Friday, March 20, 1942
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In the Easter Parade
TypicaljEocd on Campus
Shades of Easter rabbits and
spring flowers and that season
is here again. Despite the war,
the budget and no spring vacation,
the campus clothes queens have
started stock
ing up on new
essentials.
Meaning, of
' course, a ward
robe that
s h o u ts spring
from shoes to
hat.
Alpha Chi
. Frannie Haber
man won't have
any trouble con
vincing herself
that spring has
come, in that
smoke bl u
three-piece suit
complimented with Indian rust
hat, pumps and purse. And Kappa
Barb Simpson is ready for March
winds with a green and white
checked wool job. Yearbook ed
Shird Russel will wear a brown
and aqua silk jersey dress with a
draped neckline ana a paieni
leather belt at the waist.
Ideal for casual coke dates or
walks is Pi Phi Mary Larkin's cof
fee brown coat with arm straps
whirh allow it to be thrown over
her shoulders in the style so dear
to coeds. Theta Marge tjnnsiensen
has assembled an outfit based on
beige with dark brown accessories
and a blue and brown plaid skirt
to wear with tan topcoat.
Choose Special Prints.
Dressv occasions call for special
prints like Kappa Pat Catlin's grey
crepe with a miea lop ana circu
lar skirt. And for those super
spring nignts, Chi O Edna Mae
Neidermeyir chooses a white cot
ton formal with miles of skirt and
a drop-shoulder neckline banded
with white flowers. Brown and
green are the colors SDT Celia
Freidman selected for her print
Coeds To Wear
Red and Green
Spring Shoes
On the tips of her toes, the Ne
braska coed will wear red and
green shoes both for sport and
dress. Playslioes of all types
grace downtown windowj and will
soon grace coeds' legs.
Semi-wedged sandals are open
toed and have nail heads around
the bottom. This type of shoe
has bee .1 popular In the east for
several years and is now a rrJd
west fad.
The modern miss demands com
fort and one of the most popular
sellers is the alligator leather low
heeled tics with open toes. Ex
tremely versatile are these shoes
since they can be worn for sup
port, semi-dress, and dress.
Three Inch Heel Chic.
The three Inch-heeled black pat
er t pump is very much In evidence
for those who demand ultra chic.
The ever present spectator Is
shown in beige and brown and
soon brown and white and blue and
white models will again be worn.
Although still popular, the spec
tator is outshone by newer and
brighter models.
The old standbys, including cad
dies, mocassins, and strollers still
are an Important part of the col
leg irl jwardrobe,
with the low waistline accented
by bows.
Edith Laslo summoned up in
genuity enough to concoct a baby
violet cashmere wool two-piecer
with an all-around pleated skirt
and a fitted top. Alpha Phi Barb
Moorehouse wears a red collar on
an aqua blue twill dress with a
nipped waistline, and Alpha Xi
Delt Leona Drake trims her blue
silk jersey with grosgrain ribbon.
Victory red is the color patriotic
Mary McKenna, Tri Delt, wears as
a two piece suit with a convertible
collar. Navy accessories add to
this ensemble. AOPi Grace Steck
ley also chooses red for her box
jacket to throw over school clothes,
date dresses or formals. Delta
Gamma Pat Henkle wears ever
popular plaid, with biue and beige
as the color base, for a three-piece
suit with a box coat.
And so the style parade goes on.
See you Easter Sunday.
Haw Haw . . .
These Coeds9
Hats Are Silly
If men have laughed in former
years t the inanity of women's
hats, then this year the whole
male sex will rise up and guffaw
at the selection of fabric and straw
that women trim and call hats.
But we don't think they'll laugh,
when they remember that it's for
their benefit that women sre risk
ing what self-assurance they have
left to give war-conscious males
the pleasure of having their girls
more feminine than ever before.
War emergencies have affected
clothes before, but never has there
shortage of tailored hats we
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Virginia Ford, Nebraska's TNC, wean a pink and blue herring
bone tweed skirt and a matching blue pullover sweater over a V-neck
blouse. Familiar saddle shoes and rope pearls complete her school
ensemble.
been a year like this for le
chapeau. There'll be a distinct
mean the ones which resemble
military fashions and men's styles.
dHohiaUif, Sftsnkbiq . . :
Well Keep Up the Morale J
A lot of things have happened since the
last fashion edition" of. the Daily Nebraskan,
the war, namely, and with the war, a lot of
things have -happened in. the field of women's
fashions. Last year at. .this time," military
accents in clothes were the vogue, but this
year, women arc being feminine to the nth de
gree. Willr ull this talk of "keeping up the
morale," women'have become more than ever
conscious of their appearances for their own
sake, and for the sake of the-men around thern
receiving the oil to arms.
Women are assuming a capable attitude,
yes, and they're sincerely ready to step in and
take the places of men when they re needed,
but they are remembering their places as
women as thev do it. Colieee coeds all over
the nation are bursting with enthusiasm, look
ing anxiously for helpful things to do, but
most of them realize that this is a man's war
to be fought by the powerful armies of the
United Nations, with Uncle Sam's boys leading
the field in riddiug the world of the menace
hovering over it.
At the same time, more than in any pre
ceding war, World War II is a war for civil
ians they must be healthy, they must learn
economy, they must co-operate with the gov
ernment in spiking rumors, buying bonds, and
conserving all our resources. Above all, they
must be confident but not complacent,' and
critical of the type of defense work for which
they offer their services.
The majority of civilians realize that the
Office of Civilian Defense, disrupted as it has
been, will not win the war; it was set up only
to bring the war closer to the common man.
and to endeavor to do its part toward boosting
morale by givi'i? everyone something to do,
however insignificant it may be. And they
know that most of the defense work in our
own vicinity has been done only on paper
American people are not so easily deceived.
In the face of all this, young American
women will be calmly efficient, healthy, eco
nomical, and ready to help when they're
needed. When the time comes for them to en
list for military service, they, like their Brit
ish sisters, will give themselves happily and
enthusiastically into the work of winning the
war for Uncle Sam.
Until that time, they won't be upset when
the priorities list includes lipstick and silk
hose there are substitutes somewhere, and
leave it to the American woman to find them.
They'll have all the attributes of American
womanhood, keeping their chins and their
good looks up, wearing red for valor and blue
for patriotism, ,
Kaxjorie Bruaing". "
TNC Prefers
Blue Clothes,
Active Sports
She's beautiful and brainy; she
works in activities,- she has a
fraternity pin. She's the Typical
Nebraska Coed Virginia Ford,
chosen by judges as the girl who
best represents 2,000 UN women,
and presented for their approval
last Tuesday night at the annual
Coed Follies.
The TNC, better-kr.own as "Din
ny," is a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority, and wears under
her key an ATO maltese cross.
Chosen as one of six beauty
queens in last year's contest, Din
ny stands five feet, five inches
and weighs 120. She has blonde
hair which is, by her own appela
tion "dishwater," and blue eyes.
She doesn't diet, and loves steaks
and oranges.
A major in poli sci, Dinny gets
consistently good grades, has an
84 average for her two years in
school. She is publicity chairman
of Tassels, a member of YWCA
and Coed Counselors and treasurer
of her sorority.
Likes Jeans, Sweat Shirt,
In rare moments when the TNC
is relaxing, she is invariably at
tired in blue jeans and a white
sweat shirt. Her wardrobe is
mainly blue with a few red pieces.
Unusual formals are Dinny's hob
by, and her favorite is a Grecian
white silk jersey trimmed in gold.
She never wears hair ribbons;
not because she doesn't like them,
but because "my face isn't right."
Her pet hat is a blue straw pill
box with a wisp of veil which just
barely sits on her head, and her
favorite dress is an aqua silk jer
sey shirtwaist. She always wears
sweaters and skirts to classes, and
wants to reserve hose and high
heels "till I'm a senior."
She's an outdoor girl and likes
to ride, shoot, and walk in the
rain. For indoor activity, she'd just
as soon dance. Staying up till all
hours and getting up earlier is a
habit. Around the Kappa house,
she's known for her bad puns
and inexhaustible energy. And
there's your T;,pical Nebraska Co
ed. Spring hats call for the lightest,
gayest colors and fabrics that have
yet come to the fashion world.
Even the felts are frilly. The whole
effect is startling because the in
dividual hats are emphasizing
color and cut.
The typical dress hat will be
of navy straw and the less hat
the better we like it encircled by
a crown of white veiling caught
with a white flower. For those
who like bright colors, there is
the canary yellow model: Yellow
veil, yellow felt pillbox and tiny
yellow flowers with a touch of
green or red or blue in them.
The Fashion
Edition
This year's annual Spring Fash
ion Edition of the Daily Nebraskan
has been compiled with a thought
toward the effect which the war
will have on women's fashions in
the coming years. Editor of the
edition has been Marjorie Brun
ing, with Helen Kelley, and June
Jamieson acting as assistant edi
tors. Contributing fashion writers
were Edith Laslo, Mary Aileen
Cochran, Pat Chamber lan, Jean
Baker, Marsa Lee Civin, Mary
Louise Babst, Mary Helen Thotna,
and Betty Moot . , n n v n