Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-04
IN DEFENSE OF F[APPERS

her. The Jersey Lily Tho woman
who was one OF the first to have per
fumes and boots named after her.
songs dedicated to her. and the men
OF two continents at her feet And
now, today. you say. n trifle pretty.
but you would not have given her
photograph a second glance"
As far as can be ascertalned from
a study of the files OF old periodicals,
the new stype OF napper first began
TO appear about 1910. At that time,
face powder was placed openly upon
the feminine dressing table. often
braZenly accompanied by a tin box Of
theatrical rouge. For the first time.
also. silk stockings became popular
for everyday wear among the women
OF the middle class. Before that they
| had not been considered altogether re-
spectacle. With them camc tho Merry
Widow hat. the slit skirt, bright colors
and curly hair. In tho old days. II Il
WAS considered an affectauon to curl
l IL
Many things were responsible for
:he birth of the new era OF handmade
aids TO beauty. The rcadymhdo wom-
! ems wear industry had Just started on
[ it's spectacular course OF expansion, 50
that for the first time the great mass
/ OF women stepped from homemade.
:rumpy clothes into those OF smarter
lines. Hats could be procured much
]
could be made by unframed millincrI
/ But perhaps tho most important factor
OF all was the birth of the moving
picture industry. with It's curly haired
starry -cwed hcroincs, which brought
the art OF makeup directly before the
gaze OF thousands OF admiring flap
pers.
! In the old days Of tho 18Th century.
there were beauties. but they were
extremely rare. That il why they
created such "A furorc. Today. charm
Is 50 usual among the feminine popu-
lation that Il iu the homely Eirl who
/ sttrtes. Tho new flappers can pro-
/ ducc certain amount OF good looks
I as easily as we produce watches and
I breakfast food. II is no trouble ht
all To be attractive, II you know the
I art OF Improvement.
/ In the old days. IL n rIappcr had
dull mouse -colorcd hair or a sallow
| complexion, shc was saddlcd with
those handicaps for life. Today
| girl can choose her own complexion
and coloring, and buy thom at tho
nearest beauty parlor. Tho now rap-
pers, you viii notice, are nearly all
| blond or Titan haired. They know
their henna- Their eyebrows arc
neatly plucked their eyes dsftly
shadowcd; their hair deliberately
dressed. their lips smoothly crimson.
And with her now beauty has como
now independence, new carriage,
new dcportmcut-pop.
The One American Masterpiece
As a result. tho United states today
is noted for having the largest supply
Of feminine pulchritudc in tho world.
No other nation can compete with US
in this respect 1t is our ono distInc-
tive form OF art. At least, such is tho
rather doubtful compliment paid us
4 by our foreign visitors
| fA -
considered the most striking features
/ OF this country. a recent celebrated
English visitor promptly replied:
Those of the young women. | have
not seen one actually homcly girl"
Paul Hellcu, n noted French por-
trait artist. whose speciality IL paint
ing beautiful women, has similar
view.
There are no girls OF any other
country, even my native Franco, whose
beauty equals that OF the women of
! America" he says, and | have found
the most beautiful among what you
call your middle class. Above the
middle class beauty is rare, You will
l find II, to be sure, among socicty's
| elite. but II is a long, tircsome, search.
! In all me- travels on the continent
| | have yct to find any class Of women
] TO compare even favorably with tho
American glrl. The great melting pot
may ho an answer tc that, but what
ever it is beauty may bo found in
I America whore II cannot be found
anywhere olsc. There seems to be an
/ incxhaustible supply OF beautiful
women in this country"
| Thus before we take from tho flap
per her rouge. and her henna ana
her lipstick and other aids to come
/ lness, lot us pause, liston to the
| praises of our foreign noighhors, and
review the old family album.