The Belles of Saint Mary’s
SAINT’S SALLIES
Mr. Moore: “Define ‘bootless’ in this sen
tence ; ‘Vengeance is better than bootless mourn
ing.
Mary Elizabeth Xash: “Doesn’t it mean that
the warriors went without their shoes on?”
TRAVELS WITH A GANT
We’ve been here all of twenty days, and I’m
still seeing new faces. Seems as if I’ll never
get to know everybody. . . . All of which re
minds me that Kitty Sigmon wasn’t looking so
anxious to meet anyone the other day. They
say she ’bout gave up the ship, but I think
she’ll reconsider and send out an S.O.S. . . .
And while we’re on the Navy, I might mention
that Mary Helen and Phyllis are having abso
lutely no worries at all. In fact, they’re gonna
let Annapolis see ’em several times before
Christmas. How’s that for a nice way to spend
time? . . . Did you see the present that Ade
laide’s man sent her? Of all things, it was a
book ’titled “How to Play Bridge: for Begin
ners.” Well, it looks mighty funny to me, but
little Curtis didn’t seem to be the least bit em
barrassed; so maybe it wasn’t meant to be a
hint. . . . I’ll bet Margaret Jordan and Biz have
the largest collection of Brooks’ sweaters in
school. Ho hum! Cert’n’ly do miss my La
Salle up here. But honest, both of the girls
look absolutely luscious in ’em. . . . They tell
me Keith likes Raleigh better’n any place in
the State. Yeah, I been hearing she’s mighty
Stuck on it. . . . You say Toddie likes it, too?
I thought she looked as though she was having
a Royal good time. (Ouch, that one hurt.)
. . . It’s Mary Dodson who’s wearing that huge
Princeton ring around her neck. He’s coming
down here the 21st. I was prac’ly positive that
rushing at State was .over two weeks ago, but
the S. P. E.’s have just started. Ask Margaret
Blount, Mary O’Keeffe, Keith and quite a few
others. . . . I’ve found it true that names make
news... . Pop Holt certainly is a busy girl these
days. She received a long-distance phone call, a
special delivery, and a telegram all in one day
from the “country.” . . . For slim sveltness,
take a good look at Helen McDuffie. She has
what it takes in more ways than one. ... For
those in love: Try “Stop Kicking My Heart
Around” by T. Dorsey. ... For smoothness in
names listen to Barnett Merriweather Branson.
She uses Lux flakes for washing her hair, and
says it really does the job. . . . Miss Harris’
birthday i)arty went over with a bang. She
had birthday cakes and punch and everything
conceivable for refreshments. Every one gained
an extra pound that night. . . . Tyrone Power
can stir up more hearts here than any other
movie hero. Marion Jacobs saw “The Rains
Came” six times, while Joyce Powell runs her
a close second. . . . Julie Bridgcr is a new addi
tion to the case history of Jimmy Burnum. Is
this why she won’t call a certain number? . . .
Football games really draw our girls. Virginia
Work and Martha Frances Armstrong make at
least one every week. More power to them!
I’ll bet the team could hardly play ball Sat
urday for looking at that bright patch of color
in the stadium which marked the Saint Mary’s
girls. The good looking fall outfits are hard
competition for those grid heroes, and a Saint
Mary’s girl definitely stands out from the mob
with her dignity, tall hat, plaid skirt, and cash-
mere sweater.
The Sigma and Mu’s were really putting on
the dog Saturday night. Did you notice those
tricky combinations of red, white and blue?
Nearly everyone dressed up in their society
colors. That’s a good start, gals.
Another beauteous blend is Biz Toepleman’s
French blue shirt topping a scarlet, white and
blue plaid. . . . Nights are growing longer and
evening gowns are getting more beautiful . . .
fer instance, “Horty” Miller’s j)laid lame with a
bewitching bustle tacked on behind . . . ra])idly
taking its place among the college classics is the
cardigan topping an evening gown—particu
larly charming in fluffy angora. . . . While on
the subject of glamour rags, don’t you think
our tank suits are simply superb?
Dkke Maw,
Colorado Springs, Colo.,
July 5, 1939.
I meant to get this letter mailed this A.M.
but when I started writing it I got so sleepy
that I decided to postpone the letter and take a
nap. Don’t feel hurt, though, ’cause I was
sleepy, and not bored. As a matter of fact, I
didn’t get much sleep, what with people horse
back riding along the path right by my bed.
At first I felt real queer when they stopped and
stared. How could I help it if that place was .
the only level spot left?
Well, the reason I was so sleepy was that I
nearly froze to death and the dew was so heavy
I waked up trying to swim out. But we didn’t
mind very much as we got up at 2 anyway.
You see, we were going to drive to the top of
Pike’s Peak to see the sunrise, which is sup
posed to be very lovely from up so high. So we
got up in the dark, and packed into hired cars
specially adjusted for mountain climbing.
After about an hour we finally got there. Pike’s
peak isn’t so much to brag about as it is just a
big pile of loose rock, and our guide said that
it wasn’t nearly as high as many mountains!
In fact, there are about thirty higher in Colo
rado alone. But Pike’s Peak has a longer road
that goes higher than any other mountain. L p
on top there are two stone shack places where
they sell doughnuts and coffee to the people
that get sick, only I didn’t get sick. They had
souvenirs up there, too. These shack places
have two stories with glassed in sides so you
can look out at the sunrise. We went up on
the third story that was open and had ice hang
ing all over everything as the thermometer said
32 degrees. We looked like a bunch of Indians
with our blankets draped around us.
But that sunrise shure was pretty. The sun
was all yellow and bright and you couldn’t see
any land—just a pile of clouds all flattened
out on top by the sun’s rays. They looked like
a soft mattress way up and soaked up the mist
clouds, you felt as if you were standing on top
of Heaven watching a curtain slowly going to
let you see what was underneath. The land
was so far away that it didn’t look like land at
all. We watched it driving down, too. Honest,
you could see for thousands of miles and at
every curve we would get out and look. Pike’s
Peak is so high that they don’t have trees.
Coming down, you can tell exactly where the
timber line, the fellow calls it, begins. The
top trees are some queer sort of spruce, and
farther on down you run into aspens. Honest,
I never have seen a country with such a few
trees as this place has. They have hirches and
a few evergreens but that’s all. Well, this is
just naturally a peculiar place.
Much love,
Erwin.
P.S.—I took a whole roll of films of the sun
rise but I guess since I had the distance ad
justed at five feet the pictures won’t come out.
I didn’t know till later about the adjustment.
THE CLOTHES LINE
Do YOU have your “Porkie-Pie” hat yet?
No foolin’, gals, they’re becoming so popular
these days that yesterday when we were walk
ing across the campus without one, someone
screamed, “Foreigners!” and ran the other way.
You can imagine our embarrassment.
Sunday before last we saw Toddy Boykin
underneath one of the cutest hats yet. It was
a snood affair with (of all things) pink and
black ostrich feathers setting off her curls. It
was downright stunning.
Anne Louise Nixon is at swords points with
someone, if we are to judge anything by that
cute little ])in she wears. And have you seen
the real snappy “Pop” pin that “you know
who” is sjiorting?
Last Saturday morning an amazing number
of girls were wearing bandanas in the tied-
under-the-chin style. We wonder if it was for
the immediate effect of the scarf, or the later
effect on the curls.
It is practically impossible to walk around ,
a corner and not meet a girl with a bow in her
hair. The majority are wearing plaid ribbons
instead of last year’s accepted velvet “doo-
lolly.”
Speaking of plaids, “Staranger” Collins has
the. right idea and is wearing a skirt made of
her traditional family plaid. (P.S.—There’s a
hat to go with it!) What won’t people think
of next? Saint Mary’s is just full of cute i
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clothers and nie-nacs. If you don’t believe it, |
take a look around and see for yourself. Take, I
for instance, the cardigan and Angora “pull
overs.” !Mary Helen Rodman was wearing a
good-looking yellow angora cardigan for a Sat
urday night date a week or so ago. "We thought
she looked all right.
Up to this point we’ve given you the high
and medium of the fashions, and now for the
low—HEADACHES! 'We have to go wash
some stockings.
“Sugar,” the darling of the campus, is still
the chief topic of conversation with her petite
figure and sweater combinations.
DEFINITIONS
Gold—what one gets when he goes without
rubbers.
Soup—same as hash, only lesser.
Grudge—where cars are kept.
Goiter—what holds up socks.
Math—large group, bunch.
Graph—long-necked jungle animal.
Cutie—little bug that gets into people’s hair.
Butch—small tree.
Vest—a direction, like norse and souse.
Drab—to take impulsively.
Messy—French for “thank you.”
Dido—-means the same, usually represented by
dido marks.
Martyr—^j'our father’s wife.
Incinerator—one who hints at something in
stead of coming right out with it.
"Whiskey—facila growth.
Scandal—shoe.
Mushroom—largo open space.
Shades—that which is hung in windows to be
pulled down so that people who would look
in will when they’re not.
Refugee—one who keeps score at a football
game.
Skeleton—a man with his inside out and his
outside in.
Sinister—an old maid.
Vitamin—a food necessary to prevent diseases
(some vitamins prevent beri-beri; others
prevent scurry-scurry).
Asparagus—part of digestive tract: food enters
by mouth, then goes down the throat, then
to the asparagus.
STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
(For the information of The Belles, will you
please answer the following questions, and droj)
them in the Publications’ box in Smedes Hall.)
1. Do you enjoy singing in the dining room?
2. Do you think visitors enjoy being snug to
in the dining room ?
3. Do you think singing in the dining room .
is a sensible practice? If so, why?
4. Do you consider it your duty to maintain
quiet in the Chapel ? In the Library ?
5. Do you mind asking your neighbor to lower y
her radio when it bothers you?
G. Are you in favor of formal dress for con
certs ?
7. Do you agree with the President in his ■
efforts to repeal the Embargo Act ?
S. Are you for or against a third term?
9. Do you want The Belles to discuss the .
European war situation ? ^
10. Do you think it is up to America “to save”
England and France? Do you think she
could do so ?