University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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ro THE RiGHT wc- see two D.G. ' s, Rulh Price and L.z Lucas, leaving tor classes. Eolh a:e wearing campus favorites, skirt and shirt, while Ltz adds a white car- digan. Huaraches and saddle shoes worn almost ex- clusively on the campus ore a!sc favorites with these girls. PRETTY DORIS DAYTON. Pi Phi. typifies the west- ern girl in her plajd shirt and comfortable lev s. Picture IS complete with cactus p nto horse, and Ar.zono sagebrush. BARE IvUiJRit- i- ' S ana iiuwei- ii ipas Jie lypn.ea m this gay spring formal worn by Bea Croak ' Pi Phi. who is seen with her escort Dave EHes. Sigma Nu. at the Pioneer. There is a curious mixture of the East with the West, too. The uni- versal college uniform— sweater, skirt, and saddle shoes— are very much in evidence. When it rains, as it did often this winter, a girl dons a reversible, a rain coat, or simply an old sweater, ties a kerchief around her head, and trips off to class. FALL. During the first week of school at Arizona, co-eds dress for classes in cotton dresses, with denim and chambrays their favorite materials, the weather is warm enough for numerous picnics, swimming and horse- back riding. Incongruously, for rushing and fall entertaining, girls weor dork clothes — either because they want to be (Right) SNAPPED on the stairs while waiting ior Iheir dates are Elame CutchoU and Jean Sherman, Gamma Phis, Elame looks mighty chic m her short lur jacket, while Jean makes a charming picture in Ihis long evening coat of white wool. The hood is lined with darker wool, making a frame for her face. RUTH BURTCHER. posed against the beautiful columns of Maricopa hall. She is wearing ihe typical winter rchool outfit with sweater and p ' a-d skirt X- . ,jBJlSJriS,P« 4 « tt m ' g

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r ALL RUSHIN ' G iinds girls slrugghng mio velvets and heavy crepes, yet looking remarkably composed around the tea table Typ:cal tea scene at the Kappa house, from left to right: Alice Hemm.ngs, Frances Blow, Suzanne Schock, Madeline Sauter. ' ■Ajib ' li SX. ' ' i i ' S ' ' - vy-. f 1 -y ■ i - .•t; ;:!-! : SPECTATOR FASHIONS are shown here by Jean Puckelt. Pi Phi. in a dark lumper v orn over the ever-popular slip-on sweater, and Nancy Lemdecker, Alpha Phi, m a smart tailored suit and mannish Dobbs. No doubt ex- plaining the finer pomis of football to the girls is Roy Conn, Sig Alph. -e - ■J: Iviotijs. a habit co: prefers Ih pants and BELOW. nov to ... .;ii w; . i,.i,ii-j !ht,i f .iwy morning run are Lynn d Maiy Black, Kjppas Lynn sports an English riding ple ' .e with mann fh tweed jacket and derby. Mary ? more cas ' al weslern outfit of whipcord front. er broadcloth shirt. CLOTHES AND COSMETICS By LOIS HARVEY While it cannot be said that Arizona co-eds are extraordinarily clothes- minded, clothes and cosmetics play as important a part in their lives as they do to women everywhere. A notable feature of this campus is that, although it draws students from various economic levels, one cannot distinguish them by the clothes they wear. This may be because of two things: (1) there is a sameness in college girls ' apparel, and i2i campus wardrobes are reproduced in expensive and inexpensive lines alike. Therefore, quantity of clothes is the chief difference between the rich and the not-so-rich. Fashions on this campus have their distinctive features— they reflect the in- fcrmality of the west. [Hats are almost never worn— church and teas are the notable exceptions. A typical artist concert audience reflects every degree of formality from bobbie socks and sweaters to formal gowns and fur wraps. Almost anything goes! Furthermore, the glamour of the Southwest is ' reflected in their styles. Some- thing of the winter resort atmosphere is reflected in their frontier pants, slacks and tennis shoes, denim levis. While the university insists upon strict adherence to academic pursuits, the curriculum does not prevent girls from wearing play clothes— sandals, Mexican broomstick skirts, and levi skirts. Mexican silver jewelry and Indian silver and turquoise jewelry is commonly worn. Rndeo outfits . ire stiown by university co-eds roll their own. Jimmy Taylor shows the E.V.s THE CAMERA catches Virginia Yost. Delia Gamma, and Bill Tidwell. Phi Delt, in their Sunday best on the steps of the D.G. house. Notice Bill ' s dark tie with conservative light stripe and Ginny ' s frivolous bonnet bedecked with flowers and veil

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EVENING HANPS and day hands shown t. Easton shows her beautilul ha:i CLOTHES AND COSMETICS-(c°n.-ed) conventional, or because they are eager to wear their new ciothes. Rush parties and faculty teas find girls in velvets, light dress wools, and crepes with black the predominating color. As Arizona ' s football games are held at night, the co-eds find that practical spectator fashions are wool suits, tailored dresses, or sweaters and skirts. WINTER. Winter comes inconspicuously to Arizona. As mornings grow darker at 7:40 and the air chills abruptly of sundown, the in- evitable sweaters and skirts become uniform apparel. Winter brings with it the season of formal dances. Girls look glamorous in jerseys, satin, taffeta, velvet. Because nights are cold, her formal wrap is a fur coot or jacket, a wool coat, or a velvet wrap. For just ordinary week-ends her date or church dresses ore usually silk crepe, with a sprinkling of wools and velvets. She needs few dress shoes, as she wears them only on week-ends. The girl on the budget usually plans a basic wardrobe color, so that she can wear the same accessories with everything. A highlight of this season is the intercollegiate rodeo. Everyone is infected with the rodeo spirit and dresses western for a week or more. Almost nine out of ten girls own a western outfit— not only for the rodeo, but because they are inexpensive and practical for picnics and riding Her outfit may be a denim, skirt and plaid shirt, or frontier pants and levis. A more complete outfit includes cowboy boots and hot. SPRING. There is no abrupt transition to spring either— it just be- comes increasingly difficult to study as the second semester wears on. There is a prevailing desire to go on more picnics, an increasing number of fraternity pins ore hung, and girls dream wishfully of new clothes as they wish for more time to sun bathe. As early as March, a few cotton dresses are seen in classrooms. If there is a chill in the air, a wise girl odds a light sweater. Pinafores are popular in cotton, as are two-piece wash dresses or cotton suits. Girls who hod never sewed a stitch before mode themselves simple skirts gathered on a bond this year Spring formals mark the appearance of white and pastel gowns in cotton, tulle, or organza, with on increasing favoritism toward tropical prints and a few bare midriffs. Main grief of the season is the increased laundry. Almost without exception, co-eds do some of their personal laundry. White shirts and wash dresses cost the girls more energy or a higher laundry bill. 1940 will be remembered Dmong othe. things OS the yeor tha t Pre ident Roose velt w OS e tected fo r a third term. It wq; enoug h tc b eok jp a fom once! But 1 wasn in thi cose as Solly Ross, popu lor P Ph ond B uce Hen e. Sig Alph share a coke after the elect on :m- THEIR FASHION HABITS Almost 2 girls out of 10 have their hair fixed at the beauty parlor once o week, while over 3 out of 10 moke it a once-a-month practice. Almost 5 girls out of 10 go just twice a yeor to the beauty porlor, ond a few never patronize the pieces. An estimoted 73 b of the girls get permanents, holf of them poying S5 00, while the next most populor price is S3. 50. About 8 out of 10 girls monicure ther noils once a week, but 2 out of 10 wear polish only on weekends. Then there ore a certain few who never weor fingernoil polish. Approximately 4 out of 10 girls moke some of their own clothes. Over 6 of the 10 wear some costume jewelry to school every doy. Three out of 10 wear saddle shoes exclusively to school, while over 3 of the 10 wear huorches sometimes, ond 2 of the 10 wear moccasins sometimes. Almost 3 out of 10 wear heels ond stockings. The number who own fur coots or fur jackets runs about 53.7%, while 39.5% own reversibles, and 86% own western outfits, The overoge co-ed owns 9 sweaters ond 7 or 8 ;kirts, o It ho ugh the range runs from to 16 for both of them. The average number of formals owned by o girl is 4, the range running from to 18 STRIKING HOUSE COAT with hood belongs to Mory Grace ALLENE FIST appears in a heavy bathrobe made ot quilt: note shower cap.