Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-09-14
COLLEGE GIRLS FRIVOLITY.

Dressing at the WOmens colleges mas
undergone great changes since the ear
~ days of, Nassar, 30 years or NOR,
ago. When at some of the aluinnaf
reunions the pioneer NasSar girls,
now mostly staid matrons, get together
and talk over old times. they laushinsi!
recall how in the beginning. when Miss
Hannah W. Lyman was the frs; prin-
cipal, print frocks of scant dimensions
and simple manufacture were largely
utilized even in winters frostiest sea-
son. and the gentle lady in charge
would say as an especial argument in
their favor that these calico garments
might be counted as a single piece III
the allotted weekly dozen sent to the
laundry.
1t was Miss Lyman. however. who
introduced the innovation of dressing
tor dinner. which consisted in changing
the print frock for a stuff gown equal
~ plain in cut, but embellishcd al
throat and wrist with muslin ruiiics
Full dress amounted in most eases ~
taking out the muslin fills and sub
stituting lace ones. though occasionally
some ultra fashionable girl made \,
bold as 10 appear in silk dress.
During tie term of Miss Ferry as
principal. dressing at Nassar made
rapid strides and the students began
10 array themselves more ike the out
side world. Eut even then on oCca-
sions such as Philalcthcan ami Foun-
dcr's Day. or durin., the commencement
week each girl was ordered to appear
before Miss Terry and enter into de-
tails pe IN - Ia ~ sh, intended 10
Not only were low neck and short
sleeves forbidden. but not even a low
neched OF sLort-slecred underWaist
with muslin vcrdcrcss was permitted.
PcrhIlS tho most fashionable dress
ing now is observed at Smith college.
though il is hard to discriminate too
closely. fog n NaSSar Wellesley. the
WomInS College Of baltimore. Eryn
Nawr and the othc, prominent femi-
nine seats of learning fun evening
dress is noticed at large functions.
At Smith the cap and gown have not
been adopted. and scarcely any head
gear at all is worn by the students IN
the campus. except in very severe
weather. A faVorit" outdoor garment
at Smith is the easily adjusted golf
| cape. with its pic turcsuu. hood. The
cap and gown arc not worE at NasSar.
but al the Wonan'S college Of Ralti-
more are in high favor and are worn
by Freshman. Sophomore. Junior ana
Senior
The Freshman starts out on her col
| lcge career in a spick and span cap
| and gown. the former Of black cloth.
| the latter Of black alpaca. which she
| cIiuCs To during hoy whole four years
| course. ard not FOR worlds would the
| senior part with her battered cap ind
rusty gown. IN wears to come they
Will he trca Surcd almost rs dearly as
| the diploma winch cartifcS that she Is
| a bachelor of arts. This attire is worn
| all the time as the girls pass from
| lecture to class room. from residence
| hall To chapel. OF anyu here within the
| college environment. but it is not worn
| in going down through the city. or in
| the residence hall.
| No other COLLEGE makes so strong a
| point of the cap and gown as Byrn
| Mawr. There all four classes wear
| them, the gown of black serge being
| PIT on in the morning only to be laid
| aside at dinner. The gown is modelled
after the English oxford scholar :
! gown. having an open front and a
short open sleeve. The bachelor :
| gown has long pointed sleeves ana a
| hood trimmed with frr The master /,
| gown has hood trimmed with white
velvet. which is twelve inches longer
| than the bachelors hood. The doctors,
| gown IS the only one that may be made
Of silk: it has bands Of velvet down the
front and a round open sleeve with