Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-16
MEMS TEMPORUM.
"Reddy" TO "Pep" and othsrs

nCuuy 10 rep anu otncTS
Dear Cynthia-Little did I dream
was born a "redhead" Yet the unex-
pected has happened. and II 1t had not
been for the above fact l may have lost
my temper and have gone into violent
tlclas by Pep" and "Wha atweuscdtobe."
Even at that I almost forgot myself, but
fortunately "Charmides charming ar
ticle came in between the two others
and 'smoothed the troubled waters"
How long will girls still assert that
and paint? How long must we endure
such false accusations? "Whatweused-
| tobe." please listen to me. Last sum-
mer you were plain girls" This year
you have dolled up In all the colors OF
the rainbow and you have achieved your
hearts desire, the attention of some Of
the opposite sex. Little do you think
that in throwing away your simple man
most OF your decency, the means OF pro-
lection against INSCRIPTIONS youths who
are attracted by bright colors. You
have attracted the fellows. / hope they
You could attract no fellows when you
were Just plain girls" and now that
they do come you attribute II to the
paint and powder You may be right.
I think you nre wrong. in way. Eel
lows would have come to see you without
the powder and paint II you had waited.
and l wager that they would have been
OF n better sort than those you have at
traYed with your satanic methods. You
have sacrificed the respect of honest
men for the attention of doubtful char
acters Il hesitate TO say that they are
bad, but very few good men look to local
| COLOR. Pep" has the right spirit. She
would rather remain an old maid than
| weusedtobe." l could think a great deal
| more of all of you II you had preferred
TO grow old and remain single q do not
! think you would have to do 80, anyhow,
benefit of some INSCRIPTIONS men.
could you? In the height OF your sup
posedly rtghtful Indignation you have
gone too far, Have you ever heard the
saying. Think twice before you speak
and then don't speak? Is It true that
men are all alike and "beipns TO the Jazz
family? ! dare say no. no more than
girls are all alike. True, those suits look
oomical q don't wear one(, but does a
like an Ind!an7 Suppose misquote
"whatweusedtobe" and cay that the
girls prefer button. high-cut suits
sailer-effect pants, bell cuffs and patent
think il was a man who was fail
Seath her powder and paint
!, May be the heart OF saint"
!,
button, hlgh-cut suits there may be the
heart OF a saint? l am not standing VI
and defending them. do not doubt tha
some OF them are bad. but great many
more are true men men, In I9ey toueht ror yol
souls and conscences, all they need is 9
lamp 10 guide their feet
Pep" be fair. I think your tempe,
let Il do so again Look just a wee bit
harder and you will yet find the righ'
man. Blame yourself little Perhaps
the good man Is too busy to think OF
girls yet. He usually marries later thar
The other kind, do not think | am
sample. Just now am nineteen. / dc
not go TO see any girls First, I mus,
nnish my schooling and achieve success
in nv career. Ten years later / vii
I will pay more attention to the women
So It Is with other men. II you are OF
the right kind the Lord will see tha
You are treated right. Why go to church
Another thing, pep" and am
through You rightly caricature "Dr
]. and Mr.. H" and Bobby" They ar,
not men. Ny faith is so great, how
have made Up hypothetical cases L
prove a point Perhaps they are one anC
the same fellow, who knows? But
pep" tell me, why have you committed
the sam" sin as they? DO you recog
nize this?
II like TO be seen with n nifty dresse
at a dance, but when ! leave the dane.
blush to be seen with these boys
You're all right to have good time witt
when one IN In frivolous mood, but a
a soon az one starts to talk seriously
well, one might as we'll talk to a raj
doll"
Need ] say more?
"Oh, wad some power the giftie gle u
| IN
REDDY.