__ m_______ THE MIC.HIGAN DAILY PAG AE SEVEN -. . Soldiers Have Civilian Tastes In Xmas Gifts Compactness, Portability Required In: Presents For All Service Men SlippersNeeded By THE GUNNER Now wearing the olive-drab and navy blue of their country's uniforms Well over a million service men will be the particular objects of the Christ- inas gift machinations of families, Y's, the USO and other civilian agen- cies. s Regardless of the lists of "fitting" gifts for the boys and the attractive displays at the "post exchange" coun- ters in the metropolitan and other tIepartment stores it is of paramount Importance to remember that sol- diers, sailorstand marines alike have substantially the same tastes and de- sires as they had before their en- hstment. Compactness And Portability Any gift for a man away from home would be well received by the hation's dfenders. The only quality peculiar to :the service mai is the desirability for compactness and por- ability. These qualities are probably already embodied in their housewife (sew- ing kit, no sex) and toiletries, so un- less you have something especially luxurious in mind I would leave the supply of this sort of item to the local PX. The military life being what it is, utilitarian in form to a utilitarian end, utility in gifts will be especially welcome in the wigwams of the Great White Father's braves. Filling the triple-bill Of occupying spare time for which there is small diversion, amusement per se and keepingthe lads on he post instead of quandering their pay in town is the old standby: a good book. If your stalwart is one of the un- fortunates who did not get a Christ- mas furlough no time wold be more fitting for a "generous"-let's make that "huge"-box of homemade stuff to eat. In adition to being always apropos, this sort of gift has the per- sonal element so much missed in the ordinary associations of the life mili- tary. , Slippers, Too The civilian mind rarely associates the fireside institution of the bed- room slipper with army life. With the exception of maneuvers, however, they are indeed a useful article. Then, as a climax, for one who would not only give, but would also make a lasting impression there are the miniature comptometer-combines now being advertised as watches. These will remove the last danger of the human element in modern war- fare during the Emergency and make your memory literally live for many holiday seasons to come. 'Them Days Are Gone Forever:' Pipes To Be Given This Year: But Not For Men Of Michigan Styles Change As By TOM COLLINS Gone are the days of the ankle- snug trousers and the seven-buttoned coats. Intheir place Collegiana has sub- stitute1, the shoe-top pants and the !,drape, three-buttoned suit jacket. Back in the old days when Grand- ma was carrying her little umbrella and making eyes at Grandpa, the well-dressed ,mansrepresented a cross between a big-time gambler and to- day's jitterbug. He wore trousers . .a . MI that tapered do~n tgtaonhi ankls. :e:wnk n r loud-4rip suits, high-buckled shoes and carried flowers behind his back. High on his head was perched a bowler hat now used to take ug collections. Them days are gone forever! Covert Andi Tweeds Today the weldressed male is seen in covert cloth end in ,x ough tweeds. The drape model accentuates his chest development, a vest helps keep his tie from flying out and his trousers are lifted just above shoes in order to afford a glimpse of sunset-orange socks. More conservative college males be- lieve in the now-you-see-them-now- you-don't maxim with regard to the length of trousers in relation to socks. They wear their cuffs slightly lower and feel guilty when the wind blows. Some go so far as to tone down the, color of their socks.- Another improvement on the art of wearing trousers well is the new slack] effect. This is achieved by a slight narrowinghdown process around the region of the knees-a matter of tak-' ing in the rousers about four inches. Knitted ties are still in their glory and look best with covert or tweed. Polka dots are up in the attic with the. moth-balls and the moths. Pais- leys are {paisleys and look better in store windows. Camel's fHair Coats When breezes blow, overcoats are in style. There are coverts and there are camel's hair coats, herringbones and non-descripts. If you don't pos- sess this "must" for nippy weather, you're out in the cold. The best ad- vice to be followed in that case is to wear the family antique which has been handed down by your ancestors. The shirts with buttoned-down col- lars look well on businessmen. But that's no reason for Collegiana to jump the gun. Gabardines are a question with many college dressers. Clothing stores are still selling out of them, and if that is any indication of trend, ga- bardines may be placed side by side New High Reached Iar Jewelry Field Here's to Diamond Jim Brady. 'Cause the assortment of gift jewel- ry that you can buy a man this Christmas will surpass anything of Diamond JinVs - even Lillian Rus- sell. Why don't you try one of the cuff-links, tie and collar clip com- binations which cost a lot less than they look. Or else there are those formal cuff- links with a-built-in watch, designed to keep those pocket Seth Thomases off the dance floor. ears Go By with formal attire and covert-cloth, in any man's closet. The wide-brimmed hats are back again. Watch for them on the cam- pus walks when you see your best girl looking at the top of your head. The I-never-wear-hats argument will do no good. You'll either have to send home for more spending money or losej the girl. Sweaters were made to order for feminine tastes. The six-foot male By ROBERT STIRLING If you are now taking Ec. 51 and are looking for a "pipe" to raise your average-we've got one for you. But if Professor Peterson reads this- we mean a smoking pipe and we're only joking. But, yes! we do mean you can raise your average-you can draw a "per- sonality plus" by giving a pipe to I like the pipe with a hollow bowl- you can snatch it out of his mouth and scrub it with soap and water (like you have been told not to) and it won't bother it. If he doesn't be- lieve It-make him read this. Air cooling has become quite the thing, too, of late and it has even en- tered the smoking field. The air- :ooled job has a metal stem and it's supposed to make the smoke about 20 degrees cooler on the inside. Even in the winter a man appreciates a cool i I ~Stacb & Day Suggests SFOR XMAS S i N$$$$$$NE~ii20 } i him this C know who "he" is. By this timep hristmas-and you r x7 W _a 7- / ' smoke. most fresh- soe moesn hfar e Then the transparent-stem pipe al- r e nounced lows you to get the full benefit of a their bubble , , pipe-load. Smoking satisfaction is pipes and all supposed to come, in the most part, ing upper- from visual experience and you can classmen al- get all the experienceyou want with ready know this number. You (or he) can watch the pleas- it all the way along the line-piped cres of stem direct from the bowl to you (or him). chewing-so ge tGuaranteed a Scotsman's delight!1 give th e m a- pipe for Matched Sets Chri s tmas .For those other people who always and make seem to have more money than you them feel (or us)-there are the matched sets. Ii k e men. For only a small fortune you can get Real men!