GE TWO' TH1V MICHTIvAN 1)AI-LY TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 1942 Khaki-Clad Claus Will Have Gifts For Soldiers In Hi s Sack Man's Taste is Measured by Tie Choice Neckwear Matched' with Handkerchief or Scarf; Prints, Stripes, Foulards Are Popular PLATTERS FOR VIC GIFTS: Ties, ties, ties and more ties-dare you give him a tie for Christmas? If the answer is "yes" a big part of their Christmas gift problem is solved. Well, folks heave a big sigh of re- lief and relax that frown of anxiety, for the answer is yes. Ties are prac- ti-cal, convenient and pleasing gifts,. and there are about half a hundred different styles so just take your pick. If you are looking for something ar little different, match up a tie with a fiandkerchief or a tie with a scarf. A more expensive gift and a sure- fire hit with any man would be a shirt with a matching tie. There's something attractive and pleasing about a well matched combination aid it satisfies the practical demands made of a gift in these times. These combinations are ideas to be considered, but one or more ties unac- companied also make a very suitable gift. No matter what grumbling yon hear at the suggestion of ties for Christmas, they are always warmly received, and many's the -man who actually depends on a gift supply of ties for Christmas to hold him until- spy--his birthday. Fit To Be Tied Choosing those ties is another prob- lem again. As one fellow put it, "We lok around the rack until instinct tells us that this one is in harmony with our sensibilities. Women of course can't have a mas- culine instinct, but they can take a hint from that statement. A tie is the high spot in a man's dress, and a man's taste is judged by the tie he wears so he wants it right. Naturally, age and temperament liay their part in determining a man's taste in ties. Many of the college boys life the repp ties with their broad bands of color. The foulard ties with their all-over designs are also popu- lar.,Try to notice what the particular man usually wears and keep within his style and' color preferences. To be safe get ties like these: large printed design on foulard, striped repp, glenn plaid raych-and-silk, and. plain colored gabardine in wool and silk. Recordintgs W OftogHair With phonographs or radio-phono- graph combinations becoming stand- ard equipment for most homes, mu- sic you want, when you want it seems to be the answer to the Christmas' gift, problem. If your friends are far from you, records may be sent safely in the "Overseas Packages"kputeout by Vic- tor records. The mAkers, guarantee that you can "wear 'em, tear 'em, not spare 'em" and they still won't break, Don't be fooled by the name of the packages however, they're the perfect way to send records to that cat in Kalamazoo .or the long hair in Long Beach, Package No. 1.includes class- ical selections by Rachmaninoff, Sto- kowski, the Boston "Pops", Igor Gor- in, and Toscha Seidel, while pack- age No. 2 contains the popular items and has waxings by Diana Shore, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, "Fats' Waller, Wayne King and Tommy Dor- sey. Albums Appreciated Albums will always be appreciatec by the recipient, if you find out first whether he's hep or long hair anc follow through in the right groove. The newest collection of Christmas carols just out on Columbia records includes four platters by the Lyr Murray singers. A feature of this album is that the words for all the carols are printed in the back and if the listeners are in a jovial mood they can sing along with the disks. Novel in the way of albums is the one Decca has ouf of the Cloister Bells pealing away on some very fa- miliar old favorites. Of course there is the Bing Crosby-Kenny Baker al- bum of Christmas carols, too, but this one isn't new. Columbia Masterworks records has just released on three 12-inch rec- ords Charles Dicken's immortal "A Christmas Carol" as adapted by Edith Meiser and featuring Basil Rathbone as Scrooge. He is sup- ported by-:a distinguished Hollywood cast which includes many of your favorite radio personalities. This i, a perfect holiday gift for others, and after you hear it, you'll want one for yourself. New Kern Records Andre Kostelanetz and his orches- ra have .recorded another Jerome Kern albumn..This one is Kern's "Mark Twain." Columbia records puu it oul as the most outstanding symphonic novelty of the year. For your little niece, nephew of cousin,' the Victor and Bluebird com panies have put out a series of stor- ies and songs for children from three to sixteen ;years old. For the younger generation they have Mother Goose Rhythms, Raggedy Ann's Songs of Happiness, Winnie the Pooh Songs, and Mickey Mouse, from the film sound track. For'the older young- sters there are the Bertram stories, Kipling's Jungle Book and Proko- fieff's Peter and the Wolf. For the entire family there is an album of songs by the late George M. Cohan which includes the songs from the movie "Yankee Doodle Dan- dy." This album is highly recom- mended for listener enjoyment. Carols and Classics Always a best seller around Christ- mas is Madame Schumann-Heink singing in German the "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" (Silent Night) and "Weihnachten" (Christmas) on one 12-inch Victor. Songs of the services are popular with all nowadays and several good albums have been recorded. Five stirring marching records are in- cluded in the Victor album entitled "Songs of the Service" which was recorded by the Victor orcltestra. Fred Waring has two popular pa- triotic albums out on Decca records, and Victor has recorded the songs from Irving Berlin's "This Is the Army" show in another swell album. The list of classical albums is too long to try to review here, and our efforts would probably fall far short of doing justice to these long-hair extravaganzas. In order to purchase any of the records listed here, you are advised to go early and not be disappointed if the shops are out, for with record production using vital war materials, all of the companies are having a difficult time keeping the dealers in stick. And if you can't get the rec- ords you want, buy a bond now, and the records later. - H. B. Pa j ama Feu Still with Us It's the Old Battle of Reds vs. Whtes You can keep your battle of the Solomons! Right now the only battle that interests us is the one raging between the Reds and the Whites, the Radicals and the Conservatives-cal them what you will, it's still the pa- jama faction feud. Every Christmas the battle arises and every Christmas it's a fight to the finish, but never decided. This year is no exception. In fact, we're off already. For the fellow who 'likes 'em so loud they'll wake up the whole dorm here are striped pajamas in reds and oranges, greens and blues, in stripes of varying widths. Almost any colo scheme imaginable can be found i you look hard and long enough. Togs of Tovarich 4 For the rough-and-tough Don Cos- sack type of individual, the red and black Russian style is back again with the Czar's royal seal, no less embroidered on the pocket. Plenty of plain white or soft tan and pastel shades are still being used by the pajama manufacturers though; enough to satisfy the hear of the calm, conservative soul. The newest and most popular typ of pajama (and this comes straigh from 'the boys') is a little job re sembling a ski suit. They're made in cotton flannel and a stretchy sort o: knit-like material. These have a pull. over shirt and come tight around th wrists and ankles. They're for thos sub-zero times when you spend th night brushing off snow that pour in the open window some fraternit brother playfully keeps open. 'ill Please Hep' Music Lovers Ann Arbor's Shops Are War-Minded Gifts for Soldiers Must Be Practical Besides Remin'ding A Him of Folks in U.S.A. By LOUIS HALLENSTEIN A khaki-clad gentleman with a close crew cut and a knapsack will soon come peeping around the corner in a new Army jeep. Yes, J, kiddies, I Santa is coming around again thisf year but he's going to be a little late. Know why? Well, on the night before Christmas ole' St. Nicholas will be1 speeding about the world with V-mail and gifts for soldiers. His knapsack a la '42 still holds as, much as ever and we here at home are going to keep stepping at a merry pace to fill the Yuletide needs of our, fathers, brothers, and steadies in the service. Bigger and Better We've done a little scouting about right here in old Ann Arbor and the prospects for bigger and better gifts are actually better than they have ever been before. A few priority prem- iums and suggestions follow: Johnny Doughboy may have found his rose in Ireland and he may hear from Dear Ma every day but his stan- dard need is YOU, dear lady. By all means send him that picture frame (and the photo, if necessary) that you have had in mind for the past year. The very LATEST concoction, for a soldier is the roll-up toilet kit. You don't want Bill to go around like an unshaven brute so you rush down to State St. and pick up one of these khaki-toned kits which contain sha''- ing soap, cologne, a comb or two, and other assorted necessities. Those Sew' and Sews Believe it or not, he actually likes to sew! Well, maybe it's not a matter of aptitude but of necessity. At any rate, local stores say that the needle, thread and go-to-it cases are near the top of the list. You must make sure before you buy that khaki is the thread color. And as soon as he's through drop- ping the stitches, he'll want to con- plete operations by removing the dirt from his shoes. You go one step fur- ther and send him a shoe shine kit. Then he'll emerge from the day's hike ready for an evening's entertain- 1 ment. (Thinking of you all the time, - of course.) Write Is Right Most gals like to receive letters with that great big Army seal on the en- velope or Camp So-and-So printed conspicuously on the envelopes. But stationery shops on the Solomon Is- lands may be in the process of repair soOW.. Pan he read? Can he write? Send him that old standby, the pen and f pencil set. One distinct advantage of this gift is that it offers a relief froi the khaki craze. Send red, blue, pur- ple, marble-patterned or any other bright combinations available. I Food Is Good It may be too late now to mail , Johnny one of the gift food 0akages but here is one item he will apreciate 1 even if it arrives in the middle of I January. Some concerns have con- bined cigarettes, candy, citrus fruits, t and even cheeses into non-perishable cartons which sell for about five dol- e lars. We can see the whole platoon t getting excited over this one. If you haven't found anything yet n that suits your pocketbook or your f fancy revert back to the alphabet and - you will emerge with something like e this: address book, billfold, carton of e ciggies. dollar bills, envelopes, fur- e lined gloves, ginger snaps, and heck! s . . . we can't think of any more items y so we'll see you on State Street or downtown tomorrow. B1 PAUL HA tSHA N O PRIORITY ON PUBLISJ[ING: Books with War Setting 'Top Non-Fiction Best-Seller List' Serious new books by such notables Elcv' ers of Jesus of Nazareth. A former' a Mie. Chiang kAi-Shek, John preacher on this campus, Douglas al- Steinbeck, Lloyd Douglas and John ready has drawn favorable comment Erskine promise an unlimited winter on his book. reading season this year, with flip- Chinese Folk Tales pant books still striking popular fancy 1Mime. Chiang Kai-Shek's "Little as Marion Hargrove's fun - poking Sister Su," a Chinese folk tale of the 'See Here, Private Hargrove" con- Sung dynasty, was written expressly tinues to lead all non-fiction best to raise dollars for the author's War' sellers: Orphan Fund. Franz Werfel's "The Song of Ber- Prof. John Erskine writes iri "The ,adette" is sailing well in front of Voyage of Captain Bart" of an' adven- other best seiling fiction, This emo- turer's romance in Colombia, in what critics call one of his nost unique tional story has top sales for Novem'- novels. ber in seven of 12 cities according to "Bcmbs Away," latest war novel by a New York Times book review rating. John Steinbeck will be released by the "Drivin' Woman" by Elizabeth Che- Viking Press late this month. valier is second on the best selling Whimsical T. R. Ybarra 'who gained fiction, and Nancy Hale's "The Prodi- fame with his "Young Man of Cara- gal Women" is third. cas" has a new book on the market, War' Stories "Young Man of the World," a con- Sodies H e tinuation of his autobiography. Soldier Hargrove's burlesque' of Lt fBos himself which is given top rating in Lots of Books nine of 12 cities is .challenged closely This abundance of good reading only by W. L. White's "They Were matter on the current market list Expendable," hailed widely by' critics doesn't take into account previous as the most gripping story that has crops of best sellers and perpetual to d'ate come out of the present war. favorites which still line book-sellers' The first, five books, in fact, to stalls. make the non-fiction list are directly Ann Arbor book sellers with their' related to the present war. "Sabo- perpetual "come on in and browse" tage" by Michael Sayers and Albert invitations consider this supply just' Kahn, "Last Train from Berlin" by as good a source of Christmas gift Howard Smith, and "Suez to Singa- choices. pore," by Cecil Brown all reflect pub- A rich fortune of ancient and mod- lic interest in the biggest modern is- ern classics has appeared in the last sue. year with the innovation by many Lloyd Douglas' newest novel, ap- I large publishers of cheaply bound but pearing this month, is "The Robe," a completely unexpurgated volumes. stcry cf the first century and the fo1- Lighters Out for Duration Match Boxes Replace Them on Gift Lists Blazing with new glory will be the lowly match as it moves into the gift class replacing its socially more de- sirable competitor, the automatic lighter, which retreats out of circu- 'lation for''the 'duration. If you hid "lighter" written next to the name of someone on your list, hurry down now and try to find one. A swift survey of local jewelers'shows that most stocks are' about depleted. He'll appreciate the lighter, if you can get one, especially if it has his particular service crest mounted on-it. Jewelers will still engrave initials on the cases if you order them early. A few lighters, of torch proportions remain in stock for that elderly uncle's den. They are gracefully moul- ded and are so designed as to make a hit with his wife too. However, the lack of lighters need' not cause consternation or disinay be- cause-manufacturers are bridging the gift gap with new match boxes and monogrammed holders. Small leather envelops matching the larger cases have been designed. Particularly good looking are the flint edged metal or plastic cases that can be readily filled with bulk-pur- chased matches. Of increasing popu- larity are the monogramimed paper cases that will gradually replace worn out lighters. Individual and smart looking; they can accompany the most formal case. Lighters are on the non-essential list and so are out of production for the duration. Most of them have been made with a brass base which has priority rating. r i a ' xi t t T- 11 'If 7/I.4 He will be doubly proud 04 His gift if it comes fro-m RAG DEAU HARRIS The G if Store for Men! This list will help you- AN *KR-H SUIT, TOPCOAT Hot Tip for the Last-Minute Brigade You don't have to buy gifts hit or miss. Just pick something with the Arrow label and you'll be dead right-on December 24th or any other day of the year - because Arrow is the most popular menys wear in the country! And even if you come in at the last minute, you'll find we have a complete Arrow selection! 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 or OVERtCOAT and a fine selection to choose from. ALEXANDER HATS YALE SHIRTS SUPERIOR PAJAMAS METCALF NECKWEAR INTERNATIONAL HANDKERCHIEFS PIONEER SUSPENDERS PIONEER BELTS NU-WAY NECKWEAR EXTENSION TIE RACKS RUGBY SWEATERS, CHIPPEWA JACKETS and;MACKINAWS MASTER MADE SLACKS, SUPERIOR SHIRTS and SHORTS METCALF MUFFLERS FOOTFASH ION SOX .MANY GIFTS FOR MEN IN SERVICE : ' ' « , :;::. #;:.; SOMETHING for HIM Get Arrow Shirts-Arrow shirts are all Sanforized - won't shrink out of shape - and have perfect-fitting collars. (They ought to fit perfectly ... Arrow has made over a billion collars in the last 80 years.) . . . . . . . . . . $2.25up Get Arrow Shots-4-Arrow shorts are just about the most comfortable a man could Wear. They have no chafing center seam and are Sanforized-labeled (shrinkage less than 1%)... . . . . . . . . . 75eup Get Arrow Handkerchiefs- Arrow handkerchiefs designed by America's smartest stylists to harmonize with Arrow ties and shirts. They're large and manly. 35eup The B ACCES for CURI+. Sanforized SHIRTS White oi colors. $1.85 to 2.50 Cooper's SOX . 29c to $1.00 Beau Brummel TIES . $1.00 All Wool SWEATERS IRE iSS r, 4ST in ORIES HIS IMAS Scarf and Glove Sets . $2.95 HANKIES . . 25c - 35c - 50c Cooper's Jockey Shorts . 60c Cooper's Jockey Longs $1.00 *V7'- .r r fl t'%ItTfLM0 41 nnf Get Arrow Ties-Arrow ties chime in just right with Arrow shirts. Their spe- cial lining makes 'em wrinkle-resisting and perfect-knotting. True, masculine colors in stripes and figures... . . . .. up L i Zook in shirts f ImAlm" a- ANO'THER TIP the collar of one of his old ,r his size and sleeve-l ength! I Many Other Items. America's Finest Gifts; priced to save you money. A, P I II 11 III