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MENTOR dark does the.
MAGAZINE tall slim silhou-
ette make her appear-
ance in and about
Madison. On the Hill
and Langdon Street,
dresses that are more
than three inches below
the knee are not seen.
This may be true be-
cause sport coats are
not long. But it is hard
to hurry up and clown
the Hill"with long skirts
twirling and tangling
about.
"Long dresses are
pretty and feminine,
but they're too much of
a nuisance and look out
of place on the H i l l " is
the general opinion.
At dances, however,
the more extreme m
dress is, the more atten-
tion it attracts. To onlookers it ap-
pears as if the girls are having a race
of outdoing each other in length of
dresses.
Fortunately, tulle and net are in
vogue for formals. Old formals are
rejuvenated by setting yards of thin
filmy tulle on the bottom, and out of
what was once discarded clothes there
comes new evening garb. Parents
would be proud to see their daughters
becoming so economical, for in the
sorority houses, this "making over
The <SWode 1928-29 fever is quite prevalent, and seemingly
contagious.
"Yes, I like the long dresses," most every girl will answer. But the
reasons vary. They add to a girl's dignity. They re
"They make a girl look slim.

