SUNDAY, APRIL , 1944

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

PAGE SEVEN



Sport Clohes
COLOR DOE$ IT :

ill Again Dominate Spring Fashions for.Men

Off-Size Men Should'*Wear
Sound, Conventi .onal Shades

ar C nserva i n ts
Many rends i Clothes

S*Variety nSize, WHAT ABOUT BAGS?
Style Offered Luggage Is Something Which
In Men's Belts 'One Takes WhenTraveling

It says down here in small print
that the way Ato slim a figger is to
wear stripes that run up and down.
It also says that if you don't have
enough figger and you want more,
without running up a gigantic gro-
cery bill, just wear stripes that go
around and around.
These scientific observations are
usually applied to the matter of
women's clothing, but probably the
same effect could be observed in
male wear. But, the important me-
thod of creating illusions of what
you ain't, or anyway trying to keep
from showing what you are, in the
matter of men's suits, centers
around the all-important consider-
ation of color.
Let's say that you are the proud,
-or not so proud, possessor of a manly
figure bordering very definitely on
the stocky side. Always refer to
yourself as stocky, not as plump, be-
cause anyway stocky creates the idea
of a few muscles here and there. All
right, so you 'are short and stocky
and you want to know what kind of
a suit to buy that will attract no spe-
cial attention to your build. Above
all, shun those light blues, mustards,
mulberry browns an, similar bright
shades because they will only empha-
size your stature and you won't even
be able to fool yourself about your
dimensions.

For you of the short, stocky type
your best bets in the way of suits
can be found in suits of true or
conventional shades. Basic greys,
blue-greys, blues and browns are
the things for you.
Now for the other boys, the tall
and hefty ones who don't particular-
ly enjoy appearing too massive. The
thing to do is ignore completely those
plum brown suits, those in light blue-
grey and green. They just aren't for
you. Men, and we do mean men, six
feet two and taller and weighing 200
pounds or more, should also stick to
the sound shades. You should make
your appearance in suits of grey
diagonal worsted or navy blue and
then that rich brown shade is always
right in there.
And for the boys in between--
you know, the ones who are built
just right and find no displeasure
in letting people see them as theyj
really are, wear anything that you
please. You don't have to be fussy
about the color unless you like for
your suits to bring out the blue in
your eyes.
Of course, it all boils down to a
decided leaning towards the sound,
conventional colors for any man.
They are serviceable, long-wearing,
look well anywhere and at any itme,
and are all-round good additions to
the male wardrobe.

Reat-Pleat Styles Abandoned
But Abundance of Colors Will
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It was Shakespeare who wrote "the
apparel oft proclaims the man."
Men's clothes are at their peak of
flamboyancy during the warmfr
months, and while war conservation
has done away with the reat-pleat,
the variety of colors is still unabated.
A few months ago, some fellow
named Sinatra stepped out on a
New York theatre stage, sang
"Night and Day" and a few other
numbers, became an instantaneous
hit. The fact that he wore, among
other things, an outlandishly ex-
aggerated bowtie, wn"y er may not
have been responsible for his suc-
cess, but it is fairly safe to say that
the "voice" was in a large way re-
sponsible for the comeback of the
bowtie.
Sport Shirts To Dominate
Another factor ccntrIbuting to
their success is that they use less
cloth, an important wartime consi-
deration, than cravats. A snazzy
number, according to a leading fa-
shion editor, is a blue and gray figur-
ed or black and white bowtie accent-
ed with yellow and worn with a ma-
roon shirt. Generally speaking, bow-
ties can be worn in shades contrast-
ing and harmonizing with shirts and
sport coats.
Sports shirts will be dominant in
the spring and summer, more so than
usual. The history of the sport shirt
dates back to the post-war I era,
those boom days when ocean cruises
were the vogue. The polo shirt, long
used by the, Basque fishermen of
Spain, came to America and was put
to use by tennis and golf players and
by vacationers who found it a handy
item for beach wear.
Shirts from Woodsien
Up from the Argentine pampas
came something new. Instead of the
basque shirt, new used by PEM stu-
dents, came something called the
Gaucho. It was, by the most con-
servative s t a n d a r d s, unlike the
basqu'e shirt, a really acceptable
shirt. It sprang up first in sunny Cal-
ifornia and by the time it crossed the
continent the tails were gone and the
style gained such popularity that
manufacturers converted it from the
original flannel to. cotton, silk and
rayon fabrics. It was designed in
plain and gaudy patterns, and hit its
popularity peak about nine years ago.
The plaid lumberjack shirt, tak-
en from the Canadian woodsman

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and bigger things are going to happen-because the
word is getting around that RABIDEAU - HARRIS
stocks of men's and young men's suits and topcoats
are the largest and most complete in the city. And
their quality is unsurpassed . . . listen to the talk
that is increasing the sales of this popular store:
"I get newer styles, finer quality of f,3brics, better
alterations, and all these at a lower cost." Then why
not find out for yourself the secret of it all, by coming
in and seeing these suits and topcoats, displayed for
your convenience.
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and put into Scottish patterns,
next arrived on the scene. This
shirt, because of its popularity was
also made in light, cotton fabrics
although it is essentially a winter
shirt manufactured of woolen and
flannel materials.
At about the same time that the
plaid lumberjack shirt became popu-
lar, a new fancy took the American
scene. It was the convertible sport
shirt and it is the biggest thing on
the market right now. That neces-
sity is the mother of invention was
never more true than in the reason
for the birth of this shirt. Men, com-
ing home in the evening from a hard
day's work on a golf course, found it
troublesome to change from sport
shirt to a regular high collared shirt
before coming down to dinner. One
day, some anonymous individual
came down to dinner with the same
sport shirt he wore during the day
only pinched up at the top with of
all things. . . a tie. The habit caught
on oluiCkly, and this spring's shirts
will feature the convertible collar in
both long and short sleeves.
A wartime innovation that has
caught on recently is the smart
loaking buttonless sport shirt. It
is made in a loose fitting style and
is the last word in comfort and
practicality.
Ho1Vo0Obtatin
That Casual Air
' In Your Outfit
After all is said and done, what
will the well-dressed college student
be wearing from top to toe for the
spring? That comfortable, casual
look is the thing that all strive for
'and it is not too hard to achieve.
Let's begin with a dark brown, tan
or green felt hat that lends just the
right air of poise and a breath of
spring debonairness to the entire
outfit.
The basis for the spring outfit is a
brown and natural shade tweed jack-
et that shows the overplaid in varia-
tion of weave. This neat job lends
itself well to bounyming kp agaimst the
pillars of Angell Hall or perusing the
nightly crowd at the library and the
smooth pipe goes well with it, too.
Under the jacket we find a tan and
white Oxford shirt, striped repp tie,
alternate printed wool tie and a nat-
ural tan Shetland sweater that tops
the outfit off.
Favorite for spring and summer
are the casual slacks, found in tan
gabardine for our present outfit. A
tooled western belt, cable pattern
wool socks and three-eyelet plain toe
blucher shoes finish the pattern, and
there you are, all ready to go.
Tell ier how Nice
Her Easter Hat Is
Men! Of course it is necessary that
you be all decked out in the finest to
appear with Her in the Easter Par-
ade.
Buth . . It is probably more that
you appreciate her Easter ensemble.
She will love you better.
I know. How can you express joy
over her hat which strikes you as be-
ing a cross between a soup tureen and
an emaciated Victory Garden? Well,
it's just one of those little duties of
life which a person must do to keep
those he loves happy. And you do
want her to be happy, don't you?
Just pretend you don't see the hat,
concentrate on her eyes, tell her how
lovely she looks and murmur, "That
is a lovely Easter bonnet, dear."
What . . . she gets sore because you
called that newest creation a bonnet.
Oh well, you can't win.

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"Mairzy Doats"
some want

Line of Leather Goods
Embossed in Western
Design Still Popular
Go western, young man . . . That
seems to be the latest trend in the
line of leather goods that are being
displayed on spring counters all over
the country.
Belts, suspenders, wallets and even
riding boots are being embossed in a
variety of western designs such as
Wild Bill Hickok and Jesse James
once wore.
In the line of belts there is a wide
selection of widths and colors. The
narrow 3/4-inch belt usually seen in
a light tan leather is very popular
around sporting circles. It looks es-
pecially fine with sports ensembles
and vacation outfits (in case you are
taking a vacation.)
Then there is a larger, one inch
belt which is usually embossed in
more intricate patterns. Some de-
signs include steer heads on the lea-'
ther and also on the buckle. This
belt comes in selected shades of
brown, red, black and blue.
Also included on the belt counter
is an assortment of belts made of
the new plastex, or as it is commonly
known, "live glass." These transpar-
ent belts are colored to match- any
style of suit. Wallets and suspenders
are also being made of this new ma-
terial.
Among the oddities in the line of
belts there are several of special note.
For the man who always eats too
much at the dinner table there is a
special belt which expands and con-
tracts with the abdomen. It is com-
posed entirely of leather and con-
tains no rubber. For that matter,
what does contain rubber anymore?
An appropriate gift for anyone who
might be in the habit of carrying
money with them is a money belt.
In appearance it is no different from
the ordinary belt but underneath
there is a zipper compartment in
which dollar bills may be stored.
One belt manufacturer just came
cut with a novel style. Real four-
leaf-clovers have been imbedded in
the buckle and the leather is em-
bossed in a clover design. Cuff links
and tie pins are also featuring this
new angle. So you can probably find
a belt to suit your personality and
what more could one ask?
Prof. Design Announces
Latest Campus Invention
Prof. Modern Design has just an-
nounced the completion of his latest
invention which is expected to take
the campus by storm, (the next time
it storms).
The invention is a reversible and
collapsible campus coat which lends
itself to winter wear (with built-in
heater), spring wear (with automatic
umbrella), and summer wear (at
which time it just folds up and be-
comes the latest thing in bathing
suits).
Prof. Design has been doing re-
search work on this innovation for
the past six years here in Ann Ar-
bor. He maintains that his invention
will fit the college student for any
day and every day in Ann Arbor,
well-known for weather like Cali-
fornia's Chamber of Commerce
doesn't talk about.

Luggage.
Sometimes this word is mispro-
nounced baggage.
So the story is about a two-bit
word for suitcase-don't go away-
you might be tempted to do home-
work.
What is this thing luggage?, my
nephew asked.
I thought that it was about time
that he knew something about lug-
gage, so I replied.
Webster says that luggage is that
which is lugged or dragged. Ipso
Facto. Webster continues. (In
fact Webster could write this whole
story for me.) He says that lug-
age is anything cumbrous, or heavy
to be carried.
The Domans called it impedimenta.
More Webster. Luggage is an article
that is carried by travelers on or
while traveling. Are you confused?
In addition luggage is a traveler's
equipment or baggage.
At this point it comes to light that
luggage is the British term for bag-
gage, so it's a puzzle as to why we
call a good old Roman word by its
British name in this country. But
we read in a book (required reading)
that many of the things that hap-
pen while traveling are a mystery.
At this point we can let the gentle
naive reader in on some inside news-

paper dope. It is this type of story
that drives away subscribers.
To continuesabout luggage. We
have the facts well in mind that
luggage is baggage which when you
boil it down to the language of the
layman means bags.
Fine. Now it seems that if one
goes traveling it is the smart thing
to have luggage. By that we mean
that it looks rather, crude to carry
one's possessions on his shoulder or
shoulders as the case may be. There-
fore 'luggage is practical. Society
smiles on practical things. Every-
one's mother smiles on practical
things. In fact you can never go
to heaven without being practical.
In the light of our most recent
and somewhat dazzling conclusion,
we think that it would be both prac-
tical and socially smart to get some
luggage. If you don't travel, may-
be someone in the house would like
a bag. The only difficulty arises
out of the fact that luggage is
rather hard to obtain since the
outbreak of the war. That is good
luggage. But maybe you didn't
want good luggage to begin with.
Aren't you glad that you read this
story?
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