Page 4 University Daily Kansan Friday. March 26, 1954
Old Pictures Show Early Pioneer Dress
By AMY DE YONG
Students may be startled to see campus policemen dressed as cowboys, but the unusual uniforms for the law officers are all in keeping with the Centennial "Let's Go Western" theme which will highlight this week.
The campus took on a pioneer look, and Western or territorial costumes were the vogue. For authenticity, students may consult old histories and pictures in the novels of early Kansas.
Charles Robinson, the first governor of the state, is pictured in the typical dress of the period. A stiff wing collar and cavat were worn under his vest and single-breasted suit coat. Tight, narrow trousers and stovepipe hats were popular, but many men wore the wide-brimmed hats.
Coats were longer than the modern style, and boots were worn a great deal of the time. Not only were beards a rule, but many pictures show the early pioneers with long hair.
Lace collars, when these were available, added a feminine touch to the women's dresses. The collars were fastened with a small pin, perhaps a cameo, and lace was occasionally sawn on sleeve cuffs. Sara T. D. Robinson, the governor's wife, appeared thus in 1857. A crinoline held out her full, floor-length dress, but bustles had not yet made their advent in Kansas.
Hoop skirts were worn only with the very dressiest styles. A fashionable note was the narrow velvet ribbon crossed at the throat and fastened with a pin. Women generally wore their hair pulled straight back in a severe fashion, but there
were a few pictures which showed a becoming style of long ringlets.
Pictures, of course, were taken when the settlers were in their best clothes. On the trail, and in their homes, women wore bonnets and calico or gingham dresses. Men wore buckkin or homespun shirts, and the home-town worsted was the most common material.
Trail drivers wore clothes primarily designed for utility. Coats were seldom worn and the few vests seen on trail drivers were not buttoned. Chaps protected their legs from the underbrush, and gloves prevented burns from the ever-present lariats. High-heeled boots, bandannas, and wide-brimmed hats were indispensable.
Border ruffians crossing from Missouri into Kansas to vote in 1855 presented picturesque touches. Animal skin caps or wide brimmed hats and fringed leather jackets were their trademark. They carried either the old-fashioned muzzle-loading rifles or newer Sharps breech-loading rifles.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Higgins of Jackson Heights, N.Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Anne, to Richard M. Knowles, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Knowles of Wichita. Knowles is an education junior and Miss Higgins, a college sophomore, is a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. A spring wedding is planned.
CENTENNIAL TOGS
Centennial time means celebration time and that means its time for new duds . . . clothes that will fit in with the party mood. You'll need pretty blouses and flaring skirts. Blue jeans will be worn western style with sharp tailored blouses. Be the smartest co-ed on the campus and buy your sport clothes at Adelane's.
Jaunty Blue Jeans .. $2.69 to $3.25
Beautifully Tailored Slacks .. $5.98
Dress and
Tailored Blouses . . . $2.98 to $5.98
ADELANE'S DRESS SHOP
Kappa Alpha Theta Initates 26
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority recently initiated 26 women. They are Margaret Allen, Joann Bowman, Beverly Brand, Margaret Campbell, Shirley Dean, Petrea Doty, Judy Fincke, Jane L Henry, Janet Kesler, Jane Letton, Marjorie Mackey, Mary Michener, Maria Muehlbach, Artlis Ounion, Paula Palmer, Ruth Robertson, Suzanne Sample, Sue Schmiederer, Phyllis Springer, Patricia Tucker, Kay Vetterick, and Kaye Weigand, all college sophomores; Dalene Hunsaker, fine arts sophomore; Betty Davis and Joan McMillan, college juniors, and Jean Gordon, education junior.
Jane Henry was honor initiate.
German Official To Speak
The vice consul of the German consulate in Kansas City, Dr. H. Thoennes, will speak to the German club about his work at 5 p.m. today in 502 Fraser.
The Goodyear vulcanizing process was devised in 1839.
New York - (U.P.)- Women buy more cosmetics but try to achieve a "more natural look" than they did 10 years ago, one survey shows.
Less Makeup Seen, But More Is Bought
Natural-colored nail polish has replaced dark red as the favorite, rouge has declined in usage from 79 per cent in 1943 to 50 per cent in 1953, and natural face powder has replaced dark beige as the most popular, beauty editors for Fawcett Publications reported in their 13th annual survey.
Girls also use less bubble bath and more mascara than they did 10 years ago, the survey shows.
New products on the beauty shelves which have had the biggest acceptance are listed as solid cologne, liquid skin cleansers, indelible lipsticks and home permanents.
Osawatomie, founded in 1855, is said to have been named for the Osage and Potawatomi living in the vicinity.
Grace Rose Receives Honorary Commission
The Army ROTC hold its 20th annual spring hop last Saturday in the Student Union ballroom.
During the intermission activities Grace Rose, college freshman, was commissioned as the units honorary cadet colonel. Her attendants were Ruby Schaulis, fine arts sophomore, honorary cadet leituenten colonel; and Donna Lindsey, college sophomore, and Mozelle Neville, education junior, cadet majors. Miss Rose was presented with one dozen roses, and overseas cap and cape. Her attendances received roses and over seas caps.
Judges were Col. Thomas B. Sommers, Capt. Virgil Gordierin, and Lt. Col. Justice R. Neale, Master of ceremonies was Cadet Lt. Col. George E. Emrich. Capt. and Mrs. Bernard Turkla and Capt. and Mrs. Calvin E. Glidewell acted as chaperons.
John Greenleaf Whittier's famous poems, "Barefoot Boy" and "Maud Muller," were written in 1856.
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