and
sehocl and-and-everything to so
= New York. that I've only seen in
1~an,s. and ON picture postcards
~ just--plain--sc ared--to death.
~ All the same. I'm dying TO so.
-Arp they really--elevated trains
\ New York; You know. Il doesn't
ern possible. And how do they
uske the electric signs on Broadway
ypyEr l couldn't sleep last night
- wondering"
BOXED into the clear brown eyes
6Eii;h May and / wondered too.
wondered what the Magical City
voca DO 20 her-this simple child
n tho she's II she looks u child
skcs< whole experience has been
funded by the cottage kitchen
vaerr she helped ma with the sup
~ things. the Waffle shop. where
= sold chocolate drops and marsh.
macxs and ice cream cones TO the
wing folks of the country town.
- TIE high school. where she went
VA she could be spared from the
nnhnallows
az THIS GIRL TAKE TO THE
UofIIGHTS' SOPHISTICATI0N:
ca this pretty Lass. with the won
eng eyes and the dark curis and
- Untouched creamy skin. 80
0sse;y set off by the gingham frock
- home made bonnet take quickly
y ~ sophistication OF footllghts
~ makeup boxesg
VIII the master OF beauty whose
orss great shows have helped to
uAks Broadway and Forty second
= famous. see IN her new bright
Ghr for his Tiitfering firnament7
Ard the man who puts EN- thru
0eir PAGES for the screen play try
suts-viA he glimpse possibilities be
Md her shyness and rce<rve7
II 20. What will IL all mean to
xdith May. with her artieSs curis
and blue Ne. bonnetT And to her
blacksmith taA. who loves his girl
TO the espths OF his honest SOUR
And TO ~ who wipes her hand
saos vs on her apron and says
much By aging nothing7 And to
Harold. Who hopes sis'n make good
Because he wants TO 70 to a tech
srnooi! And TO the whole town OF
Monroe who Is prouder OF It's pretty
n1shser than OF It's neat streets. its
rcspsrous homes and It's zone auto
nooiie 70 every five Inhabitants
I'm too excited.- says Edith
xAy. perhaps reading my thoughts
= figure Il out don't realiz. any
mns yet except that I am actually
nnns the train to New York.
I've never bern In q Pullman
p0. Nor stayed at q big
nosnL Nor walked thru n real
pafsmsnt store where they
nave 6u1es and hats from
FAA Nor seeu subway. Or
asly~1zpr.
can't even imagine going M to
NJ iortie'h story In an elevator. As
roof gardens and cabarets and n
os mat actually begins at mid
nyht--weIl--
zoe gave up trying 10 find words.
made a gesture which said,
sometimes just don't believe IL,
hats an"
s, LINUS ABOUT NEW YORK
I'D RATHER NOT BELIEVE
p,, lnsres lot Of things" put in
'un mother. about New York
"a Ike not TO believe. We're
'p's people here. and every man,
v~' a4h and child In Monroe knows
n and Is good TO her"
guess folks In New York are
n' too" submitted Edith's
-. Emma, who has travelled a bit.
rs mostly up to the girl herself
rsht- h'i'l IL De AL
nope So" her fathers deep voice
49, ~ from the very heart OF him.
10 ne said no more.
nat Ia the way the whole town
-. me good-Iooklng postmaster
Edith on the street
"sh' little girl" he smiles. 81
49,. you're going TO try your
III. 80 IN New York. II you don't
~, . come back 10 Monroe on the
49, uain and wen get out the
@rd % welcome you"
ps Sous'n Emma is leaving with
- - as her chaperon. az Mrs
NE TIP. ''t reel equal 10
Vas US FELT GOOD LUCK
"ns COMING TO HER
chans m amt glad you've got this
conn.,. h'die.' a neighbor housewife
va oustiing over to say. ~ al.
W. ielt some kind OF good luck
~. hih TO you. Your mako out