Questions of past linger today

What were the problems faced by Ellensburg residents in 1921? How were they resolved? Well, for some, the Ask Me column in the Daily Record was where they turned. The following are some questions and answers published in the October 1921 issues of the Daily Record.

Dear Ask Me: This is just a comment on our youthful generation, but I couldn’t resist the temptation. Even newspapers are now taking up the situation in coast cities and are trying to put a stamp on the pleasure hunting that goes on in the high schools. All over there is the cry that youth is being ruined by jazz, vaudeville, by riotous living. They seem to have no conventions at all — dancing as they do until all hours of the night, caring for nothing except pleasure. Our girls wear the least garments they can with any propriety appear, and our young sons tolerate it and want more. As for morals, nothing in this day and age seems forbidden to be discussed in the presence of both sexes. Daughters go the way they will, regardless of parents, and sons the same careless way. This situation is deplorable in my mind and I can see nothing ahead except utter decay. Young children — girls of 16 — as as blasé as their mothers of 40 when they should be thinking of the wholesome good things in life that count. I wonder, Ask Me, what our age will come to? I certainly would like to see comments from other readers of your column on this — which is one of the biggest problems in our present day life. — Mrs. J.B.H. Dear Mrs. J.B.H.: If other readers care to comment on Mrs. J.B.H.’s letter, their letters will be printed here. It certainly is a mooted question of the day — our younger generation — and perhaps Mrs. J.B.H. has exaggerated it more than it should be but a great many of her remarks are true. The youth of the nation is surely more blasé than ever before. What do you suppose causes this? Dear Ask Me: I am a girl of fourteen years old. How would you advise me to fix my hair? I like ear puffs but Mother doesn’t approve of them. Most of my girl friends have ear puffs. How long should my dresses be? How old does a person have to be before he can drive a car? Can you drive at 14 if an older person is with you? — Fourteen Dear Fourteen: It seems to me that a girl fourteen should wear her hair down her back still. This is especially attractive if she has curly hair. It can be arranged straight back from the forehead and drawn at the back of the head with a narrow long curved comb. Fixed in three curls with two over the front should this is a very pretty way to do the hair. Then if the hair is not straight, it can be combed back from the face and can be puffed slightly at the ears, though not in exaggerated puffs and can be fastened at the neck with a ribbon or some sort of fastener and let it hang down. A good many girls at fourteen are bobbing their hair. Your dresses can be anywhere from 10 to 12 inches from the ground. It is unlawful to drive a car under 15 except when the driver is accompanied by their parent or guardian. It also will be tolerated if recommended by the superintendent of schools for the purpose of getting too and from school. This last permission must be obtained from parents and guardians also.

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