Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1950 — Page 26

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When they were teeners at

small “1”. Ns 4 Take clothes, tor example, The gals wore skirts that just missed the floor, ‘and high. necked, long-sleeved blouses. They wore long, black cotton

and “play clothes” were far in the future. ~ * The squires had a drastically different wardrobe, too. The boys of 1900 wore shirts with heavy ties and dark suits. The sports shift and sports jacket were ,xinheard of and every 1900 male:

straw satlor hat. There were no early teen years. Up to the age of 15 or 18, the teeners were considered and treated as childrén. The 16th birthday meant a lot to a junfor miss. She lowered her skirts to her ankles and swept up her hair. —Lipstick, rouge —and face powder were looked upon-as signs of wickedness. A young lady might, for very

teeners was spelled with & very

stockings winter ‘and ‘summer

“boasted a hard derby and stiff

special a

the turn of the century, fun for

occasions, use a bit of prepared.

chalk on a chamois skin. In one way the swains of 1900 had a better deal than their grandsons do, Grandpa was not. expected to take his best girl out—the typical “date™ of that day just sat at home

(her home) with his gal and .

entertained her.

When thé teen-agers of those :

days did go anywhere, their destinations were radically different from today’s “places to 80.” There weren't any movies

and stage shows were few Ang 8

far ‘between, “Church suppers a especially the kind where Grandma sold her box lunch to the highest bidder—were popular, ‘So were picnics, taffy pulls and just plain parties. No nice girl went buggy riding with™ “her young man until the couple” was engaged, though. The same thing was true about canoeing. ~~. Walking wasn't a lost art in 1900. In fact it was the favor. ite way to spend a: Sunday

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afternoon with your best beau. dance today’s bebop addicts. way, was a lot like today’s high tivities such as lake parties for The old towpath along the The old-fashioned gramophone school clubs, ‘then they subdebs, French bathing suits canal was well worn by cou- -—-the one with the huge horn— dldn't theniasives hy hot rods and bobby sox are sure ples who strolled hand in hand could be found in many parlors. taking members. signs that times have really .at least once a week. Dance music for parties also subdebs ly formed changed. The 1950 edition of the Some parents frowned on was lied by the plano and = “crowd” jealously any teen-ager has much more free“dancing and card playing, but the inevitable piano player to be their dom and a “darn” sight more

fun. Even Grandma and Grands

many of the subdebs and

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found in every crowd.

This “crowd” idea, by

er thing Grandma has understanding -is. this

pa have to agree,

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Dick is an Eagle Scout, editor of the Thursday Echo, author

of the Senior Council. : cellist in the Shortridge orchestra. - the Fiction Club and a member of the Discussion Club.

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