The Washington herald., 1909-08-16

From the Philadelphia Bulletin
A very busy person IS the young sub
freshman just now-busy thinking and
planning and anticipating For within
another month will she not be ac-
vast amount Of planning and anticipating
10 be done before then?
And the most important thing Of all,
just now is the WARDROBE, almost as inn
portant as a trousseau in fact, and quite
as much trouble
There probably never was a freshman
went TO college. unless she was held down
rigidly by lack OF money or restrained
by an elder sister, who knew better. who
did not take too many clothes. She for
gets that she is coming home again
Christmas, or even Thanksgiving, and
that in every college town odds and ends
may be bought, II needed. To look AZ her
trunks, and the things laid out on the
spare room bed. you would think that
she was going on a Peary expedition. or
years trip around the world When
she gets to college. and sees the size Of
the closet, or half closet and the few
ness of the bureau drawers, into which
all Of this extensive wardrobe is to be
put, she wishes heartily enough that she
had left parts OF it at home
Nor is that the whole Of the difficulty
College is subject TO epidemics. in mat
ters OF clothes. These the freshman. 70
her great disgust, Is often unable to fol-
low. being hampered by a too complete
wardrobe from home. One year. for in
stance. everybody wore red tam oshan-
ters in certain college. and all the nice
outing hats provided by fond mothers lay
on the top shelves OF bedroom closets.
The next season fslickers" and rubber
fireman's hats took the place Of even the
jauntiest and neatest rain coats They
wore them and gum boots morning. noon,
and night when II rained over gym
suits" and evening dress alike. Another
year there was a fad for wearing wash
frocks clear up until frost, and the pretty
autumn suit hung all unused in the
closet while its owner 'frisked about in
white linen and a coat sweater. This
does not necessarily prove the useless
ness OF outing hats or fall suits or rain
coats. II merely illustrates the peculiar
ness" OF the college mind.
But to consider the things that we DO
want. which is quite as important as
those we do not-there is one thing 70 be
thought Of before starting to provide a
wardrobe, OF any size whatever, and that
is the laundry. Things must be washed
and they must be Of the sort that will
stand washing. Lace petticoats and
fluffy, delicate underwear have a short
life at the college laundry.
Four Of everything in the line OF IN
derwear should DE enough. four under
vests, four pairs Of drawers, four pairs
OF stockings. with two more pairs Of
thinner hose. Isle or silk. for evening
wear, and four corset covers or caemises.
Most college girls prefer chemises. since
the laundry is usually restricted to a GER
tain number OF pieces, and the chemise,
one piece. takes the place Of corset cover
and short petticOat. two pieces
Then. besides the white petticoats
which one already has. 20 wear under
summer and evening frocks. there will
be needed a silk skirt, OF one with a silk
ruiiie, and some sort Of dark petticoat
for every day under dark skirts For this
nothing is better than good quality, llg''--