Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-21
DECORATE .EM WITH TACT.

grip on the key to success The I. E.
IA. stood on the ohapels rostrum, and |
delivered speech that would have
done credit 10 Daniel Webster. After
he finished every young hopeful felt
that all he had TO do TO become a
millionaire beloved by the multitude
was 10 he honest, TO be faithful TO his
trust TO save his pennies. and always
say his prayers at night. and never
smoke-drink -chew. .eurso-gamble nor
read novels on sunday.
Now the advice OF the r. +. IN. was
good advice. But all who heed it will
not become millionaires; &c they did.
the JOY I'm being a millionaire would
dissIpate in thin air. But each adj
hcrent TO the gospel OF the straight
and narrow stands a most excellent
chance OF having good digestion and
good sleep o. nights for the rest Of
their lives, There is nothing like an
easy conscience for the promotion Of
happiness. Asl, the branded wrong
i docrs they know.
But that last paragraph was merely
an inside. Here is the rest: when
the rich famous man had descended
from the rostrum he was surrounded
BY little group Of earnest thinkers
In pantaloons who wanted the real
inside dope on success---the kind that
is spelled with a capital $. The 4, f..
m. raised hand Boys" he said.
AN the receipts forE Success won't
set YOU there unless YOU have tact.
You can't afford to knock your oppon-
ent down until YOU are so strong that
he can't possibly lick YOU. You can't
afford to be tactless in the business
world until you become the leader of
your own industry. and can crush the
burning daylights' out Of Your COM
pctit0rs. by the time that you are
that strong YOU win appreciate the
, value of tact to such an extent that
, the chances are yeu will he combining
, with him. instead OF trying to squeez,
! him to the wall. stick to the old-fash.
{ tnned virtues. hut decorate EN- with
p tact"
There is much truth in what our r
E e. n. says. Every one 0f our reader:
J., can point out some man who other
wise would be material success 4
, he had only possessed tact. Not $,
! Ions aso--rIght here in Delaware;
2 man in semi-public life lost the op
portunity of a lifetime because Ia
lacked that quality. X is goo,
man" a certain group OF men said
"Bm he has no tact. lie is honest
frugal, Industrious. knows his job.
good executive. but he make
enemies with all outsiders who com
into contact with .him" Poor Mr.. \
The lack Of tact lost him a good posi-
tion.
Ailss Dorothy Dix. who is writin
q series Of papers for Every Evening
r. places tact at the keystone Of tn
arsh Of life Says Miss Dix. in a
% article published elsewhere in thi
r. paper: Tact is the press agent tina
II singles eut the one thing the ind
n vidual can do. and turns the spotligf
on him or her while he or she gives
star performance. II is what make
you put the soft pedal on your ow
N favorite topics. and give othefs III
"A cue FOR their own monologues.
b. Some are born tactful. but any
Ia one may acquire tact by the simp
"A cxpediont Of treating others as the
of would like TO bep treated themselve
as You know the things that please, an
" soothe you. and you may be Vel
lr sure that the very same things wi
ie please and soothe others. You like
q have what you do appreciated. Yc
Sc like 20 have people gracious and kin
I'd TO you. You like 10 have your lit
~ talents exploited. You dread ridicul
AZ You cover under nl-timed jests abor
" your personal appearance and b
longings. SO does everyone else Ju
remember 10 bring out peoples go,
points, and help them camoufage the
bad ones That's tact"
We wonder why more parents
not teach their children the simp
lesson that a tactfuI manner is wor
more than mere talent on MAJ
- occasions. Talent needs tact to e
a. pipit it and bring ii to the attenti,
n, of the market buyers who can use
= often times the most ssilful surge,
Ia goes without patients merely becau
~ he lacks the tact to acquire frien
er IN and out Of his profession. Many
he lawyer is briefless because OF his u