Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-23

Of the Tonnage girls my thought ''''
pretty the
Lost Generation It took convince
ledge" has been deficient
given by a Young mems
social fraternity recently theo strictly spectator and only
because friend had designed beautiful little for OF the
girls the fashion husbands preferred
home with teon and the Friday My both
thinking uptothennae the latest from ncaRi Land
the ballroom feeling sophisticated SNUG FOOLS
mortals be
Tho affair nyitational the
beneht Of the young mems Tickets type
dance usually sell AZ $50 S7a There three
type tailoring sitting table
room. Of as for tickets.
We inside the bathrooms line young
lin Ivy Leagae.ro tailoring copyrighted
Groups unecorted ladies sitting around at tables the
salon Just of the ballroom young male person in large darrmed
slim tailoring approached my
ana whs, her tho
Truly with much glance probably looked like his grandma
my eyeglasses and conservative grey
We sat dmeszod table in the salon The Going steady
couples easy spot they body-obody pairs
was as II by physical proximity they announced their ogee,ne
During progress evening they only
n they weren't amorous they were amenatyc Most Of the time
they appeared
the young sintight high
sheath dresses They affected Myn type
they walked movement gesture
recd towards the the
tension obuyous appraised
shopping appases
a supermarkct young OF
indifference each depending type
them looked silly IN the narroape and penetn pants In
vogue
Except Going Steady" couples chung together t
pad TO be ng 70 prove something The boys trying 70 prove
superiority; girls trying prove their
mine desirabn The result constant
Tney weren't 81 because they involved in their own
little individual battles
young people coming from lower economic cass
homes They roVdy They They
obviously parents trying 70
give them Of the good things fe No,
girls tight droes were
by girls personality
their stag
perhaps attracting steady date for The future steady date that
nah Il
~ardly During generation these gir
who sat home because would have been unthnabc ro
unoscorted 70 social affair
MY and l. thought much cn the dance
disturbed and puzzled We wondered point boy
replaced spent discussing
win the Young girls in office talked 70 daughierinaw
talked 70 several teorage girls my building
young lady told me ~
u sh thought slightly dotty the story
attached boy from the financial and social responsibility
with calling home escoring 20 affair
and ooring her back home sometimes they tell boy finds
R and compatible relationship established In that event be -
her home compatible relationship they
win probably end up Going steady
Nov can understand the enthusiasm with which young
workers have Going Steady
II they pack They
belong 70 somebody Somebody belongs TO them.
Although the DOING steady does not necessarily mean
marriage probably young people
today getting earlier age than in my youth Iaie.,
pean age Of brides today IL 30 f genera
Brdegrooms average years formerly the
age was % II requires large number a. Is ara ne IA
ard 70 have changed the meaan country vide
basis
statistic. show thar In 90 percent Of American divorce. .,
day the bride groom addition 10
yonng people - divorced
A. the yey time our people younger
anc responsibilities and living hgh once
physical novelty drive satla,ed the
bills and cold financial facts large
ngf whatever slim basis there was for tho marriage The first
riare
Underneath opudsvs urge 70 re, sway from home
70 get from parental authority why7 happened
American parents and ths American bons7 Il
standing N many haes that
sho away pack feel
mat sne = wartod order
PaFsnts 20 TfsyI
haven't ha fogge notion IN Children
.hiEk hs honae II
n are parent would suggest yo
Daughter DADJ- Times have
cTiANGEDf'. give b pro,su, II
Times HAVE changed II