The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
CORRECT WEAR FOR
THE GIRL WHO
is IN COLLEGE
BY HARRIET HAWLEY.

/
college for women has for it's Septem-
Der illustration a group of students
! eager to begin the fall work. The fig-
ures are silhouetted against the mas
| sive walls of some of the college build
| ings. A more practically accurate
| background would be some sewing
room scenes. with anxious mothers
and dressmakers at work with machine
! or needle, for to them September
means the yearly rush which rounds
| up the summer festivities. Into a few
short weeks they must crowd all The
| preparations for the college girls
| wardrobe. And this outfit, covering as
| it does all the requirements of hall
| year, has attained to the dimensions
| of a brides trousseau. Indeed, the CIR
owner often laughingly refers to 1t as
| her "trousseau."
| seasoned sophomore or junior may
| give some useful orders, but the fear
| full freshman and her assistants must
work to some extent in the dark, foI
| they can have only a vague idea OF
| the requisites of a college wardrobe I'M
til taught by actual experience. TIC
| them a few hints may be acceptable
The piece de resistance of a college
"trousseau' is the shirt-waist and a
! golf or walking skirt. OF course, there
must be a tailor suit for church and
matinee wear, a rather elaborate re-
| ception gown and a number of pretty
| simple evening frocks. But these pale
to insignifcance before the promi-
nence of the shirt-waist and short
! skirt. In these the college girl Will
mainly live and move and have her
being"
The work of the shirt waist prepara-
ton will be much lightened this fall.
The summers penchant for white has
done away with the usual unwearable
quantity of faded colored shirt waists.
There is no reason why the college girl
should not utilize many of her sum-
mer waists for winter wear. This is
especially true since fashion DEGREES
that the heavy English vestings shall
take the place to a great extent of
flannel or silk. Indeed, except for
elaborate evening or dinner blouses,
the silk waist seems to have disappear
ed off the face of the fashionable
earth.
Shirt waist models for fall show lit
tie difference from the summer styles.
The sleeve is tight fitting to the ell
bow, and then flares into a puff, which
is drawn in at the hand into a tight
buttoned cuff. The shoulders are still
broad and the curved waist line is
aimed at. The only noticeable change
is that there is more fullness in the
back.
A new West End waist Of heavy
warp English vesting would make a
sensible addition to the college trous-
seau. 1t is in a deep ecru tint with
small black figures. Tiny pinch tucks
springing from the shoulder seams
simulate a shallow yoke and give the
necessary fullness over the bust. The
shoulder seam is covered by stitch
ed tab and similarly stitched epaulettes
give broad shoulder effect.
The broad box pleat down the front
tapers toward the waist line and the
waist is fastened invisibly underneath.
A pointed belt of ecru silk stitched in
black gives a neat finish at the waist
line. The sleeves have clusters of the
same pinch tucks as far down as the
elbow. Below this they puff over
tight-buttoned cuffs. The collar has
the still popular bishop tabs and is
stiffened with featherboning.
Another simple, though dressy,
shirt waist is of heavy white butcher
linen. 1t has a decidedly novel yoke
and collar arrangement, embroidered
in white. The shirt waist itself is ex-
tremely simple. The back and front
is pleated into the shoulder seams, and
the fullness is drawn into a French
curved belt. The sleeves puff over a
tight cuff, fastened by buttons. The
collar and yoke are cut in one piece
and are detachable from the waist.
A shirt waist which follows some
thing after this plan is of white linen
Of a trihe lighter weight. The yoke
and collar are in one, but not detach-
oh -
front in white plastron, ornamented
by clusters of pearl buttons.
The golf cape still finds favor in
the eyes of the college girl, in spite
of the attitude of the fashionable
world in general. The golf cape is
handy to throw on when passing from
one recitation hall to another 1t does
not muss and will furnish a ready car
pet for the seat under the trees or on
the edge of the athletic field. To the
girl athlete it is an invaluable wrap
after the exertion and overheating of
a brisk game of basketball. So, all
things considered, a golf cape is a
requisite of the college trousseau
So is a jacket to match the golf or
the walking skirt, for use on the re-
quired walks. The fall pedestrienne
suits are rather trying for girlish, un-
developed figures, as they are severe
in style. Yet when worn with a neat
Alpine or tailored walking hat, they
are trim and stylish. Mixed goods
and shot effects are the smartest this
season.
A Wooltex pedestrienne suit of gray
cheviot lined with green is severely
simple but stylish. The three-quar-
ter length coat is single breasted and
fitted with single dart 1t has a
mannish breast pocket, narrow revers
and narrow rolling collar of green
velvet. The buttons down the front
are carved dull green. The instap
length skirt is of the many gored
variety, simply finished around the
bottom by a stitched hem. Short
skirts are no longer en- regle even for
rainy days. Skirts which Just escape
the ground are quite as serviceable
and infinitely more graceful than the
ballet lengths that were fashionable
year or two ago.
Low or simply rounded neck dresses
are favorites with the college girl for
evening wear. The glimpse of girlish
throat and shoulders is delightful But
for afternoon receptions and teas
some sort of dressy high-necked frock
is advisable.
A charming reception gown is Of
printed crepe de chine. The Powered