The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-07
EnU111eYuteS
Qualities of
Dream Girl
BY MARTHA LEE


relating in glowing terms just what
the latest and most fashionable style
in girl friends" is this season, re-
sulting from a letter written by a
poor little girl who just didn't know
which way to turn in order to
please.
Life is really nothing If you are
just going around in a fog wonder
ing what to do next.
So request was made of the
male population in general to send
in ideas on the question, Just
that sort of girl do you like best?"
Most of the letters ask the i'm
ossible. Upon Scrutinizing a few
# them, it is no wonder the girls
don't know what to do next. The
boys want nothing less than cross
between Lilith and Eve, and it can't
be done; at least, not very often.
They want puritan mortalS and
modern manners. They want a
good scout" a prude, flapper, a
beauty, an intellectual and a dog
matte conventionalist all rolled in
one. Now 7 ask you, is that fair?
That sort of thing isn't going to
unravel the question. It's merely
complicating matters.
What boys must realize most IS
this, that regardless of the freedom
and apparent laxity of girls of to-
day, the moral code is the same, and
pretty we'll followed out. They may
dance and stay out, sans chaperonS
and wear short skirts and talk about
things that their mothers would
have tainted at when they were
girls, but just the same, they are
much the same.
Here's what e young man thinks
about the SUI It:
Dear Miss I saw in your column
Saturday mig the article asking that
some of the -ng fellows write something
about their m girls. Here goes. for the
sake OF Anne. can girlhood. Let me say
first. that am college student and have
met practically all types through my
fraternal affiliations.
No fellow respects that girl who must
smoke. drink and be merry in order to
be popular. It's not necessary. Here
is my type of dream girl. First, as to her
appearance. which doesn't really count
much. only I have one so definitely in
my mind. blue eyes, brown eyes. blends
or burnets matter little. I am fond of
the brunets. however. Naturally want
her to be pretty. but not so pretty that
she is affected. She must be medium
height and slender.
Then she must dance and be capable of
enjoying herself and helping others to
enjoy themselves. Her personality must
be swee. and she must be refined Above
all, want her TO be a comrade and pal,
understanding and inspirational.
wish the girls would forget this drink
ing stuff. I don't mind smoking. II the
fellow smokes. but can't put my stamp
Of approval on the drinking. The idea
Of necking or petting is also the bunk
My dream girl has these qualities here
with described. and I know I am not
asking too much. because am acquainted
with such a girl Upon reading this over
1t sounds egotistical and like was a bit
OF lily. but I do not mean it that way
COLLEGIATE.
From the letter, I gather that
burnetes are coming back into their
own again. I'm awfully glad, be-
cause there was such rush on
blends after Anita LooS's book
Gentlemen Prefer Blends" It
seemed that every man on earth
was trying to prove he was a
gentleman.
Next, If you would be popular, a
dream girl, an ideal, you must be
able to dance a snappy black bot
tom and sew fine seam, all at the
same time. And if you are not
medium height, pretty and slender
(who said curves were coming
backO you might just as we'll give
up.
Collegiate, you have a good, in
fact very general, idea about what
you require of your ideal, and I
can only save some fairy must have
fed you with magic spoon, that
you have realized your ideal. There
will be more letters later.