Evening star., 1923-10-07
Girls ar d Their Affairs.
Conducted By Helen IT, Fet;er

A LTHOUGH girls go to matinees
~ very often to sit and adore the
~ hero, they go to motion pictures
L and read novels even more fire.
uuently with prime interest In the
heroine and her clothes. There was
time, a couple Of years back. when
new type of heroine was featured and
quickly reflected in the so-cailed 'fappef
style of girl" This type Is absolutely
blase in fiction and the movies now, and
even in real life she is losing ground rs
a subject Of general interest.
1t is notable that scenario writer's and
uevelis,3 are reverting for the most
part clear back to the heroines OF cos
tune plays and stories for the prevail
ing style In 1923 heroines.
'Eiaine the fair, the lily maid Of
AstoIat" is the keynote to what is latest
in heroines. Speaking Of Elaines, Elaine
Hanimerstein portrays sweet and Dig
nified young queen in one of the newest
movies and on another screen Ehe is
equally sweet and dignified as 'yoang
girl new to the chorus life OF BroAd-
way theaters and shielded by the love
of loyal and older woman friend from
the ESTABLISHMENTS of life. At still an
other motion picture house. Alice Terry
is beautiful but comparatively helpless
as heroine Of a tale of Frances old
aristocracy during the revolution.
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TsHERE is no doubt whatsoever that
J. the motion picture heroines suggest
thes''way the wind blows for the mod
ern girl. 1t is equally evident that the
rather boisterous. extremely active
flapper is giving way in real life, as in
reel life to the more quiet and subtle
girl. Modern fashions which persist in
emphasizing demure fiat -heeled pumps
and long-skirted frocks that suggest
Jane Austin's hereiles are having their
effect on the young girl who strolis On
+ street after high school hours as much
rs the movies"
These fashions are not graceful or
pretty in their modern version. They
are tantalizing in their suggestion of
former styles that had lines Of charM.
but the lack of. originality In their
adaptation to modern settings gives
them an effect that possesses. neither
the oid-fashioned charms nOy the mod
ern dash and "chic." The boys have
dubbed them sloppy, -,
enthusiastic about the fall fashions gen-
orally. although the colors are unusual
and lovely end many of the materials
are beautiful. 1t IL quite evidently a
transition period for both girls and
tiiCh SiOlAcSs IL 10 eSPeCldHs HItcf~
esting to a spectator who is sympa- :
thetic to the modern girl. her ideals, heF
work and her delightful sense ef
frankness.
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VLTAsHINGToN girls showed very
w definitely their deep interest in
clothes by the way in which they. filled
a local theater to see a famous dancer
billed as "'the best dressed woman in
the world and by their great disap-
peintment when, because Of a wreck
and various other things. the stage
fashion dictator failed them.
Local girls also show their interest in
these matters in a practical way by
filling the enrollments in sewing and
millinery classes at the high schools
where these subjects are taught snd
spending even spare tims Wsrking on
dresses new or sFenasated, and on hat
ornaments under the direction of these
teachers. -. -
Who knows but what, if professional
fashion designers continue to fail te
produce really attractive and & new
styles, Washington girls may not put
their heads together in these school
classes and design a new frock them
selves that will satisfy everybody con-
cerned: