WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1949 T MICHIGAN DAILY THE MCTTTGN MT U s. Tops Fashion Capital in Student Opinion Latin Students Form English Study Group for Summer, By PAT BROWNSON Finding a pharmacist, a chem- ist, an architect and an engineer sprawled out in a puddle of water on the floor flapping their arms like birds is a rather disconcerting experience to anyone-believe me! But those are exactly the cir- cumstances in which this reporter met four such professional women. They were coeds from widely scat- tered parts of South America studying at the English Language Institute here. Their strange , antics on the floor were quickly accounted for by the fact that they were par- ticipating in a swimming class, part of their physical education program. AFTER PRACTICING on land the swimming strokes taught them by their instructor, Miss Jane White, the quartet dove into the Barbour "bathtub" and displayed their aquatic prowess, while Miss White called out instructions to them. They followed most sugges- tions correctly which was little short of amazing considering that when they came here at the be- ginning of the summer sessior they knew very few English words, When the class was over this reporter cornered the four sen- oritas to inquire about their stay here and found that they are part of a group of non-Eng- lish speaking students from South, and Central America, Mexico and Canada, who are studying the English language from 8 a.m. to noon every day Monday through Friday. The whole group, composed of 100 men and women, lives in Victor* Vaughan House. Each of the coeds heartily agreed that they think Ann Arbor is a very beautiful city. Also on their list of likes are American sports and dances, especially square dancing, which they don't have at home. All were in agree- ment about one big dislike, how- ever-American coffee. They said that it is weaker than South-of- the-border coffee and it isn't pure coffee. * * * MOST OF THE foreign stu- dents in the group are college graduates, but there are some un- dergraduates and some high school graduates included. There are approximately 70 men and 30 women, which includes four'or five married couples and even a pair of honeymooners. A number of the students are here on scholarships, while oth- ers are being financed by their families. The course offered by the Institute is very intensive, providing one teacher for every ten pupils. The teachers live right with the students and are on hand at all times to give assistance. In the house a fine of a penny must be paid for each Spanish word spok- en. The coeds laughingly nodded assent to the remark of one mem- ber of the quartet-"We're all poor by now!" * * * OPEN HOUSES are held every Friday night. Dancing and card playing are featured at the affairs which are open to everyone on campus. Every evening after supper short meetings are held at which songs are sung and different residents of the house give talks. The Independence Day of each South American country is cele- brated by a program. On July 5 the Independence of Venezuela was commemorated. For Colom- bia's Independence Day on July 20 the president of that country sent some pure coffee for the celebra- tion. The English Language Institute plans special trips for its students each year. This summer 63 stu- dents traveled by boat to Niagara Falls for the weekend. Prehistoric Gamblers SUSANVILLE, Cal.-The Wad- adokado Indians, a prehistoric tribe, were a slick bunch of crap shooters with a private back-room den, according to archaeologists. Old gambling instruments were found in a cave in eastern Cali- fornia. Former Coed Plans August Ceremonies Miss Joyce Anne Johnson will become the bride of Jack Ross Martin in a double ring ceremony scheduled for August 20 in the chapel of the Congregational Church in Benton Harbor. The bride-elect's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Johnson of Benton Harbor, while Mr. Martin is the son of Mrs. W. E. Martin of Huntington, West Va. * * * MISS JOHNSON will wear a ballerina length white organdy dress with a ruffled hat of the same material. Attending the couple will be Miss Janice John- son, sister of the bride-to-be, and Phil Martin. Formerly women's editor of The Daily for the years 1947-48, Miss Johnson graduated from the University with an AB de- gree in English Literature. She was also a member of Senior Society. Mr. Martin, who was Sports Editor of The Daily while in school, has an AB in Journalism and an MA in Political Science. He was also on the track team. He is now employed on the Sports Staff of the Detroit Free Press. The couple will live in Detroit. Any way you LOOK at it! You can't beat these values v 'U' Observers Find Americans Best-Dressed Women in Paris EDITOR'S NOTE-This is the fourth in a series of articles on the National Student Association summer tour of Europe by Barnett and Dolores Las- chaver, Daily Staff members. Mrs. Laschaver is the former Dolores Pa- lanker, a Daily night editor.) PARIS- (Delayed) -"The most fashionable women in the world can still be found on Fifth Avenue in New York City." Such was the opinion of one of the "world travelers" in this NSA Tr-Nation study tour. Casual observation as one strolls the streets of Paris reveal that the best-dressed people are the Amer- icans. Even in the more expensive restaurants and nightclubs the famed Paris fashions are notice- ably lacking. * * *. THE REASON can best be summed up in the will-known tourist adage: "Anybody who is anybody leaves Paris in the sum- mertime." The French who can afford to buy the expensive Parisian fasr- ions can afford to leave the hot city for mountain chateaux and the Riviera. As for the people still left in Paris, style is noticeably absent. Materials are coarse and colors are dark and serviceable. Women's skirts are short, much like the knee length worn during the war. * * * ONE OF the most noticeable features is the apparent lack of ingenuity in hair styles. Women wear their hair in massive pompa- dours, dwarfing their faces with great wads of frizzy ends. Only the French bathing suits have lived up to expeetations. Women's swim suits consist of scanty bras and panties while men's are little more thar loin cloths. "At least they enable one to get an almost overall tan," one American student comr:ented. CONTRARY to American styles, Parisian women rarely wear slacks or shorts whereas the majori y of Frenchmen in Paris today are ev- erywhere seen in shorts. American women students, on the other hand, have attracted much attention, with their long skirts, bright colors and bobbed hair. Particularly eye-catching to the French are bustle-backed dresses =the French call them "tra-la- las"-and off-the-shoulder blous- es. The French middle-class, con- trary to belief, seems far more conservative than the American. This tour's French student guide, 21-year-old Ann Fabre, be- lieves the American women are more beautiful and better-dressed than the French women. "But also they are more inhibit- ed, and, I think, less intelligent," she added. Asa for American men, Ann thinks they a'e more "beautiful" too. "But they are not so exciting as Frenchmen." 1/ 1/2, (LA. I SAl J I Fa ALL DRESSES in cotton, pure silks, rayon prints, shan- tungs, and linens . many pastels and darker crepes. Sizes 9 to 15, 10 to 44, 141/2 to 241/2. $14.95 to $39.95. ALL SUMMER SUITS orig. from $16.95 to $39.95. 35 SPRING SUITS . . . mostly 100% gabardines and crepes. Orig. from $39.95 to $69.95. ALL SPRING COATS ... orig. from $39.95 to $65.00. 50 SKIRTS ... cottons, rayon tweeds, and wools. from $5.00 to $10.95. Orig. ATLANTIC ATTIRE: Bright Colors Characterize Coast Fashions By HERB ROVNER (Special to The Daily) BOSTON, Mass.--From Ogon- quit to Plum Island, summer fa- shions this year have been char- acterized by a striking conserva- tiveness in style accompanied by a new flamboyance in color. Women are wearing their clothes with a new air of elegance marking their successful adapta- tion of the "new look" to their individual tastes and needs. Groups of JACKETS BLOUSES NIGHT GOWNS Wools, Stripes, Denims, Cottons, Silk Prints of Satin and Creps and Chambrays White and Colored Crepes r5 orig. $5.95 to $29.95 orig. $3.95 to $10.95 orig $6.95 to $12.95 COSTUME JEWELRY SLIPS Rhinestone Pins,FARCGOE Bracelets,tand Earrings Lace Trimmed and Tailored orig, $5.00 to $15.00 Shorties and Gauntlets Scatter Pins and Earrings orig. $.50 to $4.00 orig. $1.00 to $5.00 orig. $3.95 to $10.95 The brief "Bikini" bathing suit has been replaced by the trim and traditional one piece along the Atlantic seaboard, but this trend is enhanced by the many brilliant colors hitherto unseen on the beaches. * * * CHARTREUSE, a vivid yellow- green, has won an unprecedented popularity and is easily the most favored color, while coral, a soft warm shade of red, is also among the headliners. Evening wear is exclusively cotton, with the emphasis on last year's popular fashion, the sunback dress, present in many unusual and attractive combina- tions, among them navy and mauve. Favored for informal dances at the country club and "cook-outs" are off the shoulder blouses with companion plaid skirts. Tie silk prints and white palm beach suits are the fashiontalong the straw hat circuit, both in styles designed to display a maxi- mum of tan. AT FORMALS, organdy and eyelet share the summer spotlight, these fabrics being as cool as they are feminine looking. Women have also reverted to the more chic high heeled evening slippers this year, reserving "flats" for daytime wear. 7Te (/ja6 eth 41.Uivrkit £ 'p S. State just off N. University I- VACf4TION Sf4LE An opportunity to fill in your early Fall wardrobe needs DRE S S ES $5I Formerly to $14.95 $10 Formerly to $32.95 $15 Formerly to $49.95 A Select Group of Street and Dinner Dresses (including Eisenberg Originals) NOW Y2 PRICE Originally Priced $59.95 to $99.50 11 SUITS WOOL-GABARDINE SIZES 10 to 18 Were $49.95 to $99.50 8 Hollywood KNIT SUITS White - Green - Aqua SIZES 12 to 42 Were $32.95 to $35.00 1C PRICE 8 SUMMER SUITS Long & Short Sleeves SIZES 12 to 20 Were $21.95 to $25 9 SHORTIE COATS SIZES 11 to 18 Were $17.95 to $25 12 Full Length Coats SIZES 8 to 20 Were $45 to $99.50 -- __ _ _ _ _ _ _a "1pn n N oe ___ by OF BOSTON °s/s~sY Mae xr The good old, reliable moc, with handsewn vamp, goes softie ... beguiling little ankle strap and low cut sides, to say nothing of a winsome sweetheart vamp. You'll skim along in it with assurance of god fit. es action .smart looks N' a -r r , . .. ," ... ; . .. 1N . r : .;i +z " ; , ! ,ti, ,,,,t :. ,, r" . .r A' (lass-conscious or ate-dreaming you're perfectly fitted o~efor college Ielle-"?: harmeer stockings You may prefer the samba to Socrates, but you go right to the head of the class, -chick, when you wear Belle-Sharmeer Stockings -made in your very own leg-size. They're sheer -..sorcery-smooth as skin, and shades prettier! We'll fit you in your personal leg-size, Belle-Sharmeers ... in sheer weights for working or wooing hours. 1l sn to vl99 Read and Use Daily Classified Agds Blouses and Skirts Regardless Former Price. Now.... TABLE OF ACCESSORIES Slips - Gowns - Pajamas - Swim Suits - Play Shoes 1' i I I I