The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-30

been adopted, and scarcely any headgear
at adj is worn by the students on the
campus, except I'm very severe weather. A
favorite outdoor garment at Smith is the
easily adjusted golf cape, with It's pic
turesque hood. The cap and gown are
not worn at Vassar: but at the Woman's
College of Baltimore the cap and gown
are in high favor and are worn by fresh
man, sophomore, Junior and senior. The
freshman starts out on her college career
in a spick and span cap and gown. the
former of black cloth, the latter of black
alpaca, which she clings 10 during her
whole four years course, and not for
worlds would the senior part with her
battered cap and rusty gown In all the
years to come will they be treasured al
most as dearly as the diploma which GER
tifies that she is a Bachelor OF Arts"
These scholastic regimentals are worn all
the time as the girls pass from lecture
TO classroom, from residence hall to cha
pei, or anywhere within the college en-
vironment but it is not allowable to wear
them in going down through the city,
nor are they worn in the residence halls.
No college makes so strong a point of
the cap and gown Bryn Mawr. There
adj four classes wear them, the gown Of
black serge being put on In the morning
only TO be laid aside at dinner. The gown
is modelled after the English oxford schol-
ar's gown, having an open front and a
short open, sleeve. The bachelors gown
has long, pointed sleeves and a hood
trimmed with fur The masters gown has
hood trimmed with white velvet, which
Is twelve inches longer than the bache-
lors hood. The Doctors gown Is the only
one that may be made of silk; II has
bands of velvet down the front and a
round open sleeve with three bars Of
velvet. All hoods of doctors of Dhiloso-
ply are edged with blue. The fellows OF
Bryn Mawr College wear bachelor's
gowns and yellow and white hoods, these
being the college colors. These various
gowns are worn on all state occesiins.
The seniors alone at Wellesley sport
the cherished cap and gown. this custom
having been introduced OF late years
At Mount Holyoke, too, the flowing
black robe and suggestive mortarboard
adorn the senior only. She prizes them
immensely. and her younger colleagues
regard them with mingled longing and
respect.
At Barnard College these academicals
are adored, and the seniors wear them
even on class-day. At Radcliffe they are
not customary. Much diversity or opin-
ion exists concerning them In all educa-
tional circles.
At all the cepters for the higher edu-
cation the various forms of exercise and
athletic sports call for the regulation cos
tune. For regular gymnasium work the
students wear the boomers and blouse
nearly always OF plain dark blue. In all
the colleges.
-Four years OF college residence often
educate the girl up to high standards in
dressing as thoroughly as in scholastic
affairs Especially lie this true IL she
comes from some quiet town or village.
Her provincial ideas are revolutionized
by contact with recognized good form In
her up-to-date colleagues, and the grad
uate departs from her alma mater with
very different "cut 20 her jib" from
that innocently supposed TO be altogether
correct on entrance.
In reality. however, fine clothes count
for very little at the women's colleges.
Brains are the important desideratum,
and the all-round clever girl Is the most
popular with the college world. Not the
rich girl nor the dig" but she who can
turn her hand to everything-is quick in
the class room, ready at athletics ,dra-
MATES, social doings and the possessor OF
winning personality-is the one to make
her mark in college life.
Spencer Ogden.