Evening star., 1922-07-23
nor some reason. generally kept
. a deep and dark secret, eiris
of today are being labeled as


of today are being labeled as
- class as exceedingly eA
trayagant in their ideas or dress ani
many other things as well. just why
this should be it is hard to uhuef
stand in spite of the fact that many
of them spend a good deal of money
on details such as manicurins' NOV
tnr-picture shows. sundaes. etc. But
thi. has always been true OF the
younr American girl. who was never
especially noted for her economical
inclina tions.
On the whole. the American glri is
rot nearly so extravagant in her
tastes as many people would MAKE
her out to be and she is learning 70
give money its proper Falue ny -.
best possible method-actuai eNpei
ence in earning as wen as sPe Pi;'c
Every wear more girls are WORKING
and either partially or wholly earhlus
their own living expenses than Were
doing SO the previous year MANY
schools are teaching girls prdetlNt
methods of studying simple and even
comniicated fiyance by having schoo,
hanks where money and expenses are
handled directly by the students.
l girl is far from extravagant- she
tends more and more to the idea OF
one generally matched-up costume
for general use during season
rather than a frenzied attempt 10
collect odds and ends that may De
shifted into several combinations OIL
costumes. none of which is har-
monious in every detail.
The-uniform movement in women
c,othing is progressing rapidiy-
much more rapidly than most peoP,e
realize 1t was especially no'iceapi.
in the spring when the soi =,
"colleeiate" clothing was so much IN
yorme A certain type of hat. scarf,
coat. suit and shoes was almost uI,i-
versally adopted by girls. and the
only chance of variation IN the cos-
tune was that of color scheme. ENeh
SO there were two or three pdl u
lar colors that were favored ABOVE
the rest. ,- :,
When girls are willing to dress in
shoals. as il were. the clothes can he
purchased at considerably lower costs
than when girls insist on lndlNlau-
ality of dress. IL is iarEeiH ,,
for personal decision as to Whethei
or not it is necessary for the girl OF
school age to demand greater indl-
yiduality of dress than boys or men
have OF course. when she gets ne
yond that age. the problem assumes
somewhat different aspects
WHEN one considers that in all
w other countries except the
United States schools as well as par
erts restrict the girls 10 certain types
of costume of a much more subdued
style than any OF the most sensible
ones favored here. 1t would seem that
this wholesale system were most SEN
sible and the girl should be com
mended rather than adversely criti-
cized for adopting it. Ar al events,
the idea is not an extravagant one.
In the matter of recreation. II is
only in the very gayest OF soclai stts
where the parents set the example pE
extremely lavish entertaining tha'
gold digger type of girl with the
country-club thirst and the paradise
plumed hat exists. She is not IKE
the average American girl. VINO Is
amending much of her recreation time
base ball and different forms OF
rhythmic dancing. When she goes
out with boys she darces TO phono.
graph records in her girl irlehus
homes instead of expensive orches-
tras in exotic restaurants. She goes
to movies instead of high-priced seats
at questionable farces. she reads
library books and eats candy she
buys herself for so cents a pound.
In short the average girl does not
do the wildly dlyiextravagant thlhss Una
some English writers, famous for
their riscue novels. wsuld have the
world think she does.
DRoBABLY the one thing in which
L the American girl is really eX-
traya CANT is her affection. Yet. usu-
ally it is youthful enthusiasm mas
ouerading as affection and proves en-
ceedingly effervescent in nature She
is more than likely to slap a boy II
he takes her thoughtless enthusiasms
with the wrong attitude. Only too
soon she learns sufficient of the book
OF life to become fairly sophisticated.
and thus arms herself with the price
less weapon of discrimination be
tween real and feigned affection. AS
she gains i'll this knowledge she loses
in the ardor of her own affections and
learns to control them to degree
that is almost the opposite extreme.
BY the time a girl is eighteen she is
rarely impetuous in her affections
All in ali. the girl of today is quite
we'll equipped to defend herself and
take an almost ultra-sensible atti-
tude toward life. Probably her great
est danger is her almost absolute
sense of security in being able to
manage herself and her own affairs
without the consultations with par
ents that used to be considered alb
solutely essential. If there is one
thing the American girl must learn it
is teamwork. but after all she GER
tainly isn't alone in this. for there
doesn't seem to be spot on the
whole globe that doesn't need this
very spirit of teamwork and need it
badly.