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Show Page Two Friday, February 23, 1940 A. W. S. SIGNPOST Shirley Crttchlow and Donna Jenkins, co-editors. Jack Branham, assistant editor. Members of A. W. S., reporters. B e r n i c e McEntire, Marjurie Hampton, Janet Hilton, Florence Main, Carol Smith and Beth Wheelwright, typists. How to Dress The Personality Mannish type Dark and cold colors. Black and white, neutral grays, dark blues, greens and pur-plea, with just touches of strong contrasting colors. Vivacious type Cheerful colors. The hue depends on the color of hair, eyes, complexion; gaily dashing in effect, and harmoniously combined. Avoid dull tones; dark colors must be relieved; cannot use too many light colore. Unassuming type The most pleasing type to dress, and done that most often chooses appropriate colors. Blue in middle tones, medium shades of green, old rose and lavender, sunny tans and creams from the bright toned yellow. A few dark colors are per-missable: browns, maroons, dull oranges, purples and navies, none too unresponsive. Serious minded Rich deep reds, red and blue, purples, dark greens, Iblue greens, navy and midnight blue, or colors intricately grayed. Rich dark browns, both yellowish and redish may be added to signify wisdom and reserved depth of feeling. Emotional Oriental effect, abounding in warm reds, yellows, yellow green, rich black. Heavy with laCe and jewel adornment and may attain a great deal of sublety in composition. One should be sure of sincerity of feeling before emphasizing this trait in dress. Capable type Great freedom of color choice. Strong bright colors enhance this personality; neither do rich or cold colors place her in too great a shadow. RULES FOR USE IN DRESS COLORS Tints Printed materials, mixed colors, dulled colors are worn easily.Pure colors and colors itensify-ing yellow violet, and red are hard to wear. Blues have a bleaching effect. Dark colors diminish apparent size. Whites, light colors increase the apparent size. Black enhances a pleasing skin tone, but it will accent lines, thinness, unpleasant hollows. White enlarges the apparent size. Plain materials or solid colors are hard to wear unless especially becoming ,but bhey are more striking than mixtures. Stronger and brighter colors can be worn under artificial light better than in daylight. GOOD POSTURE ESSENTIAL Neck lines Round, square, high, and boat necklines are broadening. V necklines and vests are slenderizing. Shoulders Square shoulders can "Wear raglan sleeves, but avoid yokes, collars, which are broadening in effect. Opposite for long neck and sloping shoulders. Personality . . . Miss Emma Martin, typical of the charm that comes with a pleasing personality. An Open. Letter On Etiquette By ARDELL RUSSELL Ettiquette In the Home Get up at the first call. Arrive at the breakfast table in street clothes, not a bathrobe or pajamas. Be on time for all meals, contribute to conversation, but don't monopolize it. Use company manners all the time, even if it is your ownfamily-Have all necessities for the day in one place so they can be found in a hurry. Respect the property of others. Make it a point not to be a borrower.Never open anyone else's mail. Do things when asked, not two or three hours later. Don't be afraid to apologize if in the wrong. Always thank a member of your family for any favor as graciously as if it were an outsider. Always rise and offer a caller or guest a seat when he enters the room and remain standing until he is seated. If the caller is a personal guest, see that he is introduced to the members of the family. Be loyal to the family. Be proud of it. Don't criticize the home to outsiders or permit others to criticize it. If you are loved by the dog and cat, your little broher and sister, you are on the right track. Strive for popularity in your own home, and popularity elsewhere will not be hard to achieve. Etiquette In Public Strange as it may seem, the success of your public appearance depends upon your ability to pass unnoticed. Well bred people go their way quietly, never attracting attention by their appearance or behavior. So this is one time to strive for obscurity. Being the life of a private party is one thing; attracting all eyes and ears in public is something else. Dress in suitable inconspicuous clothes. Apply makeup and comb your hair at home, not in public. If you are in need of repair, go to a dressing room. Etiquette On the Street Don't link arms with your friends and walk on sidewalks four abreast. Never point or stare at anyone. Don't stroll along munching popcorn or candy unless you want people to think you are too young to know better. Don't talk or laugh so loud you attract the attention of others. Be poised. Boys walk nearest the curb. With two girls and a boy, the boy still walks on the outside. A woman speaks first if passing someone she knows. Be respectful and considerate of old people. Etiquette In the Theatre The usher leads the way, the girl follows him, and her escort in turn follows the girl. If there is no usher, the boy goes first. Coats should be removed before entering, or slipped off after you are seated. Do not talk too much. Avoid things that will annoy others.Do not stick your feet under the seats in front of you. If at a stage play, do not ap plaud in such a way as to make others stare at you curiously. It is rude to leave a play before the final curtain. Do not pile hat, coat, etc., in the seat beside you if the theatre is crowded. Etiquette At the Dance Don't leave a dance early unless it is necessary. When you leave, move out as quietly as possible. Learn to dance so that you don't just clutter up the floor. Be sure in asking someone to dance that they know whether it is going to be formal, informal or sport. Don't mumble when asking for a dance. A girl always precedes her partner to the dance floor. Avoid drawing attention. Do not sing while dancing. On a dance floor actions speak louder than words, so don't worry about carrying on a clever conversation.Don't monopolize one section of the dance floor. Good posture is a part of good dancing. Stand straight, not on the bias. Keep your distance. Try not to bounce or prance, Be smooth. THE SIGNPOST Here's Your Calendar for Week Monday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p. m Ladies' lounge, "Charm in Cosmetics," Miss Shiela Astley. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p. m. Ladies' lounge, "Charm and Personality," Mrs. Evelyn N. Woods. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 8:00 p. m. Weber college auditorium, Associated Women Students and Retail Merchants Division, Ogden Chamber of Commerce present Spring Fashion Review, featuring campus wardrobe. Thursday, Feb. 29, 9:00 p. m. Leap Year Frolic, Weber College ballroom; 40c a couple. Beware the Mark of An Aged Head By EDNA MILLER Beware of a dated coiffure! If you haven't changed the arrangement of your hair for a year or so, it's time to do so. Look about you, are you conscious of heads? Are they different, or do they look as if they had all been stamped out with the same cook ycutter? Combs of all sizes, hobby pins and hair nets in profusion have found their way back to the dressing table. Get yourself a supply and start working out something different for yourself. Our grandmothers and mothers evolved the most beguiling arrangements with their own fingers. Why can't we be as resourceful especially when we now have the added advantage of the universal permanent wave to supplement our curlers. But before you start experimenting, ask yourself these questions: "Will my ears win by their own merits or should I flatter them with a few curls? Is my neckline above reproach? Or should I train it with a sturdy brush? Or clean it up with trimming? Or conceal it with tight little baby curls, or soft loose curls? Is my forehead favored by exposure, or would it welcome a few bangs?" In other words, treat your new hair problem in four parts: the back, the front, and the sides ! Divide your hair that way too, and experiment with the sections separately before you try to achieve a masterpiece as a whole. And don't wait for next week. Start today! Fashion Origin Interests Women Everyone absorbed in women's fashions will be interested in their sources and of the reasons why women yearn for a Schaparelli or a Hattie Carnegie original. Different designers use different sources in gaining their variety and originality. Hattie Carnegie, both creates her own designs and imports Paris-ienne models. She prefers richness, as if money were no object. She has two dominant moods the patrician and the sophisticated. Madame Gabrielle Chanel is the rebel who started the post - war movement toward simplicity. She identified herself with the bright young people who smashed all tra ditions. She practically invented the modern sports mode. Her fashions are youth personified, generally brash, impudent you. Witness her gypsy evening, frocks, perfect for the gamin. But she has softer moods, too, that are delightful for the coquette. Originality is definitely her mode. Charles Creed, the descendant of a family that served the French until the revolution, when they migrated to London, has absorbed a good deal of the British, conservative, tradition which combined with his French flair, results in extraordinarily beautiful suits that are the specialty of his firm. Creed suits are made to order, so to speak, for the patrician type. Madam Jeanne Lavin is of the older French school, devoted to lavish elegance, a champion of feminity.Germaine Monteel is also from France. Her designs are less revolutionary than Schaparelli's but definitely dramatic. POULTRY He asked for burning kisses. She said in accents cruel: "I am a red hot mama. But I ain't nobody's fuel. Confucius Say to Girls, This Advice Makee Charm Pay' Confucius say: Heavy woman in plaid coat look like mock turtle. If figure tall, no stoopee to conquer. No be 'flaid lipstick; makee good looking girl better looking. No wear ringee if hands lumpy. Brilliant girl who brushee hair hard have more brilliant hair than if usecupee one quart brilliantine. If slouch, straighten outee, lift chest, straighten bone back and pullee upec diaphragm (and stockings). Many pins makee mighty sticky girl. Run-down heels makee run down reputation; straight heels, straight person. Takee every opportunity; go where people are if somewhere. No be high-hatee about taking blind date. No let big feed make fine girl look like big fool. One never fully dressed until one put on smile. If shoulders slope, fixee dressee. If girl's paint slipping, girl best slip in dressing room. Don't talkee or laughee loud like clown that attract attention of others. Boy who let girl walk near curb is walking with sister. Wisecracker in movie cause many people to have pain in neck. If hips large don't wear jacket that ends at equator. Polka dots makee middle-sized woman look like ten-acre lot. The going-away view very important. Short girl, short skirt. Skinny girl, plenty of dless. Big around woman wear lines like tree. She who slingee mud, losee ground. Weber Men Plan For Week of Masculine 'Charm' Because of an intense desire to establish their masculinity, as have the Weber coeds demonstrated their charm, the Associated Men of Weber have tentatively arranged for the annual "Whisker Frolic," to be inaugurated on March 1, and culminated by its annual dance March 9. Feature of the week will be the traditional whisker growing contest, complete with generous prizes. Consideration for the Associated Women and their Leap Year dance of February 29 prompted the selection of the date of March 1. At a recent meeting of the Men's council, presided over by Men's Association officers: Blaine Felt, president; Fred Foulger, vice-president, and Norman Bowen,sec-retary-treasuren; the following committees were appointed: Contest, Seaman Mills and LeMoyne Petersen; advertising, Norman Bowen, Lewis Briggs, Grant' Neuteboom; dance and decorations, Blaine Felt and Fred Foulger. Briton Lauds U. S.'s Father For Beliefs The international course of the United States "must be American policies, based upon the unique position of this great republic," as envisaged by George Washington, Samuel K. Ratcliff, British journalist, asserted today. In an address prepared for the University of Buffalo's 40th annual convocation, Ratcliffe described the United States as "the greatest of powers, inevitably holding the balance in a world plunged once again into the anarchy of general war, and henceforward, beyond all question, the one remaining powerful guardian of the values of civilization." He added that "Washington, almost from the beginning, was adopted as a hero of Britain, and one of illustrious standing ... a pivotal figure of history, as one of the very few men of the modern age whom we are compelled to think of as indispensable, providential".Babe Toddles to Brim of Niagara -Three-year old Clifford Brant was under strict confinement to his own backyard today after having walked along the edge of a 200-foot precipice overlooking Niagara river's famous whirlpool rapids. The baby, who had toddled within six inches of the brink, finally tumbled into a 10-foot gully. His cries attracted Constable Donald Huffman, who returned him to Mrs. James Brant. He said the youngster's footprint showed he had followed the snow and ice covered edge of the cliff for more than 300 yards. Modern Clothes Resemble Those of Nineties "As modern as jitterbugging," the college coed considers herself, yet when it comes to clothes, she is really rather old-fashioned. Stylists have turned the clock back to grandmother's time suggesting that perhaps her ideas weren't so odd after all, and the clever coed accepts the creed. White or pastel, lacy sheer blouses are captivating, although they broke into fashion in 1939. This year no one should be without a batiste waist. Tailored silk blouses still hold true in their pastel shades. Those old-fashioned dusters worn in the gay nineties to keep out the wind and dust while riding are coming back again. According to "Harper's Bazaar," Geral-dine Fitzgerald, Irish star, wears a short modern duster in "We Shall Meet Again." They are especially good for sportswear. For spring dresses, navy blue and black, trimmed with white pique, eyelet embroidery on organdy, or linen, dominate the fashion field. Coats are best in plain wools. There are very few checks, but those outstanding are in blue and white. Double-breasted coats are still very popular. Buttons are closer together this year. Odds and Ends Wear a turban to match your spring sweater try watermelon shade of lipstick use some hydran-ger blue gaze at yourself in a unicorn profile hat. Girls, who are planning a spring formal should keep in mind hand-woven cotton mull and cotton prints. The material is an improvement over the version promoted two years ago and is handprinted in typical India designs on white and natural grounds. The "Gone With the Wind" jacket in natural tone cotton, printed in motifs that portray characters from the film, will be presented soon to those who love bright jackets. Girls who are fond of long jackets will be glad to know that Paris endorses them as a dramatic ornament. With embroidered accepts or appliques, or even developed in a contrasting fabric, they are one of the ways of individualizing a new spring dress or coat. Of all spring colors shown at style reviews in Indianapolis, navy was found to be most popular. From Roanoke, Virginia, we learn that red and navy, with suede accessories in matching color are reported favorites. Atlanta stores are featuring "Anchor to Navy" with a navy costume that has white and red accessories.In Los Angeles, the shirt waist frock in its many varieties leads the demand for casual dresses. Tucks, embroidery, smocking, all sorts of handiwork details, and novelty buttons characterize these dresses that can go so many places and be worn for any occasion Pockets, too, come in for their share of interest. With everyone striving for something different, the tendency is to make pocket functional as well as decorative. |