Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-31 | Page 2 | Male Students Approve Girls, despite Gowns, as Coeds Display Fashions of Yesteryear in Leadership Week Program at B. Y. U.

A it A FL Th Thousand I d 1 lIT W turned envious eyes eye on T lv Omen Amelia B. B Folsom wife of Brigham Young when she wore this thie party parly dress at the inaugural of President Ulysses S. S Grant It contains sixteen yards of silk and yards of made hand-made lace Norell Startup is is the charming coed wearing it t. t q V f- f Y ft I II I i v i 1 4 1 1 f 41 J r 1 i 4 t A t L c 4 6 I 4 44 1 1 2 4 Male Students Approve Girls Desp Despite te Gowns as C Coeds eds Display Fashions of Yesteryear in Leadership Week Program at B. B Y U. U But they're still sUll girls and we love em em in spite ot of their thelt gowns This Tills was of ot opinion ot of f male students of Brigham Young university at Provo Friday ns as they tec tho antiquated costumes of or yesteryear displayed ed by more moro than han a a. score o of coeds In connection with leadership week at the he Gay crinolines of ot great grand mothers mother's day way back in 1818 ISIS down to the own more modern styles ot of f 1919 covering a 3 period of or years ears rears were Included in the natty t fashion l show in in- which tho girls took ook part LARGEST COLLECTION I The costumes costume wore were gathered from I all parts of ot the state and worn on on many man formal state occasions for tor governors governor's receptions charity balls balls and other functions Tho The collection Is recognized as one ono o othe of ot tho the most complete largest oldest and unique in Utah Ulah and is further prized because of or the personages tho the dresses once adorned The oldest dress ress in the collection II W was made in 1818 In Oxford England England En En- gland and as the cost of ot one of ot these gowns bowns was not as low as the price of or the average flappers flapper's two- two yard ard affair of the present day it was remodeled In 1849 into a a. more modern style Tho The dress is typical of or the old Utah pioneer days It is bedecked with roso rose and gold colored figures mutton leg sleeves a a. full fun skirt Continued on pago page 4 1 I M MALE ALE STUDENTS APPROVE GIRLS IN FASHION SHOW 1 Continued 1 from pa page 1 short loon Waist and Is made of ot satin nUn brocade broade which in those days was 38 fit tit for or a queen It Is II the tho th property of or Mrs airs Mary L L. Wheeler of or Spring Spring- vine INTERESTING GOWN Another Interesting gown sown in the collection i Ii b on one owned by Mrs Francis Wallace J co of or 6 North S Second con West est est street Salt Lake t This is S the dr dress dresa worn at the th inaugural of or President Ulysses S S. S Grant by Amelia Ame Ame- Amelia lia n. B. B Folsom wife of oC BrIgham Young Youn It i Is made mado of ot sixteen n yards ard of ot silk ilk which in those o days a cost 7 I Ip p per r rard yard ard lG 12 yards of oC made hand lace ac co costing lIn 5 5 per ward ard making tho total cost of oC the thc gown sown plus charges for making making- and for forthe forthe forthe the numerous buttons Leadership Lell week at t. t the th B fi T T. U. U will 1 close Saturday The week l was WiS devoted de to speeches by civic 1 leaders lead lead- ar ers era anI and 1 L. L D D. S S. S church officials gatherings of oC alumni and students and social functions Pictures of oC the fashion show Friday w were rC mado made by Dr Lowry Lo I Nelson and Miss Maud gaud of ot Brigham Young university