Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25
HIKING FLAPPERS
STORM new YORK
In Knickers and High Heels
They Get Lifts on Roads
in Seeking Thrills.
~ Consolidated Press.

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NEW YORK. July 24.-Flappers
out for adventure are on the march.
New York's streets and the main
arteries leading to the Metropolis are
crowded with an advancing army Of
girls In knickers who have hiked a
few miles and been lifted by motor
lists for many more in their search
for the thrills that fall to bold, free
spirits.
Far out in the Bronx and in uptown
Manhattan, traffic policemen wipe
their brows and wonder where all the
girl mixers are coming from. In pairs,
and sometimes in groups of five and
six, they come. ask a few questions
and go on their way. Broadway and
the bright lights are just ahead and
vacation time can't be wasted In larry
ing uptown.
Hundreds of intrepid fiappers make
New York their objective for Summer
vacations, and vocations. With light
hearts and lighter purses they set out
on jaunts that would try the fortitude
Of a seasoned Boy Scout--but their
costumes are not always designed for
hiking and they prefer riding to walk
ing.
Club Keeps Them.
Therein lie problems for such
organizations as the Girls Service
League of America, whose clubhouse
in East Nineteenth street Is a render.
vous for many of the young ad-
venturers. The clubhouse on these
warm days always shelters a varied
assortment OF girl mixers, whose slip
pers with baby Spanish" heels show
slight evidence of the wear and tear
Of hiking. Most of them are clad In
Knockers and flannel shirts, but your
bold fiapper clings to her silk stock:
ings and her trim slippers. Who
wants to meet up with adventure in
rough clothes?
Most of the girls are In their teens
the majority around IL or 18. They
come from as far as Chicago, St
Louis, Kansas City, Nashville, Wash.
ington and Atlanta, and occasionally
a wanderer drifts in from as far west
as Los Angeles and Seattle.
The majority are seeking vacation
pleasures at small expense and most
Of them go back after doing" New
York, according to Miss Stella A.
Miner, president Of the Girls Service
League. A few find new jobs here.
know what their daughters are
doing" Miss Miner said. "In many
cases mothers consent to such
adventurous trips because they don't
know how to cope with the care-free
spirit of the girls. The confidence the
girls have In themselves is bound to
inspire a little in the most timid
mothers
lifts are ProhIem
The girls readiness to accept rides
from motorists is the undesirable
feature of their outings, Miss Miner
feels. They have little money and
they set out with the expectation oil
receiving free rides, free meals and
free lodging. All this is very pictur
esque Miss Miner says, but there II
| always grave danger in striking ur
an acquaintance with strange
motorists. Even So the travellers are
mostly girls Of the resourceful type
| who feel they know how how to take
care Of themselves in an emergency
The girls who daily appear at the
Girls Service League Clubhouse rarely
are in quest Of money or assistance
| in getting back home. Most of then
| merely ask for q bath, one night
lodging and perhaps a place to stay
until expected parcels of clothing from
home are delivered to them.
In return for the kindness of the
motorists and the Girls League, the
mixers tell the stories of their travels
And like the wandering MINISTRIES
they have the privilege of embellish
ing their recitals with imaginary in
cidentsc which might have happened
A f1apper who has hiked and re
ceived lifts" for couple of hundred
miles undoubtedly is possessed Of q
vivid imagination.