The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-07

On every street, in every home, in
every town. in every city of the United
States the same neat, well-appearing
women arrayed in the same neat kind
of dress.
Does the picture brings memories of
The only girl or of mother?
Does the picture or the same uniform
of dress bring before your eyes visions
OF yourself dressed in your best frock
and hat?
The picture has it's advantages, of
course, say the university women and
the high school girls OF the city, but
And it's long, long but that follows.
Goodbye, individuality.
The majority Of them say it would
obliterate personality and individu-
atty. They don't want to look alike,
they say.
Some of them think it would be so
charming, and doubtless the uniforms
would be something like a Red Cross
nurses. and they are so becoming and
all that, don't you know
The rest of them just stamp their
feet and fatty declare that they will
not wear any old dresses that have
uniformity with every other woman's
In the country and that's all there is
to it. They simply won't.
Visions Of Trousers.
One high schol girl declared she
thought it would be lovely II the gov
eminent forced women to wear mi
forms. for then she could wear over
aiis and not be troubled with the
skirts. which she detested.
In different degrees the women and
girls gave various verdicts. some most
serious and some prompted bv mirtb.
that such q thing should even be con-
sidered.
Il think that some uniformity in
dress would be q good thing" said
Jean McRae, q sophomore in the uni
sersity. There is stoo much money
being spent on the campus for dress.
The country was prosperous before the
war and everyone had money and so
the girls think they can afford to
dress as well or better than ever. Now
Is no time to be spending so much |
money on dress and if there were some
sort OF uniformity required the amount
OF money spent on dress would be |
limited. And then. if, the girls began
1t, I think the women would follow |
soon and everyone would be in line" !
Personality Woman's Charm.
Ruth McHaffie, Missoua girl, a
junior at the university, said, NO. I |
do not think that any uniformity in |
dress would ever be successful among |
women. 1t would take away all their |
personality and personality is a |
chief charm"
well I think would like to wear a |
of some sort. I don't care |
what. because then the other girls |
could not dress better than do and 7 |
might like to go to school better" re-
marked a high school girl.
II do not think the war has come
taethe point where it is necessary for
women to conserve by establishing n
of dress. 1t is merely n
fad. Then there would be no true
economy for the clothes already made
and being made would be wasted"
was the opinion of May Farrell, a uni
girl.
Uniform Shoes, Too.
II think that If uniformity of dress |
Is to be considered, by all means let it
include Shoes" said Mrs. Lucy Il. Will
son, matron Of Craig hall. There is
that needs reforming as much
as girls and women's shoes. Let them
force the girls to wear the same kind
OF heels-heels that are not set under
the instep and which do not wobble
when the girls walk. Let them regulate
the length of the dresses that a few
inches, varying in each case, of various
colored hose may not peep from be-
meath the skirts. Some uniform color
of shoes might be required that skirts
may not appear to hang beneath the