The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
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Pops, I have an idea" said the flapper daughter, as she seated her self at Sunday morning breakfast with the family.
 we both have ideas" announced Fred. the son.
 That is very interesting" ob- served father, looking up from his paper. Ideas are rare"
 This Is very rare idea have. answered the flapper. T want you to buy me"
 idea which stars off that way" in- terrupted her father, with a grin. But pray don't let me interrupt you"
 "Oh, I won't. I want you to buy me a trombone and give me lessons on it."
 My dear child. I don't play the trombone, and if I did I wouldn't. What ever put that idea in your headw
 Now, daddy. dear. know you don'h play a trombone, but l meant pay for lessons for me. want to jcin society orchestra and all the grin are learning to play something and I want"
 T intend to declare myself right here and now" interrupted her father. There Is going to be no such unmaidenly performance in this house. Nor is there going to be any turning night hideous with blasts from a horn. If you want to play something. play the piano"
 But, father"
 Wait minute, sis" interrupted Fred. Dad, you haven't heard all of the idea. 1 want you to buy me a set of kettle drums and traps, and want to learn to play 'em. It won't make much noise in the cellar and it won't cost you but a few hundred to start and the lessons won't go over $500 or $4oo the first year, and"
 Why, I never heard of such a thing. You children have gone crazy. Trombones and drums, in this house! Neveri Why, your mother never thought of such a thing. and neither did I, when we were your age
 "Of course not. father. dear, but this ir 1922" interrupted the flapper. All the girls have some accomplish ment that is little outre and dif- ferent. There's Gladys Small wbo does carpentry work. She built a new porch on the Small house and 1t only cost her father s200 for the lumber and tools and paint and a helper. Minnie Fields is learning contortion-she always was double jointed and she thinks it will make her graceful, and
 And Harry Jenkins is learning to be juggler,,' cut in Fred He can do three balls in one hand now and except that he broke the chan delier in the parlor yesterday his family Is delighted. Now when get the drums and traps"
 Julia Singleton has the cutest lit tie saxaphone," interrupted the flap per. She's going to play it at the club minstrel show next week, and l think saxaphone duet with tram bone will be wonderful and
 tT will not have iti It Is not lady, like. playing all those things in pub lie, Anyone would think you were a vaudeville performer. Why, your mother"
 T know, Dad. You played a mouth organ when you were young and mother sang Tn the Gloaming," to the accompaniment of a parlor organ. You wore violet trousers and spats and carried a cane and wore Ia white choker collar and . hat, and mother wore mits and a hoop skirt and"
 Nothing of the sort! do you think we lived in 1s5o?'
 "Oh, didn't your" asked the flap per. sweetly. "Wsli, my mistake, my mistake. But, Dad, if I can't have trombone. would you buy mo a harp7 It costs more. but 1t is pretty and graceful and-'
 Hold on minute. sis. My turn. You are getting ahead of the game. If dad won't let me have drums and traps, must at least have . tuba. I chose the traps because they don't grunt SO, but If dad can have the noise Ysd like to toot one of thosa biz