r' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1952 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE FIVE I mm Many Groups Plan Dances For Holidays Careful Steps Taken By Women Attending Numerous Formals By RUTH TORRANT In Ann Arbor the dreary weath- er semes to be incidental as with Christmas vacation only a Ifew weeks away, students are pictur- ing snow scenes in their minds eye and plans for the gala holiday season are progressing in all of the various housing units on cam- pus. The approach of Christmas each year is a signal for every group to plan a "special" dance or formal. * * * MANY SPECIAL dances on cam- pus this season are planned by the sorority houses. The novelty of these dances lies in the fact that many are planned to cele- brate the holidays and also to honor the women in the new fall pledge classes. Chi Omega is planning a com- bination pledge formal and Christmas dance along the gen- eral Christmas theme and call- ing it "The Night Before Christ- mas." Decorations will be con- structed from the pictures sug- gested in the lines of that favor- ite Christmas poem, "T'was The Night Before Christmas." Many things have to be con- sidered in planning such dances, programs must be printed, bands contacted, and meals arranged for and a place must also be decided upon which will hold the party goers. Such things often show a variety of ideas and tastes. TURKEY DINNER is scheduled for the women and their dates at the Alpha Delta Pi house. This Christmas pledge formal wiTl be held in the newly completed recre- ation room at the sorority house. Gamma Phi Beta is planning to have dinner at a local res- taurant before their pledge Christmas formal. The Ann Arbor Alleycats will play at the Pi Beta Phi pledge for- mal. Dinner at the house will pre- cede the dance with Dean Deborah Bacon as a guest. The party will be decorated, as is the practice at the house, with traditional decor- ations. MANY CREATE DESIGNS: Christmas Cards Express Individual Holiday 'Hellos' OPEN MONDAY NITE 'TIL 8:30 p0 0 $O the unusual in GIFT SLIPPERS By JOY STANLEA c A Christmas card is one of the nicest expressions of the holiday season. It is a friendly and inex- pensive way of saying hello. Although many of the Christ- mas customs have gone through spurts of popularity, Christmas cards remain an ever popular hol- iday custom. ONE OF THE most important things to remember in the selec- tion and sending of cards is that the card should be a small expres- sion of the sender. It should be in some way associated with him. The personalized touch can be accomplished by making one's own Christmas cards. Magazines and newspapers offer many clev- er ideas, if no bright idea comes. A wonderland of cards can be created from colored stickers, tinsel, paper doilies and other dime store items. Materials with interesting textures, metallics, foils, bits of evergreen, yarn and rough felt papers, make an in- teresting and effective card which requires a minimum amount of time to make, and gives the receiver a feeling that the card was made just for him. For those who are artistically inclined, an art materials shop of- fers countless suggestions. Spat- ter painting, linoleum block prints and stenciled designs adapt them- selves to a highly imaginative and original card. IF A PERSONAL touch is de- sired with a minimum of work, a call should be made on the local photographer. A photo of home, pets, family group or the sender makes a remembered card which serves usefully as a snapshot lat- er when Christmas is almost for- gotten in the summer heat. The efforts of a budding ama- teur photographer might also adapt itself well to a card. A simple greeting of the senders creation can accompany the photo. In the wide range of cards not being sold, cards especially ex- pressive of the individual's taste can be found. The thing to remember is that the Christmas card should be some sort of expression of the sender. Something as small as a Christ- mas card can bring a great deal of pleasure to the receiver. z '-,3" *4 with Genuine Fur Collar 4 o "°" a . ,t1 0 0 o ; 0 O a 1 F f o 0 0 If she's known in the dorm for what's .newest, she'll really go for thesel Bold Black-White striped wooly-warm booties with cozy flannel lining, soft padded platform sole. -Daily-Alan Reid FORMAL TIME-In true holiday spirit are the many parties and dances given each Christmas sea- son on Michigan's campus. Typical of the party goers is this quartet. Anne Bailey is met at the door of her sorority house by her date, Robert Grew, while Carolyn Swartwout and her escort,- Robert Peck, wait for them in anticipation of the evenings fun. S* * * I' * ,. Gamma are other sororities who are combining their 'Christmas dance with a dance in honor of the pledges. Decorations for the dances center around the traditional Christmas colors or go into the bizarre realm with such colors as shocking pink being used. At many ofbthe sororitydances pledges will be given souvenir fa- vors. Ash trays, miniature beer mugs, paddles or pieces of jewelry with the house crest or emblem are popular favors. * * * WOMEN in the dormitories are kept as busy planning special dances as those in other units. The women at Mosher are giving a dressy dance and Alice Lloyd dorm has printed the advertising for their "Winterlace Ball" on imitation snowflakes. Silhouettes following an old fashioned theme will decorate Newberry dorm as the dancers see such scenes as bundled up skaters, and carolers around a lamp post done in black and silver. Along with the many mechani- cal duties 'which accompany the carrying out of every dance, Christmas or not, comes the big decision of dress. Maybe that bridesmaid dress could be made over to fit in with the requirements of the season, maybe that old formal could be taken in a little, maybe . . . The dress that was worn before with that special fellow-would he mind seeing it again or "could I stand wearing it with someone else?" Questions such as this are as much a part of any as the final big affair itself. Once the final date for the dance has been set, the details have been arranged, the dress bought, bor- rowed, made, or madeover,wand the dates have been called what more is there to worry about- the dance is the thing. Piad ca[5 306 South State & READ AND USE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS * 'I i YktOa'4 k vouts * * * DELTA DELTA Delta and Delta Traditional Yuletid ie Dances Planned; Union Formal Shows Long History As the holiday season ap- proaches plans are being laid for the traditional Christmas dances held annually at the Union, West Quad and South Quad. If past years are to be any indication, planning committees hope this year's dances will be as big suc- cesses. This year marks the thirteenth traditional Christmas dance giv- :. r1 en by the Union. The first dance was held in 1939, and was entitled the "Jingle Ball." The Christmas ball in 1940 was highlighted by the entertainment of dancers at the Club Wolverine, the name given to the dance. In 1945, "'peace on earth" was celebrated. This was the first all- out campus dance held following the war. 0 U U ;, : tin:>:a n; ?: , v " :.,: 4V, / \ .-- i ' . l C d(co d' r- cz9 { alp I "*+w (ainiu4 e~~~..96t : s.... ., i.. 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