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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, October 28, 1998
Lingerie store covers local needs
Colorado resident saw gap in market
By Steph Brewer
Kansan staff writer
Downtown Lawrence offers a plethora of clothing options for the fashion-conscious, but the selection of lingerie to go under all that clothing is a different story.
Mkcooking Bakers at Melodie Christal, owner of the new Savannah lingerie store at 735 Massachusetts $t., said she noticed the lack of lingerie in Lawrence when she visited last Christmas and decided to open a store. Savannah opened September 15.
Christal, who moved to Kansas from Boulder, Colo., said that she used to work in higher education administration but that she wanted to try something different.
"I've always loved lingerie, and it's fun to be around pretty things all day," she said.
Savannah is the only full-price store solely devoted to the sale of intimate apparel and accessories. Until now, a store called Undercover fit that description, but Christal said it closed three or four years ago.
Savannah sells sleepwear, some outerwear, bras, panties, thongs, slips, cards, lotions and bath products, and books.
"I want to make it easy so someone can get everything they need for a romantic weekend or present." Christal said.
Christal said she offered a range of brands and prices. She said she preferred natural fibers and catered to a varied audience.
"College students make up a large part of the population, but I'm also interested in providing lingerie for the woman in her 30s or 40s who wants something comfortable," she said.
Kristi Thompson, Topea junior, said she usually went to Victoria's Secret in Kansas City. She said that Lawrence
department stores had some good products but that their selections were limited.
However, the previous underwear selection satisfied many city residents and students.
Melodie Christal, owner of Savannah,
735 Massachusett Sts, displays some of her showcase items. Savannah is a new stora- tizing in women's lingerie. Photo by Graham K. Johnson/
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Marilyn Ousdahl, intimate apparel buyer for Weavers, said that in the past
four to five years, the lingerie department had expanded enough to gain its own floor.
Iris Borem, Tulsa, Okla., junior, said that she liked stores like Victoria's Secret, but she thought they were too expensive. She said she usually bought her underwear at department stores in town.
Exhibit to capture pioneer's presence
By Sue Franke
Kansan staff writer
Bert Nash, psychology professor at the University of Kansas from 1930 to 1947, would have celebrated his 100th birthday today.
He died at the age of 48, but not before making his mark in Kansas history.
To celebrate the anniversary of Nash's birthday, an exhibit will be open to the public in about two weeks at the Watkins Community Museum of History.
The exhibit chronicles his work as a pioneer in providing psychological services for neglected and delinquent children. His work had a statewide influence and an influence on KU students.
"When Nash taught at KU, it was a smaller institution with about 4,000 students," said Steve Jansen, director of the Watkins Community Museum of History. "His influence at KU was his accessibility and willingness to communicate educational and psychological issues to KIU students."
In addition to teaching, Nash became director of KU's Psycho-Educational Clinic in 1930.
He was known for his work with children who didn't fit into society.
"Nash was a pioneer in Kansas in developing what we would call the statewide response to children's behavior.
Nash is considered a pioneer in the study of delinquent kids.
toral problems," Jansen said. He said that in the 30s there was not a
local infrastructure to handle juvenile offenders so the state was seen as the provider.
In a 1946 article from The Topeka Daily Capital, now the Topeka Capital-Journal, Nash said these behavioral problems were preventable and curable if children received help early in life.
Patricia Roach, community development director for the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, said Nash was a visionary and that his thoughts during his career were contemporary for their time.
"He was interested in kids from birth to maturity," she said. "He believed in nurturing children so they would grow into productive citizens."
In one of many of the speeches Nash gave during the 1930s and 1940s, he was quoted as saying, "The rearing of children is a major task of parents and communities. The community becomes a large family and weakness within it affects the whole structure."
Nash was born in 1898 in Topeka. On Feb. 17, 1947, while giving a talk on juvenile delinquency to the Lion's Club, he collapsed and then died the next morning.
The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center was established in his memory in 1950.
Roach said the Center carries out Nash's vision to have a community committed to taking care of its children. It takes a holistic approach by involving the school district, Lawrence Memorial Hospital and the police department to reach out to children and their parents.
Commentary
Manson show caters to all types, provides new icon
By T. R. Miller Kansan music critic
There is a reason why Marilyn Manson has become the most talked-about character in modern music.
The masses are accustomed to angry sounds of Trent Reznor, the androgyny of David Bowie and the violent, theatrical effects of Ozzy Osbourne. Rock 'n' roll, a once rebellious statement of youth, has been looking for a new rock star. Clad in a red-squashed body suit and a red-streaked bob haircut, Manson illustrated the new rock god of pop culture desperately sought.
Manson is not merely a freak-show phenomenon.
Manson fans represent a counter-culture indeed, but I was happy to see I was not the most conventionally-tressed person at the show. It just goes to show that
freak-show phenomenon. The opening band, 12 Rounds, provided a fitting appetizer for the main course. Lead singer Claudia Sarne proviled around the stage like a witch's cat. The band has a gothic appeal, emphasizing
droning bass lines that play background to Sarne's earle, cackling voice.
Marilyn Manson opened with Great Big White World from its latest release, Mechanical Animals, and the floor crowd immediately formed a mosh pit in honor of the master of debauchery. In between songs, the lead singer took time to spit his Evan onto his captivated crowd, while bassist Twiggy Ramirez and guitarist M.W. Gacy beat their instruments to create a sound frenzy.
Manson made a special effort to incorporate the crowd. The band played several songs from Antichrist Superstar and Portrait of an American Family. The fans joined in on the chorus in a violent rendition of Cake and Sodomy. Manson's final costume was a bloody-red dress with an illegal hemline, which he strategically hiked up to reveal a pair of red thong underwear.
The 90-minute concert ended with Manson preaching singing Antichrist Superstar ato a Führer-like podium. The artist's brainwashing stage presence is an anti-culture movement, fascinating to watch and frighteningly persuasive.
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