Show HOME FOR CHORUS GIRLS If ever eer there was a case of misdirected philanthropy it Is the case of the PIUs Pills burg man who suggests In all serious seriousness seriousness ness the establishment of clubhouses In the larger for tor chorus girls He Heis HeIs Heis is now endeavoring to Interest men of or means In his plan but so far without much success If Ie he approached men who are reasonably familiar with the genus chorus girl her haunts and habits hab habits habIts its his lack of success is not surprising surprising surprisIng ing The scheme is altogether impracticable Impracticable impracticable Far be it from us to suggest that the chorus girl Is not worth saving Herlot Her Herlot Herlot lot at best is a far from pleasant one She is compelled to work hours that are criminal in they thelt length What with I rehearsals matinees and lind extra extra per performances performances performances it is a wonder that she does not faint from exhaustion And always when she is on the stage she must force herself to smile she must walk nimbly she must have an appearance of enter entering entering entering ing with zest Into her work At re rehearsals rehearsals she sh Is ls the butt of the stage managers coarse wit she is fined on the slightest provocation and her pay is meager But the hours the chorus girl is perforce per perforce perforce force obliged to keep her trips on the road and all aU that sort of thing make It manifestly impossible to provide a permanent home for her Besides If such homes were built and offered to the girls only a very Ver small proportion would avail themselves of them This not because they are naturally vicious but because the they would not submit to any restraint They like to regulate their hours when they are able to reg regulate regulate regulate them at all according to their own convenience They would not sub submit submit submit mit to any hard and fast rules Besides there are now in the large cities homes to which the chorus girls can go if they desire to do so We refer to the places In which i workingwomen working workingwomen workingwomen women are housed There is no reason why a chorus girl whose character is good should not associate with girls who work In dry goods stores in busi business business business ness offices and other places place Although there is a very general impression n to the contrary and although the temptations temptations temptations to which women of or the stage are subjected are far stronger than those thrown in the way ay of the average working work working working ing women the average of or stage moral morality morality ity It is high AVe We Te hardly hard believe the Pittsburg manwill man manwill manwill will get very ery far with his home scheme |