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University Daily Kansa
Monday, Sept. 13, 1954
The More Beads, The Merrier Fashion Designers Believe
New York—(U.P.)—This fall and winter, a woman will wear enough rope to hang herself unless she's careful. Rope strands of beads are the newest jewelry fashion, and the more strands the merrier. Strands go to all lengths—30, 60, 90 and even 120 inches. And a woman looks downright naked unless she wears at least three.
The Jewelry Industry council said that most of the credit for the rose-bead fad goes to a famous French woman designer who doesn't specialize in jewelry. Gabriella Chanel last winter revived the silhouette of the 1920's in her dress and suit collection. The '20's look didn't catch on as well with clothing manufacturers as it did with jewelers.
One of the characteristics of the rope jewelry is the brightness of color—whether the rope is solid or a combination of shades.
with jewelers. They expect to sell several hundred thousand miles of beads this winter.
That, the council said, is for contrast with the somber shades of fabrics for fall—the grays, beiges and black. One manufacturer, Trifar, features dull beads also, such as a rope of baroque pearls of two tones of gray.
Eut beads come in various bright sheds of solid pink, yellow, green orange, purple, red and blue. Crystal clear or colored, and pearl-colored pearls, either smooth or baroque, also are used.
La Tausca shows one neck-concealing necklace of 10 strands twisted into one. The necklace combines pink, green, red and brown.
Crystal also is combined with gold, and gold alone is used for the ropes. Some manufacturers show flat, braid-like ropes complete with tessels at the end.
How you wear the ropes depends on your ingenuity, and carrying capacity.
La Taucae recommended they be worn hanging loose, swinging in the breeze; as a belt; as a lariat looped through a jewelled pin near the neckline; or, loop the ropes around your neck several times and at varying lengths.
And how many ropes does a girl need?
Said a spokesman at Trifari—"As many as her neck will bear... without breaking."
5 Concerts on Music Course
The Concert Course this year, sponsored by the School of Fine Arts, will include an opera, a violinist, a symphony, a ballet, and a soprano.
Boris Goldovsky's opera theater will present Rossini's "Barber of Seville" at the first concert Nov. 15. The opera will be a new English version.
On Dec. 7, Isaac Stern, rated as "one of the foremost violinists of the day" by the Boston Herald, will present his concert.
The third concert Feb. 6 will be by the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati. It will be the first time the symphony has played here in more than 25 years.
than 29 years. The Ballet theatre Feb. 17 will star Alicia Alonso, Igor Youskevitch, and Nora Kaye.
The last concert May 2 will feature a new soprano, Irene Jordan, who is resuming her career as a dramatic soprano after singing with the Metropolitan opera.
ISA Convention to Be at KU
The University chapter of the Independent Student association will be host to like groups from other colleges and universities for the state convention Oct. 23. Jim Baird, journalism senior, is state ISA president.
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Society Staff Tells Its News Policy
The incoming society staff plans to continue its policy of printing accounts of each hour dance and party held by every independent and Greek group and lists of newly elected officers of groups. Fraternity queens' pictures and party pictures will be printed when possible and announcements will be made of pinnings and engagementets as soon after they are turned in as possible. Pictures must be turned in with the announcement.
The society page is regularly printed on Tuesday and Thursday. There will often be a page Friday. The deadline for stories is Monday morning for Tuesday's paper and Wednesday morning for Thursday's paper.
We hope you will like the society page this semester and we will need your help with news. All news should be turned or phoned in to the Kansan newsroom. Hope to be hearing from you.
21 Counselors For Freshmen Begin Duties
Twenty one counselors have begun their duties in the freshman dormitories.
Counselors at Corbin hall are Joan Leonhart, education senior; Kay Siegfried, fine arts senior; Mary Ann Curtis, fine arts junior; Marilyn Button, graduate; Lynne Grimley, college junior; Nancy Collins, journalism junior a n d Marjorie Englund, college senior.
Counselors at North College are Barbara Thomas, college senior; Joeclyn Dougherty, college junior; Nancy Russell, college senior; Elizabeth Wohlgemuth, journalism senior; Peggy Whitney, education junior; Lucy Janousek, education senior, and Jean Orr, college sophomore.
Counselors at Foster and Hodder halls are Lynne Gaumer, fine arts sophomore, Yonne Carlson, gradu-
Editor's Note; These articles were written by a senior at Northwestern university, and the University of Texas:
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Coeds Discuss Clothes Problem
Written for Clint Edwards
Chicago (U.P.) Three years of campus life—with one more year of football banners and exam blues to go—have taught me some hard facts about clothes.
I've become more discriminating, choosing the "go everywhere" dresses and classics. I've decided I'd rather have a few high quality outfits than a new dress for every party.
The lines and fabrics are more important to me now, so this year I bought a nubby English tread suit ($50) and a camel's hair box jacket ($20) to match my new beige pencil-slim skirt ($10). I'll wear them for dates at college and job-hunting next year.
As I looked at my tired wardrobe — a hodgepodge of three years of impulses—I wondered what to do with the Bermuda shorts and the silly angora hats. No more angora for me, but a tight-fitting beige cloche ($5) to match last year's coat, a cowhide contour belt ($5) and a ceramic necklace to brighten last year's sweaters.
I worried that I had too many full-skirted, frilly dresses, so I picked out a sleek velvet sheath dress ($25) and a simple-lined forest green woolen ($15).
last year I guess I'm in a "transitional stage" in clothing—somewhere between over-sized sweaters worn with dirty buckets, and starched blouses with high heels. So this fall
—with an eye to the future—I bought a gold sweater with a tiny collar ($8) that can double as a blouse; two pairs of opera pumps ($10 each) because they go with every outfit, and a pair of half-sized French heels for that practical adult look ($12).
Red knee socks tempted me, but I knew I wouldn't need them after
ate, and Virginia Tinker, graduate education.
Shirley Dean, education junior, is counselor for Lawrence girls.
Althea: Rexroad, college senior and Jane Armstrong, college senior will be counselors at Grace Pearson hall when it is opened. They now are counseling at North College.
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Austin, Texas—(U.P.)—In Texas,
land of the top-heavy thermometer,
the proper attire for football games is
a sundress and sandals, rather than fur and mittens.
than fur and insults.
We co-eds in the Southwest buy style plus coolness for our fall wardrobes.
This year there is a bumper crop of dark cottons, light wools, and unlined suits, which can be worn throughout the fall and winter in the Southwest.
planning at least a couple of the dark cotton plaids and prints—maybe one equipped with its own petticoat.
A new suit is a must on any coed's shopping list. This year I'm thinking of a peppertone cotton, an orlon-and-silk combination or an Italian cotton which will cost around $35.
Of course, no girl can go to school without the faithful old sweater-and-skirt "uniform." Joining the old favorites on the University of Texas campus this fall are skirts of cotton outing and felt—the latter in bright colors and full widths.
widths.
I'm planning to purchase a cocktail dress, relying on my formals from previous years to last the season. Cocktail dresses, now having an unofficial "okay" for college formal dances, will survive college days.
days.
And heap on the petticoats! The more the skirts stand out, the more outstanding the dress.
Fabrics that look heavy but feel light, materials that won't crush or wrinkle during classroom hours or after-hours coke dates, enough petticoats to be reminiscent of the Scarlett O'Hara days—these are the campus leaders.
Co-eeds want sensible clothes—but they always require a flare of imagination, color, and the extra touches that make the difference.
The rings that medicine bottles leave on marble bureau tops often can't be washed off. The rings are etched into the marble by acids in the medicines.
this year. In all, I have spent around $200 on my wardrobe—and am outfitted for my first year out of college too.
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