Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
This and That

III YOU want to see one of the most
amusing developments of modern CITY
lie journey down to + street this
afternoon.
There. II the day is bright. YOU will
ma various curbstone parties in
progress. This tendency. somewhat
new in Washington. seems 10 have
reached its zenith this Spring
AT various corners, or along the
street. or on streets intersecting nd
near the corners, you are very likely
to see big automobiles drawn up.
In them sit jaunty young men.
known as "sheiks" Young fellows
from Is TO 2S years old. who wear
their hair tremendously slicked back
and sport the lightest of light.grsy
suits.
the sidewalk. It goes without saying
that they are hatless. How else
could one properly display his faultl
less couture. every hair lying just
$3.50,
What chappie would go to all the
trouble of applying Makeitstay faith
fully if he had to cover 1t all up with
an old hat?
So the boys stand bareheaded. ad-
miring their own beauty in the shop
windows. Each man of them is torn
looking at the drape of his own trou-
sers and keeping an eve open for
Betty.
Betty generally wins.
Secure in the belief that his own
appearance Is perfect, this r street
laddie manages to miss few Betties
as the latter amble. stroll and vari-
ousIy walk adown the paved way.
The game seems to consist of imag
lining that ore is perfect. at the same
time attempting TO make the girls feel
the same way about him.
Now to believe that one combines
perfection in one perfect form must
be a wonderfully satisfying feeling.
No wonder the F street cowboys" as
some call them. regard themselves
with admiration akin to worship.
Being perfect, imperfect Betty needs
must fall" for the glorious crea ture.
AS far as the casual observer can tell,
each curhstone group has its own fol-
lowing of acquaintance.
The boys eye every girl that passes,
but break into gladstone smiles when
couple OF ladies whom they know
come along. The comraderie fits this
so-called Jazz age"
Climbing into the automobile. the
two girls take out cigarettes, light up
and puff away, talking and laughing
with the boys. Each girl wears tight
dress, light -colered stockings, little
hat.
Each has bobbed hair. which, il must
be confessed, becomes her very much.
The outcry against this style of hair
dressing-or should IL be called hair
cuttins?-has been futile. as such
clamors usually are.
Bobbed hair. along with short skirts,
has come to stay among the feminine
contingent. We make this prediction
boldly. without any modification what.
ever. The return to long skirts has
failed miserably. and out OF 10 wom
en- have bobbed hair.
1t Is the new freedom you read
about.
DR.. Inge. the gloomy dean" dis
tinguished visitor to the United States.
probably will heartily deplore these
Sunday afternoon gatherings on F
street. IL he should visit the National
CAPITAL. He will he told that last year
F street was as quiet as a village on
the Sabbath.
Yet why need one worry about this
ma nifestation? 1t is merely the froth
on the cup of city life, sound and fury,
signifying nothing.
Yonder young man.. smiling so
superiority. as he eyes your terribly
questionable tOpcoat, makes $50 a
week jerking soda. and feels better
the whole week long for standing out
here Sunday and sneering at you and
the general populace.
Who would deny him this recre
alton?
II being fashionably CARRIED makes
one feel the equal of man who has
done something great in the world.
well. is not that a very easy way 20
come into comfortable feeling?
The little jar of Makeitstay does
more than slick the hair. evidently.
II sticks up the old inferiority COM
pick. and allows one to look out upon
the world as an equal with all who
pass.
AS an equal? Bless your heart Sec
rotary Mellon would feel abashed at
this sidewalk company. Mr.. Hoover,
man that he is. would sud
denly realize that his trousers were
not cut along just the proper line. 4
There is no great or good man that