The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-07

Il Defsnse 81 Flappers.

y her. and the men OF two On.
ct her fest. And NOV. n
lay, you say, . tribe pretty 4.
vou would not have given e,
photograph ! second glance.
As far a. can be ascertsi,.s !,
lrom q study Of the iiles Of ~
periodicals.. the new type Of nauss,
irst began to appear about iile
At that time. face powder ~
placed openly upon the femini,s
dressing table, often braxenly =.
companisd by tin boz Of thestric.
II rouge. For the first time, aln
silk stockings became popular ID
Everyday wear among the wcmss
Of the middle class. Before thst
they had not been considered a.
respectable. With them
came the Merry Widow hat, the ii,
skirt. bright coisrs and curly hsir
In the old days. II a young "a.
mans hair IVES stright, it was con.
sidered an affectati0n to curl Il
Many things we're responsible for
thu birth Of the new era Of hsn6.
made aids to beauty. The reaA,.
made women's wear industry IA
Just started on its spectscula,
course Of expansion, so that =
the first timo the great mass q
women stepped from homemsde
frumpy clothes into those Of smart.
er lines. Hats could be procured
much cheaper in the retail stores
than they could be made by m
trained milliners. But perhaps u.
most important factor of all WA
the birth Of the moving picture In.
dustry, with its curly-haired, star.
ry-eyed heroines, which brought the
art Of makeup directly before III
gaze Of thousands of admiring fap.
pers.
In the old days OF the 18th cen.
tuTy, there we're beauties, but thew
were extremely rare. That is Why
they created such a furore. TO-DAY.
charm il 50 usual among the fen.
mime population that it is the home.
ly girl who startles. The now Zap
pers can produce a certain amount
Of good looks as easily as We pro-
duce watches and breakfast food.
1t is no trouble at all to be A.
tractive. il you know the art Of
improvement.
In the old days, II a napper had
dull mouse-colored hair or . SAL
low complexion. she was saddlsd
with those handicaps for life. To
day a girl can choose her own com.
plexion and coloring. and buy them
at the nearest beauty parlor. The
new flappers. you will noticA are
nearly all blond or Titan haired.
They know their henna. Their eye.
broWs are neatly plucked; their
eyes deity Swallowed; their hair
elaborately dressed. their lips
smoothly crimson. And with her
new beauty has come a new indie
pendence, q new carriage. new
deporthent-pep.
The One American Masterpiece
AS b result. the United States To-
day is noted for having the lars-
es. supply Of feminine pulchritude
in the world. No other nation can
compete with US in this respect
1t is. our one distinctive form Of
art. AT least. such is the rather
doubtful compliment paid u BY
our foreign visitors.
When questioned as to what be
considered the most striking feat.
ures of this country. a recent cels-
brated English visitor promptly re-
piled: Those of the young W
men. I have not seen one actual!
homely girl" -
Paul HELEN, a noted French pof'
trait artist, whose specially is paint
ing beautiful women. has q SIM
lar view.
There are no girls Of any o.
er country, even my native France
whose beauty equals that OF TIE
women of America" he says. ANA
I have found the most beautllll
among what you call your middle
class. Above the middle class
beauty is rare. You will find H.
to be sure, among society's ellie,
but it is a long, tiresome search.
In all my travels on the CONT
nent l have yet to find any claa
Of women to compare even favor
ably with the American girl. The
great melting pot may be an answer
i to that. but whatever it is, beauty
may be found in America where \
cannot be found anywhere else
There seems to be an inexhaustloi'
supply OF beautiful women IN as
country" =.
Thus, before we take from To-
fappcr her rouge and her henhs
and her lipstick and other aids 70
comeliness, let us pause. listen v
! IT, praises Of our foreign nelef
bors, and-rsvtw the old fanN
album.