Vignette

I remember the "Charleston" and the quick lively music that made it work - we had 78rpm phonograph records. I remember skirts getting shorter and shorter - I guessed so they could dance better - frowned upon by the older generation. I do not remember gangsters, bathtub gin, speakeasies, etc. of the "Roaring Twenties" glorified later by Hollywood - but I do remember the daring impropriety of women "bobbing" (cutting short) their hair. My youngest aunt, Marguarite, was the first in the family to do so - shocking!