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Behind The Scenes In Newspaper Work As Shown
By Sketches From a Reporter's Note Book
Hy (Irneo HoriciiKi! Timer. illnntcd ecs tlic welrdtuin witchi-i
AM. the world' a stage, and llir iIuiicIiik uboiit Hip bubbling, seething
men ond onien mucly plncr,' (iildion herein una steeped Hie
Mill Shakespeare. Tim majurltv, MiuiiKe concoollon, mill I tun feel no
of people have been ont to look iiion the sudden revulsion of feeliuK Hint
themselves ns the miillencc, nnd the surged over my chlldUli heart when
men and women who make the news through nn nccldcnl the caldron tipped
papers actors In a great stock com- over mid disclosed luelf to be of Uat
pany, flitting nroiuid upon Hid stngo jialuted teener) with burning ealclura
piodncliiK "11 new pliy nery night" behind It! It was n disillusionment
lor the Instruction mid amusement of! but fortunately n keen sense of hum
an who pay the prlco of admission, or ranio to my relief then, und fortu
It Is freiiiently n uuetthn, too, ns lu palely for me that sume sense of humor
which pan of the hoiisu Is the inojt,ha lingered close by mc sln nnd
uppreclatlve, and nil nro glcn In i lit come to my rescus when oilier more
lilsm. Tho gallciy thinks n t lay ton real dlslllusloumeiits of life hnvn corao.
much for tho drew ilrtlcj and ilia! anil I hnvc scn men nnd women with
drtss circle would prefer a moie ex oil tbelr iconic effects topple over as
elusive drama, objcllng when too, did that unfortunate caldron. The
much utlentlou Is drawn to purtravlug
life on the Btngu as sown of them arc
wont to live It, The body of tho house
sunictlnic thinks it Is not quite mod
est lo depict some of the scenes which
we put on that l hern Is too much
nieiourauin, 100 much leallKiu, too
much that Is sensational, too much ad
herence to details; while the bald
headed row down lu front finds fault
lit ways In which the riut of tbe house
never dreamed!
To tho gallery I would sa: "We
nro trying to oducsto you lo u htghsr
standard;" to the dress ilrclo r would
soy; "If you do not like the reflection
In the mirror, -hangc"the original pose
Tho mirror Is nb't responsible for what
It reflects;" to the main body of the
bouse I answer: "wo pulnl life as we
see It, not at vf wish it were, or as It
should be. With our eyes turned to
wurd you we strive to give back In liv
ing plctuiei whul we seo going on
around us, liku that queer contrivance
upon which one looks to seo tho mov
ing forms of pcotile blocks away. If
Jen do not like the piece, stop doing
tho things you object to seeing lu
print," And to the bald-hcuded row
what shall I say? 1 think I shall suy
this: "llci careful, vou of the shiny
patcd row; lest your eternal vigilance
bo the prlco of your common senso
The goblins of second childhood will
Ktt you If you don't watch out!"
- Wo uro wont ta think or the bald
headed row as xtrlitly mascullno gen
der, but I ussuia you that In Hit- tin
nier of (hit nuild, sex it iiulle evenly
divided.
Now I am going to reverse, the sit
i.oton, and let the tired nnd misun
derstood ueors come down and be
audience while tho public takes tbe
stage. I am going lo turn tho lime
lights on you for a little while und we
of the profession nro going to look at
you through the other end of tho opera
glasses than that which Is usually
turned toward us. I know just how
Hobble Hums, the plowman poet, fell
when ho wrote tho lines:
"O wad a power the glftlo glo us
To tee oursels as Ithers see us:
It would frne monln a blunder free us
And foolish notion
What airs in dress nud gull would
lea e us.
An' e'en devotion!"
In the eyes of every successful writ-
cr ore X-rays that search below the
urunciai coverings or human beings,
the foibles, thejlttlo
deceptions, both
Innocent and otherwl e, und see peo
pie as nearly as It Is possible for one
fcunian being to see another.
We newspaper people see tbe ibousc
before It Is decornted for tho wedding;
the lighW before the shades ure ad
Justed, and we know that It Is only t
few ceuts' worth -of ciepo puper or
silk that makes that rosy glow fall sc
softly. We seo the brides In the bands
of their hair drcstsra and manicures,
and I ussure you they are no prettier
(ban other girls with their hair in the
, curling tongs. We see madamo In tbe
morning, already nervous and tired
hurrying to finish tho croquettes or
tho salads that she cannot trust to
Urldget; urrnnglug flowers lor the af
ternoon's luncheon. The world sees
Iter u few hours later serene and smil
ing, and irreproachably gowned, und II
she Is a clever hostess the world geta
r.o hint of the work It has taken tn
achieve that charming effect o( the
dowey rosea and delicate ferns grow
ing so naturally from tbelr-bed of cool
green moss, or the worry occasioned
because the florist did not send them
till nearly time to dress for tbe afTalr
or the weary half hours she. baa spent
beating, beating;, boating the 'uiuyoii
ualse for the perfect salad, that her
guests praise u highly,
The passeuger on somo great ocean
liner walks Its spotless decks or loun
ges in Its elegant saloons, knowing
pothlng of the throbbing, pulslug heat
the straining of muscle and sinew, the
lolling that Is going on below where
the stokers nnd the engineers keep up
the Arcs and manage the machinery
that runs so smoothly,
We of the green room nro bohlnd
the scene. You hear Ihe thunder ami
It stirs you; we know It Is but the
tolling of cannon balls down a hard
surface. You see tbe beautiful goldcu
hula, the rosy glow, that surrounds
some hero, und your artistic souls are
stirred; we learn to know when that
glow s natural and when It Is but cal
cium effect.
I shall nover foigct tho first time I
saw "Macbeth," und watched with, fus-'
tewspaper ofllce Is n good place to
learn that "all h not gold that slit
ters." Wo of tlie craft see the people who
ore trying to keep up uppcuraiues nnd
live beyond their means, (.training ev
ery nerve lo keep neck nnd neck at
least with their neighbors ovnr tho
way. We see tho dignified Iaw)or lose
ins temper over somn trivial thing;
no sen i no urokcn-heiricd womau an
hour after they liuvo btought homo her
husband, dead Wo seo tbn mother-
less llttlo ones with a drunken father
Just sent up for thirty days. We sen
tho )oung fellow so thin and pule, ol
ready within the grin of the (treat
White Death, step ft urn tho overland
nt tho station, with u pathetic hope In
his unnaturally bright ejes and the do-
ceptlvo flush upon the cluck that tells
to thoso who know lis own fatal story
Wu see him grow more III day by day
At first he passed our olllm every day
nnd wo met him In the parks sitting In
the Hiinshlno. Ho grows thinner and
thu shoulders droop over Ihu poor
shrunken chest as though to protect It
from the wind. We sec him only occa
sionally now, and by and by wo do not
seo him ut ull and we know that hu will
not come again.
Wo look Into the bold eyes of crime,
and nslc it why It did the cruel deed,
Wo are bent to the houso of a mother'
whose only daughter has fled lo hldo
the shame of a broken und mined llfd
mini tlio eye of even the one who, woman Is tullod lucl, lu man, dlploni
bore her, and we are brought fuec to'ney.
nice with un agony thut death inn
never bring. We see the sweet. trust -
lug young wife of a few months whoso
llllBl.nh.l linn .Irt il I. m .
husband has deserted her for another
womau.
And then we see and know other
things things thut If they were writ
ten would nuke so-called yellow jour-
linllsin.lookiriale erram color In
parltou, 'More slorleo than tho public
ever itreams of uro denied It for tho
sake of some i.ne else who would fccl'iovered Hint ou penetrated Ihe thin
the cruel hurt and sting, while the'
world read and eagerly asked for more..
Newspaper workers como across more
unburled dead of this Mnd'.thun one
ever Knows of und many a story tint
is good stuff fiom a newspaper man's
viewpoint Is given quiet burial In tho
neart or tho one who discovered It. I
von criticise us harshly sometimes,1
jou uiumo us ror whnt wo tell. Uut,i)ou Know. You know, dear. I would
oh! my friend If you only knew what much prefer not having this dinner
wo man i tell oven tho worst of 'ua
sometimes you would lmve,n warmer,
softer spot In your heart 'thun you
have for those who earn their bread
and butter and cod fish and cream by
writing for the journals!" Indeed, it
might more often be pound cake and
porterbuuso stedk If we wrote of ull
tbe things we hear!
In newspaper work as nowhero else
ou see humanity oft its guard with
It masque torn off, and sometimes
your hearts still In awe ut what jo'i
see. One dny.'s work on ft newspaper,
may be a thing of tragedy und comedy
no closely Interwoven that you cun.
not tell warp from woof thread. Theiyou when you are nt your busiest nnd
light and tho simile are distributed In
Buclv. dramatic contrast that your emu
tlons uro kept In- u constunt turmoil
Irom morning till night, and at tbe
end of the day your nerves ure reduced
to tbe condition of a shredded cocoa
nut.
You see n woman at the climactic pin
uncle of her hipplneis, arrayed for brrglve It over the phone you mount your
bridal, her eyes luminous with the joy wheel, leave Mr. brown's daughter's
of giving hersalf foiever into Ihe keep- funeral notice half written, and betake
lug of the one she loves most on earth, yourself to n palntlul residence on Hie
All Is mirth, and joy aud brightness,! outskirts of the Ilest Side. You are
tbe fragramo of flowers and tho throb given n flowery account of Inst night's
of music fill Hie nlr and your heart, function, playfully scolded for not hav
sings tn harmony An hour lutcr you lug reported Madamo's last dinner
may stand by u black-robed figure In' "which never got Into the papers ul
whose eyes all tho agony of renuncla
Hon and separation lies; und wltb ueb
lug heart you look at the tiny thing
lylug so white, uud still, nqd little, In
Us tiny ensket. There, loo, Is the fiog-
ranee of flowers, white ones, ugutn,
ami mere is music, too, but It Is In n
minor key, Willi your ow "yw tilled
with tears and your bcurl wrung with
pity for the grief you cannot help, you
go out Into Hod's sunshlno again und
take your plaie In the court room to
listen to the testimony of defendant
and plalntlrr lu a sensational divorce
cult. You pick up tbrco or four small
things u chuieli social, u card party last night's paper? Tbero was that
or two, uud a runaway on your way 'ery simple dinner that I gave for the
back to the ofllce, uud It Is time for Mallory-Allens written up (III I scarce'
jour own luncheon. As ynu sit ut your ly recognized It. I was nevermore sur
machine In Ilia afternoon In tho mldat prised In my life, I can't Imagine
of a column obituary notices hecnusu wliero'sbn got tho Ileum.' I nlwayii
of which till hundred extras liuye been
Oldcred, )ou nro culled In the telephone
to take the miles of u domino dunce
nt the tilghl befoie. As ynu rise tioiii
our desk to riturn to the iililtunry, n
)(iuiik fellow tomes In, bashful mid
awkward, and with n conlldeutlnl ulr
Informs you that a nine-pound sou has
jurt nrrlved to ndd to the music of the
spheres In his home. You correct three
galleys or proof, answer I In- phone fnin
limes, answer n few questions, und
then hurry back to )nur obituary no
tice. Yon have gol the dead man ns
fur us his second marriage and oii
must mrry him the rest of the wuy
through llfo when tho illy editor o
his head Into the door with a "Keep
that down; cut It off as sum us jou
can; kill all the gun, going to. bo short
of spaco today, and it's almost press
time; glvo iiib what you've got up," A
half hour later the paper Is out. You
open it to see if the proof corrections
were properly made In your best story
tho stoop that you worked so haul to
get. Not tin re! "That! Oh, cs, that
was uoftded out at the last minute. Ho
over It and ll x It up for tomorrow
What? Yes, I know the morning paper
I will huvo it, but ll can't be helped. Too
much stud today," and Ihe city editor
nonchalantly lights u cigar und puts
I1'11 'eel on the desk. And ou bavo a
plcasani conversation over Hie nlione
I" the morning with the woman whose
I reception lo tho eusleru linn was crowd
ed out, and you mo assured In'ucld
I tones that this Is tho Inst lime she will
eer save an Hem exclusively for your
parer.
And another day has begun.
I The daily newspaper Is a school for
character study. There is no better
And sight reading Is morn Important
llcro than In the realm of music. The
.man who caunoi learn to read human
nature, and rend it quickly aud accur
ately has no place on a dally puper
hor tho uhlllty lo translate what men
nnd women my nud do, Into terms of
whnt they mean and urc is the report
er's star in the north his compass that
will adjust ull things to their proper
vulue. Hut there is unother Milii
that goes hand In hand with character
leading nnd that is something that In
Tim lilhl.. .i.inumLi,,.. ,, ..i .. i.i
our left Jul ml know what our right
bund doelh; In Journalism you must
'
not let your left eye know whnt you
right seeth. It Is sometimes unwise
to appear ns wise as you uro. That ll
why Mrs. Newly Klch In her trailing
gowns and befeathered hats und ilia
com-'monds which the will persist lu wear
lK In the morning to make up for the
years she didn't hate'them. never ills-
tell of hypocrlcy with which she lino
trlt en lo conical her eagerness to
Push Into society. I wanted to usu a
stronger word, bit It Is ajang. so I will
leave It lo jour own Imagination.
"Ob, my deal!" sho says with such
c patronizing nlr, "Oh, I shrink so from
nnvlng my ntfalrs written up for the
papers. It seems so cr vulgar, don't
party lu ut ull. but I suppose I must
You reporter won't leave me ulouc.
llut If you do suy unylhlni; nbout H
I wish you would suy that I had my
(rock sent on from NowYork for the
occasion, und that the finger bowls
were or Tiffany glass. I had ,the flow
ers sent dowh from Bun Krnuclsco,
you know; really ouo cannot get any
thing at all down here. Oh, how onv
misses New York!" Yes? Does one?
0r ,M ono posing Just a wee bit?
Ami then there is tbe type thut
frowus ut you before people but
squecxes your band under the sofa pll.
lows all (he time. She telephones to
asks you to come to her home. You
are delighted to get Hie Item but you
can scarcely spare the time to go tc
ber house, especially as you know that
you cun get tbe Item just us well over
the phone as by going if alio will do
her part In answering the qiieslloua
you ask. Hut as she refuses curtly to
ull, although It really was quite the
most unique affair of the season," and
then you hurry buck to the ofllce uud
set your muchlne to clicking.
The next afternoon when you are ni
u lecepllon whete you ure'a guest und
not n repot ter (your story was written
und In typo boms beforo you dressed
for tho lea) you merlicar madams of
yesterday say, "There Is that reporter
ugalnl getting notes I suppose, oh
those reporters. They nro getting to
be a peifect nuisance. Why, ono can-
not even turn around without gelling
her name In tbo iiuncr! Mil vou see
make u practice of refusing uilmlttiince
Btjsau-
to all rcpoiler Newspftpo notoriety
Is always so foreign lo in) nalure
You feel sunn thing wet nnd sail
splush on )our hand vu look up
Willi n stun What a it- oh, only
the tear drnlilied by I be Itmtirillnir An.
IriI sa hn wrote something in a book.
J A few motmnls later when )ou find
yourself In the dressing room ulone
jimi bear Urn mailing of many gar
ments und Madame npptnirhcs )oii if-
furlvely, and sas with "nods and
becks and wreathed smiles
"Oh, my deal, that wns u beautiful
occoiini you gave of m party In last
night's 'Hummer' lteill you are - "'er and i-aunol be expected lo know
doer nbout tilings. You murl conic "" answers to all the ethical conun
up and dine with mc some evening. 1 drums. And you finally c-omo to the
lae so much sympathy for young wo- conclusion that the sin Is not In break
men reporter. And you know I to- ''" l'le 'aw uul 'n being found out. ,
speel you none the less beiaute jou 'or ,l10 woman to whom I.cnl has i
have lo work. There I must go; It "" oautlful and sacred meaning that
wouiu never no lor me lo iw seen talk-
lug lo a reporter, would ll" and Mn
name Hulls away
You bear, no mutter how Hint Mrs
i iinii .mi
Hose Mndre gao a llltlo dinner last
evening for Miss lllun Mocking. Now
)ou might put ll that "Mis Hose Mndre
of U-niou Orchard Avenue enter
WAJS."?&1
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in ho sweet Innocence of ,or hea-t
a sa-sas? t-ztf
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. M1.0.'."0 l J'?' 'll'"C 1U'0'
un. .uri.. usf jmiiru;
"Yes, who Is Ibis, please" eouiiM
z?z. .rrJi!-2
and then you say lu tones of honejed
sweetness, "Oh, I heard that )0ii u
lertalned at dinner last, night for Mlta
Ulue Stocking, Mrs. Madre, and would
)ou lie so kind as to tell mo something
nbout It for thu paper' Could )im
vlvi mil flui nniiipu itt tin. iMtudi. n.,.l
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JL !h"jT Lff" "''J"1" '!
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all. you know, and It was very lufor -
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Hen u w ,: :":: .:r:... .: . ":.
won't l,nv li ,,:..,:.;".:,.."'''.
elrcumstance." Now v,. i, n '
istanccs." Now you happen to
that .mobs tho guests at ll o
was the bosom Friend of a."
know
tllntinr
- iunuiii iiiviiu Ul ail -
other reporter, and you know that tbe
nlhpp ruimrtiii- will rtl.A fcA....
other reporter will a-otithnrniwirt from
thl. OH...I r.,,,1 ii,, .i... ,ii
-
Iwlll have It In splto of.-wUat the host.
ess savn. Ynu hiil-imI ihl i i.-,
and say that as lornr as one im.r u
sure to bavo It what ran ..- il,.. hnr,
to let you have It, too? IJut sho Is
firm, perhaps sbu thinks this Is but a
hoax to gel the Item nnd curtly sa)S
"that If you make oven the briefest
mention of Hut Item she will stop her
paper. Although you know you will
be scooped you realize" Hint thu matter
Is after all too Insignificant to make-
all thut commotion .over, so you ring
off with your whole being permeated
with disgust Hint you did not uso what
you knew nbout thu dinner without
asking the hostess for particulars that
lost you thu whole. Still you cau't
help a few wicked llttlo thrills whon
you think of tint account of tbo parly
in mo oilier paper, although polite
ness and tact will forever forbid your
saying, -i told )ou sa," to the woman
who was so unreasonable'.
Then there Is the woman that every
reporter has enioiintered. and Wu arc
ull wultlng for the tln when sho will
become an extinct species. lu the
midst of a busy Saturday morning
when you are hurrying to get thu
week's work well rounded out, going
without your Muchcon perhaps In or
der to tell thu .dear public about Mrs.
fobody s garden party or Mr. Jones'
tccoud wife's funeral, you are called
to thu phone for an Important Item.
Holding the receiver to your ear jou
say, "Hollo, yes this Is Miss Scrib
bler." "Well. I have an Item that I
would like to hue In tonight's papor
sure. I am Mrs. Particular of It Mad
ison Terrare, If you will come up
right away I will be glad to glvo you
the item." You murmur now glad you
are to bavo the Item and will take
It down. Oh, but It Is something that
cannot bo given over tbo phone. You
say how busy you are, and that to go
lo her home will make you sacrifice
several other Hems. "Well, of course
lr you don't want the Item I will give
it to tho other paper, Goodbye," Yon
know Hie other woman Is unreason
able but you cannot afford to antago
nize even ono subscriber to the paper,
It is a part of your business lu llfo to
keep everybody sweet und amiable and
so vou drnn vimr wnrti r..tni iniiiiv u.,,i
hasten to the woinau'H house expect-1 ,loc" ""' rBre' no n""6" " srlcvance
Ing to get at least enough for a half ,,l,lt " wa not ' "lle t& no slight
lolumn story, Vou tako out a hand-"u own tocla' Position Is too well us
till of copy puper, polso your penrll in Mlre,l '" ,)tt Mrengthcncd by nntntlnty
mldulr nnd aro ready to ask nues-
tlons, when Madame says sweetly thut
Mrs, Jqslali Ucmmlngwny aud Miss
i my iicmmingwuy ot TopeKu, rvun
bus, are visiting me und ure so pleas-
id with tho illy thut (buy may per-
manuntly loialo hero,"
And It Is your cue to smllo and say
thank you will, the s'amo 'grace lliat
you would take yuur leavn of the noted
pla)w right who had given )uu su
hour's Interview'
Hut of all the t)pes Willi which the
society roricxiiiil nt has to deal the
woman who Is entertaining In Uni
but Is scandalised wlies it Is known Is
Hie worst
"Oh, I would not hate It lu for any
thing'" she esclslms In horror "Wh),
it's Lent, yon know, oh, mercy'"
If It Is right to hue a parly In
I .n I where Is Hie sin In telling of it
(you murmur lo )our inner ronsclous-
'"'" and lu, no answer couieth Kor
"" Brt" wily a humble society serlu-
" """ " "'" "" iiavc- me ueepcsi
leaped, but for her who observes It !
outwardly becaui,H Is the muile to do
so. Indulging lu ull of the forbidden
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V". 'V. V ' ""' "'"" '" '.' V
da)H designing new frocks In which
lo burst upon the post Kirntcr world
)ou bavo a withering contempt that'
inlfllJ llltlll III Moltln.. .... - m
laiVHdTwiiman i f, "fi Ti ".
0I111K.T for four
, WB1H , , 'fc
sa s.-i-ft-x-j:
lieart); the one who wants it lu nud
doesn't .are who knows she wants i
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..., ... nw,(.u., n,,w (tv-nii i. niiiik ii in
and won't let ynu put It in, so there!
-- " '"' - sire-And
then there nre those who will glvo )iiil
n report of their party but won't let the
names of their guests be published;
there ure others who will give )ou no
details bill will nllow you to use the
names; Hie oue hurt becuuse the re
ilrt of lur gown nt Iho last cotillion
""'ghbor was in. there ,. the w,a
whose gown was reporter
' ,.
" '. So with all Hie.a things tn
muir. ,. ,,.. nut WB.u.. ... m..
I,rf"lr wo mllme. do get our
, V "'
I;1"1 f do " tt, wouM bo "
I ? n'"1 ,0 ,le": l'""u t.a many of
'? mll. We do try n great
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IIISIU
me grumuiers give- us credit tor. Kor
""""' re! "omo l,coi"e ,aS" us
i for giving so much space lo weddings
I""'! '" ''fr'!'""" of the brld-.'s gown
.""-"" uim me iiiciueiiiiii
"lTlalnlng. Did you eer think for
ono moment that we wrolu all that stuff
fur the pleasure of writing It; that we
lie awake nights trying to think of new
und original pretty things tu say be
cniiso we like It? 1 fur oue, uud I
think I eun speak for nil loiisclomlous
women who really love their work unit
their sister women, always try to den-
crllie each wedding for tho girls sake
lt ns though It were the only wedding
"lere '" ' tfy to forget that I hav,
three other weddings to write and that
1 Imvo written hundreds of other wed
dings In the past. To eucb girl there
is really only one wedding, aud thut
Is her own; It Is tbe only whlto wed
ding she can ever have und It Is dun
her to say all the nice things oue can
It Is very hard for a girl or her mother
to sit down und write letters to fifty
or u hundred relulhes und friends th
ing the detail of Clara's wedding, and
enclosing sumplcs of the frocks. Hut
If tbero is u full uiiuunt In ihe puper
no letters need bo written. If u gill
Is popular enough to have u dozen par
lies given for her before her marriage
If sho Is u nuiurul girl sbo cannot heir
taking n pardonable pride In it.
Ho when the orders for "a hundred
extras, please," stop coming Into the
counting room, the editorial room may
beglu to think of curtailing wedding
stories not before. Newspapers never
waste money paying people tu write
stuff fur which there Is no demand. So
If you do not like n certain depuitmeni
In your paper, you do not have to road
it, but remember there uio other peo
pie In the world beside yourself who
may value tho paper Just for that de
partment. There Is one other type of women
which stands out clear und luminous
lu the reporter's vision us u thing ol
beauty and a Joy forever the woman
of good social position and perfect
poise, who will not lose any sleep cltli-J
er wuy. it you want un account of her
reception she will gladly glvo It to )ou
lecelvlng yoo cordially, answering
your questions giaeloiisly und smiling
us sho does It. And If on tho other
,'ia'l y"" " t report her pnrty she
r weageiidt ny hick or it. alio Is a
lady by heredity aud enviionmciit
What higher praise can I give her than
Hint? And when such u hostess withes
something kept out of the paper for
tomo good reason there Isn't u reporter
living nho would nut rather be scooped
live times over than fall to consider
this woman's wishes.
And there nr other types wo meet
and Hie) inske life a joy und we Hum
tier tin in among our Jewels. I'copte
who when the) hear nf something tlllii
lias happened nr Is going lo happen m
I' likel) In baplieii, telephone to us ul
loiue to the iiiuic und tell us, friend
upon whom wo feet that we can ulwa)f
lely Koine of them take the trouble
In write the Items for us. Supposing
the dlclion Is xr. nnd Iho words mis
spelled, and the writing ImpoMllde ui
It m often Is: the kind thought Is there
end we nppicclate It, aud the grammar,
i tu lie changed There come busy du
when oii tuiionl have lime lo look up
more than two-thiids of the events ou
want to rejMirt nnd what Joy Ills )our
roil I to And thrin or four of the eventt
written for )ou and lying on yout
desk'
Hume people seem to think thai a le.
porter Is such a busy, hard-hearted sort
of person Hint he does not need )in
pathy or nppriTlatiou, bill In me tell'
Jim that then- Is nowhere In the world
that n little of either will go farther
than right bete, Criticism Is looklnj
SHIRTS THAT STAND
IN A CLASS
BY THEMSELVES
tST?HE SHIRTS wc make to order
l have a touch, a tone, or an air about them
thai at once suggests dressiness.
Shirt wearers arc beginning to recognize " that
little difference" between a shirt that fits perfectly
and one that docs not. And its just that difference
that adds greatly to your comfort as well as appear
ance. We Make Shirts To Order
Wc make them to fit perfectly; besides they're
made stronger and wlH wear longer than the
usual rcady-to-wcar kind. A large quantity of
- fresh new samples now on display. It will take
I only a minute to look them over and leave your
order.
M.McInerny, Ltd,
COR. FORT AND MERCHANT STREETS.
The
CREMO
Is the best
So Cigar
H. Hackfeld & Co,
United,
WholesalsDistributors.
There's Such
A
between the cost of Keroiene and Electricity and the de
gress of comfort and satisfaction obtained from the two
lllumlnants that It seems strange that Electricity is not
installed In every home. Cleanliness, cheerfulness and
comfort are admirably served by the Incandescent Light
and home Is happier and healthier for Its use. Call us up
on the 'phone and we will send a man to talk to you
about wiring.
Hawaiian Electric Co., LM.
' Tel. Main 390
bi both lis a anil good mlul. IIiij
man) of us iilnlerntand the tellii lb.,'
)' How easy It is In exn ol,
adverse erltliUm Hid how haul tu iy
Ihe pleusaui tblUK If you liked some
thing Hint the nwKip(r man put In
Iho paper tell him so It will warm his
heart and help to heal the hurt or
rng'T le it from a ti'lephon eoiiversi
Hon whtn the man nt the other end ob
jected lo his report nf the last council
mealing
In my newspaper experience I hn
met nil Hii-m- types, und lr I ciiriil I
eoiitd mention names In fit each, but 1
cm truly glud (o my thai the rending
public Is hi a whole very appreciative
very fair, nnd very helpful nnd Un
pleasant types I have mentioned are
greatly In the majority It is this that
inn lies reporting and more especlnlly
soclety reporting endurable nud even
delightful at times.
And 10 )oiLOf the latter l)M-n lit inn
ray l-ong may )uii live, und In Ihe
words of Tiny Tim,
"(iod bli-Hs you, every one,"
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