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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 1943
CLOTHES HOARDERS They May Be Sorry Styles Change
New York, (INS)—Clothes hoarders, who swept the clothes racks of the stores almost bare in apparent belief that there'd be no more clothes for the duration, will be dismused to learn that designers are already at work on 1943 fall collections.
These fashions, the designers predict, will make the hoarder's look just like what they are-last year's styles. Chang-
These fashions, the designers clothes look just like what the ing styles, possible even under the limitations of WPB's clothes conservation order are the industry's insurance against a recurrence of panic buying waves officials of the New York Dress Institute, trade association of the New York fashion industry, pointed out yesterday.
Fashion is unpredictable
"Don't kid yourself into thinking that you are clairvoyant enough to know what you will want to wear next season," Dorothy Anderson, executive director of the institute, said. "There will be too many new things at that time that will change your point of view."
"Fashion is a flexible, living, moving force. It never stays in one spot, but moves forward in key with the times. As further conservation orders will be coming out of Washington during the war, it is inevitable that they will result in a flow of new fashions, sound fashions that reflect tomorrow's living," she adds.
Spring styles are slimmer
Last fall's clothes, the first made under the L-85 material conserving order, already look old when compared to this spring's stlyes, made under the same order. Styles for spring are slimmer and more subtly draped. Jackets are shorter and softer and the long, baggy coat is out completely.
First results of the voluntary fabric conservation program inaugurated last December by a panel of leading manufacturers and designers are now apparent in spring styles.
They pledged themselves to conserve even greater yardages than required by the L85 order, and to do it without sacrificing grace, comfort and attractiveness that American women demand.
Dirndts are out
They've substituted trouser pleated skirts for last fall's modified dirndls, and barrel shaped shirts have been outmoded by the graceful sheath, often softened by a shirred or pleated ruffle. Short sleeves have become shorter, and all of this has been done with no suggestion of skimping, yet the clothes have an entirely new look.
One manufacturer, who sold 15,000 dresses of one model this year, has modified the model to spring 1943 style and saved a half a yard of material a dress—a total of 7,500 yards on the one style alone.
All-year wardrobes are designed Designers are creating all-year
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wardrobes these days- with foundation styles, replacements, and "pick-ups" to keep the wardrobe up to date without waste.
"All the fashion industry deplores panic buying rushes that completely sweep stocks out of the stores," one New York dress institute official said. It's as devastating as a run on a bank. It upsets the normal flow of merchandise and creates the impression of shortages that would not exist without the disturbance."
ALLIED PROGRESS--the "COLLEGE JEWELER"
(continued from page one) fort to break through to the coastal plain near Gabes. Stiffing German opposition plus a 60-mile-an-hour wind slowed down the American advance through terrain covered with barbed wire entanglement and mine fields.
Meanwhile giant Flying Fortresses and Liberator bombers blasted a concentration of 13 Japanese warships and cargo vessels off New Ireland, New Britain.
In Washington the navy revealed that four-motored American planes had raided the Jap base at Kiska in the Aleutian Islands four times on Thursday, raising to 38 the total number of attacks on this base since March 1.
Russians Continue Advancing
Russian troops continued to move forward in the Kuban region of the western Caucasus, but no important changes took place on any of the other fighting fronts.
American submarines operating in the Pacific and Far Eastern waters have sunk four more Japanese vessels and damaged three others, the navy announced.
In the damaged category were one medium sized freighter, which was probably sunk, and one destroyer and one medium-sized freighter.
Sailors Given Musical Treat At 'Happy Hour'
Listed as sunk were one destroyer, one large transport, and two medium-sized freighters.
The University band, students, and sailors took part in a "Happy Hour" program given for men enrolled in the U. S. Naval Training School, Friday night in Hoch auditorium.
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
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Numbers included on Friday night's program were: "Strike Up the Band," a medley of war songs, "Song of the Flame," "I Want to be Happy," and "When Day Is Done," by the University band; a vocal solo, "Mary," by June Hammett; a baton twirling exhibition by Bill Sears; ensemble numbers which included "You're A Grand Old Flag," "Big Fat Mamma," and "Why Don't You Do Right?"; vocal solos, "I Just Kissed Your Picture Good-night," and "I've Heard That Song Before," by Maxine Pringle.
Vocal solos, "Moonlight Becomes You," and "My Gal Sal," by Mary Alice Pringle; vocal duets, "I've Got Spurs," and "For Me and My Gal," by Maxine and Mary Alice Pringle; vocal solos "There are Such Things," "Easter Parade," and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," by Dorothy Mae Nelson; vocal solos, "My Man," "As Long As You're Not in Love With Somebody Else," and "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To," by Betty Cohagan.
A vocal trio consisting of June Hammett, Barbara Hahn, and Gerry Shaw, sang "Blue Indigo," "As Time Goes By," "Hawlian War Chant," and "We Don't Want No More of Kansas." Betty Cohagan sang "Until This Day," an original composition by Gene Jennings. Vocal solos by sailors were "Now and Forever," "When the Lights Go on Again," "A Touch of Texas in Your Talk," "Perifolia," and "Johnny Doughboy." Gene Jennings was the accompanist for the program.
Elect Head of Land Grant Colleges President Edmund E. Day of Cornell university recently was elected president of the Association of Land Grant Colleges.
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Meat Spoils
Dallas, Tex., (INS)—Meat which was entirely absent, and at best very scarce in Texas a week ago, was an over-supply problem at many state markets Friday, according to reports to Harold F. Carmichael, district rationing officer for the Office of Price Administration.
Dealers were reporting that housewives simply had declined to buy and use their limited, precious red coupons, and as a result there were fears that considerable meat would spoil on the counters. The dealers were asking what to do. The OPA representatives had no advice to offer.
However, there was a provision in the rationing regulations that dealers who were overstocked might hold a "point bargain" sale to move the perishable product, but there was considerable red tape and tight restrictions around any such arrangements.
Ft. Worth Woman Is Held For Shooting
Tulsa, (INS)—Mrs. Ella B. Howard, 44-year-old Ft. Worth, Texas, divorcee, will be held for trial in district court on a charge of manslaughter according to a decision of Judge Grady S. Cornett in common pleas court. She was granted bail in the amount of $10,000.
Time to Draft Fathers Draws Rapidly Nearer
Washington, (INS)—Drafting of married men with children drew steadily nearer Friday.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national draft director, said that selective Service Headquarters is considering revoking its order of last summer instructing local draft boards not to induct fathers with pre-Pearl Harbor dependents, who are maintaining a bonafide relationship with their families.
Hershey said the time for reclassifying fathers is "approaching more rapidly than we like to think about," and indicated that draft boards would probably have to start taking married men with pre-Pearl-Harbor dependents about July 1.
He denied that any basic changes were being considered in the draft classification system, however. Questioned about reports that Selective Service officials are planning to establish the dependency draft classifications—3-A, 3-B, and 3-C he said;
"The WMC is engaged currently and perpetually in the restudy of classifications, thus meeting the changing conditions with the fluid manpower pool."
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