Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-28
Letters TO the Editor
Defends phlIsdnlphla GIrla

yc The Editor Of N" Fronting Pubic Icd0sr'
Sir note what ''Dsgusted" says re-
sardng real PhirG, iphia girls in your peo-
pies Forum column today. and with hts
letter still before me. want tu answer IT
ard see " cant pOln; out to hiin that hr
ts mistaken. PHrpl" are too ant tn JudE"
Firls ~ veil ns MN. FROM observation
that has 'me 10 tn, ~ Hnd tn N crit'"i2"
without giving the subject any thought. The
best women ana tho best men of the city
are not tho ones YOU see around cafes. In
the dance hats on the str. ct cnrr"rs or on
promenade along our thorcughfnres unless
Curing hust'ss hours
don't know wn,r. '.I,is-ustsd" '"oa-ned
sbrut women" as KiplinE puts II. but am
sure II must II" from sDur"o that II nu"s-
tiornble whou all thos' he has com" IN
tact with wanted him 10 buy them r"ah-
sters diamond rings and NOV hats. No
tnc could Cor moment imagine an. girl Of
refinement wanting wsu - huy her any
thing at st uniu tho. were engaged ~
h. married. nor expect to Il" tak"n :" tho
Ritz tho R"iie'uo Or an rlnr" - dinner.
An, respectable gtr' NoiH '"fuss IN "N"r
10 lul r,r = present ur To- take h"r to a
purltc ular. 10 dlunrr Uni '~s mad" o. :,
friend Cf 1r-' luug standing.
'pIsgustud wirds W hts latter bS say
rs ~ = 'S r"c"Ssar, to stand m front Of
thC Reading station Or At r"~Ifth and
Ns-get str"c's ur b"ccmc the patron ot q
dance, hall on MARKET street ir order to meet
tho roal girls wh, IN get the habit "
No ''Dissueted vou'd better lnsc the
haiti t,cal,sa that ls ovid nt% wh-rc you
have r,"n standing and vo'rS "h.n YOU
sneak of tho class Of gIr.s "ou have met.
That - rhorc the, finger. They are look.
irg for auch game ~ ou. who make wv"
a month and are WHITING to iced th"rr
II ,s ., very unfair tor tho critic I" Judge
PERSONS frOw his own experience, ana -
pecirl,, without going over the subject
car.ruU, IN his minG and hrdinE out
whether " - not hts 'aIit That h" d""s n't
choose moro select ccrlpan'. Human natur''
Ir IN. lame the world uv"r I an sure Hnf
while have not been around tn" world NN
different tilnes not even 0nC", nor H''"N
hundreds of mics from this city, '"' ' 'r'
that We have as many -ennel considtrat
and cu''u-sd girls and women N Pni'nd
phia as in any other city Of THIS or an
othcr rountry The only troubl" with IN
c.. -. sons lk" '.nisguSted' - tha'
th.v 7-. not Snrking ~ tho right phcrs "'
the, aro not sought h, this class W ET'"
Trtrk " the thousands uron 'h"uS'h"
Of girls and Young women " TINS Guy VIZ
spcrI on th,ir leisure time IN N" nom tu
ti,atIrg IN ir minds through r"'d'ns "r "h
g,,taIri,r dcs,-ahia rr'r"hs. Thy ~
church and SUNDAY school. and for recrea'
,tion tho th.at muHi"ol - y 'i-'
Tie, may liliC dancing and r"c"iN" l"N''h
tions tu man! private hanc"s. out nhtu,h J.,
Sirls ~ this class-ard they are IN" hiEh
'c,ass Of woman nh ,od ~ this city And th'
-orlv Kind worth knOwinE--dO not go TO dance
balls or promenade Market street IN IN.
..ventngs You cannot meet them un'"s
shrouEh the proper channol--ar irtr"du''l"'
,hraugh a mutual friend. Th"s" Gir's n't
.sck mountaineering. They don't tnN" v"
n comes to them unsouEht for their r"fn'
ment good breeding. S"n"-al irl"ins'nr'
And courtesy II always k""V- 4 host ~ 'H
Inirers about them. NJ. N J"
phtaGelph,a. March - Ia2l.