Evening star., 1935-08-26
BY MARGARET WARNER.


~OLLEGE 1855 seems to
4 have swooped down upon us
all like bomb and engulfed
~ sus in a maze Of sweaters and
skirts, class room and campus needs,
date clothes and week end suggestions,
until we all feel that college is a
pretty good place to be headed for,
and we wish we were going, too.
The fashion magazines have devoted
themselves almost entirely to the col
lege question in their late issues, and
now we find our shops opening up
those delightful special departments,
where representatives from various
colleges, North. South, East and West,
make everything easy for the fresh
men and create an intimate atmos-
phere for all concerned.
Girls know what other girls like,
and the selections in the college shops
have been based on Just such choices.
In fact. the college department of one
magazine went so far as to send out
Questionnaires all over the country,
in an effort to learn just what girls
do like best, regardless of style trends,
so that we now have flrst-hand infor-
nation from the students themselves,
plus the authoritative utterances from
style sources.
So you see everything Is pretty care
fully worked out for these very par
ticular young people, and the result
is a most tempting array Of outfits OF
every description that makes you feel
that the college people have all the
breaks when it comes to good-looking
clothes at moderate prices.
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IN ORDER to get started on this
= large subject, we might as well talk
about the most useful everyday clothes
first. Here is where sweaters and
skirts are the outstanding choices,
closely followed by plain tailored
dresses in thin wool. The ratio is
usually three sweaters to one skirt,
and they may be hand knit or cro-
cheted or machine made. At any
rate, they will be colorful and con-
trast with the skirt, which may be a
gay plaid or tweed.
Sweaters in natural beige are new,
and blend beautifully with the brown
and green outfit, as well as with the
rusty reds and browns. A contrast
ing scarf will set of the natural
sweater to advantage. and several
scarfs will be a distinct addition to
any college wardrobe, to afford va
riety.
The skirt of dark blue, with sweater
Of dark rose, is a favorite combina-
ton for the blond, as is dark with
light blue. Awfully good for the girl
who does a lot of bicycling to and
from classes is divided skirt OF
brown corduroy, worn with a yellow
chamois jacket. Although these
divided skirts were shown last year
they will increase in popularity this
season, and are ideal for many pur-
poses. The cowboy shirt in a natural
flannel is smart, with a brown wool
skirt, and in fact the variations on
the two-piece theme are hmitless.
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WHEN it comes to the plain wool
w dresses, you will find corded rab-
bit wool, in all the new renaissance
colors, a wise choice. They will ap-
peal to the person who pays the bills
as they are so inexpensive, and their
well-cut simplicity Immediately de-
mands the attention of the college
shopper. Buttoned all the way down
the front, with the V-neck filled in
with contrasting figured silk scarf,
two small triangular pockets on the
waits and a tricky belt fastening, are
the details, and the colors are rose