Wednesday, March 20, 1940
THE DAILY NEBRASKA
Women denounce bow ties,
dirty cords for mens vear
"Joe College should definitely water pants aren't very becoming
refrain from wearing corda and either."
mustaches!" Thia the coeds all "Unless a man's homely to be-
agreed on ten years ago, when, if gin with( down with heine" halr-
you remember, Joe College waa cuts groans Martha Ann Reed,
the common name given to any . . president of Coed
male over sixteen who possessed neJ
a coonskin coat and went to JX"1" "f
school. The coeds of the day ftSS" fJL!10.
could not agree on whether he "uo" " t w t n .
should wear leather or rubber 'at'h "LUwT " S
heels, in 1929 A. D., but definitely Je"IfR man yet looks gd
favored an open roadster. Their
rah-rah college boy wasn't to wear "Men shouldn't be sloppy or all
a hat either, and they preferred Messed up or wear a million col
men who wore gaiters to kwp up rs," ys Selma Hill. "It's all
their socks. right to mix colors but I wish they
,,' n il u .. i. i, a wouldn't be so ostentatious.'
After all. stylos haven t changed
so definitely. For on the gripe Mae Nevin was very defi-
parade of today the women are nlte- 1,1 iln't 'ike dirty corduroys
all agreed that cords are still 1' sloppy sweaters, but I do like
awful, terrible, and revolting and neckties, and above all things,
favor lust as much as did the coeds Passed pants."
of big sister's day the man who fanmey Kussen, too anaeu uis--i
....t.:.. i nnnroval of the how tie. short
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that "debonair air." pants school or college thought,
and auued Hint sn-a tlitin t ills'?
'High-water' pants.
tweed suits too much, at which
Rut new things too have been Mary x-Cliiirs violently disagreed. "I
added to the lift of what the love tvvepJ suit.s," .she expounded,
women don't like. "High-water" -but I don't like these red and
pants come in for general disap
proval, as do bow ties, and bright
colors. So men take note.
green and blue hats."
And so it goes, "I love pork-pies
and bow ties." "I hate them." The
Pctie Horner gives tha "thumbs men Goi MeiSS ihcm win g0 0n
down" sign very definitely to dressing just as they wish,
"those little bows at the neck" .
Man hates styles
decides to go
oyer to Africa
I guess I will go to Africa. I'm
tired of wearing the clothes that
are the style every year. It wears
me out trying to keep up with the
different types, styles and colors.
Last year it was green, gaberdine
and low cut. This year it is blue.
tweed and lower cut. How'm I
going to stand it? This constant
change is driving me crazy.
If I could only wear a pair of
shorts, go barefooted and get a
cue ball haircut without every
dame on the campus staring at
me and incidentally, refusing
dates. Give me the good old cave
man days when it wasn't the
clothes you wore that made the
man. Boy can I wield a club!
Africans have easy time.
Those Africans must have an
easy time. They go to the lead
ing men's Emporium and buy a
new Tarzan suit without the usual
fittings or decisions as to color.
The style doesn't change. They
don't have to kill themselves get
ting into a monkey suit (tuxedo
to you) even if they live with the
monkeys.
Those Africans save money,
too. No half-soled shoes to get
resoled again, no buttons to have
sewed on and no color combina
tions to worry about.
Men come bock with taboos
on dirty saddles, half-socks
flowered necktfes that look like
Grandma's New England garden,
and says she hates sports shirts
open at the neck.
And says sports editor June
B'.erbower, "I don't like these
shirts men wear. And I think
pork-pie and blight colored hats
are atrocious."
'Cords are awful.'
Nebraska Sweetheart Beth How
ley thinks cords are awful, clean
or dirty, and Alec Ann Arthaud
agrees! "Dirty cords drive me
nuts." And she adds, "I don't like
these loud tweed suits either."
Ruth Brickell adds a cheerful
note. "Men's clothes? They're ade
quate, I guess," which is a nice
way of putting a not too definite
approval. And she too adds an
afterthought, "I hate bow ties"'
"These awful pork-pie hats,"
groans Lucy McLafferty. "Dirty
cords are terrible, and I wish men
would wear brighter colors."
Adding intense disapproval is
Doris DeLong, who "hates short
pants, loud colors and bow ties."
Loves pork-pies
Arlene Grandmougin, just to be
different, loves pork-pie hats
(there aeemes to be .10 happy
medium), but detests short pants,
high waisted clothes, plaid necu-
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"awful hose. '
And Connie Rathburn rattled
off all in one breath, "I love bow
ties: I think they're so cute. But
I don't like striped barrel sweat
ers. I think men should dresa up
more, and wear shirts and ties.'
Hats, either pork-pie or cordu
roy, meet with Jo Gold's disap
proval and she completes her list
of pet peeves with, "I think shirts
open at the neck are very distaste
ful. Otherwise, men are o. k."
In the same vein is Margaret
Fowler's disapproval of corduroy
hats, barrel sweaters, and bow
ties.
Happy medium.
Says Jo Duree, "I wish the men
would hit a happy medium be
tween drabness and a hnjii Oi
nauseating color. Color is won
derful If the men aren't color
blind or at least color foolish."
"Brighter colors for the men.
says Kern Sleutoville, "not Eleza-
bet nan laces or anything like that,
but just 41 dash of colo.-.
Anil Marion Miller's "No bow
tieit, no spring colors in eariuuff.-i,
and no more hi;;li water pant.;."
continues the feminine proW'.-'t
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'I Inle, positively h.i'o, filthy j
mrdur.i pants, and sveatei.-
without shirts under thorn.' .s.iy.i I
Rut'i l'o::, "I'm iil:r;'ie to shoit j
pan.s, how lien, flowirej nekt'e ij
and, sinpondors that show."
B't.dr';:::l Billy Bwchman,
who shoul I know what silo's trill
ing about, says "I di.liko intensely
bow tics, and these broad-brimmed
hats that make men look like
they're wealing umbrell'.s. High
Radio class gives
Easter program
"Christ of the Andes," a special
Faster dramatization will be
given on the Stories That Never
Grow Old program of the univer
sity radio department Wednes
day afternoon. The radio depart
ment also has another program
which is given every Monday aft
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VIRGINIA HANEY. Pi Phi, left, and JANE ELLIS, Tri Delt,
right, are candidates for the honor of best-dressed girt on the campus.
Virginia Is wearing the popular Shepherd plaid In her coat with the
new broad-brimmed hat.
Jane's date dress is dark crepe with the much-used-this-spring
white lace collar. Both are carrying large handbags. The clothes are
from Rudjre's fashion salon.
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At last them men get their
chance to talk back. Women crit
icize the dirty cords and sloppy
sweaters, laugh at their "hein,"
haircuts, and the' men have to
take it. But In private they too
have views about some of the
women's clothes and fads.
And since some future Dr. Gal
lup estimated that nine out of ten
women dress to please the men,
girls take heed!
Strongest and most frequent on
the list of taboos was that recent
fad for those articles known as
"God-awful half socks." But that
isn't all the men gripe about; as
usual, they think the hats are ter
rible, that saddle shoes would be
improved by the sight of white
polish, and that most girls could
do cither a little more or a little
less, depending on the point of
view, with their makeup. And so
the men present their pet gripes.
Formals with pockets.
No, my child, he doesn't like
to carry your makeup, your port
able typewriter, and an extra box
of Kleenex in his pocket. Said
Jack Stewart: "I think women's
formals should have pockets they
can carry their junk in, and they
could do a little more effective
job with their lipstick than they
do. But I like strapless formals,"
he adds.
Buz Dalton and Jim Belzer were
both certain of what they wanted
in women's clothes, and, answered
in a single breath, "Higher skirts,
more shorts, less slacks."
Taboos red nail polish.
Emphatically Verne Rawalt ex
pressed his ideas of women's
clothes. "Women talk about the
clothes and styles we wear and
they think we don't have a chance
to talk about their sloppy dirty
styles. Brooks sweaters look as
though they'd been worn at least
a month and slept in. And as for
saddle shoes ever having seen a
bottle of polish well. And some
gals think thas bright red nail
polish is pretty, but I think it
stinks!"
"I hate stocking runs, girdles,
dirty saddle shoes worn all year
round, and fur frills," griped Nor
man Harris. "And I think women
in ties, these half high heeled
shoes or pumps built half way up
to the ankle look like h 1. But I
like these white starched collars
and bandanas on picnics."
Quipped Beverly Finkle, "My
opinion of women's clothes couldn't
be printed.
Likes bright sports clothes.
Bob Rothwell led the parade
against the heavy sport knee
length socks, but insisted he likes
bright colored aweater and skirt
combinations.
"I hate bright red finger nails,
wedge shoes that look like scows,
and dresses for school that look
like the babe was going on a date,"
said Merrill Englund. But he, too,
thinks sweaters are nice. '
Almost vitrolic waa Bill Irwin.
"They should do away with those
damnable knee socks. This is a
fad-ridden institution. All the
women look alike."
And not very critical of the
clothes was George Gostas, who
simply said, "They should wear
more of them. What they do
wear I like."
The trick is
And In the same theme with a
different variation was Bob Aden
with his "Some girls should wear
more clothes and some should wear
less. The trick is"
"Dirty saddle shoes are terrible,"
said Warren Romans. "After all,
white shoes are supposed to be
white."
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spiration for jute, a new shade featured in Palm Beach suits --this
spring. Jute is a rich tan, and combines well with sport coats and
dramatization of classical poetry. 1 slacks of any color. , .. '
hate all hats except rollers," waa
Irv Sherman's opinion. "But I
like dresses awfully high on some
girls, and sweaters,' 'and we left
him mumbling to himself, "Sweat
ers and spring ah, spring."
"No matter how cold the
weather, fur around the top of
galoshes looks awful," mused Bur
ton Thiel, pondering on the recent
outcropping of overshoes to meet
the spring weather.
Glad to express his views on
the subject was Clyde Martz.
"Half socks, ohh," he moaned,
"and I don't like clothes that try
to hide what God gave the girls,
or steel corsets."
Cardigans are cute.
"I don't like those knee socks.
I think cardigans are cute,
though," said Elton Wiley. "But
l don t like tr.e ltiea ot halt a
dozen .sweaters over half a dozen
blouses. The girls should wear
one or the other. Oh yes, and
you'll have to give me time to get
used io these moccasins."
"Those -knee length socks,"
muttered Dwight Marcliand. "The
brighter they are the worse they
look. And these crazy hats with
3 foot feathers. Every time I see
one of them I wish I had my
gun to shoot the bird. Sweaters
are all right on the right people,
though."
Said Bob Schlater: "Eccentric
hats are taboo as far as I am con
cerned. I'm personally in favor
of more sports clothes, and more
formals. I like little girl ging
ham formals for summer." .
Doesn't like wedge shoes.
Joining in the general protest
was Dick deBrown. "I don't like
three-quarter socks and wedge
shoes that make girls look like
they have club feet. And there
are always those hats and sloppy
joe sweaters!"
"The silly hats are always with
us," philosophized Ralph Combs.
"I don't like sweaters or knee
socks. After all, there are better
ways of exposing the knees than
with those things."
"Oh, these bustle back effects,
and knee socks," moaned Walt
Rundin, "and dirty saddle shoes
for the final touch."
Women's clothes are all right.
"I think women's clothes are
all right," says Johnny Mason,
"except there's too much of them
from here up and from here
down."
And Harl Hunt provides an echo
with, "Most of them are all right.
It's just what's in them."
Bob Aldrich is clever as usual
with, "When I go to the show, I
always carry a large pair of scis
sors with me to remove all the
bird's necta and feathers which
obstruct my view. Another thing
that irritates me is hata the
women have to peek around to see
what's In front."
"Hats, tsk tsk tsk," says Eddie
Calhoun, "and shoes are just as
bad wooden and cork heels. And
those silly Scotch socks: Most girla
wear too much lipstick and their
lipstick la too bright a red."
Hosp to open
conference
Mortar Board, dean's
office sponsor meeting
To Integrate all women's groups
and to orient newly-elected officers
into their duties Is the duo-purpose
of the Women's Leadership Con
ference under the sponsorship of
Positive in a constructive way j Mortar Boards and the office of
was Gerry Spnhn. "Women should j the dean of women, which will 1
omp.iasize their best individual , held from March 30 through April
characteristics, and they should 3. Small conferences pertaining
do away with some of those God- j to the duties of ppcrifio offices will
awful . screwy hats they wear. And : bp held as well as general nieet
r. not her tiling, they shouldn't daub ; ings.
themselves up with makeup so
they look like Indians."
Dislikes most hats.
And without hesitation Ralph
Reed knew what he did not like.
"Knee socks, dirty saddle shoes,
and almost any hat." '
Smith Davis was free with his
Selma Hill is the general chair
man with Janet Lau and Peggy
Sherhurn assisting her.
Dean IIosp will open the confer
ence, and Mrs. Fred Coleman, na
tional president of Mortar Boards,
will speak on "Analysis of Leader
ship." A mock meeting under the
advice about how the girls should Jemlership of Breta Peterson and
dress. "I like women's clothes
but I wish they'd dress to type.
They're all college girls, not Gail
Patrick. They should dress simply
and to the point."
And best -dressed candidate Bud
Rhode was cryptical about what
he didn't like, "Too many sweat
ers." Said Jim Evinger, "I hate car
digan sweaters, but I do like sheer
silk stockings, because well you
know the rest of It. "
- Doesn't like knee socks
"I don't like knee socks, and I
the present Mortar Boards will
give a parliamentary drill.
Publicity chairmen will hear
Carroll Chouinard and Richard
deBrown on Monday at 4 p. m in
Ellen Smith. John Selleck has
been chosen to speak at the treas
urers' meeting at which Faith
Medlar will preside.
Highlight of the conference will
be a luncheon on Tuesday, April 3,
honoring the Incoming and outgo
ing presidents of all women's or
ganizations. Elizabeth Waugh will
confer with the presidents latei
In the afternoon.