THE MICHIGAN DAILY

THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1951



'NEAT' LOOK:
raight Skirts, Loose Coals
ake Spring Fashion News

sy MARJORY REUBENE
e over-all view of spring fash-
reveals straight-skixted suits
dresses, with an appearance of
ness inrcoat styles.
.s, short flares in the back,
pleats make this coming sea-
slim skirts practical for
ing and sitting, but the f ash-
b1e woman will still have to
the size of her steps.,
)MPLIMENTING the narrow
s, suit jackets will have a fem-
look with nipped-in waists
accentuated hiplines. Most
will have a "neat" look, some
bracelet length sleeves and
stand-out cuffs.
n "'added sdmething" is evi-
t in many suit previews. De-
ers say to wear a fabric
e if you can't afford one in
These may be matching or
:ontrasting plaid. Capes and
chable cuffs or collars of vel-
pique, or silk are also found.
.e "thin look" which is ex-
ed in suit styles, carries
igh in materials. Sheer wools,
linen and other types of silk
advocated by designers.
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PES ARE COMING into their
this season, worn over suits
dresses. They may be elbow
h or double layer, with one
ng to the waist and the other
covering the shoulders.
he pyramid style is back in
f styles, but not as full or
ky as last year. Crisp taffeta
t gives a swish to the costume
Iline coats for an extravagant
ch.
her coats have been cut' on the
to give a slender look without
iness.
* * ~*
DIRT LENGTHS are at no def-
level; some designers are
ing them extremely short,
rs at mid-calf level. One well-
vn stylist advocates a length

longer than mid-calf, although this
is not usual.
Pleats from collar to hem, that
lay flat and "stay put" will be
seen in a few dresses. Wool jer-
sey is the chief material for this
style.
Necklines also have a "new look"
for spring. Square necks are newer
than rounded or V-shapes. Covered
fronts and bare backs and haltar
tops will be smarter than a plunge
in front.
Navy blue, slate and lighter tones
of grey, and combinations of black
and white will be featured basic
colors. On the brighter side, toast,
melon, currant red and burnt
sugar are just a few of the many
"good enough to eat" hues.
Wool 'Feltingf'
Not Necessary
Soft and fluffy as an Easter
chick!
That is what every coed wants to
say about her laundered woolen
blankets come springtime and stor-
age time. If she cannot truthfully
utter that statement, then matting
or felting of the fabric has taken
place during the washing process.
Felting results in loss of the
downy appearance which the nap-
ping finish imparts, a hardening
and thickening of the material and
shrinkage in length and width,
says the American Institute of
Laundering, research and educa-
tional center for the laundry in-
dustry.
Felting is an unnecessary evil,
says the Institute, and it can be
eliminated by means of a carefully
controlled washing formula. By
minimizing the mechanical action
in the washing process, felting will
cease to be a problem.

Color Parale
Will Combine
Black,_White
By MARY JANE MILLS
Whether a woman favors the
light or the dark of it, she will be
in the height of this spring's fash-
ion colors-white and black.
Many fashions are featuring the
dramatic contrasts of black against
whiite. Large floral and geometric
prints on white backgrounds are
outlined with ribbons of black vel-
vet.
* * *
ODD COMBINATIONS such as
black shadow lace on white cotton,
bright rhinestones on black terry
cloth, sheer white over black bath-
ing suits and black one piece cot-
ton broadcloth playsuits with
startling white leather belts are in-
vading the fashion scene.
White alone is being featured
in a new shade called "white
wine." This is an off-white color,
a sort of creamy hue.
This new shade is being used
against black in huge block plaids
or in clear prints. Tweeds, basic
dresses and after-five frocks are
all being fashioned in this new
shade.
* *
ACCESSORIES from suede
pump to tailored gloves are being
shown in "white wine" shades.
Crisp, white piques, frothy laces
and filmy sheers in this off-white
are adding emphasis to dark classic
styles.
For a dramatic touch to
clothes, especially in dressy
dresses and formals, black is as
fashionable as ever. For cock-
tails, a slim sheath dress with its
camisole top in a deep black tone
is very dramatic this season.
Black patent leather accessories
have that wonderful go-with-
everything advantage. Opera
pumps, narrow belts and a wide
array of purses are all being shown
in black patent leather.

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Glimpsed by Daily Reporter
Igh PriCed Parisian Copies Form Basis
For Less Expensive Styles to Fit Any Budget

NEW YORK HOUSES: Slim Silhouette Predominates Sports Cothes
F T F h~i Cletin

the lady-like suit with man-tailoring
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\ suits

(EDITOR'S NOTE: In order to give
our readers an accurate preview of
summer styles, Gayle Greene, a
Daily reporter, attended the re-
cent fashion showings while in New
York City.)
By GAYLE GREENE
NEW YORK-It seems rather
odd to sit shivering in a heavy
tweed suit and at the same time
try to imagine how comfortable a
sheer organdy dress or a seer-
sucker bathing suit will be several
months from now.
However, this system of buying
merchandise far in advance has
been going on in the women's
ready-to-wear market for a long
time. Magazine promotion is begun
in advance. The public must be
sold on the.new styles long before
the merchandise reaches the re-
tailers.
Despite the threat of shortages
in supplies of nylon and lastex, and
the prediction of a long and hot
summer which has caused a heavy
flurry of buying, manufacturers
and designers still seemed eager
to aidyourreporter in her first
attempt in an on-the-spot apprais-
al of the fashion picture.
* * *
IN THE COLLECTIONS of some
of the higher price houses I found
exact copies of Paris designs which,
even though priced two or three
hundred dollars less than the ori-
ginal, are still far beyond the bud-
get of most college women.
After visiting and viewing the
collections of such houses as Ceil
Chapman, Larry Aldrich and
Filcol, I decided that while these
designers' clothes might never
reach the average University
woman's closet, they are never-
theless important because they
are the basis of lower priced
styles.
Eventually most of the success-
ful designs will be copied in every
price range. A $400 Christian Dior
gown will be available at $200;
then perhaps at $6.9,5; a few
months later at $39.95 and on
down the line until traces of the
original may still be visible in the
$8.95 copy.
* * ,
THEREFORE, what is important
here is not individual designs but
rather.the general trends followed
by these manufacturers.
Skirts are much shorter,
most of them coming to slightly
above mid-calf. Dusters and
halter necklines are found every-
where - in evening silks and
laces, in late afternoon linens
and cottons, in daytime sun-
clothes.
The new Dior neckline which
gives an almost strapless appear-
ance except for tiny, square sleeves
has been copied here. One version
which I saw was in a pale pink
sheath dress of Moygashel linen.
LINEN, always a good summer
fabric, is popular as ever this year.
Along with the old standbys, pique,
shantung and cotton, we find cot-
ton with a satin finish plus liberal
use of a new fabric that looks like
fishnet.
Susan Thomas, a nationally
known manufacturer of popular
priced sportswear, is showing a
series of coordinated separates
trimmed with this new fishnet
material.
First, there is a dirndl skirt in
cotton with a satiny finish and
huge patch pockets of fishnet;
there are several blouse styles, each
with varying amounts of fishnet
trim.
* *
ONE OF THESE is an over-
blouse made entirely of this un-
usual fabric and lined with cotton.
With this group of separates Susan
Thomas shows a fishnet stole.
She also has one very out-
standing skirt, extremely narrow
with hip pockets.

The skirt, which was very suc-
cessful in wool, velvet and cordu-
roy in her winter line is being
shown this season in several dif-
ferent fabrics, including linen,
shantung, Salyna cloth and otto-
man (a kind of heavy faille).
* * *
ONE VERY SMART outfit fea-
tures this skirt in an irradescent
shantung coupled with a beautiful
and very feminine organdy blouse.
The blouse has long, full
sleeves cuffed at the wrist and

is shown in a pale pastel plaid,
completely suited to the softness
of the material. It is ideal as an
inexpensive outfit for summer
dances.
The popular sleeveless- blouse is
often designed with an extra added
sparkle this season. For instance
one house shows a neatly tailored
chambray blouse with an artificial
flower at the collar. Another shows
a crisp white pique with tiny rhine-
stone buttons.
* * *
ALTHOUGH the ever pdpular
peasant blouse is still around, its
place in the summer wardrobe
seems to have been taken over
by the sleeveless blouse.
As for sportswear, well, a T-
shirt is no longer just a T-shirt.
An idea once copied from the
men has become completely
feminine.
Besides T-shirts in pastels,
checks, prints, dotted swiss, or-
gandy and tartan plaids, we find
plunging neckiu.es, dolman sleeves,
and often no sleeves at all.
ADDED TO THIS are boat neck-
lines, the T-shirt with matching or
contrasting cardigan and this year,
pique collars and cuffs. All these
styles in prices which range from
only $1.95-$3.95.
Despite a tightly packed
schedule there was still time to
visit a few bathing suit houses.
. The first of these was Catalina
where each year variations on the
hand painted bathing suit are
shown.
* * *
THIS YEAR Catalina takes its
favorite design, a kind of tropical
flower, and does it on a two piece
white lastex swim suit and a one

Pleated Cotton Shorts.
Bright Colored Sailcloth
Team for Casual Look
By ATHENA SAVAS
With the warm weather ap-
proaching sport clothes will step
into the limelight of the fashion
world.
The trend in shorts and other
sportswear is toward the slim sil-
houette as found in the other
clothes of the spring collections.
The short shorts are brief, some-
times cuffed, often with trouser
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pleating. The Bermuda or walking
shorts tend to be longer, but they
take second place to the shorter
version.
* * *
FUNCTIONAL CLOTHES are
also featured. Sailcloth, a sturdy
material that is accustomed to
tough wear is easy to sew and
practical.
One designer has teamed Navy
top sail with white elasticized
cotton for a well-matched beach
ensemble. It is topped by a
sleeveless jacket that buttons to
the waist with insets of knitted
cotton for a perfect fit.
Another sailcloth outfit com-
bines plaid gingham shorts with a
short slim coat of blue top sail. It
is tied casually with a set-in belt.
FEATURED BY another design-
er are shorts and pedal pushers of
washable rayon and cotton. Both
are as perfectly tailored as the
fine flannels of Bermuda origin.
Both are high waisted and worn
with a belt to add to the neat ef-
fect.
A sports ensemble that may
be transformed into a coat dress
is also featured. It includes four
articles, shorts, camisole, skirt,
and jacket that may be worn
over the shorts or with the cam-
isole and skirt.
Another novel cotton short suit
combination matches a sleeveless
tunic, whipstitched in navy wool,
with contrasting shorts. A rope
tie is used as a belt.
One New York designer has cre-
ated a dressier outfit that shows
the Roman influence in her sty-
ling. Celanese rayon jersey is used
in a strapless short suit. Long
floating panels may be tossed over
the shoulder or wrapped around
the waist.
King Fashion
Fashion rules even the laundry
business! There has been such a
trend towards sport shirts that
laundries have had to redesign
laundry equipment to meet the
need of minimum pressure for fin-
ishing fancy sport shirts.



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BASEBALL ATTIRE---Women who enjoy swinging bats will find
the spring fashions in sportswear designed for their comfort and
ease of motion. Pictured above are Marianne Singler, catcher,
and Pam Hicks, at bat.
Novel Easter Egg Decorations
Hold Fancy of Aultjs, Children


piece all-over print suit with con ySEL OE
i u errtson- By SHEILA COHEN Colors can be mixed to produce
The design is also seen on a This well established custom of new hues. Various shades are
terry cloth stole with a border of decorating Easter eggs has in- made by leaving the egg in the
the same flower and a terry terested adults as well as children solution for a shorter time.
cloth pancho which is like a wide for many generations. Place the egg in either a table-
towel that slips over the head spoon or a wire egg holder and
and ties around the waist, fall- Some families have a traditional dip it into the solution, and slow-
ing loose in the back. s - Easter egg coloring party, with ly roll the egg in order to distri-
The next stop was at Jordan, everyone participating and adding bute the color evenly., Then let
manufacturers of the Sea Nymph his ideas. the egg dry.
bathing suit. The coloring of the eggs is very The eggs can be "dressed up"
This house is showing a group of simple. The. eggs must be boiled by adding cotton hair or beards,
less expensive suits in rayon, nylon in an enameled pot (not alumi- and collars of colored paper. Eyes,
and satin lastex designed for peo- num). A touch of soda can be ears, mouths, and other features
ple who plan to do more than just added too. can be added with crayons. Pert
sit in the sun. After the eggs have been thor- ribbons make bow ties or hair
Swimming suits that may be oughly boiled and cooled, they are bows.
worn with or without straps come ready for the coloring solution. Many craft books contain ideas
in eight or nine vivid colors-each This solution can be made with for 0ecorating Easter eggs, but
style with its own distinctive de- water and food coloring or inex- there is still enjoyment to be
tail. Their sleek appearance proves pensive egg coloring packages that gained from creating new ideas
their value on the beach as well as can be bought at a grocery or ten- and producing "personalized" Eas-
in the water. cent store. ter eggs.

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Left: Pincheck, cutaway jacket
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Unusual hip slash pockets,
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New Process
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Betters ylon
Women are now wearing nylons
that feel as well as look like silk
because a manufacturer has de-
vised a method of treating nylon
with nylon to make stockings
more comfortable.
"Nylonized" fabrics worn in the

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Right: Window-pane checked
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pockets, nipped middle, shawl
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