The sun., 1908-05-03
COLLEGE GIRLS IN sLICKERS,
Also Fond Of AnnaEenn and Devoted TO
BuEzep.

HuL1eB,
Il stumbled onto a queer thing month
or two ago In a college town up In my
State, said a man from Boston. The COL
legs is for girls, and az a rule It's a mighty
pretty sight when they 60 to and from
their reoitations.
j drop on In the town about once year
on business and always make II point
10 g up by the college gates at chapel
time or at noon, just TO feed my eyes on Z
sight which ought to cure them II they were
sore and which does help my temper when
II has the same complaint.
There was a sure enough aurprise COM
ing to me though when stopped there this
spring on my usual visit. II was a cold,
rainy day. and at first thought Id omit
my complimentary stroll past the campus.
But along toward 4 o'clock I did 60 up
there just as the whole hook-and there
we're hundred in it--started for home and
dinner.
We'll, sir. at first didn't know but I
was getting the jujubes. What do you
think two-thirds Of those girls had oni I
called them a flock, didn't l? Well, they
looked like queer birds, and no mistake
about ii.
Twas a regular fremen's parade In
pettooats. They had on slckers and black
rubber hats Of the approved style Of arohi-
tecture-the shed roof in the back, you
know, like the one you used TO sneak out
onto when you were a boy and trying TO
be real bad one. Some Of them even wore
rubber boots
They weren't fooling with umbrellas but
were noseying along through the rain as
cheerful as a lot Of ducks and making Just
as much noise but some prettier. And
speaking Of pretty, you don't know how
sweet and fresh and rosy they looked under
those black rubber helmetsl | sure was
glad didn't miss that sight.
Il always get something new up there 10
tell my wife. Last year 1t was 'sEains and
this year ii was this slioker procession and
buzzens.
Last year ! noticed that about sixteen
out OF every ten girls had bows Of illusion
found out the name Of the stun and that's
dead right-pinned 10 some spot around
the neck. Some Of them had 1t in the front
and some in the back. Apparently that
didn't cut any figure and they looked real
nice either way, 80 thought I'D take one
.Iwent down to the dry goods store where
the girls do most Of their shopping, and tried
TO describe what il was | wanted. | guess
did pretty well. too, for the saleswoman
looked intelligent almost before Id made |
my fourth try and says she:
"Oh! you mean Annagenn.'
Anna whor says |.
Not Anna. says she. 'Annagenn
"AnnagennY says !, sort Of helplessly
Yes and sure enough she handed out |
the bows | was after.
What is il you call them2 insisted and
she kept on saying 'Annagenn,' with me try
ing il on after her till finally she gave II up.
Don't you understand She Ssaid.
That's what the college girls call EN-
an again, because they we're In style several
years ago and have come In again
We'll, went home and tried II on my
wife; the again, mean. That Is, the again
and the name too.
sShe looked mighty fine In the bow thing,
but the name got her 10 guessing just as
had as II did me. she went 70 several stores
in Boston and tried asking for an again,
but she said she might just as we'll have
asked for a once more, or welcome home,
or a come back.
This spring when I struck the college
town went down 10 see the woman that
taught mo about the again, and asked her
what was doing this year in college peck
fxings
oh says she, this year it's buzzers.
'Buzzards, says |, thinking maybe that
had something 10 do with the dock Of queer
birds in slickers and rubber hats.
Not buzzards, she corrected me;
buzzers.
And she showed me a whole counter full
Of these little kinkey bows about as big as
4 minute ia when you're coming east and
your days are all four hushes 80 far as
their length goes. So / got a little lace
buzzer for my wife and took il home, with
the same result as with the again Of last
spring
'Wiie looked nice but most unintelligent,
and she told me later that when she in
1uired for buzzers In a Boston lace store
.he observed as she turned away that some
one made an unmistakable gesture, in
iicating that wheels were going round
in my wiie's head and hence the buzzer
quest.
We'll, these college girls keep you guess
ing. Wish | had seven or eight in my
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