The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1927, Page 9

| vy ¥ A Daughter 7ile World Wa Z) Will, This - aN IVE the flapper a chance! Don’t treat her as a joke, and don’t go to the other extreme and ;wag your head sadly over her every action. Get down to fundamentals with her; realize that she is, at bottom, 7. ea neat ae girl you will presently dis- cover that instead of being a na- she is one of the assets. chief policewoman of the national capital and presi- dent of the Policewoman’s National Association. big American city. She has a. hobby, traveling from coast to coast to learn all she could. And, making this study, she has reached a number of interesting conclusions. First of all, Lieutenant Van Winkle declares— want flapper is an inevitable product of the World War.” - : She is, as Lieutenant Van Winkle sees it, the child of circumstances. She is a s of her times, an UNDERSTANDING MUST TAKE PLACE OF SCOLDING. . Most of all, she has a heritage of French influences. pode gp a ap ah og yy The flapper is a saucy, fun-loving, cigaret-pufing, The cy, fun-loving, cigaret-pul pecs ee, he ee ‘The thing to do now is to her and bel her instead of scolding and repressing her. | Mina Van. Winkle Id f the iod, urgi irls to to Washington and do their bit for Uncle Sam, “Oh, the cruelty, injustice, short-sightedness of the py np pa pg Boke Pope tion, and not satisbed wath sacifcing them in. oyerczon office buildings and of aber cee overseas to pagimeee ee al pany, mo atketituted 4 ‘ é PEACE BROUGHT: NEED a “The thousands of-girls that we flung overseas’ ° came home eventually. Or rather, most of them: did. \ appe And Répression wont he p her NA VAN VINKLE in i eetecg pitching thousands -=. the influence of certain French manners and customs ~ épread. “Many did not recognize the Parisian influence: Many do not recognize it now. Some are still blind to its serious aspects.. The comic supplement treats the fla though her problem, which at bottom is our problem, were simply a joke. But it isn't.” Tt was this craving for adventure, for. excitement, which caused most of the trouble, as Mrs. Van Winkle “sees it. The flapper—the girl who came back from war work and her younger sister who didn't go—found the element of adventure. surging strongly within her. ail The theater and the movie to satisfy. The old forme ok Seeeien soem flat. The Bye to And so—the fl i defier of \- tion, She rolled, ber stockings, puffed cigarets; took ,4-drink occasionally, dispensed with as much clothing as she possibly eae ae 0 ogg der, dabbled in parties . tcloned foodaese for late dances. She discovered thet “taking a chance” was adventufe—so she proceeded to take (Copyright, 1922, NBA Service, Inc.) chances with gay abandon. She is still doing it. True enough—but what's the answer? ATHLETICS WILL HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM Mrs. Van Winkle is not discouraged. Far from it. She is supremely hopeful. Here is why she is hopeful: The flapper at heart is clean. What ihe needs is guidance, not censure. It is too late to get her back over the line she crossed during and after the war—but she'll make out all right if she isn’t pulled’ down. First and foremost, thinks Mrs. Van Winkle—pro- vide the flapper with a substitute for her everlasting dance parties. And, adds this cultured matron, there is no substitute as good as— Athletics! Encourage girls to play baseball, to"swim, to box, to row, to ride—to engage in all of the sports that formerly were considered exclusively masculine di- versions. The number of healthy, athletic girls is increasing rapidly—but not rapidly enough. A great nation-wide athletic movement should be launched that would reach all girls. Once permit the American girl to become f the athletic Bea aie ga bead tease tha the ye ican boy has devel into the athletic bo: aa ee That is Mrs. Van Winkle’s idea. . Then there is the petting » Mrs. Van Winkle approves py noe ee [tert mothers of the land who are wondering how to stop it; and she has a ready answer for this problem, too. GIVE ‘EM A CHANCE TO GET MARRIED YOUNG Create good community centers where girls may mingle with boys to their hearts’ content. Don't compel girls and boys to steal away into dark corners, into to spoon, py AeA ry srepieea ot love. Jogo age i do a ee es right ere is ked difference bet petting Don't let the spooning stage last too long. Marry the flapper early. Arrange your economic conditions, if need be, to insure her sheik the same opportunity to marry young that his father had. Offer him every chance to carn a living wage, enough to support a . wife and the children that should come. These, then, are the highlights in Mrs, Van Winkle’s plan for dealing with the flapper. Her police exe perience compels her to supplement them with this: Keep the streets safe for girls. Look up the record of auto drivers. Drive the auto masher from the street; he is one of the greatest menaces to girlhood that America has. And, above all, says Mrs. Van Winkle—use edu- cation instead of prohibition. It works better. If you have to educate yourself before you can educate your daughter, do it, by all means. Don’t try to hedge her in with “Thou shalt not” signs. Be patient and under- standing instead. It will pay. The flapper, at bottom, is a fine girl. All she needs is a square deal—a little kindly, understanding advice and friendship. Given those and she will disarm her bitterest critics. So says Mina Van Winkle. iA