Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

portion of her work In the world, all she was
ut for was the f1reside
'But consider what happened when the flap
per style became the vogue GRANDMOTHER
adopted the short skirts and the bobbed hair
and found, much to her surprise, that she could
dance with as much pep as her fapper grand
daughter, and that she had just as much CO.
pacity for a good time. The youthful clothes
gave her the necessary confidence they lifted
her spirits and, what is more, they made her
feel that there was still place for her in this
world. Some of them even went so far that the
humorists, writer's and cartoonists began to poke
fun at the happer grandmother. They limited
that she should have more dignity and decorum.
All the same, she has my commentator for not
letting herself grow stale.
81 think that If the men would follow womans
example-dieting and exercising for slim fig
ure, wearing light, sensible, healthy clothes
they would keep their looks and their youth
longer. 1t is really strange that man, who has
been the pioneer and the adventurer throughout
the ages, should be more of a slave to style than
even woman herself. Men are always ridiculing
woman for being so willing to do whatever
fashion DEGREES, yet to my mind they are the
ones to be ridiculed for not having the courage
to change in any way an old, impossible Ttyie.
'"The recent demonstrations In New York and;
Chicago, in which men paraded about in paja-
mas, while not in very good taste. were at least
steps in the right direction. hope that If they
ever do abandon the heavy, drab clothes they
now wear. they will adopt something that Is
artistic as well as lighter in weight,
'Tt would be nice if this generation saw
pioneering step made In the field Of mems
clothing SO many traditions have been smashed
that it would be quite in keeping with the trend
of the times for men to break away from mode
that fairly smothers them"
Speaking Of pioneers, Mrs. Oelrichs herself
Is considered enc. Several years ago. when It
was an unheard-of thing for a society woman
to work. she caused no little amazement by an
nouncing that she would give up society life to
open a shop of her own. Since her family had
been well known in society for generations, her
action called forth considerable criticism from
those in her circle. But Mrs. Oelrichs was UNI
deferred. Like many others. she devoted herself
to war work, and when this was completed she
found 1t impossible to be satisfied with trivial
round Of parties. She wanted something vital
and useful which would absorb her energies and,
furthermore, she wanted to feel that she could
stand on her own feet financially
She opened a small art and novelty shop and
she was SO successful with it that she soon
opened branch. With the newly awakened
interest that she found In life, it was only
natural that she decided to educate her daugfI-
ter to become self-supporting. This beautiful
young debutante is now an efficient partner in
her mothers enterprise.
GINCE the momentous day when Mrs Oelrichs
broke into newspaper headlines by becoming
business woman, many of her friends, who
had keenly watched her experiment. also have
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