An Open Letter to the Class of 1941
DEAR FRESHMEN:
Why look like a freshman? It just isn t
done these days by any girl who can help
herself. And that is why we are writing.
The seniors have told us what are their pet
fashions. The iashion marts have been stitch
ing away on swanky new things that we
know by experience the seniors will go for
in a big and ravenous way. So just in case
you might be interested in dressing like
a senior, here are a few of the tried and true
and new fashions.
Corduroy Revived
In Thorough Fashion
Practically everybody is going to have
something in corduroy. You might call it
a revival. One of the Northampton (Smith
College) shops asked us for it last spring
and here it is—in jackets, gored skirts, calots
and jerkins (those sleeveless pullovers that
go under anything from riding habits to fur
coats). You'll be seeing it in pin wale to
wide wale versions. And a good part of the
time it will be in good Scotch company—
paired up with a clan plaid.
Clan Plaids
In Dark Green and Red
Clan plaids are having a highland fling
this fall. Those that combine dark green
and red are the big favorites. Two of the
smartest types of costumes that they come in
are the shirtwaist dress, especially with skirt
fan pleated all around (and the pleats tucked
at the edges so they won t come out no mat
ter how much you lie around on them)
and the suit w ith the plaid for pleated skirt
and lining of corduroy jacket or boxy coat.
Or if you don’t fancy those —a separate skirt
of the clan plaid, a sweater with the clan
plaid woolen for the entire front, a suit
combining cashmere jersey in natural with
clan plaid.
The Drawstring Blouse—
A Campus "Natural"
The drawstring blouse ought to be all
over campus in no time at all. It is a little
boy fashion that is just about six months old
—a sports blouse with drawstring at the bot
tom so it blouses up over the waistline. If you
don’t see it on every side in piaid, woolen,
velveteen, even in suede, used as a jacket
or a blouse —well we’ll eat our new Paris
hat, the one with the feathers.
Suedes Jackets Are
Going to Be Worn
Speaking of suede, this is just the spot
to warn you that suede is coming back for
campus wear. Last year everybody had a
tweed jacket and they ought to have this
year, too, hut if they have what it takes, they
ought to buy a suede one as well. The
models just covering the hiptops cost less
but if you have more to spend you might
go in for the flared back, belted front
models, even for a suede skirt or one of those
suits with woven tweed skirts, suede jacket
with action panel at back and sleeves knitted
of the same yarn as in the woven skirt.
Beer Jacket
In Fall Version
We don’t have to say, ''Remember the beer
jacket?” if you have been around at all last
spring. Well, for fall the beer jacket style
is here again. You can wear it over anything,
as you did the real beer jackets, only these
are in a cut velvet in wide wale that has
the rough and ready look of corduroy. And
there are some collarless tweed suits with
► jackets that are very much in the beer jacket
length and shape. It is adapted from a
Schiaparelli coat for fall but every time we
look at it we think out loud of beer jackets.
Dress, Coat and Skirt
Ensembles for Week-Ends
If there is anybody who has to be re
minded of how handy a three-piece tweed
• suit is, we would like to know her. We are
talking about the jacket skirt, and topcoat,
the topcoat from two-thirds to full length.
If you’ve already had one of these, how
about a newer version—the dress, coat and
extra skirt. You can go away for a weekend
and stay for two in one of these outfits,
needing nothing more than an extra blouse
or sweater.
Slacks Matched to
Sports or Ski Suit
Last spring there were plenty of girls on
campus who felt more comfortable in slacks
than skirts. They wore denim or flannel
ones. For a cool autumn the denim might
not be quite as warm as you d like, so we
are suggesting the flannel slacks. Just mike
sure that they fit. and are not too long and
baggy. There s nothing like getting them to
match a jacket and skirt so parts can be
switched. Or else choose them in gabardine
matched to your ski suit.
As for ski suits, the fad of wearing them
Slalom model) will do service all through
the autumn on the fairways for rainy or
clear days.
SHOOTS FOR CHARITY
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The International Bazaar, held recently in New York City for the benefit of under
privileged children, attracted a gay crowd on the opening night. Along the midway the most
popular booth proved to be the targeteer air pistol shooting gallery where matrons from Park
avenue and First avenue vied for shooting honors, and demonstrated that Mrs. Roosevelt isn t
the only feminine pistol wielder. Pictured is Miss Dixie Gebbacia and the trophy awarded her
for
Highlighting Hair
Streaked by Sun
When you emerge from the usual vaca
tion sun-worshipping and get back to town,
it’s important to give some attention to re
gaining the impeccable appearance you
threw to the winds in slacks and a halter.
Your nice smooth sunburn will provide
an effective contrast to early Fall clothes,
but your hair, which will be showing a great
deal according to next season’s millinery
predictions, is probably streaked from the
sun in all the wrong places and presents an
unattractive sombre effect.
Blondes must be particularly careful; vary
ing shades of blonde in the hair give too
much of an appearance of a poor bleach or
that a bleach is needed.
For a remedy, there s a simple treatment
that you can use at home by yourself.
Beauty experts advise Marchand’s golden
hair wash which will restore your hair to
an even natural blondeness.
It will also eliminate the straw-like quality
of hair exposed to a lot of air and sun and
will give you a gloss, so vital to hair beauty.
For brown haired girls and brunettes
whose hair is dry and lifeless from salt water
swimming, the golden hair wash is also
recommended to perk up the highlights and
give an attractive sheen as welL
White Kidskin Coat—
For Day or Evening
In case you haven’t thought much about
about campus has reached the proportions
that demands having more than one suit or
OUTDOOR LUNCHEON
The next time the bridge club meets at
your house, why not serve the luncheon on
your cool porch? It can be both informal
and delightful, combining delicious yet sim
ple food with the spirit of carefree summer
entertaining.
PORCH LUNCHEON MENU
Grapefruit-Watermelon Cup
Qiili Co: Carne Potato Chips
"Whole Wheat Muffins
Celery - Green Pepper Salad
French Dressing
Peaches with Cream
Chocolate Cakes
Coffee
The following recipes are for eight serv
ings, two tables of bridge. Serve all the food
at once on a large table and pass it infor
mally. Have plates, silver and napkins ar
ranged in stacks. There is no need for the
hostess to rise from the table during the
luncheon.
WHOLE WHEAT MUFFINS (8 muffins).
One cup white flour, 2 tablespoons sugar,
Vl teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder,
1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 egg, 1 cup milk,
4 tablespoons melted butter.
Sift white flour once before measuring,
then sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder
together. Stir in the whole wheat flour. Beat
egg slightly; add milk and combine with the
dry ingredients. Stir in the melted butter and
fill well-greased muffin tins or glass custard
extra parts to make it look like more than
one.
They do say that colleges like Smith are
wearing more gabardine than ever before,
but unless you have plenty of red blood in
your veins, the 24-ounce snow cloth suits
are warmer for wear to class. If you come
from the South maybe you had better choose
one with fur lining. Don't forget, if you
golf as well as ski that a wind- and water
resistant jacket to the hip tops (ask for the
a fur coat, we have a suggestion to make.
All the old favorites are here to choose from
again and one of the best "buys” is the long
haired caracul coat. But the progressive co
eds in the Middle and Far West, we are told,
will be wearing white kid-skin. The beauty
of a coat of this fur is that it will take the
part of an evening wrap without half
trying.
New Version
Os the Bramley Type
We don't know quite what to call the dress
that we think is a winner for campus. It has
been referred to as the Garcon dress. One
store called its version The Bramley. If your
older sister went to college in the early 1920's
she can tell you how practically every girl
had one if. her wardrobe. The Original
models had a pullover belted blouse with
white linen Peter Pan type of collar and
cuffs. They buttoned at the back of the neck
and had a kick pleat skirt. For this winter
they have been revived in very similar
versions. Only this autumn, the skirt is
pleated all-around.
Old Favorites—
Velveteen, Cashmere Jersey
If you are not quite sure which fabrics
to pick out for >our knockabout campus cos
tume. just turn back to two that have been
popping up every autumn for years and
years. One is velveteen, used for the entire
dress or for b’ouse with plaid skirt. And
the other is natural cashmere jersey, usually
alone, but not necessarily so. You can't go
wrong on either of these two.
Classics You Can
Always Depend On
There is plenty more we would like
to tell you but you probably know' already
ail the old answers like—push the sleeves of
your sweater up, have a revers ble or plain
gabardine raincoat, wear a kerchief over
your head peasant fashion if you have your
hair up in curlers or it looks like rain,
choose a Shetland tweed suit in classic rag
lan sleeve fashion or a camel hair coat, wear
solid color socks and low hee’ed shoes all
day, changing them (if nothing else) for
your date at night, have culottes for bi
cycling, have a roller hat to fall hack on,
have as many parts of your costume match
as possible. When it comes to sweateis,
skirts and socks and hats, get the best
sweaters because it pays in the end—cash
mere and Shetland and Brooks twin sets
preferred.
—From Women's Wear, Sew York City.
cups half full of batter. Bake until nicely
browned in moderate oven <350 degrees F.)
for about 25 minutes.
CHILI CON CARNE (8 servings). One
onion, chopped, IV\ tablespoons butter, I Yi
lb. round steak, ground, 3*l/3 cups canned
baked beans (2 No. 300 cans), 2 teaspoons
salt, *A teaspoon Chili powder, 3 tomatoes.
Brown onion slightly in butter in a 1 l/i
quart heat-resistant glass saucepan. Add
round steak and continue stirring until it is
all well browned. Stir in canned beans, sea
soning and tomatoes cut in cube*. Bake in
moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for
30 minutes, until mixture is hot throughout
and bubbles gently.
RICH CHOCOLATE CAKES (18). One
third cup shortening, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs,
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2Vz cups pastry
flour, 2 teaspoons tartrate baking powder,
Yt teaspoon salt, ‘Yt teaspoon soda, % cup
milk, squares unsweetened chocolate.
Cream shortening; add sugar slowly, beat
ing in well. Add unbeaten eggs one at a
time, beating after each addition. Add flavor
ing. Sift together the dry ingredients. Add
alternately with milk to first mixture. Add
melted and cooled chocolate; mix well. Bake
in greased cup-cake pans in a moderate oven
(375 degrees F.) for about 20 minutes, (.over
top and sides with chocolate frosting.
GRAPEFRUIT-WATER MELON CUP is
a lovely and refreshing sight. Half fill
pitcher with finely cracked ice. Add 3 cup*
cubes of ripe watermelon. Fill up with
chilled grapefruit juice. It is a tasty surprise
that will win friends and praise from the
bridge club.