The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-09

$50 Varieties Here.
10000 Sold Monthly.
Who Reads EN- All?
Wanda Finds Anst1er.
BY Wanda Won Kcttlcr

Are people enthusiastic maya
zine rradrrsf What do they
rszsdf What magazines are be-
coming more popular. and what
ARE losing QUIT
a few questions regarding the
present sale OF magazines we're
asked the young lady in charge OF
the magazine department at the
Archwuy Book Store Wednesday.
The Archway n just one Of the
many stands In Seattle where maya
zines flourish.
Here are the findings;
Approximately $50 different
magazines are handled al this
particular stand. The sales
amount TO approximately 10. 900
monthly. Magazines are pop
ular.
or those read by women the |
Ladies' Home Journal generally has
the largest sale. with an average Of /
$50 being sold a month AZ this one |
stand. The Woman's Home Com
panion. the Pictorial Review. Me
Cars and Good Housekeeping follow
closely In popularity.
Women. however. 90 not read Just
the one type OF magazine. They are
interested also In the stories In the
Red Book and the American Maya
cine. An average OF 100 Red Books
and 100 Americans are sold each
month.
-vogue.- vanity Fair and ''Har-
pcr's Baznar." are sold mostly 20
young women and middle aged. who
have considerable time 20 spend on
fashion. and modern fancics. About
| 80 "VoTucs- are sold each month.
while Vanity Fair and ''Harper's
Bazaar number approximately 10
each
Movie magazines are not 30 pop
tinr as they once WERE The 70 and
IS cent ones have had their sales
greatly decteaRcd. while the cheaper
10 cent ones eeem 20 some extent
to have taken their place.
| Men read many types Of maya
zinea. Some read the short story
type: others are interested Just In
mechanical works. The working
man IL interested. says the young
lady. In the stories IN tho -krEosy."
tho Western Story Magazine" and
| Detective Storiea" lie In interested
also In Popular Mechanics" All
men today read Radio magazines
Radio books arc very popular at the
present time. about 400 selling at
| this stand q month. Practically al
types OF people read the Literary
Digest" the nales ~ which average
$50 month. business and profea-
sionai men seem 20 favor Worlds
Work. ~scrsbner's' and tho Ma,
tionai Geographic
| Life seems now Ia be she most
popular Of tho comics. averaging 50
sales . month Judges sales ap-
proxsrnaio Is. -whlzz Bang and
~Jlm Jam Jcrns- are reported 70
have sunk from an average together
Of 10 10 -
OF the marnxines read BY young
boys tho -Amerioan Boy u said to
be the most popular. It's sales are
30 a month. being sold mostly TO par
cnts who purchase reading material
for their children when reaching
the are Of about "a the boys become
interested In magazines dealing with
mechanics. Shortly af;erward they
are said 20 read western Stories"
Top Notch and outdoor Life
|
The average young gfrf who reads.
says the young Lady. Is interested In
romance fiction Tho stories In the
Cosmopolitan and the Red Book are
popular. while the romance in the
True Story magazine also proves
attractive. Tho magazine entitled
Love Storiea.- however. n said 10
he read more By tho older women
than tho younger.
40 TO put q stop to the practice