Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-19
THE TROPHY CRAZE
YOUNG GIRLS WHO ARE MAKING
COLLECTIONS.
Belts, Bands and Sticks Received and
Enthusiastically Dis
played.
Written FOR The Evening Star.

Written FOR The Evening Star
Young girls, and especially young Amerf,
can girls, are seldom without admirers,
chums or even brothers who are taking
their turns at the various colleges The
boys, no doubt. push through better and
have an added confidence in their own
strength with the merry thought Of these
girls comradeship. And. in return for all
their propellng good wishes, is # too much
mat the girls should expect to wear theif
class pins and other manly decorations?
In these days Of emancipated womans
kind. however. II seems strange that girls
should choose to display such loaned marks
of faVoritism in a much more conspicous
way than did those women who had no
thoughts Of independence in their heads,
Up-to-date girls now wear the pins they
have cajolled from their admirers on a tiny
black velvet band. or, rather a narrow
piece of velvet ribbon, which fits snugly
about the right sleeve just below thu
shoulder. Sometimes two, three or even
four pins are placed in a line on the little
band. In fact. the more that can be shown
the prouder Is the individual whom they
decorate. One popular girl was even heard
to boast that she would soon have enough
such pins to fashion herself a belt, instead
of an arm band. But American girls are
SlIpIlS III lnelT PATRIOTISM. lneN generally
choose certain college for their allegiance
and they remain true to It: that is 10 say,
they do not mix up i'm their collection the
pins or various colleges. The several that
they wear might represent many men and
different years, but would generally be OF
the same college.
1t is only about the sleeves of their houss
gowns that girls wear the velvet band sup-
porting these decorations. When they go
out of doors and coat is necessary they
hasten one or perhaps two Of the pins on
the outside of their cuffs. The fad then be-
comes a case of he who walk may read
as from such a place they CLEAN out most
conspicuously.
Another little wrinkle that the girls are
now indulging in is begging away the mems
canes to use parasol sticks. once such
trophy is secured they indeed lose no time
In having IL made up with light, attrac tiVa
stun 10 match some summer gown. OF
course, IT is all the better If the cane has
historic value; If it has come out the victor
In a rush" or done some other gritty
deed Wise men, # is said, keep a sharp
eye on especially beloved sticks or even, if
they are crafty, hide them away
But the time when the girls are most
alert is at the end of their friends college
life-when farewell is said 20 the alma MAJ
ter. Flags, trophies even the furniture OF
rooms, is then freely given away 1t is the
time to secure a truly substantial souvenir.
A mans desk and his easy chair are usually
spoken for long in advance: and IL he has
an open-hearted soul he will clear out"
as he calls IL, all else but his hrierwood
pipe. One mistake he must be careful to
avoid, that of offering sofa cushions em-
broidered flags or wooden sweaters back to
the same fair damsel whose deft fingers
may have made them. Another mistake,
even greater, which is not unknown, is to
bestow such things on the damseTs rival.