Saturday, April 3, 1920

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Tactile

I’m smoothing my beaded silk dress when the blast on 42d Street rattles the glass, but I’m too busy envying the sheba next door who just bobbed her hair. I run a hand over the rough yarn of my new Raggedy Andy, then fumble with a sticky Band-Aid to cover the blister my stiff T-strap heels left behind while dancing. Between static on the KDKA broadcast, I use this heavy, chrome hair dryer that feels like a lead weight in my hand. I can’t wait to ditch this stuffy room, find a crush who isn't total applesauce, and hum along to "Whispering" under the bright city lights.

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The Headlines

FIRE AND EXPLOSION ROCK 42D STREET; Flash Powder Splits Building and Showers Sidewalk Near Eighth Avenue with Glass. MANY HURT, THREE SAVED Mother and Three Children Are Rescued During Blaze in Thirty-fourth Street.

Best-selling Sheet Music

Whispering

John Schonberger

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

• Attempts are made to carry out the failed assassination attempt on General Mannerheim, led by Aleksander Weckman by order of Eino Rahja, during the White Guard parade in Tampere, Finland.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Washington Irving (1783)
• Alcide De Gasperi (1881)
• George Herbert (1593)
• Otto Weininger (1880)
• Leslie Howard (1893)

Slang

Tech Check

Commercial Radio Stations (KDKA), Hair Dryer & Band-Aid.

Style of 1920

Silhouette: Straight and drop-waisted (Flapper)

Material: Beaded silk and rayon

• Bobbed hair
• Cloche hats
• T-strap heels

Cost of Living (1920)