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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
THURSDAY. MARCH It. 1953
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Gift Suggestions Made
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Students
Graduation
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Males Like
UsefulI Yet
PleasantGifts
In choosing graduation gifts foi
the male this spring, friends anc
relatives will have to keep in minc
the future plans of the young
man.
In the case of many men stud-
ents, the army will beckon, where-
as some will be able to evade the
draft and will spend the next year
working as a civilian.
IF SOMETHING is to be chosen
which the young graduate is to
enjoy, a knowledge of his future
plans is essential, according to
experts in the buying field.
If he Is scheduled to enter the
armed services immediately
after graduation; the choice of
even a watch will be affected.
A different type of watch than
might be chosen for the business
man or the doctor is featured in
jewelry stores for the serviceman.
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A GIFT of personal jewelry for
the young man who will go into
business is guaranteed by jewelers
to emphasize the importance of
well groomed, business-like ap-
pearance in his new surroundings.
Gift consultants insist that
dollars are too precious and
people too practical these days,
not to bother to find out what
the young graduate really can
use and enjoy before they give.
Gifts of cuff links for the
French cuffs on his shirts, and at-
tractive tie holders, or matching
tie and collar pins for the new
pin collar shirts are suggested for
the man who is likely to go into
the industrial world next year.
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SUCH USEFUL items as wal-
lets to hold the first pay check or
a leather travel clock would be
excellent selections for the serv-
iceman.
The travel clock will be a
welcome replacement for the
tired old alarm clock which has
sounded the call for school in
the past.
Going along with the trend
toward more practical thoughtful-
ness in the choosing of graduation
gifts for young people in these
days, would be to purchase a brief
case for the business man or any
travelling equipment for the fu-
ture serviceman.
GIFTS WHICH would be appro-
priate for any man whether he
plans to be a "doctor, lawyer, beg-
gar or thief," include such things
as a Michigan ring or an identifi-
cation bracelet.
Items which will be remem-
bered for many years would be
most appropriate for graduation
presents.
Graduation time is usually a
moment which most students will
remember the remainder of their
lives and gift consultants advise
that gifts should be chosen with
this in mind.
No matter what tle choice, ex-
perts say "be practical and get
some knowledge of his future
plans."
Spring Weather
Blouses Provide
Basic Wardrobe
Spring is more than "just
around the corner", it has been
in Ann Arbor off and on for a
*ay or two.
As soon as the first robin is
seen, coeds immediately begin to
wonder what to wear to class
when the weather is warmer.
Seperates are the most prac-
tical for this changable season.
It is so easy to switch from a
blouse with sleeves to one with-
out as the day gets warmer.
In the "with sleeves" line, a
very different blouse is one of
blue and white striped nylon and
cotton. It is made like a base-
ball player's shirt.
The sleeves are raglan and but-
ton just above the elbow. Big
buttons march down the front,
and a wide band takes the place
of a collar.
Another more classic blouse is
the traditional short sleeve shirt
with a pointed collar. This col-
lar is anchored with a big safety
pin. The material has a satiny
stripe running vertically on it.
This design is broken by a large
patch pocket covering one-half
of the left side.
Fitted waistcoats have also ap-
peared the season in cottons and
orlons to wear over blouses.
Two classics are back this sea-
son. The little boy blouse with a
small, pointed collar and tucks
down the front, and the V neck-
ed shirt. A silk scarf can be
Shoes First Used to Pr
Heels of Thick Cork Ad
By JUDY SILVERMAN
The history of high heels starts
back in 715 B. C. when shoes were
worn with verynthick cork or
platform soles and heels to in-
crease the height of the wearer
People of ancient desert' tribes
put high heels on their shoes to
keep their feet off the burning
sands. Another story of the
origination of high heels is that
they were invented by a pretty
girl who was always being kissed
on the forehead.
THE HIGH HEEL got its real
impetus when Catherine de Medici
came to Paris as the bride of
Henry II. As she was very short,
she wore high-heeled shoes to in-
crease her height.
When the women of the court
saw the new style, the high heel
fad rapidly spread through all
the courts of Europe, and from
there to the common folk.
Nor was the high heel restricted
to women's hoes. In the Eliza-
bethan era the male dandies wore
shoes with heels three and four
inches in height in colors of
bright red, yellow and green.
IT WASN'T UNTIL 1890, how-
ever, that the high heel met ap-
proval in the United States. At
first, they were made of wood
imported from France. But this
created the problem of buckling
under walking strain.
Shoe heels are now made of
wood, leather, fibreboard, rub-
ber, and composition materials.
There are countless styles of
these heels-wedge, spool, Louis,
Cuban, spike, and so on.
The rubber heel was invented by
accident nearly 60 years ago.
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A PRINTER named Humphrey
O'Sullivan had sore feet that ach-
ed and fatigued him as he worked
at his machine. One day he got
the idea of placing a resilent rub-
ber mat on the floor in front of
the machine,
His fellow workers, as a prac-
tical joke, would hide the -rub-
ber mat from him. Necessity
being the mother of invention,
O'Sullivan decided to nail a
piece of the rubber mat to his
shoes.
otect Feet;
ded Height
the critical test of the shoe re-
tailer and his staff to get the sig-
nal for production.
The final shoe goes into pro-
duction and a full run of sizes,
heel heights and colors in that
,shoe are delivered to the retailer
before the season's opening.
The final test of any shoe style
is the acceptance or rejection by
the public.
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Spring Fashioned
Dresses
IN ADDITION TO the rubber
heels created each year, the Amer-
ican shoe industry creates and
introduces the 250,000 new shoe
styles each year-more than all
the other countries of the world
combined.
Although most of the shoe
fashion ideas are imported from
all over the world, most are born
right in America.
For example, such styles as the
baby doll last and the wedge heel
came out of New York, open-toe
shoes out of MTaai and casual
footwear out of California.
EVERY SHOE STYLE is care-
fully planned much in advance of
each season, sometimes by as
much as a year or mdre. The shoe
designer puts together a combina-
tion of artistry, craftsmanship and
fashion analysis.
It is not enough that the shoes
be created as a work of art in its
design, but it must also fit into
practical shoemaking needs.
According to manufacturers,
they must take into consideration
the fact that the shoe must fit
the foot and be adapted to forth-
coming fashion trends.
Once the designer or "style-
man" has created the shoe it must
be accepted by the manufacturer.
Then sample or model shoes are
made of the selected designs.
Shoe samples must pass before
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Coeds New Look
By JANET SMITH
With the approach of spring,
every coed's thoughts begin turn-
ing toward a new wardrobe. One
of the musts on any such list is
the all-important 'party' dress.
Upon leafing through any of
the popular fashion magazines,
she is often impressed with the
variety of styles, materials and
colors available this year. The
opinion will be verified by a trip
through any of the local stores.
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THIS YEAR'S 'dressy' dress is
likely to be dark in color, made in
washable nylon or orlon, perman-
ently pleated and trimmed in a
light color.
On the other hand it may be
a colorful silk Shantung print,
with full skirt and fitted bodice.
A third possibility is the sheaf
dress with a slim skirt, short
sleeves, peter-pan collar and an
unusual button design. This dress
would be nice in a linen-weave
cotton.
WHEN SHOPPING for a new
dress, two of the most important
considerations are material and
color. Since today's busy coed
has very few hours to spend in
ironing and re-ironing easily
mussed frills and pleats, she is
likely to put the nylon and orlon
fabrics on the top of her list of
favorites.
These materials, in which so
many of this season's dresses are
being shown, wash easily, re-
quire little or no ironing and
are wrinkle resistent.
Both the darker shades, such as
navy blue and green, and the pas-
tel shades of pink, green, blue
and yellow are featured with the
nylon and orlon dresses. Spank-
ing white cuffs and collars add
accent to the darker shades.
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ANOTHER popular fabric this
spring is silk shantung. Geometric
designs, flowers or dots in bright
blue or green are often featured
in this fabric.
The linen-weave cotton is a
third fabric which seems to be
very much in evidence this sea-
son. It is most often found in
plain colors, red and blue being
among the more popular shades.
All types of pleats head the
fashion parade this spring. Many
dresses feature fine, permanent
pleats beginning at the shoulder
line and continuing to the hem.
A slim belt often enhances this
style.
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PLEATS beginning at the hip-
line and at the waist are both be-
ing shown. While fine pleats seem
to be the most popular, unpressed
and kick pleats are also very much
in evidence.
The slim silhouette, often with'
accent in the form of pockets at
the hips, is still popular. In the
silk fabrics, the very full, gath-
ered skirt is most often featured.
Pitted and buttoned bodices
above narrowly-belted waists seem
to have the popular approval this
season. .High necklines with small
collars and short dolman or cuffed
sleeves are also at the head of
the fashion parade.
While this season's dresses are
usually simple, some of them fea-
ture attractive designs in bead-
work and pearl. Others feature
unusual button arrangements.
With the variety of styles avail-
able, there should be something
to please every taste, no matter
how fastidious.
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cordovan
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Slow-oged in the vat to o
deep, rich, mellow finish, this
fine, genuine shell cordovan
is crafted and detailed
with old-time care and skill.
The shoe has a custom
character and quality rarely
found at such a price.
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Secretarial Emplo
Among the jobs coeds in the
School of Business Administration
are preparing for is that of steno-
grapher.
According to a recent publica-
tion in the secretarial field, public
stenography offers the secretary
a chance to own her own business,
but that few women realize the
field's advantages.
The business offers a comfort-
able living according to seven out
of every ten public stenographers
queried in a survey which covered
50 public stenographers in 30
states.
Only two out of every ten
thought the average secretary
could make a go of it.
A broad educational background
is necessary for a public steno-
grapher cause she works for a
variety of professional and busi-
ness people. In the survey 47 per
cent of those questioned went to
business schools after high school
yment Offers
and 53 per cent took special train-
ing or attended college.
Most stenographers agreed that
about ten years of varied business
experience is required before pub-
lic stenography can be taken on.
The main stenographic skill
needed is typing, since many let-
ters are taken right at the type-
writer rather than via a short-
hand notebook.
Shorthand also is necessary, but
second to typing in importance
is a complete knowledge of Eng-
lish, punctuation, spelling a.nd
composition.
A general knowledge of law is
helpful claim one out of every
ten stenographers quaried.
This style $19.95
Many other styles and leathers $12.95 to $17.95
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