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Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1928, Page 4

DOOM OF Ti l H FI.AP’.'FH. CTHCACIO. February 7. C;.;:>•> ix the flapper. In Imr place Ini'-' cm" " tlm young woman with poise. of mfl-toned end con-eel xneech, soberly dressed, mid without closely cropped liiiir. Xccli nro tlio spoeifioat ions of Miss l!)oo, os portrayed in the cuilTOnt number ~f the Junior Lon cue Magazine, whi-li is I lie national organ ol the younger social sets of some 30 of 1 lie principal American cities. Veenrdin" to an invest igaI ion which has been condneted by members of IhV ler-'o l hvonghont: I lie ronlltl'y. it lias been revealed tint ilio (lannor Ims sung her swan sonjr in north, south, east, rind west. Tf, is stated: T!:ose hard-hailed little things with shaved necks have pom? completely out of stvl?. This year’s style in young girls is to bo quiet, conversational, and terriblv earnest about careers. MORE POLISH. Another article written by four members of the league in different parts of the country say that: The flapper was a post-war creation. TTer hair overnight resembled that of a Hottentot. Her shirts ended about her knees. She sneaked her brothers cigarettes, and swore like a trooper. She chewed gum—great wads of it—vigorously and incessantly. Her makeup was as crude as a clown’s. She was supposed to he the neck artist, expert potter, a boo/.ehound, and human smoke stack.

Hiss 1928. on the other hand, is much more subtle and polished, and she wears black satin instead of cerise. She blends rouge evenly and inhales furiously, and unlike lior predecessor, she drinks her liquor from a teacup rather than from a flask.