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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 196
Waitresses Are Next Group To Find That War Is Over
Washington—(UP) The little gal who fetches your coffee and soup at the corner beanery will be better behaved and better dressed from now.
That is, if the overlords of the Southeastern Restaurant association have anything to say about it—and they do. The group is holding a convention here.
"I point out to the girls that they'll have to work hard and walk many miles a day while doing it. That often develops big hips and fat legs."
The Washington unit is taking the lead in the behavior department with a school for waitresses. It's run by Mrs. Lena Watson, a pleasant little woman with gray hair and pink-tinted eye glasses. The course is free to all comers—paid for by the District of Columbia school system and the restaurant association.
Mrs. Watson makes it clear to her students at the very outset that the war is over. The waitress field is crowded already and being one, she points out, is no bed of roses.
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The last two warnings seare off a lot of would-be waitresses.
Main theme of the course, Mrs. Watson says, is courtesy.
"Service with a smile may be a cliche," she adds, "but it pays off." In tips, to be sure.
Skirts will be a little longer, in keeping with the styles—but not so long as to be uncomfortable for somebody who has to swish around as much as a waitress does.
Mrs. Watson presented a show to the convention last night, displaying the new look in uniforms.
"But I tell the girls there is more to good service than a silly stage grin," she says. "People come in to a place to eat and when they order scrambled eggs for breakfast they don't want to have to wait until lunch time to get them."
A. W. Young of the Angelica Jacket company, which makes dresses, aprons, etc., for the help, said the little dandy of the 1949 lot is made out of nylon.
A "thank you" helps, too, when the check is paid.
The uniform manufacturers pointed out other advantages, too.
Darndest thing you ever saw,
quoting Young.
A girl can slish it around in a little warm water after a hard day among the tables and in the morning give it a once over lightly with an iron—and zing! She's well dressed again.
"Not only that," Young said, "if a sloppy customer dumps over the mustard and some gets on the waitress's dress, all she has to do is hike for the kitchen and get a damp rag. In a jiffy, she mops the spot off and back with the salad course."
Also, any salesman of such will tell you, they have that always-pressed, starchy look.
Another thing, the latest in dresses for counter and table girls has extra large pockets.
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Fashion Show In Union Next Week
A fashion show will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, in the Kansas room of the Union. University women will be models. They will model formal dresses, sport clothes, and date dresses from two local shops
The models were picked by the managers of the shops from a group representing various organized houses on the campus.
Those chosen as models are Shirley Lindquist, Margaret L. Miller, and Iola Webb, College juniors; Mary Davison, fine arts junior; Jeannine Neihart, fine arts freshman; Virginia Carter, Joan Bousman, Nancy Mattteon, and Donna McCosh, College freshmen.
All students are invited to attend the fashion show.
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