On Monday 31st August 1936 the above announcement appeared in the Daily
Mail.On the next day Dorothea
was born. She was the smartly
dressed, sophisticated follower of style and fashion and was inspired
by William St. J. Glenn 's wife "Dorothea."
The cartoon strip continued until the outbreak of War in 1939 when
newspapers were forced to reduce their use of paper.
Here are a few samples of the daily output during those 3 years. They
show William St.J. Glenn's knowledge of fashion such that many readers
thought Glenn must be a woman!!
The
above picture appeared in July 1937 and clearly showed W. St. J.
Glenn's awareness of the latest clothes.