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Show Take Tie Libel Off The Stenographers For lo, theso mnny yenrs, tho girl stenographer has been pictured to tho public ns a saucy and flighty Miss, a chronic chewer of gum, nn extravagant exponent of tho latest In peoknboo waists and superfluous hair. The public has actually grown to bollovo that this Is a composite likeness like-ness of all stenographers. And now thnt tho 'moving picture shows aro displaying thorn In this charnctor, it would seom that tho llo has been irrevocably ir-revocably cast. Dut 3000 girl stonogrnphors In Montreal, Mon-treal, Canada, havo revolted. They havo signed a statement protesting ngnlnst tho portrayal of tho mombors of their profession In moving pic tures, as chowors of gum nnd wenr-ors wenr-ors ot "rats." Tho potltlon was sent, to makers of moving pleturo films In Canada and tho United States. Lot us hopo It will havo sonio effect ef-fect nnd that w0 shall havo more truthful representatives of tho faith ful, hardworking. Intolllcont vnunc woman who Is supposed to tako hnr employer's dictation nnd tr-nscrlbo it exactly, when In truth sho shnpes hU grammar so it will stand the tist ot criticism nnd puts courtei.; into phrnses thnt wero curt when ut ered. Tho girl stenographer finds It ml-vuntngeous ml-vuntngeous to look as ntttractlve us possible; nlso to bo refined as possible. possi-ble. There's monoy In It. No mat- tor how clover a woman may bo, how well nblo sho Is to attend her employer's em-ployer's correspondence, ho does not want her to bo supremely ugly nor does ho want hor to b0 slouchy or ccarso. H0 won't pay a decent snl-ary snl-ary to n good looking girl who can't do his work, but ho will pay all ho can afford to n Kood stenographer who la nlso good to look at. Moreov. or, oven n coarso man likes roflno ment in a woman, and ho frowns down .exaggerated hair dressing, cheap Jowolry nnd gum chawing In his olllco. Tho wldo nwnko young woman soon discovers this, nnd ovon though Bho bognn her working career with wrong notions, sh0 soon corrects cor-rects horsolf. A girl who Is Intelligent enough to mako a fairly good stenographer Is Intelligent enough to havo reasona bly good taste In hor dress and do-portment. do-portment. Sho 8 far more npt to bo a quiet young porson, Incrnupicu-oua Incrnupicu-oua in gown and actions, than attempting at-tempting to cut a swath whorovor sho goos. Notice tho joung women in soherhuod tailored suits, tho son-slhlo son-slhlo hats and shoes thoy'ro stenographers sten-ographers In most cases. And it tholr Jaws nro workjng, it's not en wads of gum, but on n flfteon cent lunch or in conversation with somo other roputnblo person. Tho stenographer forms n consld orablo part of our groat nnd Increasing Increas-ing nrmy of employed women. Sho Is a vuluablo part of our business equipment. Sho has tho confldenco nnd tho rospoct of hor omployors. Sho draws a substantial Balary with which sho llvos respectably, and sometlmos supports thoso dopondont upon hor. Sho works hard and con- H sclentlously, and whero thoro lsono H stonographer who flirts with a mar- H ried man omployor, thoro are a hun- H dred Indeed, n thousand, who would H rather cut their right hands off bo- H foro thoy would glvo nny wifo cause H for unhapplness. fm Tako tho libel off tho stenograph- H fr. It Is not truo to llfo. Sho does H not deserve It. Student Llfo. M |