G EIGHT THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1961 I EIGHT THE MICBIGAN DAILY SUNI)AY, APRIL 13, 1051 few Spring Purses Are Bigger; Vomen Find Extra Space Helpful Wediquette Displays Spring Dress Fashions By LINDAPERSHING In the spring, a young girl's ncy turns lightly to thoughts of . a new spring purse! Away with those old, small, dark ether clutch bags. Now's the ne to try a bright, beautiful, g, big new purse. If you thought ey were unusual last year, you ould see them now. They're wid- deeper, longer, lighter, bright- more varied and more weird an ever. Last year's large purse was the e of a cosmetic case--about 15 ches by 15 inches by 5 inches, ade of such common fabrics as ather, patent leather, straw, and here and there, a few avant-garde burlaps. It was decorated with a few conservative flowers, or sea shells. This year, purses are made of everything: bamboo, brocade, ostrich skin, burlap and mattress ticking. . Flowers, Shells The few conservative flowers and sea shells of last year have now become flower, vegetable or fruit gardens, or undersea scenes com- plete with seaweed squids, star- fish, lobsters and clams; and they are big. They are huge, or as one horrified male whispered, "They're monstrous." Going by the names of "Carry- All," or "Hold Everything," their average size is that of a small suit- case, or even a large one. They're no longer simply square or round, satchel or birdcage. Their forms are, as they say about modern art, "abstract." They have twice as many secret compartments, zip- per compartments, and more buckled pouches on the outside (really extra attached pocket- books) than last year. Why So Big? Why so big? Who would bother lugging around a creation that size anyway? As one saleslady in a downtown store said, "It's wom- en working that started it. A wom- an who works all day needs things that'll keep her presentable. Very often a woman takes her lunch in her purse, and sometimes an ex- tra pair of shoes, too." What do they put in them to take up all this space? Stan Fre- berg's Little Blue Riding Hood very innocently had a sawed-off shotgun, knife, bludgeon, and a box of dum-dum shells in her goodie basket. Aside from the run-of-the-mill keys, glasses,, wallets, combs and brushes, these modern day goodie baskets hold cologne, shampoo, can-openers, knitting needles, pocket radios, contact-lens wet- ting solution, an evening's clothes, groceries, a sewing basket, a shoe- shine kit or two, and any odd bits of string, material, shoe leather, or old auto parts that might some- day be convenient. Informed sources say that some of these purses are so big that their manufacturers equip them with little wheels and a leash to drag them around. Although the Ann Arbor stores don't seem to carry this particular type purse, they have just about everything else. WEDIQUETTE FASHIONS -- These three fashions are examples of "rood trousseau material" picked from the many styles shown at Wediquette produced by the Special Projects Committee of the Women's League April 13. The show was designed to help girls make the all-important decision on clothes for their trousseaus, china, silver, linens, and other household goods. On the left is floor-length white silk wedding gown. It has a graceful, sweeping skirt and a lace-trimmed bodice. The center is a bridesmaid's dress of pale yellow silk organza and the left a version of the all-purpose classic shirtwaist. -Fred Shippey LITTLE LUGGAGE-A cute co-ed sits surrounded by an array of purses that have nothing in common but their stylish enormity. These bags, which are available in many materials, and in even more shapes and patterns, could revolutionize the trucking in- dustry. - M i New Designs Now Feature New Fabrics By GLORIA BOWLES The days when winter clothes were always wool, and summer ones only cotton or linen are long since gone, and this year's new fabrics feature textures, simu- lated texture prints and, most of all, brilliant colors. Style-conscious Michigan co-eds will be turning up in three unusual fabrics this spring, all with practi- cal disadvantages and impractical delights. To scratch is a woman's peroga- tive when she wears burlap. It is slated to play a starring role this spring featured in short peasant skirts with huge side pockets and in brightly colored jumpers and dresses. Prints are also being transferred to burlap in little jackets to wear atop suit skirts or spring sheaths. Probably a little more comfort- able because it's just a little less coarse is denim. It is appearing in skirts, shirts, bermudas and cu- lottes. Madras, of course, may renew its monopoly on campus togs this year. With its subtle colors, seen in raincoats, blouses, skirts, ber- mudas, slacks and even belts, Madras is turning into a perennial favorite. Despite its bleeding quali- ties (and subsequent laundering problems), collegans insist that there is no plaid like a Madras plaid, and wear volumes of it with impunity. The traditional spring fabrics are popular once more. Linen and silk, in lovely colors, are being featured in before-five and shortly after six dresses. Lace, chiffon, peau de soie, silk taffeta-the old standbys in for- mal fabrics year-round-are be- ing shown in pale colors for spring. The latest for evening wear, how- ever, is remure eyelet - starchy, lacy and snowy white. Gauzy-prints in organza, or- gandie and. dotted swiss were es- pecially designed for this summer'~ purely frivolous dresses. Cotton knits are making news, too, in bathing suits, sportswear and even coats. Wool has not been neglected in at the talk about this spring's light-weight materials. Cool eve- nings call for light wool suits in spring shades and skirts in pastel plaids-but only while the cold spell lasts ! Nor have feet been neglected in this rash of new fashion fabrics. Sneakers need no longer be white cotton-the latestis a spongy brushed nylon tennis shoe. t (For a limited time only) 25% OFF SALE Buy any CAPITAL Record at 1/4 off * KINGSTON TRIO * NAT KING COLE * FRANK SINATRA 9 PLUS MANY OTHERS DON'T WAIT- Come in Monday Record FOLLETTS ReodDept. State Street at North U. Who wants to cart all that -stuff home? CALL GREENE'S for a Handi-Hamper. Fill it at your leisure - leave it for summer storage and get your garments all fresh and clean when you get back next fall. USE THAT EXTRA ROOM to give people rides, split the cost of gas and pay for your storage box that way. It isn't expensive, just regular cost of clean- ing and $4.95 for storage and insurance. Greene's way makes going, home a cinch!j JUST CALL GREENE'S for one of those fabulous Handi-Hampers. Pack all the clothes you won't wear until fall-Clothes you would ordinarily pack up, take home, have cleaned, pack up again and bring back in the fall. NOW, ALL YOU NEED TO DO is turn the Hamper over to Greene's. They clean the lot at regular clean- ing prices and store it in a refrigerated moth-proof vault. When you return in the fall, call Greene's again, your clothes will be taken out of the vault, returned to you freshly pressed on hangers and packed in neat polyethylene bags, ready for your clothes closet. _- r i CALL NORMANDY 23-23-1 OR STOP AT ANY GREENE'S PLANT FOR INFORMATION FEINER GLASS & PAINT CO. 216 W. William Street Ann Arbor, Michigan Telephone NO 8-8014 FIVE CONVENIENT PLANTS: g campus main plant I II Campus main plant