Evening star., 1925-01-11
RY MARY MARSHALL.

Wv WITH the college girl distinc-
n I tiveness in dress is ap-
NN parentIy not at any sort OF
premium. To be well
dressed, according to CAM
pus standards, is to be dressed in
something very nearly a uniform
Practically all of the young girls at
college whose opinion on the subject
has been gained would be rather bored
at the prospect of coming into pos
session of a new wardrobe of dis
tinctiVe and smart clothes from Paris
that is, unless they could arrange to
sell the imported togs and buy clothes
of their own selection with the pro-
ceeds.
Take for example the slicker-that
glaring yellow oilskin that gives the
college campus such a jaundiced ap-
pearance on days when there is even
a suggestion of rain in the air. Its cost
is trifing. vet it Is what 80 college
girls out of a hundred want to wear on
rainy days And the nearer like 1t is 10
the genuine sou'westers that hshermen
have worn for years along the stern
New England coast the better. The
oullar may be of corduroy, or hnlsheo
with leather strap.
Understand, however, that 1t ism
the initial cost of the yellow sllcker
that gives it value in the eyes OF the
college girl. 1t is the decorations that
she adds thereto, like tattooing on the
skin of a woman of Arabia. She marks
her slicker with her college numerals
her class insignia, possibly the creek
letters of her sorority, the colors OF
banner of the mems colleges tnat she
prefers, possibly an autograph mere
and there or some strange hlerosIyphlc
markings the meanings of which no one
fe
ever know. ,.,
GoIoshes, of course. go with the slicker
and whether they are worn neatly
fastened, partly dangling or altogether
hopping seems to vary with the ohler-
ent colleges. There is distinct pre1u-
dice against the Topping golosh IN some
of the girls colleges-and II Is lro"heu
upon as an offense similar TO the
of powder puff and lipstick IN the
rfassroom-after class has begun.
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DARE heads on the campus seem 10
d he the rule in most of the col
7eres though rather strict conVen-
tion usually prevents the girls from
going to town bareheaded-a ruiins
which at large colleges must glaouen
the hearts of the local milliners' 10
he able TO go about bareheaoeo On
campus on rainy days depends rlucli !
the nature Ol OilC
YOU go in for the sleek, straight ooo
or shingle, little rain water more
or less, can do no harm. If your halr
is by nature really curly, you may De
equally Indifferent to rainfall Other-
wise a rainproof hat to matcn the
sliclzer is well chosen.
Simple little felt hats, trimmed with
nothing more elaborate than a small
nheasauL feather, are usually pre-
ferred beyond anything more elaoo-
rate. Undoubtedly, the so-called
natural color felts, with a bit OF
red, green or blue, VIII soon gam
collegiate popularity.
Don't imagine that every college
girl has her hair bobbed. If they all
did, and if there were no longer any
question about it, doubtless 1t would
be less of a pleasure to be bobbed.
It is a fact that there Is still Ques-
tion about it that makes 1t interest
ing. To add to the interest this year,
there have been hundreds of girls
who have bobbed since first coming
to college and a good many formerly
bobbed ones who are now letting 1t
grow" 1t is hard to tell which con-
dition is more interesting-to be
newly bobbed or to be in that tick
Iish state where your hair is just
growing in and half your friends tell
you that you are making a mistake,
while the other half congratulate you
on your good judgment.
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