The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-04

treaos ana gob0 we're household
pets. It was sminsntly respectable
for mice" girls to scrape acquaint.
ance with man IN uniform. The
marines had become social lions.
Everywhere the ex-service man was
sitting pretty. Unless, OF course.
he happened to bs incspacitated or
looking for Z job.
Club women we're beginning to
get excited and talk reforms. For 4
crime wave hit the country. =.
And even the girls were going
crazy. They rolled their stockings,
and checked their corsets when
they went to dances. Eventually
they discarded them altogether. but
that was not until later.
Cosmetics sprang into favor. and
women began to make up like. Jese-
bells.
THE evils OF the war" became a
sort Of slogan. People talked de-
spairingly OF "the youth Of the
land" and wondered what they
were Soing to do about It. Impor.
tant persons were interviewed on
what they thought of the Modern
Girl. Desiring to be broadminded.
they eulogi1ed her. not knowing
what Il was all about. And. mean.
time. che went from bad to worse.
Someone had coined the word
Flappsr. And the Flappers. little
sisters to the War Brides. took to
dressing exactly alike. They wore
color4d skirts OF homespun, frayed
About tho bottom. instead Of
hemmed. Brilliant little sweaters
that they called slip-ons. Flat.
scled shoes-everyone. until then.
had worn high heels. And large
hats with dat crowns clapped on
the sides Of their heads. They cut
their hair and called It Castle
Clips. for Irene Castle. who had lost
her own after Z fever and wore
what she had left short OF neces.
Sity.
Brothers Of the ex.seyvics men
began to grow up. They were. for
thu most part. decadent lot. their
de6ciencie6 emphasized by con.
trast. They were called Parlor
Snakes. Cake Eaters and Lonng Liz.
ards. At first they went IN for
skinny. pinch-backed suits with
high waist lines. They cultivated
{ eaYttake that rivaled tho popular
Debutante SLOUGH, and became
Dancing Fools with long hair. When
the Prince Of Wales visited America
they changed their sartorial effects
ana embraced bagsy models.
Girls became independent. Mar
rled women who had found work
TOR the duration Of the war" dis
covered that they liked It. Their
incomes often doubled and some.
times tripled tho family budgets
Younger girls went to work. Daugh.
ter q the very best familiss' en-.
tered business colleges. CONNER
1ial schools became smart. and .
working knowledge Of shorthand
ranked conversational French. Mar
ried women. In business and tho
professions. retained their maiden
names. Miss Brown when che b.
came. legally speaking. Mira. Smith.
remained Mist Brown. Plain gold
bands grew simmer. and about the
tim6 the jewelers. had succeeded In
popullrisiug platinum. wedding
rings were temporarily passe.
There was much discussion about
yte6 Love.
TAD became involved n IN
AFFAIR" The Girl threatened
sutt, and Mr& Thorns had Z nssv.
aus break do wn. Tho "Youne
Thorues" became the talk OF the
town. Everyone knew shout 6ybjl'e
ln6iscretjpns but her parsnta.
Th1y knew. for instance. that Mn
Van DasAn had threatened 70 sue
her, TOR alienation Of philanderinG
VANS Affections.
sybil had laughed when she
heard Il.
''Thsy hav> 70 prove very ~