South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-30
GRANDMOTHER HAD
NOTHING ON The
FLAPPER OF TODAY
Old-fashioned Clothes, W I'm
by Modern Girls, Get the
Merry 'Ha-Hal

happer7"
Webster. authority for all things
answers this oftenest-asked question
81 is72-" young. wild duck
FRS Grumpy down in the next
block. has a different version
The lite hussy!' IN her opinion.
Sweet mammal" is the desigua-
tion Of the cakes and 'jeliy beans
on the corner.
But they are all wrong" says
Miss Marie Williams. 'HIgh-roiler'
that's "napperanto' for "presi-
dent" - OF The Ewes trails
translated Il might be Ewes
Daughters IN Kansas CITY
For Miss Williams. with Miss
Hazel craig. whose title Of low roll
Ter" signifies she is the secretary Of
the organization. has enlisted 1900
organization.
And we are not Just a silly
crowd OF bObbed-haired gir's out
man-ohasing Miss williams an
nounces.
That's right" Miss Craig inter
rupts. Anything Marie says is the
bees knees" We've proved the flap
per isn't silly. or bad. or anything
like folk say
Proof Is Submitted.
Miss williams and Miss Craig
submitted their proof to Kansas
City by actual demonstration.
Folks are always attacking the
fiapper Some seem 10 think us i'm
moral because we bob our hair
others because we seek 10 be COM
Portable by rolling our own. Miss
williams explained. crossing one
knee over the other and demon
strating where the title she bears
High Roller OF Ewes Frails''-
originated.
Why aren't the girls Of today like
the girls OF grandmother time?" IS
the question We hear asked every
day.
wen tell you why" Miss Will
Jams declares.
This week" the leader OF Kan
sas City's fappers went on. Miss
Craig and 1 put on our grand
mothers dresses - great fuffs OF
the prettiest printed things, with lace
and hoops and-and everything.
Then we started out.
Briefly. our experience was:
We couldn't get through modern
street car doors When we bent our
hoops and. with the ala Of a GUESSING
conductor. got into a car aisle we did
not dare sit -hoOpskirts are
too revealing.
Chased Prom Street Car.
when we tried to get into a street
car at the rush hour our laces and
frills were torn by the pummehng
pulling mob OF men who were night
Ing their way 70 seats.
Say a conductor told us. you
danes go rent taxi-there amt
room for both OF you in one Of these
cars
I'VE couldn't crowd into a movie
theater seat with the bustles and
everything we wore.
in the Office where I work tho
boss told me I was immoral. wear
ing such an outfit when I had 10
climb up on our puHy ladder to the
top fling cabinet.
But our dresses were pretty. and
II we were just seeking men all us
fiappers would dress just like grand
mother did IN her day
why the modern happer flaps as
she does Is but the girl OF today flt-
ting herself for the conditions Of to
day.
"Our clothes now are designed
for comfort and 20 take away part OF
the handicap a girl meets in the bust
mess world.
The man who critcizes US the
most - the staid business man -
wouldn't hire US in grandmothe err
costume 20 serve as his stenog-
rapher. or dling Clerk-evCn 10 clerk
IN his store. We couldn't get around
fast enough--'nice girls. but no pep
he would say.
Flappcr Clothes Modern.
-Flapper clothes are just 1922
clothes a skirt in which we can
night our way to a street car seat
with any man: those which stay up
IN comfort without the chains OF
woman's slavery ~ the corset -
sweater coat which will Withstand
the dirt and dust OF city street and
business office - hair that can be
put UP without the girl getting up
a. FIVE o'clock IN the morning
I'VE happers have stood about
al we are going TO stand from those
who attack Us We are banding to-
gether. and when we have our So
oiety fully organized were going 10
demand just one thing
That the public call US Just what
We are-the 1922 girls. dressed for
conditions OF 1929 - business wo-
men Miss williams concluded her
defense OF Ewes FraIls." while
Miss Craig muttered her uu ap-
prevail between puns OF her oiga-
rstte
Both girls have extensive plans for
the promotion or their society.
1T has nothing 20 do with boys
particularly with the caKe-eater
and jelly bean" Miss Craig ex-
planned. we seriously consider
putting a ban against all youths who
wear oihsmeared hair. hats set on
a level with the eyebrow. and Jazz
bow ties and bell-bottom trousers
Ewes Trails viii have no 90
cial features for some tine az least.
What we hope 20 accomplish Is
10 list all merchants who are heard
making remarks about girls who
wear the fiapper dress Then we'U
establish a boycott against these
hypocrits.
We're going 20 do a lot OF other
things, TOGO into politics. maybe.
We already have a candidate FOR
Governor OF Kansas-Miss Helen
Pettigrew. We're going 10 ask al
the fappers there 70 support her.
Then maybe we'll show them JUS
why and what the flapper is"