San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15


y ruins of ancient Ur of the Chaldees,
the city from which the patriarch
Abraham went forth into the land of
70 Canaan" as told in Genesis II: 20, have
just unearthed some surprising evidence
of the modernness of the flapper of those
days. Indeed, it would appear that the
flapper of to-day has still something to
learn from them-even if they did live
5000 years ago.
The discoveries were made in and
around the Temple of the Moon God,
where jazz parties, both sacred and pro-
fame, used to be held and in the graves
of some of the flappers themselves. There
the scientists of the British Museum and
the University of Pennsylvania Museum
are carrying on the explorations. There
her various toilet articles, cosmetics,
musical instruments--the ukelele and
the banjo of the period-good-luck
charms, little portrait statues of her and
love letters in the shape of brick tablets
were found in profusion.
Sal" which was actually the name of
one of those whose graves were opened,
But Sal, the scientists have found, was
neither simple nor innocent. Az matter
Of fact, she had all the wild habits at
-tributed to the modern flappeT, and few
which the modern girls have not discov-
cred yet.
Here are a few Of the actual facts CT
these flappers of six thousand years ago,
as unearthed by Dr. Leon Legrain Of the
University of Pennsylvania Museum. and
DR.. c. Leonard Wooley, Of the British
Museum:
She welded lipstick proficiently. She
chewed gum and danced to the weird
strains OF flute and harp and swayed TO
the beat Of drums. When she went 10 the
temple dances, which were the social fea-
lures Of Ur life, she went dressed to
kill" Her skirts were knee-length and
were pleated and flounced and frilled and
slit Her hair was bobbed-one Of the
most popular modern" bObs is the 5000
year-oId Egyptian cut-and her ears and
arms twinkled with exactly the same jew
elIy worn by flappers to-day.
Did she rouge? you ask. Indeed, she
did. In this respect she was more daring
in her quest Of allurement than any mod
EN- flapper. Not only were her checks
covered with bright red rouge. the scicn-
fists have discovered. but. 10 and behold,
mo cosmetic box Of Ur happcr was com
plete without a small packet Of green
paint. which she dabbed about her eyes.
And icwrls2 BY some strange freak
Of evolution the flspper Of Ur wore prac-
tically the same 1ewelry which is favored
by our Younger girls to-day Her heart
thrilled at rings. bracelets and heads, and
her ambition. If she perchance made the
acquaintance Of a prosperous young war
rior OF government guard, was to acquire
diamonds, TUbies, sapphires and gold
Even the buckles of her shoes carried out
the startling rcsr mhlance between the two
widely separated generations
Her clothes were slightly different, but
not much. Both then and now they ran
20 scantinCss. When Sal went to fcs-
tval or dance she wore a one-piece dress
Of silk. wooden or linen. Il was on the
plan Of the Spanish shawls one sees TO-
day. This she draped about her body
under one arm, leaving the right shoulder
exposed. The corners Of the dress were
fastened 1T the left shoulder with ! jew
cled ivory or gold pin. Fitting closely, as
il did the dress Of the Ir flapper was
carefully designed TO give the wearer
most graceful, attractive-loOking figure.
far Human nature is an unehanging proc
ess," said DR.. Legrain, "and the finds
show as what her interests were. There
are little figures Of women in clay, whose
dresses have floUnces, frills and accordion
Meats. There are comedian and lapUs
lazuh necklaces worn by the Euphratian