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DAILY NEBRASKAN FIVE THUUSDAY, MARCH 23, 1939 S r PICNICS What to wear . . ? f aii depends who's your date Despite a somewhat besmirched 'reputation, more or less earned, picnics are still prime favorite spring pastimes. And, like all classic sports events, picnics have attained their own special type of garb. The correct costume, how ever varied for the special occas ion, is a style must. Picnic ensembles are built on fairly set principles, cardinal among which are suitability and serviceability. Obviously, pretti ness and mere fluff are out. Near ly all picnic outfits are tailored, and sturdy. With them all, com fortable brogans, or shoes, are called for, and makeup should be minimized and permanentized. Rules differ with clubs Beyond these general rules, broad statements of style are un wise, because in picnics, as in no other social sports event, each in dividual occasion has its own flavor and clothes requirements. Any sophisticate of the picnic world wouldn't dream of wearing the same sort of clothes to a Beta picnic, say, as to a Phi Psi picnic, or vice versa. Ensembles get their keynote from the principal activity of their particular affair, and each lodge has a secialty in this line. Everybody knows that there's a lot of drinking at a Beta picnic, so a girl is foolish if .she wears something that will show orange juice or grape pop apots. And SAE and Sigma Nus eat a hearty liquid diet, so a spacious, expand able costume is called for. Lum inous accents add a note of In trigue to outfits for the latter groups, who are alergic to bright open spaces. ATOs are also very active, but In a different way, such as base ball or swimming. Tomboy attire fits here, the no nonseney kind. Sig Chis are somewhat vaguer about their sports plans, but in order to forestall possible disaster in brambles and pitfalls, riding breches and boots are advisable. Heavy outer garments, precau tion against a posible chill breeze, are generally a. necessity, but the thoughtful Delts and Phi Psis pre fer to provide their own wrap pings. With a member of one of these clubs a girl is literally as snug as a bug in a rug. It's the gypsy in me I VSIS . : -yyyyy " ; ' y : ' i v ? .:;:-. yy-yi-'i. , .V. x'yy; ::! --yy.i:.' y .'..:.... : -. '.;-5 a FORMALS In many types of formal gown clothes-wise coeds will go to town Betty Reese seen at the an nual Delta Gamma banquet in a white net formal studded with, silver stars and topped with a coral mariboe jacket. Milly Wekesser, Theta, wears a light blue formal with a little mess jacket for dinners. The skirt is bias and the jacket zips up the front with a dubonnet ascot to tuck in at the neck. Mary and Fern Steuteville, Alpha Xi Delta, choose their spring formats of light blue chiffon made shirtwaist fashion with smocking at the waist and a full skirt. Above : Going gvpsy to spring: parlies is DOROTHY SVO HODA, Kappa Dolt candidate for Best-Dressed Girl. She wears a very fll black taf- Prints come out for afternoon 11 L7 1 3 V fela skirt sipped on around the waist to a white frilly or gandy blouse with puffed sleeves, Peter Pan collar. Dorothy's only jewelry was a rose colored bracelet of clusters of flowers. Left: MAKY JANE HANKY, Phi Mu's candidate for liest Dressed Girl, steps out in the afternoon in a Jane Engel pray and pink print with a pleated bodice and soft neck line, lilack patent belt ae centuates the waistline and a navy blue straw hat trimmed with flowers top off her costume. Mary Jane carries a navy purse and weal's navy gloves. Right : The rainbow ha nothing on MARTHA LONG, Alpha Xi Delta's candidate for Hest i Dressed Girl, for she dares to step out iu & Jeep purple AM Outfit! and Photos court? Oold h Co. Rinebart-Manuien Studio. Editor . . . Helen J. K. Severa Managing Editors . Merrill E;nglund Harold Niemann Astint Editors . , , Betty Meyer Marian Bremer Cay Deurmeyer Advertising Manager . Hobert Seidel sports skirt tapped with a pink sweater, and on top of that a turquoise softly tail ored mannish sports jacket. A feather sticks jauntily in her soft felt hat of a lighter purple. GOLD'S Gypsies mixed their colors so do we Gay, romantic gypsies with their bright colors and flowing skirts demonstrate their influ ence in the clothes shown by Gold's this spring. Skirts of black or stripes combined with white or colored blouses that zip onto the skirt are the very lat est; very practical too as form ats and daytime wear can be in termingled with startling results. Formala with attached hoods that can be worn as collars are in all and varied colors. Flared skills in coats, suits, skirts, and dresses are absolutely necessary for the well dressed college girl this spring. Even Lumberjackets. Three colors mixed together are quite proper with not more than two shades of one color at the same time. Odd jackets are always good and can be worn with almost anything. Purple and blue; pink, blue and chat treuse are some of the combina tions seen around this spring. Lumber jackets in loud colors are featured to top off a drab skirt and are just a little bit different. They are waist length and are handy for a slip on. Slacks and sports outfits follow the gypsy trend with gay sashes and belts. Anything ... in mixing colors- 1 v 4 r 'XT- Tf. " Ya ' I)) 7 i ! J 4 ) - .. .,: f. t