Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-22
Real PHILADELPHIA Girls

ia the Editor Of the Evcntr0 PutHc Lcdoer:
sir-Being daily reader OF the EvESiYa
prntIc LEDGER I take great pleasure In
,sadIne the letters that are published daily
In tho Peoples Forum from different young
ladies' and men. and they seem to all be
about the same subject, via: II know n
youns man, but he doesn't care for me be-
cause am a small-timer." and another will
say, IT know a young lady. but she is .
be.timer and don't care for that type"
Now what would like to know is this:
N;bat Ia a small-timer and big-timer, or
when is a girl a blg-timer2 I have never
heard the expression until came to Phila-
delphia. While I'm on the subject OF
women I would like to tell some OF these
seif.styled big and small-tImers about the
women that have met In Philadelphia land
I didn't stand In front OF the Reading Ter
mInal to meet them either).
To start with, I want to say that I am
an American and n seafaring man and have
been for fifteen years and I am only thirty
years old today.
I have Travelled in every civilized country
In the world and In most OF the uncivilized
countries. have also made five complete trips
around the world and have served as a
lieutenant In the American, Chilean and
Greek navies and at the present I'm IN off,
Ger in the United states merchant marine
and. believe me. I have met and became
very we'll acquainted with some women,
women OF all types, colors and class but I
delpha for being the champion snobs Of
the world.
OF course, do not mean to say that every
girl In Philadelphia is n snob: far from Il;
but all l have met were and always will
10 II they don't come back to earth. OF
didn't meet the right sort OF girls, but I
know that without being told. What
would like to know though. Is this: Where
is a stranger like me. going to meet these
honest-to goodness and real girls. I've tried
everywhere, but all I met always want mo
70 buy them Il Stutz roadster. a diamond
ring. new hat or. at the very least, a
meal ticket.
am considered a good dresser and M
one would ever think that l was n sailor
TO sec me ashore. and suppose look like
ready money to all the girls meet. because
when l invite them to go to n show. why
Il Is always the Shubert or the Forrest:
none OF them ever say, Let's 20 to the
movics' and II invite them to have
something to eat, II Is "Oh, let's go 70 tha
Walton or the Ritz" and from the actions
ot tho ones that have taken to the Ritz
2nd Walton know that they had never
been In either place before in their lives and
at the same time trying to make me be-
lieve that they lived there.
I have a salary OF $3.50 a month ana nv
board but believe me. II keeps me broke
feeding these girls. They always have a
birthday. always hungry: their eyes hurt
them II they 20 to movie. they never ride
on street cars, because one has TO minvle
With such rinraff and, therefore, ALWAYS
ride in taxis. but suppose there arc some
girls In Philadelphia that are not starving
to death and that do not think that tbev
ar" the best-lookng girl that ever WALKED
down Market street and imagine that ever
man that looks at them is wild over them
but am sorry to say that have faiIed
10 meet that sort in Philadelphia. II II Is
necessary to stand in front of the Reading
or the restaurant at Twelfth ana NJ.
Eet streets or be a patron Of that famoua
dance hall on Market street In order TO meet
mo real siris' why, I'll get the habit.
,~, DIsGUSTED.
Philadelphia, March 10. 1921