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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 6 Tuesday, November 13, 1956 Just for Women Social Whirl Clothing Group of the New comers Club will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Gilbert S. Trevino, 4402 Oaklawn, College Station. * * * A “round-the-world gift party” is planned by the Civil Engin eering Wives Club for 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Cashion room, second floor of the YMCA. * * * C. R. Colbert, head of the Architecture Division, will be guest speaker at Wednesday even ing’s meeting of the Architect Wives. The meeting will take place in the YMCA. Dress Construction Comes Into Vogue KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— (/P) —The sewing machine has made a “cloth ing constructor” of the latter-day seamstress, says Mrs. Edna Bryte Bishop, fashion consultant and ed ucator. Mrs. Bishop says “pins and bas ting” are now taboo in garment preparation. Instead it’s “stitch and press.” The garment is “constructed” by cutting, fitting, sewing and press ing, she advised, adding: “Constant fitting eliminates many mistakes and directional j pressing and stitching are musts.” Belts Once Again In Fashion Picture By DOROTHY ROE Associated Press Women’s Editor Belts are back in the fashion picture after several beltless years. And now that they’re back, they are the accents of the vari ous new silhouettes. Their place ment defines the fashion. Worn just under the bust, a belt pro claims an Empire silhouette. Worn around the hips, it may suggest the bygone flapper look. Worn at the waistline, where it started, it defines a shirtwaist dress or a two-piece dress or a blouse and skirt. Designers on both sides of the Atlantic are using belts in many ways this season. There are wide, dramatic belts with jeweled buckles used on some of the newest dinner gowns. These accent the midriff, reaching from normal waistline to the bustline, giving an Empire effect. Contoured belts narrow in front, wide and dipped in back, give a new line to sheath dresses. Narrow belts sometimes are used just beneath the bust of a slim dress, for a new effect. With the popular bloused sil houette, the belt is worn at the natural waistline, and it may be wide or narrow, in leather or satin, its colors matching or con trasting with the dress. Belted suits are important this year, with the belts worn everywhere from just below the shoulder blades to just above the hips. Belts may be of fur or jewels, leather or silk, in every width and every color—but whatever their style, belts are back with a bang. Center News Dance classes will meet in the Assembly Room tonight at 7:30. Film Society will meet in the Senate Chamber tonight at 7:30. Student Conference on National Affairs will have a luncheon at noon Wednesday in the Social Room. 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Ad Invites To a Fall showing of HAAS Officers’ Uniforms bL— for Graduating Seniors Strictly finest quality custom tailored SAVE MONEY ON TOP QUALITY Meet Ole Army Lou and his Factory Representative, 7 »«. — Marlow White NO OBLIGATION TO CHECK AND COMPARE F Nov. 15 -16 at the MSC 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. — Room 211 LOUPOT'S “There’s Nothing too Good for the Aggies” lounger Set Goes Formal, Sheds Nicknames Of Past AP Newsfeatures Formal names are coming back quicker than you can say Rumple- stilkin. Diminutives are for the birds, say chic young moderns. And girls wearing boys names these days just aren’t on the beam says a girl who has just assumed her christening name of Jacqueline, and dropped her nickname “Jackie” for good.-* She says: “We had a variety of boys’ names in our crowd until recently. There was a girl named Bill, another called Jeff and one named Charlie. But they’ve all bought new stationery. Now they’re Wil- helmena, Mary, Kathleen. Although the formal name is a trend even with boys these days, this particular group was brought back to collective femininity by a young man named Bill who was dating the Bill of the girl group. Lady Bill hadn’t heard from just plain male Bill for a couple of weeks, and wondered what had happened, when along came old debbil rumor: Bill was disgusted with the idea of dating a girl who bad a boy’s name, especially his. He said, the grapevine told: “Imagine marrying a girl with your same first name. It would be confusing on the birth certifi cates of your children, to say nothing of the post office, bill collectors and even new friends. I’m against the whole idea.” Other unusual names that are being shelved include: Coco, Candy, Honey and Sherry. These girls are likely to choose Hor- tense, Cynthia, Anastasia, Deb orah or Pamela. Names frequently reflect the eras of their origin. The current one seems to reflect titles of his toric novels, television characters and maybe even short story hero ines that run in cycles. Back in the gay nineties, the era of the stage door Johnny, girls were “Rose,” “Daisy,” “Blos som” and even “Peony.” More scintillating showgirl types re flected the sugar daddy era with names such as Jewel, Opal, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire. Then there were the romanticists who tied up with the tinpan alley era when April, May and June were likely to pre cede the names on a mailbox. The most noticeable name switch to formality is Elizabeth. It used to he that an Elizabeth felt lucky because she could choose from a wide selection of nicknames one that fitted her per sonality when she grew up. As a tiny tot she’d be Lillibeth perhaps. Witty, fun-to-be-with types became Betty. Clinging vines were tabbed Betsy or Beth. ’Liz was the gay, party type. Elizabeth was only used for the Sunday-go-meeting prim types. But not so any more. Credit the Queen of England, Elizabeth Taylor or the girl down the road. But today the trend is to wear Elizabeth if that’s your name, and it’s a popular one. Boys’ names—Peter, William, George, Charles, Joseph, Edward, Mark, Luke and Francis—are to he heard on any sandlot these days. One parent says he named his boy Mark because “it’ll be difficult to find a diminutive for it,” besides the fact he likes the name. Newcomers Dinner Set For Nov. 21 A dinner, honoring members’ husbands, is the next program on the Newcomers Club schedule. It will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, in the assembly room of the Memorial Student Center. Non-members are invited. Dr. M. T. Harrington, chan cellor, will be guest speaker and will show slides taken during his ’round-the-world trip last spring. Tickets are $2 per person. Reservations should be made and tickets picked up by noon Monday, Nov. 19, at the main desk of the MSC. Those unable to pick up tickets there are 'asked to call Mrs. Ralph H. Davey, Jr., 506 Gilchrist, VI 6-5863. New Look Marks Holiday Modes AP Newsfeatures New silhouettes and new fab rics change the holiday fashion picture this year. The straight- as-an-arrow sheath silhouette has been given softness and movement by various devices, chief among them the floating back panel. There’s a look of feminine ele gance to the dresses that will shine at holiday parties this sea son, with a new formality. Im portant in the fashion lineup is a new group of man-made fabrics as well as the standbys, silk, velvet and wool. Sheer nylon georgette is used in gossamer party dresses often employing permanently pleated skirts or trimmings and sparked with jewel embroidery. EYES EXAMINED GLASSES PRESCRIBED DR. E. DUDEMANN DR. G. A. SMITH OPTOMETRISTS • BRYAN OPTICAL CLINIC Dial TA 2-3557 (Next to Lewis Shoe Store) 105 N. 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