The Washington times., 1921-02-09

peal. but they put on rouge. they
sneeted sayer manners, and they
dressed more strikinSly."
Said another vassar girl;
II wonder IL the war is entirely 20
blame. l rem0nber when the turkey
trot struck vsssar In 1913. We were
horrined Floor committees were or
ssnixed for dances. q thing that had
never been before. and n special ship-
ment Of chspsronss WAS provided
That was before the war. but we
have certainly declined since. Think
OF the dances today that we look on
more or less tolerantiyr
FILMS HAVE EFFECT.
Don't you think that the vampire
type OF heroine constantly shown In
the movies may have something TO
do with the lowering of stAndsrdsr"
asked an assistant buyer who had
been educated at the University OF
Arkansas.
'The movies are a result. and not
a cause" objected the others. though
probably the frankness OF the movies
has tended TO break down reserve In
the discussion OF some matters"
THE University OF Wisconsin In
dance crazy just now" said a bright
faced girl. Luckily. 1 have been out
OF college for three years. ! never
could anord TO keep up with the fash
Ions In clothes today. Girls go TO
classes msrcelied and netted and
rouged as for a ball. Curiously. we
don't have much smoking In Wiscon-
SIN. IL is In the Middle West, and
smoking has never become the fash
| ion there. As to kissing, some do
and some don't. IL Is the same In
other colleges. i suppose"
| RULE AGAINST SMOKING.
"In Wellesley we have a rule
against smoking. but the girls GER
tsinly do II on weekend parties"
said a tall. boyishly slender girl. II
saw q president OF student govern
| student meeting blow rings and ex-
hale through her nose in the most
expert fashion at a weekend party.
We don't have trouble with kissing
| among Wellesley girls and the men
who come to visit them, and skirts
on the campus have always remained
unfassionabiy jong. But we rouge a.
calmly as ,es powder our noses"
'Then In what way does the stand
ard Of the girl behind the counter
differ from the standard Of the col
THE college girl generally speak
ing, Is more conservative than the
young debuante," the college grad
yates explained. ut is the wealthy
debutante type of girl the girl be-
hind the counter consciously admires
| and initiates. She wants to be
baby doli' She admires pretty, ex-
treme clothes. bobbed hair, rouge and
gay manners. She can't dance all
night every night. but she can on oc-
cssion. Her idea Of wild good time
is to rent a ball gown and 60 to
cabaret to dance"
FEW STORE GIRLS SMOKE.
"Few OF the girls in the department
stores have learned to smoke as yet"
said the girl from Wellesley, who has
been employed In Wanamaker's In
Philadelphia, and in Lord Il Taylor's,
besides her experience In Macy's.
"They smoke only as an awful dare
and do 1t very awkwardly. Most OF
the girls of foreign parentage are &C
customed to a certain amount of al
cohol in the family beverages. Their
been a little more lax than those In
some circles They kiss . man good
night as naturally as other gtres
shake hands"
A summary Of the whole interview
was made by the associate superin-
tendent- of training Of tho depart
ment store.
'Tt is harder for girls to conduct
themselves with propriety today than
1t was for their grandmothers' she
said, "for the rules to guide them
are not as clear-cut and defined. We
belong to a period that is carrying
out and making new standards
Women are going to take more free
dom, and IL will go to the heads or
some and they will do foolish things.
But, after all. it is only by making
mistakes that we learn
"These surface Indications OF fiuc-
tuating standards are not SO soul
destroying as people would suppose.
Whatever is wrong is not SO much
the fault of the girls as Of the times
Each age has had its shocking inno-
vations and the pendulum has swung
back, 20 that only the best was car
ried forward in the next age. The
problem is to keep the young from
experiment that will be harmful TO
their individual lives and happiness.
CREDIT SIDE OF ACCOUNT.
There is after all. much to be safd
on the credit side Of the account
The poise Of the workingwoman -
magnificent, I think. And the man
ner in which she handles situations
with men in the store and with GUS
toners commands my entire respect.
And after all. we notice the few who
step aside from the beaten path and
pass over the many who do exactly
what is expected OF them.
'Tt is a peculiarly difficult time for
women, because they are being
weighed. The world is saying You
want the ballot. You demand this
freedom and that. You must prove
that you are worthy of it,"