ST. MARTIN'S PRESSNEW YORK

DON'T WORRY,

MOTHER...IF THE

MARRIAGE

DOESN'TWORK OUT, WE CANALWAYS GET

DIVORCED

GENERATION X

TALES

FOR

ACCELERATED

CULTURE

DOUGLAS

COUPLAND

"Her hair was totally 1950s Indiana Woolworth perfumeclerk. You know—sweet but dumb—she'll marry her wayout of the trailer park some day soon. But the dress wasearly '60s Aeroflot stewardess—you know—that really sadblue the Russians used before they all started wanting tobuy Sonys and having Guy Laroche design their Politburocaps.

And such make-up!

Perfect '70s Mary Quant, withthese little PVC floral applique earrings that looked likeantiskid bathtub stickers from a gay Hollywood tub circa1956. She really caught the sadness—she was the hippestperson there. Totally."

TRACEY,27

"They're my children. Adults or not, I just can't kick themout of the house. It would be cruel. And besides—they'regreat cooks."

HELEN, 52