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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, October 17, 1946
Saleswomen Bulldoze,
Flatter Coed Shopper
BY BARBARA KIECKEL.
Some women enjoy shopping. In
fact, judging from the bulging
walls of the city's department
stores, I'd say that 75 percent of
the feminine population make a
full-time career of it. If it weren't
for one little detail, I could almost
see their point. But that one little
detail drives me to shop or.Ty
when my wardrobe reaches the
point where I am afraid I may
be arrested for indecent exposeure.
Call me a weak character if you
nu,st, but I frankly confess that
I haven't the stamina to accept
the challenge of the saleswomen.
During the years that I suc
ceeded in inhibiting this phobia
before I let it make a coward of
me I did a little private research
on the species. As nearly as I
could figure out, there were two
cateogries of saleswoman. Either
they represent the "I'll sell you
this dress or die in the attempt"
class, or they belong to the
haughty "Have you tried the five
and dime, madam?" phyla.
First Type Amiable.
A member of the first group is
rather amiable, at least on the
surface. She swoops down upon
you with a brilliant smile, so
dazzling that you often miss the
gleam of fierce determination that
glows in her eyes, and hauls you
into the fitting room before you
have a chance to say "Schiapa
relli." And once you're there, you
might as well remove your dress
and immediately begin to apolog
ize for the rip in your slip, be
cause she always has just the
dress you're looking for. Of course
it's a size 20 (you take a 10), and
the color is reminiscent of an un
painted barn. But she's thorough
ly convinced that it was created
especially for you... until the
next sucker happens in.
Don't even try to duck the bar
rage of flattery she hands out,
("It does everything for you,
dearie." "You'll never forgive
yourself if you pass it by.") You
have two alternatives: either buy
the hideous garment and donate
it to the Salvation Army on the
way home, or conk her over the
head while she s pinning the hem
up two feet, and run.
The Haughty Approach.
The haughty type has a differ
ent approach: intimidation. Oh,
she's subtle, all right. Almost as
subtle as a slap in the face. Sleek
and elaborately coiffured, she
slinks over, after having slipped
you the "My, what people one has
to rub elbows with these days"
scrutiny as she shows you some
garments, glancing out the win
dow, and impatiently looking at
her watch. "If you see something
you'd like o try," she yawns and
remonstrates, "But this is $69.95,
miss!"
Even if you don't care much for
the ensemble, you then feel obli
gated to buy it, if only to prove
to the snob that you aren't a
pauper that you can afford to
buy a $69.95 dress once in awhile,
so there: As you self-consciously
walk to the door, her eyes follow
you, silently shouting, "What a
pity to waste a gown like that
on such a creature." Then she lifts
an eyebrow and saunters over to
bulldoze another naive customer.
Some wise women have discov
ered a way to get efficient service
that doesn't entail wasting money
or developing an inferiority com
plex. Inveigle a man to accom
pany you, and you'll encounter
such charming, accommodating
assistance that you'll probably de
cide you've been all wrong.
Yes, I tried that, too. But when
Clarence brought me home after
a fruitful shopping excursion two
weeks ago, he accepted my thanks,
admired my new hat, and walked
out of my life. I hadn't seen him
since, until last night. He was at
the Turnpike holding hands with
that blonde salesgirl from Miller's.
'Whtre uill I find the alarm clock?"
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BY TOTTIE FIDDOCK.
Pity the poor male whose
clothes never make news unless
his girl friend wears them! So
just for a change, here's some
dope on what the well-dressed
mans is wearing around the cam
pus these days.
First, we have the Joe College
Plutocrat the one who wears his
white shirts to class. Most of the
boys just save them for dates,
if they can get 'em,' but this guy
thinks he can impress his teach
ers by making them think he
dresses up for the most important
thing in life. School, that is.
Majority Choose Sweaters.
Then, there is the Sweater Boy,
in the majority, and shining light
of U.N. He goes in for argyles
and ski jobs most of the time,
but if he happens to be partic
ularly depressed, he might appear
in a plain color. The one his girl
knitted for his birthday almost
never appears, but that's because
he's saving it for something spe
cial. He wears his sweaters to
class, on dates, home for the
weekend and even to bed on cold
Bights.
We can't pass up the military
man: ROTC for instance. You
can see him running around in
khaki and think sadly of the days
when all the fellas looked so
nice in uniform. He looks neater
than the other boys, because he
has to sepnd more time on this
clothes, what with polishing brass
and shoes.
Blue Jeans Popular.
The Sophisticated Farmer wears
blue jeans or corduroys with
most any old thing his roommate
thoughtfully left lying around for
him to put on. This is the kind
of male to watch for, because
in spite of his bedraggled, innocent
appearance he knows, or thinks
he knows, all the answers, and
all the questions, too.
The newest thing is a style
that hasn't as yet appeared, but
we're looking for it. That's the
guy who is reduced to wearing
gunny sacks. They are threaten
it, saying that girls are buying
all the available men's clothes,
leaving nothing for them. When
this phenomena does show tiis
face (or his gunny sack) all fe
male possessors of white shirts,
jeans or boy's sweaters are ad
vised , to buy extra padlocks for
their closets.
A man just walked by in a
suit the shock is too great!
Off the Record
fly Jerry Cohn
It is entirely possible that the
legitimate stage show is on its
way back to Lincoln. After an
absence of several years, due to
various stumbling blocks, the Ne
braska threatre started the ball
rolling last May, when they
brought in Frankie Masters and
his ork for a one day engagement.
Now, the Stuart theatre announces
the signing of Ted Weems and his
orchestra for shows on October
14 and 15. Perhaps the day is
not too far off when stage shows
will be booked for a full week
as in the past.
WhHe we're In the reminiscent
mood, we have had many name
bands playing in Lincoln in the
past few years: Harry James, Son
ny Dunham, Stan Kenton, Tex
Beneke and the Miller Orchestra,
Jerry Wald, Charley Barnet and
Woody Herman, to mention a few.
From information available, '"You
Ain't Seen Nothin Yet!"
Swing concerts are speedily be
coming the fad over the country.
Almost every name band has at
one time or another played for
one, the most publicized being
Woody Herman's at Carengie Hall.
Nebraska's Carnegie Hall, alias
the U. of N. coliseum, will have a
similar music festival when that
Sentimental Gentleman of Swing,
AWS
Since special permissions for
upper-classmen women are not
yet returned to the Dean of
Women's office, all upper
classmen must secure written
permission from their parents
to attend the game this week
end, according to AWS presi
dent Mimi Ann Johnson.
Tommy . Dorse y, .presents, two
hours of swing: on Monday, Octo
ber 28. Competition will be run
ning high at T.D. follows only
three days after Benny Good-
man's dance engagement at the
Pike. It will be interesting: to
note which will have the greater
drawing; power, B.G.'s dance or
T. D.'s concert.
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Coriihtiskcr Pictures
Cornhiisker editor Merrell
Shutt has announced date
changes in the yearbook pic
ture schedule. They are:
October 21-26.
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Pi Beta Phi
Sigma Delta Tau
Sigma Kappa
October 28-Nov. 2.
Housemothers all week
Towne Club
Hesprria
Carl Hall
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