March, 1949
THE DIALETTE
Page
Let’s Pretend . . .
Let’s pretend we are just little
bylphs wandering through the
bookshelf of a “dignified” High
rhool senior. We are, naturally,
in search of the juiciest and most
exciting book on the shelf — What
else but her diary! Turning through
It. we come to March 5 and 6,
boy! that looks excitin’:
March 5 - 5:30 p. m. Pressed
wy clothes, packed, and got ready
ter my escort (College Soph),
toured dormitories and campus.
j °ti jeans and
a e for Rec Hall for supper.
hotdogs and onions
0 my breath as I entered. Yum!
games, talked,
T,, Ob, I ate too much!
never seen so much food—hot-
ogs, potato salad, sandwiches,
es, punch, doughnuts and ice
cream. Informal talent show —
a amity! Miss Boardman tried
0 steal show oy falling through
a chair!!
. P- - Went to gym for
ketball game. “Ye Board” vs.
lauglisu exciting, and more
TlQO
9:00
P- m. Back to Rec Hall for
^ freshments and games. Popped
^ and roasted marshmallows.
1 P' Back to Dorm, met
sh« . bad fun
«^ootmg water guns filled with
Zlut" ~ “Ob. what’s that I
for 1- i, ^'eyed rook until time
;'ghts out. But who’s sleepy?
Ob. how about let’s
getting some sleep! tomorrow’s
to etr ^ P*‘y this day has
March 6 - Went to church
turo After lunch, took pic-
toured campus some
in ^"^Pbcmore Class gave tea
— very informal.
, ^ ”*ce time. Said “goodbyes”
back to my own room.
Sylphs comments: Sounds as if
t senior had a gay time! Take
“Sophisticated” Syph
e Sophomore Class had just as
t*c fun Seniors. Welcome
back, Seniors!
^ RICE’S
quality store
& NOTIONS
c«r ^^'^*WEAR CLOTHES
^ *^cr Statg St. Montreat Road
Who was seen where with whom
doing what? There you have it,
the perfect setting for (dare we
say it?) GOSSIP!!!
In her prowling about the cam
pus, Suzy Snooper has discovered
many items which are of interest
according to the avidity with
which the eager reader peruses
this column.
To begin with a direct quota
tion from the gossip box — “Who
is supposed to date a nephew
from Asheville of an instructor.”
After lengthy deliberation, it has
been decided that the worthy con
tributor is an English major!
f She’d have to be to get by with
THAT sentence structure!)
Some duty-bound student inter
rupts breathlessly with “Who cut
the light off in the library Friday
night?” To be perfectly frank,
we don’t get it — is Friday the
night they’re left on until the
library opens the next morning?
In a large, lucid handwriting
comes the query: What cute young
leader (i. e., instructor-editor’s
substitution in view of Montreat’s
now being a four-year college)
grabbed the opportunity for a
snooze while her class took a
test?” You know the adage,
“Music hath charms. . .’’’!
It develops that College has a
ghost. A real live ghost with pink
cheeks, wearing an honest-to-
goodness sheet. According to the
latest report, it wears glasses to
see whom it is haunting.
A word of explanation: this be
ing the gossip column, it seems
logical that it contain gossip.
However, items which really merit
the name gossip are seldom used
due to convention (that tiresome
thing which keeps the wheels turn
ing smoothly), tradition, and vari
ous and sundry other related top
ics. Oh, petunias yourself!
Now that that’s off our chest,
to continue
Despite any previously con
ceived opinions, it has been proved
beyond the shadow of a doubt that
Maggie can, when the occasion de
mands, refrain from speech for
as long as ten consecutive min
utes. Yes, we know it’s hard to
believe, but ask any Junior who
attended the party the other night.
However, it must be recorded that
after her ordeal Maggie looked
rather pale and had to be re-
Navy Heads Spring Fashion Parade
By Margaret Botseman
Spring is coming ’round again
and with spring there always come
spring fashions. Like the winter,
we abandon those dark and dull
clothes and bring out bright new
outfits. Isn’t it a thrill that first
Sunday, usually Easter Sunday,
to see the lovely bonnets, the gay
scarves, and the different colored
dresses and suits? It makes you
know then that spring has really
come; and it makes you happy to
know that for months to come you
can enjoy those bright, bright
colors that go with the bright,
bright days ahead.
But have you ever wondered
about the careful choosing behind
these costumes ? Each person
wants to be in style, yet wants
to have an individual look. Every
color doesn’t look well on every
person. For instance, this spring,
navy blue is the dominant color.
More people than you are going
to come out in an all navy dress
or suit. Before you rush in and
buy navy, consider — Is navy a
good color for you? Remember
vived with several mustard-coated
marshmallows.
Spring is coming, it says here,
and gremlins are warming up
from their winter’s hibernation.
One thing they love at this time
of year is blotters.
iC'ne of the younger tribe of
gremlins this year is I. B. Curious,
who lives up to his name bp main
taining a continuous stream of
questions such as: Where did
Marjorie R.’s beautiful corsage of
red loses come from- When is the
big event to come off. Ruby? The
top half of that gorgeous diamond
is worn oY from the sheer ex
haustion of ecstatic “ooh’s” and
sighs!
Have you heard the latest joker
from Dr. Kennedy’s English
class? She asked: “What is per
siflage?” After a deep silence,
Jeanette Spellman thoughtfully
replied, “I’d say it was something
Shelley wrote.”
there are other colors in style
that will look well on you.
Of course you all know that
choosing the basic dress is the
first and most important thing.
After that, choose your hat, shoes,
gloves, and bag. As said before,
all navy is a good choice this year.
Many people are going to have
navy accessories as well as a
basic navy. Perhaps you are one
of the fortunate ones that will
look well in all navy, or perhaps
you will need colorful accessories
to brighten things up. There are
beautiful new colors in accessories
this year — off-shades of red,
yellow, orange, green, pink, light
powder blue, and, of course, white.
But whatever you do, be consist
ent in selecting your colors. Have
your basic color in dress and
then match your accessories.
But remember to add an extra
sparkle. Don’t think that clothes
make the girl. Remember to wear
a great big smile with that new
spring bonnet, and just before
you leave home, “powder your
face with sunshine.”
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