| Show Army Hurls Verbal Fire On Uniformed U Ladies' Ladies BS By y FREDERICK C. C OTHMAN HOLLYWOOD UP Private UP-Private Private Fred A A. Banker first class of battery A Third coast artillery Fort MacArthur Cal started a a soldier one-soldier campaign Wednesday against ladies striding around in in khaki uniform uniforms and g giving ving fighting men like himself the All he did was write a note to the post newspaper suggesting i that there be more form in the female uni rm Lieutenant David Bramson EIle a editor took up the cudgels against females in khaki and cited Miss Olivia de Havilland as an example In a uniform he said she looks like a boy In a adress adress adress dress he adder added gallantly she is the epitome of feminine charm These women have no right to todo do this to us continued the lieutenant lieuX lieu- lieu X tenant We wear the pants well t enough By that time Private Bankers Banker's complaint had trickled Into Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood where such ladies as Ida Lupino Carole Landis Landis' Kay Francis Fran Fran- 1 cis Constance Bennett Myrna MyrnaLoy MyrnaLoy MyrnaLoy Loy Jeanette MacDonald Mrs Darryl F. F Zanuck and many another another another an an- other wear some of the most magnificent magnificent magnificent mag mag- uniforms seen this side of Herman Goering Some of the feminine uniform wearers were incensed Some refused to be quoted And some others like Dorothy Lamour and Paulette Goddard said they sympathized with Private Private Private vate Banker They said th they y too had shuddered at the the sight of square-beamed square ladies In olive drab Back Jack to Reservation Where has the fairer sex disappeared disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis- dis appeared 1 demanded Private Banker We have been on 24 hour lour duty since December 7 Last week some of us got our first pass since the war We immediately went to Hollywood boulevard But instead of the usual beauty parade we ve saw saw hordes of mannish creatures creatures crea- crea tures ures in skibby khaki striding up and down We were so o disappointed we returned to the reservation ro Hitler says women cant can't wear cosmetics a add added d d e d Lieutenant Bramson Now look at what our own women are wearing without anybody telling em We think women ar are wonderful until they start putting on uniforms Miss de Havilland reported she was a noncombatant Said she never had worn a uniform except once when the New York office of her her studio asked her to pose posen in n one She added that she was glad the army liked her in a dress Evening E Dresses Best Miss Lamour who sold 00 worth of defense bonds on her recent tour said she had functioned functioned without benefit of chevrons Numerous experts in numerous cities urged her to don numerous uniforms but she stuck to evening evening evening eve eve- ning dresses and tight fitting at that And 1 I I think I did just as much good food in my own clothes said she Miss Goddard who likewise has done her full share of war work said she felt felt it was part of a womans woman's JU lob iob t to o u be v attractive and 4 JU u v 4 that hat she li yet had to see an attra tive ive woman in uniform Jane Wyman begged to differ with Private Banker She said war work involved considerable wear and tear on clothes and that khaki stood up better than chiffon Furthermore a woman war worker must return home late at night night after night she said If she wears a uniform she is protected This statement was relayed to Private Banker He agreed with I. I Miss Wyman Ill say she is protected said Private Banker Automatically i ro n y wr w elf i iC I C 4 f S q qA A 4 w t a x r iI X f d r ii 4 t Dorothy Lamour She sympathizes with army private who shudders shudders ders at square beamed ladies in olive drab |
